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

4,428
World Rank

19
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Psychology
Qualitative Content Analysis | Evaluation | Mixed Methods | Health Psycholog
Qualitative Content Analysis | Evaluation | Mixed Methods | Health Psycholog
Citation Metrics
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Total86,468
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Last 6 Years38,306
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Last 6 Years / Total0.443
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

149,012
World Rank

895
Country Rank

18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total7,311
-
Last 6 Years3,031
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.415
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

215,617
World Rank

1,255
Country Rank

25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Psychology
global mental health | family violence | parenting | public health | implementation scienc
global mental health | family violence | parenting | public health | implementation scienc
Citation Metrics
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Total5,064
-
Last 6 Years2,737
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Last 6 Years / Total0.540
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

294,571
World Rank

1,648
Country Rank

33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Psychology
Klinische Psychologie | Psychotherapie | Psychoanalyse | Psychotherapieforschun
Klinische Psychologie | Psychotherapie | Psychoanalyse | Psychotherapieforschun
Citation Metrics
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Total3,588
-
Last 6 Years2,317
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Last 6 Years / Total0.646
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

468,349
World Rank

2,494
Country Rank

54
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total1,977
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Last 6 Years1,079
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Last 6 Years / Total0.546
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

622,197
World Rank

3,201
Country Rank

81
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total1,263
-
Last 6 Years1,023
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.810
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

699,601
World Rank

3,545
Country Rank

90
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total1,019
-
Last 6 Years521
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Last 6 Years / Total0.511
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

909,821
World Rank

4,527
Country Rank

113
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total563
-
Last 6 Years503
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.893
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,036,395
World Rank

5,150
Country Rank

138
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total416
-
Last 6 Years110
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.264
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,060,375
World Rank

5,272
Country Rank

142
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Psychology
Clinical Psychology | Psychotherapy Research | Quantitative and Qualitative Social Research | Knowledge Transfer | Rehabilitatio
Clinical Psychology | Psychotherapy Research | Quantitative and Qualitative Social Research | Knowledge Transfer | Rehabilitatio
Citation Metrics
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Total392
-
Last 6 Years359
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.916
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,080,485
World Rank

8,778
Country Rank

225
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total43
-
Last 6 Years42
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.977
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,597,770
World Rank

9,575
Country Rank

262
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12