The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
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Political Science
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636
256
0.403
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Rural Development
Gender
Food Security
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441
267
0.605
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Ranking Based On Selection :3
Political Science and International Relations
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401
203
0.506
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Ranking Based On Selection :4
Electoral Studies
Public Policy
Migration
Peace and Conflict
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377
307
0.814
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Ranking Based On Selection :5
Political Economy and Comparative Politics
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201
140
0.697
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Ranking Based On Selection :6
Indoor air pollution
Gender and Natural Resources
Qualitative Research
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198
169
0.854
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Ranking Based On Selection :7
political Science
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173
153
0.884
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Transportation Geography
Transport and Tourism
Environmental Management
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135
67
0.496
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Ranking Based On Selection :9
Library services and Information and Communication Technology in Educational Media Programmes
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131
85
0.649
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Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citizenship
Identity Politics
Governance
Executive/Legislative Relations
Youth Violence
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84
80
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Library and Information Science
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48
40
0.833
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Ranking Based On Selection :12
Demography
Gender studies
Aging and Sexual and Reproductive Health
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26
25
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Transport and Highway
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24
18
0.750
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Ranking Based On Selection :14
Peacebuilding
Security Studies and Conflicts Resolution.
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19
0.905
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Ranking Based On Selection :15
Peacebuilding
Security Studies and Conflicts Resolution.
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18
0.900
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ICT and Library Automation
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10
9
0.900
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Library and Information Science
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6
1.000
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Ranking Based On Selection :18
African History
Nigerian History
International Relations
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5
1.000
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Ranking Based On Selection :19
Transport Tourism
Medical Geography and Transport Geography
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2
2
1.000
Kunle Ajayi
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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636
256
0.403
Grace Modupe Adebo
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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441
267
0.605
Rural Development
Gender
Food Security
Bonnie Ayodele
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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401
203
0.506
Political Science and International Relations
Mike Omilusi
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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377
307
0.814
Electoral Studies
Public Policy
Migration
Peace and Conflict
Dele Adetoye
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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201
140
0.697
Political Economy and Comparative Politics
Oluwakemi Akintan
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Last 6 Years
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198
169
0.854
Indoor air pollution
Gender and Natural Resources
Qualitative Research
Ola Abegunde
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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173
153
0.884
Olusesan Sola Ogunleye
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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135
67
0.496
Transportation Geography
Transport and Tourism
Environmental Management
Adepoju Eunice Olayinka
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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131
85
0.649
Library services and Information and Communication Technology in Educational Media Programmes
Olayide Oladeji
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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84
80
0.952
Citizenship
Identity Politics
Governance
Executive/Legislative Relations
Youth Violence
Wole Ajayi
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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48
40
0.833
Library and Information Science
Sunmola Kazeem Adebayo
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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26
25
0.962
Demography
Gender studies
Aging and Sexual and Reproductive Health
Oluwasegun Aluko
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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24
18
0.750
Transport and Highway
Fasuan E Olawale
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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21
19
0.905
Peacebuilding
Security Studies and Conflicts Resolution.
Emmanuel Fasuan
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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20
18
0.900
Peacebuilding
Security Studies and Conflicts Resolution.
Olabisi Iyabode Moruwawon
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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10
9
0.900
ICT and Library Automation
Eunice Adepoju
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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6
6
1.000
Library and Information Science
Yemi Ebenezer Aluko
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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5
5
1.000
African History
Nigerian History
International Relations
Samuel Abiodun Ojo
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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2
2
1.000
Transport Tourism
Medical Geography and Transport Geography