Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.078 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
Vision
Machine Learning
Computational Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,067
109,767
0.784
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
computer vision
machine learning
robotics
computer graphic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,844
83,149
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Representation Learning
Reasoning
Prof EPF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,225
59,623
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
partial differential equations
high energy physics
machine learning
deep learning
speech recognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,852
28,705
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Deep learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,202
40,659
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Computational biology
Genetics
Personalized medicine
Crop domesticatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,689
22,682
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Political Philosoph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,581
7,457
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,489
37,366
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Speech Recognition
Speech Processing
Speech Synthesis
Spoken Dialog System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,329
8,465
0.240
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,009
5,858
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Biomedical optics
OCT
medical device
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,882
5,708
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Robotic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,438
14,354
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vision
vision science
Neuroscience
Psychology
perceptio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,104
3,783
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
machine learning
optimal transpor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,718
18,790
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wireless signal processing
Information theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,775
2,780
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Machine Learning
Statistics
Bayesian Networks
Algorithm
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,093
3,886
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,177
4,746
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wireless Communications
Signal Processing
Indoor Positioning and Navigatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,131
2,281
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Energy Storage
Lithium ion batteries
Materials Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,893
3,065
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lithium ion batter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,272
4,029
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
deep learning
representation learning
self-supervised learning
generative model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,090
13,797
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,980
6,415
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Machine learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,697
8,629
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,455
13,080
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Algorithms
Combinatorial Optimization
Graph Algorithm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,687
4,657
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,768
783
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jonathon Shlens
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,067
109,767
0.784
Vision
Machine Learning
Computational Neuroscienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,332
1,567
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vladlen Koltun
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,844
83,149
0.825
computer vision
machine learning
robotics
computer graphic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,864
1,819
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Samy Bengio
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,225
59,623
0.640
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Representation Learning
Reasoning
Prof EPF
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,158
4,808
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tatiana Likhomanenko
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,852
28,705
0.554
partial differential equations
high energy physics
machine learning
deep learning
speech recognitio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,099
6,163
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ruoming Pang (庞若鸣)
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,202
40,659
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,980
7,017
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Haibao Tang
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,689
22,682
0.557
Computational biology
Genetics
Personalized medicine
Crop domesticatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,303
7,617
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joshua Cohen
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,581
7,457
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,009
7,946
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alexey Bochkovskiy|Aleksei Bochkovskii
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,489
37,366
0.997
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,662
8,652
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alex Acero|Alejandro Acero
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,329
8,465
0.240
Speech Recognition
Speech Processing
Speech Synthesis
Spoken Dialog System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,666
12,144
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Joel Podolny
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,009
5,858
0.209
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,778
14,301
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jm Schmitt
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,882
5,708
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,636
14,656
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Oncel Tuzel
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,438
14,354
0.587
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Robotic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,314
15,749
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andrew Watson
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,104
3,783
0.164
Vision
vision science
Neuroscience
Psychology
perceptio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,173
16,110
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marco Cuturi
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,718
18,790
0.827
machine learning
optimal transpor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,919
19,134
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rohit Nabar
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,775
2,780
0.141
Wireless signal processing
Information theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,595
21,370
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Moises Goldszmidt
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,093
3,886
0.215
Machine Learning
Statistics
Bayesian Networks
Algorithm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,186
22,750
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rudolph Van Der Merwe
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,177
4,746
0.276
Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,373
22,822
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ayman F Naguib
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,131
2,281
0.133
Wireless Communications
Signal Processing
Indoor Positioning and Navigatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,976
24,983
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Akshaya K Padhi
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,893
3,065
0.193
Energy Storage
Lithium ion batteries
Materials Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,222
26,217
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sun-Ho Kang
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,272
4,029
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,192
26,572
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
R Devon Hjelm
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,090
13,797
0.914
deep learning
representation learning
self-supervised learning
generative model
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,788
26,781
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Han Liu
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,980
6,415
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,409
27,368
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Harri Valpola
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,697
8,629
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,257
30,250
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sachin Mehta
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,455
13,080
0.972
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,769
32,189
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Daniel Delling
Apple Inc
Los Altos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,687
4,657
0.367
Algorithms
Combinatorial Optimization
Graph Algorithm