The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Environmental microbiology/ Bioremediation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,267
10,431
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Software Security
Quality
Testing
Reliability
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,302
10,639
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,676
11,589
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
eLearning
Distance Eduction
Open Educational Resources
Student Support
Educational Technology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,885
9,032
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Agriculture Microbiology
Environmental Microbiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,838
9,722
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
ferrites
magnetic materials
hard and soft magnetic materials
nanocrystals
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,816
7,389
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Molecular Modelling
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,523
3,097
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Solid State Physics
Materials Science and Nanomaterials
Sensors
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,592
6,471
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fluid Mechanics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,021
4,208
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Natural Resource Management and Restoration Ecology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,422
5,513
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Climate Change
Stress Biology
Biotechnology and Phytoremediation
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,556
2,949
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
infertility treatment in india
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,156
3,750
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nanostructured Materials
Sensors
Crystal Growth
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,127
3,428
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Material Science
Solar Energy
Nanotechnology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,070
2,396
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bioremediation
EIA
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,960
2,328
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Software Security
Quality
Testing
Reliability
Durability
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,819
4,604
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Air Pollution
Indoor Air Pollution
Environmental Chemistry
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,655
2,637
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,481
3,171
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bio-waste Valorization
Bioremediation
Metagenomics & Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,014
4,553
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Food and Nutrition .food safety and security..Elderly Therapeutic and clinical Nutrition..Family Relationship
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,826
2,694
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Machine learning
Operational Research
Data Science
Artificial Intelligence
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,320
1,567
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rhizosphere microbiology
Plant-microbe interactions
biostimulants/bioinoculants
Biopesticides
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,281
3,943
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Functional Hybrid Nanomaterials
Electrochemistry
Energy Resources
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,238
2,583
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Linear and nonlinear thermal Instability
Convection in porous media
Numerical Methods
Mathematical Modeling
Nanofluids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,916
1,906
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Environmental Microbiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,797
2,526
0.665
DP Singh
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,267
10,431
0.515
Environmental microbiology/ Bioremediation
Raees A Khan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,302
10,639
0.744
Software Security
Quality
Testing
Reliability
Ram Naresh Bharagava
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,676
11,589
0.847
Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology
Ramesh Chander Sharma
Ambedkar University
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,885
9,032
0.701
eLearning
Distance Eduction
Open Educational Resources
Student Support
Educational Technology
Naveen Kumar Arora
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,838
9,722
0.821
Agriculture Microbiology
Environmental Microbiology
KM Jadhav
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,816
7,389
0.625
ferrites
magnetic materials
hard and soft magnetic materials
nanocrystals
Devesh Kumar
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,523
3,097
0.294
Bal Chandra Yadav
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,592
6,471
0.675
Solid State Physics
Materials Science and Nanomaterials
Sensors
Brijbhan Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,021
4,208
0.466
Jay Shankar Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,422
5,513
0.655
Natural Resource Management and Restoration Ecology
Rana Pratap Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,556
2,949
0.390
Climate Change
Stress Biology
Biotechnology and Phytoremediation
Avnish Kumar
Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University Agra
Uttar Pradesh, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,156
3,750
0.524
MD Shirsat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,127
3,428
0.559
Nanostructured Materials
Sensors
Crystal Growth
Bp Singh
Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University Agra
Uttar Pradesh, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,070
2,396
0.395
Material Science
Solar Energy
Nanotechnology
Anil Kumar
Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University Agra
Uttar Pradesh, India
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,960
2,328
0.391
Raees Ahmad Khan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,819
4,604
0.791
Software Security
Quality
Testing
Reliability
Durability
Ajay Taneja
Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University Agra
Uttar Pradesh, India
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,655
2,637
0.466
Air Pollution
Indoor Air Pollution
Environmental Chemistry
Shubhini A Saraf
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,481
3,171
0.579
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pankaj Chowdhary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,014
4,553
0.908
Bio-waste Valorization
Bioremediation
Metagenomics & Molecular Biology
Sunita Mishra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,826
2,694
0.558
Food and Nutrition .food safety and security..Elderly Therapeutic and clinical Nutrition..Family Relationship
Asok Kumar SK
Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University
Tamil Nadu, India
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,320
1,567
0.363
Machine learning
Operational Research
Data Science
Artificial Intelligence
Jitendra Mishra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,281
3,943
0.921
Rhizosphere microbiology
Plant-microbe interactions
biostimulants/bioinoculants
Biopesticides
Bhaskar R Sathe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,238
2,583
0.609
Functional Hybrid Nanomaterials
Electrochemistry
Energy Resources
BS Bhadauria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,916
1,906
0.487
Linear and nonlinear thermal Instability
Convection in porous media
Numerical Methods
Mathematical Modeling
Nanofluids
Pankaj Kumar Arora|Pankaj Kumar Arora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,797
2,526
0.665