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

5,637
World Rank

97
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total75,265
-
Last 6 Years47,529
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.631
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

13,981
World Rank

250
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total42,702
-
Last 6 Years11,527
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Last 6 Years / Total0.270
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

19,774
World Rank

362
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total34,255
-
Last 6 Years8,002
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Last 6 Years / Total0.234
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

19,895
World Rank

367
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
signal processing | time-frequency signal analysis | time-frequency analysis | wavelet
signal processing | time-frequency signal analysis | time-frequency analysis | wavelet
Citation Metrics
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Total34,107
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Last 6 Years9,035
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Last 6 Years / Total0.265
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

24,170
World Rank

469
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geochemistry | Cosmochemistry | Earth and Planetary Science
Geochemistry | Cosmochemistry | Earth and Planetary Science
Citation Metrics
-
Total30,130
-
Last 6 Years10,002
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Last 6 Years / Total0.332
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

25,135
World Rank

489
Country Rank

6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Epidemiology | Clinical research | Public healt
Epidemiology | Clinical research | Public healt
Citation Metrics
-
Total29,305
-
Last 6 Years28,196
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.962
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

36,883
World Rank

766
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
signal processing | machine learning | sparsity | inverse problems | dimension reductio
signal processing | machine learning | sparsity | inverse problems | dimension reductio
Citation Metrics
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Total22,551
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Last 6 Years8,489
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Last 6 Years / Total0.376
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

43,284
World Rank

914
Country Rank

8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
physical chemistry | thermodynamics | molecular simulation | molecular interactions | ionic liquid
physical chemistry | thermodynamics | molecular simulation | molecular interactions | ionic liquid
Citation Metrics
-
Total20,134
-
Last 6 Years7,428
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.369
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

44,453
World Rank

938
Country Rank

9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
-
Total19,745
-
Last 6 Years8,534
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.432
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

46,476
World Rank

1,001
Country Rank

10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
-
Total19,104
-
Last 6 Years7,851
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Last 6 Years / Total0.411
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

48,018
World Rank

1,048
Country Rank

11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total18,665
-
Last 6 Years4,814
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.258
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

48,584
World Rank

1,063
Country Rank

12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
-
Total18,501
-
Last 6 Years6,618
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.358
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

52,246
World Rank

1,146
Country Rank

13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Physics
statistical physics | optics | condensed matter | chaose | non linear physc
statistical physics | optics | condensed matter | chaose | non linear physc
Citation Metrics
-
Total17,522
-
Last 6 Years4,057
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.232
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

58,117
World Rank

1,318
Country Rank

14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
-
Total16,180
-
Last 6 Years2,455
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.152
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

60,062
World Rank

1,377
Country Rank

15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
-
Total15,797
-
Last 6 Years4,258
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.270
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

60,323
World Rank

1,385
Country Rank

16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
-
Total15,752
-
Last 6 Years4,868
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.309
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

63,121
World Rank

1,452
Country Rank

17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
-
Total15,209
-
Last 6 Years9,273
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.610
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

65,903
World Rank

1,528
Country Rank

18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Sciences | Developmental Biology | Systems Biology | Hormone signaling | Modelin
Plant Sciences | Developmental Biology | Systems Biology | Hormone signaling | Modelin
Citation Metrics
-
Total14,712
-
Last 6 Years6,205
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.422
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

80,014
World Rank

1,950
Country Rank

19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
-
Total12,610
-
Last 6 Years3,406
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.270
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

80,606
World Rank

1,967
Country Rank

20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
parallel processing | algorithms | scheduling | resilienc
parallel processing | algorithms | scheduling | resilienc
Citation Metrics
-
Total12,532
-
Last 6 Years2,100
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.168
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

83,039
World Rank

2,027
Country Rank

21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
-
Total12,234
-
Last 6 Years3,465
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.283
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

84,193
World Rank

2,059
Country Rank

22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
-
Total12,100
-
Last 6 Years4,740
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.392
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

85,217
World Rank

2,092
Country Rank

23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total11,981
-
Last 6 Years9,256
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.773
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

86,976
World Rank

2,133
Country Rank

24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
-
Total11,782
-
Last 6 Years3,222
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.273
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

88,688
World Rank

2,182
Country Rank

25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
-
Total11,594
-
Last 6 Years4,684
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Last 6 Years / Total0.404