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

7,630
World Rank

65
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Outcome Research | Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Outcome Research | Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
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Total62,401
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Last 6 Years55,968
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Last 6 Years / Total0.897
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

41,744
World Rank

273
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total20,672
-
Last 6 Years14,839
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.718
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

61,367
World Rank

367
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total15,548
-
Last 6 Years10,435
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Last 6 Years / Total0.671
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

79,971
World Rank

478
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total12,614
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Last 6 Years8,165
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Last 6 Years / Total0.647
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

84,076
World Rank

499
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total12,112
-
Last 6 Years5,491
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Last 6 Years / Total0.453
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

97,694
World Rank

590
Country Rank

6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences
Health Education & Promotion | Health Related Quality of Life | Preventive Interventions | Spirituality & Religiosity | Mental Heal
Health Education & Promotion | Health Related Quality of Life | Preventive Interventions | Spirituality & Religiosity | Mental Heal
Citation Metrics
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Total10,677
-
Last 6 Years9,290
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.870
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

98,614
World Rank

598
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Biosensors | Sensors | Electrochemical Biosensors | Modified Electrode
Biosensors | Sensors | Electrochemical Biosensors | Modified Electrode
Citation Metrics
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Total10,590
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Last 6 Years6,538
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Last 6 Years / Total0.617
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

117,040
World Rank

739
Country Rank

8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total9,117
-
Last 6 Years8,224
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Last 6 Years / Total0.902
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

129,095
World Rank

845
Country Rank

9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total8,352
-
Last 6 Years5,778
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Last 6 Years / Total0.692
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

149,842
World Rank

1,024
Country Rank

10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total7,273
-
Last 6 Years4,189
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.576
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

161,432
World Rank

1,126
Country Rank

11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
Medical Microbilogy | Molecular Bacterioloy | Mycobacteriolog
Medical Microbilogy | Molecular Bacterioloy | Mycobacteriolog
Citation Metrics
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Total6,774
-
Last 6 Years4,085
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Last 6 Years / Total0.603
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

166,052
World Rank

1,179
Country Rank

12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Medical and Health Sciences / Nephrology
First interest = Nephrology | Second interest= Kidney Transplantatio
First interest = Nephrology | Second interest= Kidney Transplantatio
Citation Metrics
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Total6,592
-
Last 6 Years2,510
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.381
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

206,095
World Rank

1,625
Country Rank

13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
Genetic Engineering | Recombinant Vaccine | Bioinformatic
Genetic Engineering | Recombinant Vaccine | Bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
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Total5,305
-
Last 6 Years3,513
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.662
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

212,888
World Rank

1,704
Country Rank

14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
Healthcare workers' wellbeing | Emotional intelligence | Wellbeing and resilience | Applied Healt
Healthcare workers' wellbeing | Emotional intelligence | Wellbeing and resilience | Applied Healt
Citation Metrics
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Total5,130
-
Last 6 Years3,470
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Last 6 Years / Total0.676
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

232,981
World Rank

1,959
Country Rank

15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total4,664
-
Last 6 Years2,914
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Last 6 Years / Total0.625
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

236,376
World Rank

2,003
Country Rank

16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total4,593
-
Last 6 Years2,665
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.580
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

247,228
World Rank

2,146
Country Rank

17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total4,374
-
Last 6 Years2,686
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Last 6 Years / Total0.614
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

248,002
World Rank

2,157
Country Rank

18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total4,360
-
Last 6 Years3,622
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Last 6 Years / Total0.831
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

285,183
World Rank

2,677
Country Rank

19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total3,728
-
Last 6 Years1,422
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.381
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

294,851
World Rank

2,817
Country Rank

20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total3,584
-
Last 6 Years1,956
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.546
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

312,104
World Rank

3,085
Country Rank

21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total3,353
-
Last 6 Years2,250
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.671
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

321,114
World Rank

3,246
Country Rank

22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total3,240
-
Last 6 Years2,215
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.684
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

334,326
World Rank

3,434
Country Rank

23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total3,086
-
Last 6 Years1,774
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.575
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

340,006
World Rank

3,532
Country Rank

24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total3,021
-
Last 6 Years2,517
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.833
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

368,129
World Rank

4,012
Country Rank

25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanobiotechnology | Surface Plasmon Resonanc
Nanobiotechnology | Surface Plasmon Resonanc
Citation Metrics
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Total2,738
-
Last 6 Years2,455
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.897