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Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 108 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
India
Raghavendra V. Kulkarni
Drug delivery
Nanotechnology
Biomaterials
Transdermal
Controlled releas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,325
3,733
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
India
Arun Inamadar
Dermatology
Pediatric dermatolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,476
1,659
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
India
Basavesh S Patil
urolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,031
379
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
India
Shrilaxmi Bagali
Low oxygen microenvironment and cell signallin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
703
522
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
India
Manjunatha Aithala
Cardio Respiratory Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
369
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
India
Basavaraj C Metri
M R S A
DENGUE
ESBL
NEONATAL INFECTION
INFECTION CONTRO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
618
259
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
India
Nilima Dongre
Toxicology
Biochemistry
Life Sciences
Metabolic Syndrome& DM
CR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
581
261
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
India
Mahesh H Karigoudar
Pathology
Cytology
Molceular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
527
282
0.535

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
India
Rekha Udgiri
Public Health
Communicable Diseases
Non Communicable Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
423
219
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
India
Patil Mm
General Pediatrics
Infectious disease
Pediatric and neonatal intensive car
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
305
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
India
Sangamesh Mathapati
OB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
383
325
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
India
Mr Gudadinni
Public Health
Communicable Diseases
Non Communicable Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
258
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
India
Shobha Shiragur Obg
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Infertility and Gynaec oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
212
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
India
Aravind Goud Patil
DNA repair
Mycobacterium
cancer biology
molecula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293
124
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
India
Santosh Ramdurg
Psychiatr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
134
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
India
Praveen Shahapur
HIV
Rickettsiology
Hospital Infection
Tuberculosis
Molecular diagnosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
166
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
India
Devarmani Ss
Medicine
Diabete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
123
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
India
Bhemshetty Patil
Cardiovascular Anatomy
Vascular Chemistry and Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
161
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
India
Annapurna G. Sajjan
Medical microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
129
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
India
Raghavendra H Gobbur
newer vaccines
nephrology. infection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
48
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
India
Jaju Purushottam
High Risk Pregnanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
116
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
India
Sumangala Patil
cardiorespiratory physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
118
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
India
Vikram Sindgikar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
150
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,871
India
2,832
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Raghavendra V. Kulkarni
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,325
3,733
0.590
Drug delivery
Nanotechnology
Biomaterials
Transdermal
Controlled releas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,728
India
6,577
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Arun Inamadar
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,476
1,659
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
692,759
India
21,958
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Basavesh S Patil
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,031
379
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
828,052
India
28,991
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shrilaxmi Bagali
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
703
522
0.743
Low oxygen microenvironment and cell signallin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
849,118
India
30,176
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Manjunatha Aithala
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
369
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
873,020
India
31,517
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Basavaraj C Metri
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
618
259
0.419
M R S A
DENGUE
ESBL
NEONATAL INFECTION
INFECTION CONTRO
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
894,885
India
32,706
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nilima Dongre
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
581
261
0.449
Toxicology
Biochemistry
Life Sciences
Metabolic Syndrome& DM
CR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
933,027
India
34,491
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mahesh H Karigoudar
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
527
282
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
970,162
India
36,089
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Basavaraj Devaranavadagi
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482
294
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
981,141
India
36,548
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Niranjan Deshmukh
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
470
152
0.323

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,024,407
India
38,520
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rekha Udgiri
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
423
219
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,063,999
India
40,323
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Patil Mm
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
305
0.794
General Pediatrics
Infectious disease
Pediatric and neonatal intensive car
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,064,987
India
40,360
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sangamesh Mathapati
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
383
325
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,116,251
India
42,689
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mr Gudadinni
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
258
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,156,004
India
44,523
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shobha Shiragur Obg
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
212
0.686
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Infertility and Gynaec oncolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,180,228
India
45,715
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Aravind Goud Patil
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293
124
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,181,770
India
45,810
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Santosh Ramdurg
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
134
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,191,289
India
46,304
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Praveen Shahapur
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
166
0.580
HIV
Rickettsiology
Hospital Infection
Tuberculosis
Molecular diagnosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,234,083
India
48,487
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Devarmani Ss
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
123
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,251,989
India
49,430
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bhemshetty Patil
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
161
0.641
Cardiovascular Anatomy
Vascular Chemistry and Genetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,263,787
India
50,069
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Annapurna G. Sajjan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
129
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,298,950
India
51,962
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Raghavendra H Gobbur
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
48
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,320,536
India
53,128
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jaju Purushottam
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
116
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,322,747
India
53,233
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sumangala Patil
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
118
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,355,369
India
55,135
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Vikram Sindgikar
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
150
0.739