Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 486 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
Medical and Health Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,084
50,830
0.890
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Systematic Reviews and meta analysis
stastical modeling
research on communicable and noncommunicable diseases and Malnutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,304
44,601
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nutritional Epidemiology and Health Promotio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,168
33,261
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Small Area Estimation
Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling
Spatial Modeling
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,786
30,315
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Public Health
maternal and child health
social capita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,701
24,602
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Health System management and Health Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,367
23,263
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Maternal and child health
nutrition
sexual and reproductive health
women empowerment and gender-based violence
and eHealt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,664
18,327
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Public health/Environmental Health/WASH/Air pollutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,876
14,508
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
WASH
Nutrition
climate and Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,320
9,361
0.611
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Clinical research (prognostic
diagnostic
etiologic and RCT) & Epidemiology studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,189
11,838
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Depression
Substance
Psycho-trauma
Traditional Healing
Managing Stres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,724
6,577
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hydrology and Water Resources Managemn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,340
4,563
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Medical
public health and food microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,195
3,800
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Medical Microbiology
Infectious diseases and water qualit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,394
3,098
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Digital Health
Data Analytics
Public Health
Spatial Analysis
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,078
5,057
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Food and Postharvest Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Biosystems Engineering
Process Modellin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,495
2,358
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,739
3,682
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Petrology
Geochemistry
Hydrogeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,631
1,344
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Infectious diseases
Research translation
Health information system
PublicHealth
research method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,722
3,363
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Medical Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,391
2,271
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bacteriology
Virology
Molecular microbiology
Bioinformatics
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,019
3,006
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Environmental Science and Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,925
2,910
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Materials for Energy storage and conversion
Materials development for different applicatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,725
2,306
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hydrology
Climate
Geospatial data analysis
Drought
Sedimen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,681
2,342
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Reproductive Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,615
1,961
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,689
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Addisu Melese
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,084
50,830
0.890
Medical and Health Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,660
12
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Getenet Dessie
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,304
44,601
0.943
Systematic Reviews and meta analysis
stastical modeling
research on communicable and noncommunicable diseases and Malnutritio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,506
20
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Netsanet Fentahun
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,168
33,261
0.871
Nutritional Epidemiology and Health Promotio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,897
22
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kindie Fentahun Muchie
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,786
30,315
0.897
Small Area Estimation
Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling
Spatial Modeling
Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,009
29
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Endalkachew Worku Mengesha|Endalkachew Worku
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,701
24,602
0.996
Public Health
maternal and child health
social capita
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,671
33
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Desta Debalkie Atnafu
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,367
23,263
0.996
Health System management and Health Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,409
49
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dabere Nigatu
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,664
18,327
0.982
Maternal and child health
nutrition
sexual and reproductive health
women empowerment and gender-based violence
and eHealt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,282
54
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Amha Admasie
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,876
14,508
0.860
Public health/Environmental Health/WASH/Air pollutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,745
62
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Muluken Azage Yenesew
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,320
9,361
0.611
WASH
Nutrition
climate and Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,429
73
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zelalem Alamrew Anteneh
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,189
11,838
0.971
Clinical research (prognostic
diagnostic
etiologic and RCT) & Epidemiology studie
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,746
93
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tilahun Belete
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,724
6,577
0.978
Depression
Substance
Psycho-trauma
Traditional Healing
Managing Stres
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,834
96
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Seifu Admassu Tilahun
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,340
4,563
0.720
Hydrology and Water Resources Managemn
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,896
99
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mulugeta Kibret
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,195
3,800
0.613
Medical
public health and food microbiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,547
105
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bayeh Abera Beyene
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,394
3,098
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,620
113
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Habtamu Alganeh Guadie
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,078
5,057
0.996
Digital Health
Data Analytics
Public Health
Spatial Analysis
Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,537
128
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mulugeta Admasu Delele
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,495
2,358
0.525
Food and Postharvest Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Biosystems Engineering
Process Modellin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,282
148
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Amare Belachew Dagnew|Amare Belachew
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,739
3,682
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,548
156
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mekonnen Ashenif
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,631
1,344
0.370
Petrology
Geochemistry
Hydrogeolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,383
151
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mulusew Andualem Asemahagn
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,722
3,363
0.904
Infectious diseases
Research translation
Health information system
PublicHealth
research method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,825
167
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wondemagegn Mulu
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,391
2,271
0.670
Medical Microbiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,721
177
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tewachew Awoke
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,019
3,006
0.996
Bacteriology
Virology
Molecular microbiology
Bioinformatics
Immunolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,473
180
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tadele Assefa Aragaw
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,925
2,910
0.995
Environmental Science and Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,729
191
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Delele Worku Ayele
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,725
2,306
0.846
Materials for Energy storage and conversion
Materials development for different applicatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,423
196
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Temesgen Gashaw
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,681
2,342
0.874
Hydrology
Climate
Geospatial data analysis
Drought
Sedimen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,705
199
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gedefaw Abeje Fekadu
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,615
1,961
0.750