Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 185 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 Rankings
Rankings
10,286
World Rank
76
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Social Science
SDH | Health policy | Health Economic | Policy & Economic Evaluatio
SDH | Health policy | Health Economic | Policy & Economic Evaluatio
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Total51,637
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Last 6 Years45,411
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Last 6 Years / Total0.879
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
22,091
World Rank
161
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental Health Engineering | water and wastewater research | Air pollutio
Environmental Health Engineering | water and wastewater research | Air pollutio
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Total31,865
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Last 6 Years30,162
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Last 6 Years / Total0.947
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
35,027
World Rank
234
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total23,369
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Last 6 Years23,045
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Last 6 Years / Total0.986
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
113,752
World Rank
715
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Others
Regenerative Medicine | Stem cell therapy | Nano-drug delivery systems | CRISPR/Cas9 technology
Regenerative Medicine | Stem cell therapy | Nano-drug delivery systems | CRISPR/Cas9 technology
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Total9,337
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Last 6 Years6,106
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Last 6 Years / Total0.654
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
117,807
World Rank
747
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cancer Epidemiology | Biostatistics | Gastroentrolog
Cancer Epidemiology | Biostatistics | Gastroentrolog
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Total9,049
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Last 6 Years8,031
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Last 6 Years / Total0.888
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
180,529
World Rank
1,320
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Water & wastewater treatment | Electrochemical wastewater treatment | Biological wastewater treatmen
Water & wastewater treatment | Electrochemical wastewater treatment | Biological wastewater treatmen
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Total6,063
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Last 6 Years5,359
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Last 6 Years / Total0.884
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
216,486
World Rank
1,750
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total5,037
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Last 6 Years2,656
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Last 6 Years / Total0.527
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
316,690
World Rank
3,168
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Occupational hygiene | air pollution | Health Science | Environmental Scienc
Occupational hygiene | air pollution | Health Science | Environmental Scienc
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Total3,291
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Last 6 Years1,461
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Last 6 Years / Total0.444
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
346,130
World Rank
3,651
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total2,952
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Last 6 Years1,972
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Last 6 Years / Total0.668
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
368,705
World Rank
4,039
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Medical and Health Sciences / Biostatistics
Biostatistics | Epidemiology | Data Science | Machine Learnin
Biostatistics | Epidemiology | Data Science | Machine Learnin
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Total2,729
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Last 6 Years1,285
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Last 6 Years / Total0.471
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
461,528
World Rank
5,784
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total2,016
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Last 6 Years1,309
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Last 6 Years / Total0.649
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
492,011
World Rank
6,474
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total1,838
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Last 6 Years1,474
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Last 6 Years / Total0.802
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
492,554
World Rank
6,489
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total1,835
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Last 6 Years1,287
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Last 6 Years / Total0.701
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
501,995
World Rank
6,689
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Drug screening and development for gastric cancer | development of extraction methods for chemicals from biological fluids
Drug screening and development for gastric cancer | development of extraction methods for chemicals from biological fluids
Citation Metrics
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Total1,785
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Last 6 Years774
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Last 6 Years / Total0.434
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
510,591
World Rank
6,869
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total1,740
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Last 6 Years1,293
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Last 6 Years / Total0.743
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
510,980
World Rank
6,878
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
water and wastewater treatment | chemical degradation | Environmental Managemen
water and wastewater treatment | chemical degradation | Environmental Managemen
Citation Metrics
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Total1,738
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Last 6 Years1,347
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Last 6 Years / Total0.775
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
546,687
World Rank
7,649
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Bioengineering
quantum dot | optoelectrochemical biosensors | drug discovery | biotechnolog
quantum dot | optoelectrochemical biosensors | drug discovery | biotechnolog
Citation Metrics
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Total1,564
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Last 6 Years1,065
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Last 6 Years / Total0.681
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
562,476
World Rank
8,004
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total1,495
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Last 6 Years1,144
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Last 6 Years / Total0.765
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
572,599
World Rank
8,261
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total1,452
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Last 6 Years702
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Last 6 Years / Total0.483
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
574,199
World Rank
8,299
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total1,445
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Last 6 Years1,093
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Last 6 Years / Total0.756
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
596,833
World Rank
8,853
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
palliative care in nursing | care in chronic disease
palliative care in nursing | care in chronic disease
Citation Metrics
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Total1,355
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Last 6 Years816
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Last 6 Years / Total0.602
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
626,525
World Rank
9,607
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences
Water and wastewater treatment | Environmental Engineering | Antimicrobial testing | Electrochemica
Water and wastewater treatment | Environmental Engineering | Antimicrobial testing | Electrochemica
Citation Metrics
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Total1,246
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Last 6 Years914
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Last 6 Years / Total0.734
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
627,207
World Rank
9,623
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total1,244
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Last 6 Years834
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Last 6 Years / Total0.670
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
637,565
World Rank
9,872
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total1,209
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Last 6 Years643
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Last 6 Years / Total0.532
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
653,232
World Rank
10,279
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total1,157
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Last 6 Years636
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Last 6 Years / Total0.550
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