Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science Highly Cited Researchers 8.041 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,714
World Rank
15
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
bibliometrics | chemical engineering | adsorption | sorption | kinetic
bibliometrics | chemical engineering | adsorption | sorption | kinetic
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Total83,465
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Last 6 Years28,187
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Last 6 Years / Total0.338
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
7,481
World Rank
3,526
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
Information extraction | search engines | information retrieval | deep learning | digital librarie
Information extraction | search engines | information retrieval | deep learning | digital librarie
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Total63,122
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Last 6 Years17,246
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Last 6 Years / Total0.273
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
7,667
World Rank
663
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
Qualitative evidence synthesis | Realist Synthesis | Evidence based library and infornation practic
Qualitative evidence synthesis | Realist Synthesis | Evidence based library and infornation practic
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Total62,197
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Last 6 Years41,993
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Last 6 Years / Total0.675
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,928
World Rank
40
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
gamification | game studies | esports | metaverse | v
gamification | game studies | esports | metaverse | v
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Total56,667
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Last 6 Years40,800
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Last 6 Years / Total0.720
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
9,034
World Rank
204
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
bibliometrics | network analysis | scientometrics | text mining | visualizatio
bibliometrics | network analysis | scientometrics | text mining | visualizatio
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Total56,182
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Last 6 Years45,653
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Last 6 Years / Total0.813
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
12,723
World Rank
1
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
Metodología de la Investigación | Metodologia de la investigación | Economía del Deporte | Bibliometría | Bibliometri
Metodología de la Investigación | Metodologia de la investigación | Economía del Deporte | Bibliometría | Bibliometri
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Total45,279
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Last 6 Years25,774
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Last 6 Years / Total0.569
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,938
World Rank
6,537
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
Information visualization | visual analytics | scientometrics | bibliometrics | scholarly communicatio
Information visualization | visual analytics | scientometrics | bibliometrics | scholarly communicatio
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Total42,783
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Last 6 Years24,611
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Last 6 Years / Total0.575
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
16,744
World Rank
81
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
Geographic Information Science | GIScience | GIS | Geoinformatic
Geographic Information Science | GIScience | GIS | Geoinformatic
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Total38,146
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Last 6 Years20,148
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Last 6 Years / Total0.528
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
17,658
World Rank
8,211
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total36,911
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Last 6 Years25,354
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Last 6 Years / Total0.687
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
18,158
World Rank
448
Country Rank
51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total36,233
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Last 6 Years29,218
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Last 6 Years / Total0.806
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
18,388
World Rank
816
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
Neurosymbolic AI | Knowledge Graphs | Web Science | Digital Libraries | Industry 4.
Neurosymbolic AI | Knowledge Graphs | Web Science | Digital Libraries | Industry 4.
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Total35,920
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Last 6 Years15,548
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Last 6 Years / Total0.433
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
20,183
World Rank
9,294
Country Rank
120
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
Bioinformatics | genomics | genetics | health | scientific data managemen
Bioinformatics | genomics | genetics | health | scientific data managemen
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Total33,773
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Last 6 Years9,929
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Last 6 Years / Total0.294
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
21,065
World Rank
9,669
Country Rank
207
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total32,870
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Last 6 Years22,934
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Last 6 Years / Total0.698
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
23,288
World Rank
10,679
Country Rank
137
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
Medical informatics | statistics | healthcare | Electronic medical records | Health information standard
Medical informatics | statistics | healthcare | Electronic medical records | Health information standard
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Total30,844
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Last 6 Years6,449
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Last 6 Years / Total0.209
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
24,801
World Rank
1,010
Country Rank
34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
scholarly communication | scientometrics | science policy | sociology of science | bibliometric
scholarly communication | scientometrics | science policy | sociology of science | bibliometric
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Total29,598
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Last 6 Years17,896
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Last 6 Years / Total0.605
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
25,829
World Rank
226
Country Rank
69
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
scientometrics | bibliometrics | probability theor
scientometrics | bibliometrics | probability theor
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Total28,784
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Last 6 Years8,649
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Last 6 Years / Total0.300
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
26,057
World Rank
11,879
Country Rank
29
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
Electron Microscopy | Energy Materials | Complex Oxides | Carbon materials | Quantum Information Science Material
Electron Microscopy | Energy Materials | Complex Oxides | Carbon materials | Quantum Information Science Material
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Total28,604
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Last 6 Years13,826
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Last 6 Years / Total0.483
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
28,875
World Rank
182
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
Data and Text Mining | Social Network Mining | Information Integration | Digital Librarie
Data and Text Mining | Social Network Mining | Information Integration | Digital Librarie
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Total26,726
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Last 6 Years8,121
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Last 6 Years / Total0.304
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
34,437
World Rank
15,391
Country Rank
36
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
Intelligence Studies | National Security | Threat Assessment | Violent Extremism | Information Scienc
Intelligence Studies | National Security | Threat Assessment | Violent Extremism | Information Scienc
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Total23,706
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Last 6 Years6,264
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Last 6 Years / Total0.264
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
36,796
World Rank
16,377
Country Rank
325
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
information | computing | digital libraries | scientific dat
information | computing | digital libraries | scientific dat
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Total22,592
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Last 6 Years6,193
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Last 6 Years / Total0.274
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
37,253
World Rank
16,565
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
Information Science | Evidence-based Practice | Systematic Review
Information Science | Evidence-based Practice | Systematic Review
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Total22,402
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Last 6 Years17,703
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Last 6 Years / Total0.790
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
38,420
World Rank
17,035
Country Rank
58
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
network science | complex systems | computational social science | cognitive science | bibliometric
network science | complex systems | computational social science | cognitive science | bibliometric
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Total21,932
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Last 6 Years8,918
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Last 6 Years / Total0.407
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
38,766
World Rank
255
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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Total21,783
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Last 6 Years21,375
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Last 6 Years / Total0.981
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
39,887
World Rank
354
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
Information Science | Library | knowledge management | ebook | livr
Information Science | Library | knowledge management | ebook | livr
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Total21,353
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Last 6 Years16,120
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Last 6 Years / Total0.755
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
41,438
World Rank
346
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
digitization | usability of website | Library & information Scienc
digitization | usability of website | Library & information Scienc
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Total20,790
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Last 6 Years9,833
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Last 6 Years / Total0.473
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