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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 79 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
Environmental Engineering
membrane technology
solid waste managmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,001
5,678
0.437
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Energy and Climate Policy
Cities and Climate Change
Cross-border Power Trade
Energy Access
Energy Modelling and Scenari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,232
7,563
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Valorization of Aggro-industrial waste
Value Chain Analysis
Bioprocess Technology
Food and Nutrition Security
Food Safety a
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,315
6,624
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
artificial intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,102
2,794
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Air pollution engineering and management
Short-lived climate pollutant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,814
4,721
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
solar energy
energy and climate change
energy and sustainable development
renewable energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,588
2,627
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
GIS
REMOTE SENSING
LOCATION BASED SERVICES
CLIMATE CHANGE
ENVIRONMEN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,782
3,582
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,728
5,109
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Farming system economics
Common property resources
Institutions and policies related to water
land and forestr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,223
2,631
0.423
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Robotics
Software Engineering
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,412
2,039
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Landuse
Land management
Land degradation
Climate change
Geoinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,373
3,573
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Regenerative Sanitation
Fecal Sludge Treatment
Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems
Non-sewered Sanitation
Constructed Wetland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,752
2,372
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
International development
community development
NGOs
adaptation to climate chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,412
2,540
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Renewable Energy
Bioenergy
Energy Efficiency
Climate Change Mitigatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,176
1,870
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Entrepreneurship
Bioanalytics
Biosensors
Microarrays
Encapsulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,975
624
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Carbon Management
ESG and Sustainabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,974
2,553
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Metaheuristics
Optimization
Simulation
Schedulin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,695
1,257
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Construction Project Management
Construction Safety
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
DX in Construction
Lean Constructio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,603
1,781
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
hydrology
nature-based solutions
ecosystem-based adaptation
ecosystem service
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
3,354
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Management
Higher Education
Data Analytic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,393
1,126
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nanomaterials
Renewable energy
Photocatalysis
Water purification
Sensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,204
1,997
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Computational Mechanics
Finite Element Methods
Structural Engineering
Civil Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,185
413
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Agriculture and Biological Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,730
2,537
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,685
2,390
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Innovation
Entrepreneurshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,542
937
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,867
75
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Visvanathan C
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,001
5,678
0.437
Environmental Engineering
membrane technology
solid waste managmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,755
81
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shobhakar Dhakal
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,232
7,563
0.618
Energy and Climate Policy
Cities and Climate Change
Cross-border Power Trade
Energy Access
Energy Modelling and Scenari
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,975
87
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anil Kumar Anal
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,315
6,624
0.585
Valorization of Aggro-industrial waste
Value Chain Analysis
Bioprocess Technology
Food and Nutrition Security
Food Safety a
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,016
91
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Phan Minh Dung
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,102
2,794
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,254
107
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
NT Kim Oanh
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,814
4,721
0.481
Air pollution engineering and management
Short-lived climate pollutant
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,901
173
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sivanappan Kumar S Kumar
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,588
2,627
0.346
solar energy
energy and climate change
energy and sustainable development
renewable energ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,675
201
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nitin Kumar Tripathi
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,782
3,582
0.528
GIS
REMOTE SENSING
LOCATION BASED SERVICES
CLIMATE CHANGE
ENVIRONMEN
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,044
205
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Avishek Datta
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,728
5,109
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,566
227
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ganesh Shivakoti
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,223
2,631
0.423
Farming system economics
Common property resources
Institutions and policies related to water
land and forestr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,579
280
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Matthew N Dailey
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,412
2,039
0.377
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Robotics
Software Engineering
Artificial Intelligenc
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,954
283
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rajendra P Shrestha
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,373
3,573
0.665
Landuse
Land management
Land degradation
Climate change
Geoinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,334
333
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thammarat Koottatep
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,752
2,372
0.499
Regenerative Sanitation
Fecal Sludge Treatment
Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems
Non-sewered Sanitation
Constructed Wetland
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,459
354
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mokbul Morshed Ahmad
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,412
2,540
0.576
International development
community development
NGOs
adaptation to climate chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,350
379
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
P Abdul Salam
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,176
1,870
0.448
Renewable Energy
Bioenergy
Energy Efficiency
Climate Change Mitigatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,995
407
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dieter Trau
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,975
624
0.157
Entrepreneurship
Bioanalytics
Biosensors
Microarrays
Encapsulatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,013
408
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nophea Sasaki
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,974
2,553
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,573
448
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Voratas Kachitvichyanukul
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,695
1,257
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,681
463
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bonaventura Hw Hadikusumo
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,603
1,781
0.494
Construction Project Management
Construction Safety
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
DX in Construction
Lean Constructio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,736
494
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ho Huu Loc
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
3,354
0.972
hydrology
nature-based solutions
ecosystem-based adaptation
ecosystem service
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,081
504
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Khang Do Ba
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,393
1,126
0.332
Management
Higher Education
Data Analytic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,212
534
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tanujjal Bora
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,204
1,997
0.623
Nanomaterials
Renewable energy
Photocatalysis
Water purification
Sensor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,930
538
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Worsak Kanok Nukulchai
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,185
413
0.130
Computational Mechanics
Finite Element Methods
Structural Engineering
Civil Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,943
649
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hayat Ullah
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,730
2,537
0.929
Agriculture and Biological Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,756
662
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Taku W Tsusaka
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,685
2,390
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,064
703
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Igel Barbara
Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Klong Luang, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,542
937
0.369