Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
India
Naveen Kumar C
Modelling
Movies
Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,817
33,270
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
India
A Manikandan
Materials Chemistry
Magnetic Nanomaterials
Photocatalysts
Energy Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,207
13,215
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
India
Kannan Subramanian
Network security
Data mining
Computer Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,888
7,955
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
India
Suresh Kumar S
Stem cells
Infectious Diseases
Cancer biology
Fermentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,835
6,198
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
India
Palanivel Velmurugan
Bio-nanoparticles
Fermentation
Biopignments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,813
4,295
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
India
Palaniyandi Velusamy
Microbiology and nanobiotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,468
3,872
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
India
Rathinam Raja
Medicinal properties of Algae polysaccharides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,378
2,064
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
India
Palaniappan Ramasamy
Medical Biotechnology
Parasitology
Molecular Cell Biology
Biosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,148
1,342
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
India
S Gopalakrishnan
Epidemiology
Essential and Rational use of Medicines
Medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,104
2,483
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
India
Prabhu K
medical science Dept of anatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,300
1,719
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
India
G Bupesh
Natural Products
Tribal Health
Bionanotechnology
Proteomics
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,208
1,872
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
India
Mudiganti Ramkrishna Rao
Pharmacology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,192
1,831
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
India
Lingesan Subramani|S Lingesan, L Subramani
BIOFUELS
BATTERY
BIO-NANO ADDITIVES
HYDROGEN
ZERO CARBON
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,105
2,074
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
India
Khanaa
Image processing
Networking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,032
954
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
India
Karthikeyan R
datamining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,840
1,425
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
India
Kumaran Senthil
image processing
power electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,703
852
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
India
Balasubramanian K
Scheduling
Optimization Techniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,676
1,163
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
India
Karthik Balaguru
Electronics and Communication
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,565
1,117
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
India
Saravanan Km
Bioinformatics
Protein Science
GPCR Biology
Deep learning in Drug Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,419
1,342
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
India
S Geetha Priya
Biomaterials
Tissue Engineering
Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,372
681
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
India
WMS Johnson
Anatomy
Occupational Health & Nano-Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,335
570
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
India
S Leena Sankari
Oral pathology
Oral cancer
Candida
OPMD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,322
867
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
India
F Emerson Solomon
BIOMEDICAL
BIOTECHNOLOGY
ANTICANCER DRUG
CANCER BIOLOGY
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,313
278
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
India
Balakrishnan Govindasamy
Thin films of ceramics
Nanomaterials
Nanocomposites
Nanomultilayers and Hard coatings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,312
881
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
India
P Kamaraj
Corrosion
sensors
nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,293
994
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,895
India
105
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Naveen Kumar C
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,817
33,270
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,943
India
502
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
A Manikandan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,207
13,215
0.815
Materials Chemistry
Magnetic Nanomaterials
Photocatalysts
Energy Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,245
India
1,088
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kannan Subramanian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,888
7,955
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,389
India
1,536
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Suresh Kumar S
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,835
6,198
0.702
Stem cells
Infectious Diseases
Cancer biology
Fermentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,859
India
2,892
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Palanivel Velmurugan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,813
4,295
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,766
India
3,176
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Palaniyandi Velusamy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,468
3,872
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,269
India
6,209
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rathinam Raja
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,378
2,064
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,135
India
6,761
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Palaniappan Ramasamy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,148
1,342
0.426
Medical Biotechnology
Parasitology
Molecular Cell Biology
Biosciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,743
India
6,871
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
S Gopalakrishnan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,104
2,483
0.800
Epidemiology
Essential and Rational use of Medicines
Medical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,685
India
9,701
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Prabhu K
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,300
1,719
0.747
medical science Dept of anatomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,893
India
10,166
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
G Bupesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,208
1,872
0.848
Natural Products
Tribal Health
Bionanotechnology
Proteomics
Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,084
India
10,248
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mudiganti Ramkrishna Rao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,192
1,831
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,565
India
10,707
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lingesan Subramani|S Lingesan, L Subramani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,105
2,074
0.985
BIOFUELS
BATTERY
BIO-NANO ADDITIVES
HYDROGEN
ZERO CARBON
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,794
India
11,132
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Khanaa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,032
954
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,293
India
12,304
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Karthikeyan R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,840
1,425
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,693
India
13,247
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kumaran Senthil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,703
852
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,033
India
13,437
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Balasubramanian K
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,676
1,163
0.694
Scheduling
Optimization Techniques
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,190
India
14,370
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Karthik Balaguru
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,565
1,117
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
554,334
India
15,718
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Saravanan Km
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,419
1,342
0.946
Bioinformatics
Protein Science
GPCR Biology
Deep learning in Drug Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,154
India
16,237
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
S Geetha Priya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,372
681
0.496
Biomaterials
Tissue Engineering
Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,624
India
16,596
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
WMS Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,335
570
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
578,935
India
16,745
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
S Leena Sankari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,322
867
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,488
India
16,861
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
F Emerson Solomon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,313
278
0.212
BIOMEDICAL
BIOTECHNOLOGY
ANTICANCER DRUG
CANCER BIOLOGY
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,625
India
16,864
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Balakrishnan Govindasamy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,312
881
0.671
Thin films of ceramics
Nanomaterials
Nanocomposites
Nanomultilayers and Hard coatings
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
586,790
India
17,079
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
P Kamaraj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,293
994
0.769