Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
India
MG Chandrakanth
Agri Economics
Natural resource & Env Economics
Institutional Economics
Math Economics
Micro Eco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,710
585
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
India
Meenakshi Rajeev
Development
Credit
Labour
NPA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
587
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
India
Manjula R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
769
428
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
India
Jos Chathukulam
Decentralised Governance & Development
Poverty
Nutrition
Human Development
Kerala Model of Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
602
265
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
India
Syamala TS
population
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
243
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
India
Anand Inbanathan
political sociology
decentralisation and governance
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
127
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
India
Satyanarayana Sangita
Good governance
ethics
ICT
public service delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
55
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
India
Anil Kumar Vaddiraju
Political Science
Political Theory
Indian Politics
Indian Sociology
Agrarian Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
73
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
India
Pradeep V. Hegde
User behaviour study
Knowledge management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
14
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
India
Annapuranam K
Gender in Institutional Space
Intersection of Identities
Health
Policy Analysis
Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
21
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,510
India
12,724
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
MG Chandrakanth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,710
585
0.342
Agri Economics
Natural resource & Env Economics
Institutional Economics
Math Economics
Micro Eco
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,856
India
17,365
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Meenakshi Rajeev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
587
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
760,194
India
24,802
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Manjula R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
769
428
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
843,096
India
29,432
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jos Chathukulam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
602
265
0.440
Decentralised Governance & Development
Poverty
Nutrition
Human Development
Kerala Model of Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
918,186
India
33,758
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Syamala TS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
243
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,161,858
India
44,819
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anand Inbanathan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
127
0.487
political sociology
decentralisation and governance
health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,445,227
India
57,826
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Satyanarayana Sangita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
55
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,494,348
India
60,303
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anil Kumar Vaddiraju
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
73
0.619
Political Science
Political Theory
Indian Politics
Indian Sociology
Agrarian Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,016,001
India
96,555
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pradeep V. Hegde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
14
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,033,855
India
98,027
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Annapuranam K
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
21
0.955
Gender in Institutional Space
Intersection of Identities
Health
Policy Analysis
Social Work