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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 208 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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 Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Corporate Strategy
Supply Chain Strategy
Logistics
Competitive Strategy
Organizational Cultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,125
2,230
0.541
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
psychiatr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,516
1,607
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
social psychology
child rearing practices
moral psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,487
1,098
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
sociology of education
textbooks
inclusive educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,068
761
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Politics of Memory
Armenian Genocide
War Memory
Nationalist Historiographies
Non-Musli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,023
560
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Internet law
Internet governance
criminal law
freedom of expression
child pornograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,989
390
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Political science
political methodology
voting behavior
social capita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,606
1,083
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Renewable Energy
Machine Learning
Bioenergy
Global Warming
Catalyst Desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,590
1,179
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
social media
media studies
anthropology
ethnography
new medi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,541
711
0.461
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
child language acquisitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
508
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fuzzy Logic and Applications
Reverse logistics
Supply Chain
MCD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,238
959
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
International Relations
Foreign Polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,173
308
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Virtual Rehabilitation
Scoliosis
Vali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,110
610
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Management and Organizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,071
660
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
sustainability corporate finance governanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,071
571
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
marketing
marketing research
brand
advertisin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,067
622
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,051
499
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Continental Philosophy
Visual Theory
Philosophy of Musi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
992
357
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
792
320
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
coastal engineering&oceanography
waves and sediment transport
numerical modeling&simulation
coastal&ocean field experiment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
791
453
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
759
212
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Instructional technology
smart toy based learning
digital games
gamification
technology enhanced learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
755
552
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
kök hücre doku bankacılığı assisted reproduction cancer vaccines regenerative medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
334
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
social policy
gender studies
child well-being
care policie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
515
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
natural language processing
data mining
data scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
690
421
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,539
1,962
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Avni Zafer Acar|Avni Zafer ACAR, A.Zafer ACAR, A.Z. ACAR
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,125
2,230
0.541
Corporate Strategy
Supply Chain Strategy
Logistics
Competitive Strategy
Organizational Cultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,175
2,493
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mustafa Levent Küey
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,516
1,607
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,337
2,525
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Diane Sunar
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,487
1,098
0.315
social psychology
child rearing practices
moral psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453,004
5,486
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kenan Çayır
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,068
761
0.368
sociology of education
textbooks
inclusive educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,183
5,680
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ayhan Aktar
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,023
560
0.277
Politics of Memory
Armenian Genocide
War Memory
Nationalist Historiographies
Non-Musli
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,646
5,823
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yaman Akdeniz
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,989
390
0.196
Internet law
Internet governance
criminal law
freedom of expression
child pornograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
537,251
7,569
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Emre Erdoğan
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,606
1,083
0.674
Political science
political methodology
voting behavior
social capita
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,716
7,659
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mehmet Erdem Günay
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,590
1,179
0.742
Renewable Energy
Machine Learning
Bioenergy
Global Warming
Catalyst Desig
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,688
7,952
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Erkan Saka
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,541
711
0.461
social media
media studies
anthropology
ethnography
new medi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,070
9,184
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nihan Ketrez
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
508
0.375
child language acquisitio
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
628,593
10,072
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
İrem Otay
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,238
959
0.775
Fuzzy Logic and Applications
Reverse logistics
Supply Chain
MCD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
648,147
10,688
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gencer Özcan
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,173
308
0.263
International Relations
Foreign Polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,754
11,256
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elif Elçin Dereli
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,110
610
0.550
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Virtual Rehabilitation
Scoliosis
Vali
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,704
11,662
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gaye Özçelik
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,071
660
0.616
Management and Organizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,745
11,664
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ebru Reis
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,071
571
0.533
sustainability corporate finance governanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
682,041
11,700
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Emine Eser Telci Gegez
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,067
622
0.583
marketing
marketing research
brand
advertisin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
687,631
11,881
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hilal Taymaz Nikerel
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,051
499
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
708,440
12,553
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zafer Aracagök
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
992
357
0.360
Continental Philosophy
Visual Theory
Philosophy of Musi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
788,797
15,307
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Aylin Seçkin
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
792
320
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
789,117
15,318
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ilgar Şafak
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
791
453
0.573
coastal engineering&oceanography
waves and sediment transport
numerical modeling&simulation
coastal&ocean field experiment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,762
15,840
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yeşim Öniz
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
759
212
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
805,300
15,889
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nuri Kara
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
755
552
0.731
Instructional technology
smart toy based learning
digital games
gamification
technology enhanced learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
806,424
15,937
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Utku Ateş
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
334
0.444
kök hücre doku bankacılığı assisted reproduction cancer vaccines regenerative medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
832,086
16,806
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Başak Akkan
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
515
0.737
social policy
gender studies
child well-being
care policie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
836,725
16,983
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Savas Yıldırım
İstanbul Bilgi University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
690
421
0.610
natural language processing
data mining
data scienc