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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 133 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
Management accountin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,783
1,535
0.861
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Management
Tourism
Quality Management
HR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
799
526
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
786
490
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Integral Operators
Univalent Functions
Regression Models
Smoothing Spline
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
764
141
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Finance
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Financial Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
759
697
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Antiquity History
Archaeometry
Archaeoastronomy
Dacian sanctuar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
714
307
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Archaeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
399
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Applied linguistics
Intercultural educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
223
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
machine learning
artificial intelligence
data scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
544
277
0.509
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stiinte ale educatiei
Religi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
326
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
electronics and electrotechnic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
532
423
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Systems and Control Theory
Applied Mathematics
Dynamical System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508
351
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
electrochemistry and corrosion
environmental protection
food quality and safet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
470
331
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436
244
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
geografie
topgrafie
GI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
166
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
cadastre
topograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
68
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
cadastre
topograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399
58
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
322
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
artificial intelligence
data science
higher educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
229
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Contabilitate
Finante
Audi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
161
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marketing
Corporate Social Responsibility
Business Ethic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
249
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Audit
Audit intern
Guvernanță Corporativ�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
329
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
247
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
turism
comerț
managemnt și marketing în turism
dezvoltare durabil�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
137
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rural Sociology
Urban Sociology
Local development
Governance
Social Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
84
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
500,679
771
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dan Ioan Topor
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,783
1,535
0.861
Management accountin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
784,369
1,756
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Larisa Loredana Dragolea
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
799
526
0.658
Management
Tourism
Quality Management
HR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
790,156
1,782
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Danuletiu Dan
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
786
490
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
800,478
1,831
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
N Breaz
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
764
141
0.185
Integral Operators
Univalent Functions
Regression Models
Smoothing Spline
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
802,322
1,845
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lucian Gaban
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
759
697
0.918
Finance
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Financial Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
823,817
1,953
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Florin Stanescu
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
714
307
0.430
Antiquity History
Archaeometry
Archaeoastronomy
Dacian sanctuar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
856,090
2,150
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mihai Gligor
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
399
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
913,667
2,568
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Teodora Popescu
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
223
0.402
Applied linguistics
Intercultural educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
921,554
2,628
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Adriana Birlutiu
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
544
277
0.509
machine learning
artificial intelligence
data scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
942,440
2,805
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dorin Opris
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
326
0.631
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
930,332
2,698
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Adrian Tulbure
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
532
423
0.795
electronics and electrotechnic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
949,645
2,863
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Popa Ioan-Lucian
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508
351
0.691
Systems and Control Theory
Applied Mathematics
Dynamical System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
982,324
3,149
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lect. Roxana Nadina Bostan
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
470
331
0.704
electrochemistry and corrosion
environmental protection
food quality and safet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,013,538
3,429
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Moise Achim
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436
244
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,021,240
3,503
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Levente Dimen
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
166
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,049,638
3,798
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Oprea Luciana
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
68
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,050,695
3,806
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ienciu Ioan
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399
58
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,070,148
4,006
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
İulia İuga
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
322
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,081,615
4,101
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kadar Manuella
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
229
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,112,348
4,422
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Adela Socol
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
161
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,115,762
4,453
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maican Silvia
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
249
0.730
Marketing
Corporate Social Responsibility
Business Ethic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
986,786
3,191
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Oana Raluca Ivan
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
329
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,145,460
4,727
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Andreea Muntean
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
247
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,162,768
4,888
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Claudia Moisa
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
137
0.448
turism
comerț
managemnt și marketing în turism
dezvoltare durabil�
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,184,079
5,099
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mihai Pascaru
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
84
0.288
Rural Sociology
Urban Sociology
Local development
Governance
Social Psycholog