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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 241 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
Public health
health policy
economic evaluation
impact evaluatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,938
64,206
0.880
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Artificial Intelligence
Data Mining
Data Stream Mining
Machine Learning
Random Forest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,854
6,637
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Flood risk management
resilience
adaptatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,641
3,561
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Urban morphology
urban planning
urban design
urban conservation
post-war reconstructio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,859
2,004
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
epigenetics
respiratory molecular biology
smoking cessation
common complex trait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,733
1,770
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mindfulness
Mindful Eating
Self-Compassion
Obesity
Eating Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,934
3,246
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Solar PV
Power Converter
Energy storage
Energy harvesting
Electrical machin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,693
1,224
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,660
1,531
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cybersecurity
Wireless Communications
5G
IoT
Network Securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
974
916
0.940
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Medical Anthropology
Gender & Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
950
896
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Post-occupancy Evaluatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
862
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
858
755
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Earthquake Engineering
Structural Engineering
Structural Health Monitorin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
771
691
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lean
Value Engineering
Sustainability
Modular Integrated Construction
Supply Chain Resilienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
747
732
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Responsible AI
Knowledge Graphs
Natural Language Processing
LLM
Applied A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
739
676
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Internet of Things
Data Driven Networks
Smart System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
582
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
games
artificial intelligence
computer graphics
acoustics
digital ar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
678
575
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
AR
VR
Interaction Systems
Image Processing
Computer Visio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
635
536
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
556
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Digital Signal Processing
Convolutional Neural Network
Machine Learning Tools
Structural Health Monitoring
Neural Networ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
533
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
International Business
Circular Economy
Space Economy and Sustainabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
622
615
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Analogue Circuits and Systems
RF Circuits and Systems
Remote Health Monitorin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
599
484
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Construction Management
Building Performance
Systems Thinking
Digital Constructio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
501
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Data Mining
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
385
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Network Intelligence
AI
Vehicular Systems
O-RA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
558
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,914
502
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Olatunde Aremu
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,938
64,206
0.880
Public health
health policy
economic evaluation
impact evaluatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,062
7,281
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mohamed Medhat Gaber
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,854
6,637
0.560
Artificial Intelligence
Data Mining
Data Stream Mining
Machine Learning
Random Forest
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,978
10,117
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Proverbs
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,641
3,561
0.412
Flood risk management
resilience
adaptatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,979
12,517
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter J Larkham
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,859
2,004
0.292
Urban morphology
urban planning
urban design
urban conservation
post-war reconstructio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,698
14,682
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Loukia Tsaprouni
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,733
1,770
0.309
epigenetics
respiratory molecular biology
smoking cessation
common complex trait
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,597
19,901
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michail Mantzios|Michael Mantzios
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,934
3,246
0.825
Mindfulness
Mindful Eating
Self-Compassion
Obesity
Eating Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,945
20,848
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chitta Saha
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,693
1,224
0.331
Solar PV
Power Converter
Energy storage
Energy harvesting
Electrical machin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,091
20,996
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jon Raphael
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,660
1,531
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,963
42,585
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
M. Omar Al-Kadri|Mhd Omar Al Kadri
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
974
916
0.940
Cybersecurity
Wireless Communications
5G
IoT
Network Securit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
723,999
42,924
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Annalise Weckesser
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
950
896
0.943
Medical Anthropology
Gender & Healt
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
753,393
44,152
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chris Roberts
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
862
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
760,307
44,425
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hakeem Adeniyi Ajonbadi
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
858
755
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
797,975
45,924
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mohammad Reza Salami
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
771
691
0.896
Earthquake Engineering
Structural Engineering
Structural Health Monitorin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
808,863
46,318
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anushika Chathurangi Ekanayake Ekanayake Mudiyanselage
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
747
732
0.980
Lean
Value Engineering
Sustainability
Modular Integrated Construction
Supply Chain Resilienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
812,593
46,457
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Edlira Kalemi Vakaj
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
739
676
0.915
Responsible AI
Knowledge Graphs
Natural Language Processing
LLM
Applied A
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
837,101
47,368
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Adel Aneiba
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
582
0.845
Internet of Things
Data Driven Networks
Smart System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
842,799
47,580
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carlo Harvey
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
678
575
0.848
games
artificial intelligence
computer graphics
acoustics
digital ar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
865,561
48,440
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ian Williams
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
635
536
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
866,121
48,465
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jieling Xiao
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
556
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
870,576
48,633
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mário Anderson De Oliveira
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
533
0.851
Digital Signal Processing
Convolutional Neural Network
Machine Learning Tools
Structural Health Monitoring
Neural Networ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
872,714
48,703
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Krish Saha
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
622
615
0.989
International Business
Circular Economy
Space Economy and Sustainabilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
886,227
49,298
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ruiheng Wu
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
599
484
0.808
Analogue Circuits and Systems
RF Circuits and Systems
Remote Health Monitorin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
892,406
49,585
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mohammad Mayouf
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
501
0.851
Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Construction Management
Building Performance
Systems Thinking
Digital Constructio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
892,536
49,593
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mariam AdedoyinOlowe
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
385
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
899,260
49,902
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Haitham Hassan Mahmoud
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
558
0.965
Network Intelligence
AI
Vehicular Systems
O-RA