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

127,601
World Rank

49,017
Country Rank

48
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total8,437
-
Last 6 Years2,181
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.259
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

150,974
World Rank

56,547
Country Rank

57
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Social Sciences / Psychology
Stress | Executive Control | Response Inhibition | Episodic Memory | Psychoneuroendocrinolog
Stress | Executive Control | Response Inhibition | Episodic Memory | Psychoneuroendocrinolog
Citation Metrics
-
Total7,221
-
Last 6 Years6,035
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.836
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

248,986
World Rank

86,105
Country Rank

126
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
-
Total4,342
-
Last 6 Years946
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.218
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

281,547
World Rank

95,521
Country Rank

151
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Psychology
emotion | emotion regulation | distress intolerance | self-control | clinical trainin
emotion | emotion regulation | distress intolerance | self-control | clinical trainin
Citation Metrics
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Total3,782
-
Last 6 Years2,246
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.594
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

298,792
World Rank

100,436
Country Rank

156
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total3,529
-
Last 6 Years2,285
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.647
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

359,982
World Rank

117,530
Country Rank

196
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total2,816
-
Last 6 Years1,247
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.443
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

459,842
World Rank

144,756
Country Rank

242
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,029
-
Last 6 Years1,760
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.867
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

533,617
World Rank

164,150
Country Rank

283
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total1,628
-
Last 6 Years292
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.179
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

625,255
World Rank

187,758
Country Rank

338
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total1,253
-
Last 6 Years284
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.227
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

738,220
World Rank

215,224
Country Rank

381
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
-
Total915
-
Last 6 Years678
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.741
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

842,386
World Rank

238,104
Country Rank

425
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Psychology
International Relations | Political Psychology | Survey and Experimental Method
International Relations | Political Psychology | Survey and Experimental Method
Citation Metrics
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Total680
-
Last 6 Years543
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.799
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,331,472
World Rank

315,408
Country Rank

580
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
-
Total216
-
Last 6 Years190
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.880
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,462,456
World Rank

332,393
Country Rank

626
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Psychology
data science | statistics | social psychology | political psychology | value
data science | statistics | social psychology | political psychology | value
Citation Metrics
-
Total168
-
Last 6 Years134
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.798
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,996,058
World Rank

396,983
Country Rank

779
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
-
Total54
-
Last 6 Years54
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,010,486
World Rank

398,663
Country Rank

785
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Social Sciences / Psychology
stress reactivity | stress-related disease | psychosomatic disorders | chronic pain | insomni
stress reactivity | stress-related disease | psychosomatic disorders | chronic pain | insomni
Citation Metrics
-
Total52
-
Last 6 Years52
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,187,178
World Rank

418,815
Country Rank

833
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
-
Total31
-
Last 6 Years30
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.968
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,227,617
World Rank

423,101
Country Rank

843
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
-
Total27
-
Last 6 Years26
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.963
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,350,594
World Rank

435,680
Country Rank

884
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
-
Total16
-
Last 6 Years16
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000