Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 263 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
Türkiye
Özgen Korkmaz
Computer Education
Educational technology
programming education
educational robot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,968
4,351
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Türkiye
Recep Çakır
teknoloji entegrasyonu
uzaktan eğitim
öğretmen eğitimi
artirilmis gerceklik
bilgisayarca dusunm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,216
4,101
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Türkiye
Orhan Karamustafaoğlu
Fizik Eğitimi
Fen Eğitimi
Science Teaching
Okul Dışı Öğrenme
Öğretmen Eğitim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,613
2,789
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Türkiye
Şaban Öztürk
deep learning
convolutional neural networks
artificial intelligence
content-based image retrieva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,773
3,627
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Türkiye
Duygu Sinanç Terzi
Big Data Analytics
Data Science
Information Securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,191
1,903
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Türkiye
Sevilay Karamustafaoğlu
Kimya eğitimi
kavram öğretimi
program geliştirme
fen eğitim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,016
1,227
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Türkiye
Aslıhan Sezgin
Soft set
semigroup
algebra
semiring
hemirin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,907
1,829
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Türkiye
Mehmet Yapıcı
Eğitim Programları
Eğitim Felsefesi
Eğitim Psikolojisi
Eğitim Sosyolojis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,832
692
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Türkiye
Murat Gökdere
Fen eğitimi
özel eğiti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,263
791
0.350

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Türkiye
Ahmet Bacanak
Fen eğitimi
nitel araştırm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,047
732
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Türkiye
Hasan Tanak
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Molecular Modelling
Crystallography
Spectroscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,869
663
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Türkiye
Selçuk Demirezen
Thin Films
Photodetectors
Solar Cells
Condensed Matter Physics
Surface and Interfac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,789
1,067
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Türkiye
Nurşat Biçer
Türkçe eğitimi
yabancılara Türkçe öğretimi
dil öğretim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,765
1,172
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Türkiye
Şafak Uluçınar Sağır
fen eğitimi
bilimin doğası
pedagojik alan bilgisi
ste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,665
743
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Türkiye
Osman Fadıl Kara
Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,562
389
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Türkiye
Volkan Kukul
Teaching Programming
Teacher Training
Digital Storytelling
Distance Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,483
1,128
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Türkiye
Arzu Cansaran
Ekoloji
Bitki Sistematiği
Çevre Eğitim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,434
415
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Türkiye
Ahmet Üstün
Eğitim Yönetim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,232
558
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Türkiye
Murat Kurt
biyoloji eğitimi
fen eğitimi
öğretmen eğitimi
Biology Education
Çevre eğitim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,139
710
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Türkiye
Harun Akkuş
Manufacturing Technologies
Measurement Techniques
Optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,139
611
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Türkiye
Tuba Yıldırım
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
959
596
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Türkiye
Recep Kürkçü
Sport Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
300
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Türkiye
Metin Orbay|Orbay, M, Orbay Metin
Physics
Science Education
History of Turkish Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
815
338
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Türkiye
Ömer Şahin
Matematik Eğitimi
Pedagojik Alan Bilgisi
Okul Öncesi Matematik Eğitimi
History of Mathematic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
790
413
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Türkiye
Selçuk Sarikoç
Combustion Engine
Alternative Biofuels
Engine Performance
Combustion and Exhaust Emission
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
787
753
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,012
Türkiye
799
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Özgen Korkmaz
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,968
4,351
0.624
Computer Education
Educational technology
programming education
educational robot
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,443
Türkiye
981
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Recep Çakır
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,216
4,101
0.660
teknoloji entegrasyonu
uzaktan eğitim
öğretmen eğitimi
artirilmis gerceklik
bilgisayarca dusunm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,142
Türkiye
1,170
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Orhan Karamustafaoğlu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,613
2,789
0.497
Fizik Eğitimi
Fen Eğitimi
Science Teaching
Okul Dışı Öğrenme
Öğretmen Eğitim
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,859
Türkiye
2,228
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Şaban Öztürk
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,773
3,627
0.961
deep learning
convolutional neural networks
artificial intelligence
content-based image retrieva
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,869
Türkiye
2,927
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Duygu Sinanç Terzi
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,191
1,903
0.596
Big Data Analytics
Data Science
Information Securit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,088
Türkiye
3,204
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sevilay Karamustafaoğlu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,016
1,227
0.407
Kimya eğitimi
kavram öğretimi
program geliştirme
fen eğitim
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,364
Türkiye
3,409
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Aslıhan Sezgin
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,907
1,829
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,836
Türkiye
3,538
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mehmet Yapıcı
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,832
692
0.244
Eğitim Programları
Eğitim Felsefesi
Eğitim Psikolojisi
Eğitim Sosyolojis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,628
Türkiye
4,865
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Murat Gökdere
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,263
791
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,391
Türkiye
5,571
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ahmet Bacanak
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,047
732
0.358

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,225
Türkiye
6,280
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hasan Tanak
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,869
663
0.355
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Molecular Modelling
Crystallography
Spectroscop
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
499,924
Türkiye
6,643
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Selçuk Demirezen
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,789
1,067
0.596
Thin Films
Photodetectors
Solar Cells
Condensed Matter Physics
Surface and Interfac
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,517
Türkiye
6,745
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nurşat Biçer
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,765
1,172
0.664
Türkçe eğitimi
yabancılara Türkçe öğretimi
dil öğretim
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,354
Türkiye
7,239
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Şafak Uluçınar Sağır
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,665
743
0.446
fen eğitimi
bilimin doğası
pedagojik alan bilgisi
ste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,906
Türkiye
7,823
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Osman Fadıl Kara
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,562
389
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,859
Türkiye
8,311
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Volkan Kukul
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,483
1,128
0.761
Teaching Programming
Teacher Training
Digital Storytelling
Distance Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,770
Türkiye
8,617
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Arzu Cansaran
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,434
415
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
629,472
Türkiye
10,128
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ahmet Üstün
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,232
558
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,503
Türkiye
10,984
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Murat Kurt
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,139
710
0.623
biyoloji eğitimi
fen eğitimi
öğretmen eğitimi
Biology Education
Çevre eğitim
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,558
Türkiye
10,985
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Harun Akkuş
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,139
611
0.536
Manufacturing Technologies
Measurement Techniques
Optimizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,763
Türkiye
12,956
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tuba Yıldırım
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
959
596
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
730,181
Türkiye
13,294
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Recep Kürkçü
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
300
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
777,829
Türkiye
14,919
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Metin Orbay|Orbay, M, Orbay Metin
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
815
338
0.415
Physics
Science Education
History of Turkish Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
788,691
Türkiye
15,329
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ömer Şahin
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
790
413
0.523
Matematik Eğitimi
Pedagojik Alan Bilgisi
Okul Öncesi Matematik Eğitimi
History of Mathematic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
789,764
Türkiye
15,372
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Selçuk Sarikoç
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
787
753
0.957
Combustion Engine
Alternative Biofuels
Engine Performance
Combustion and Exhaust Emission