Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 178 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 Rankings
Rankings
186,581
World Rank
9
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Green Energy Engineering | Integrated Waste Management | Phase Equilibrium Measurement and Computation | VOCs Scrubbin
Green Energy Engineering | Integrated Waste Management | Phase Equilibrium Measurement and Computation | VOCs Scrubbin
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Total5,868
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Last 6 Years4,194
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Last 6 Years / Total0.715
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
207,992
World Rank
10
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
CFD | Bio-fluid Mechanics | Heat and Mass transfer | Solute Dispersion | Magnetic Drug Targetin
CFD | Bio-fluid Mechanics | Heat and Mass transfer | Solute Dispersion | Magnetic Drug Targetin
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Total5,247
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Last 6 Years4,325
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Last 6 Years / Total0.824
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
261,565
World Rank
15
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
wastewater treatment | CFD | photodegradation | adsorption | nanotechnolog
wastewater treatment | CFD | photodegradation | adsorption | nanotechnolog
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Total4,110
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Last 6 Years1,863
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Last 6 Years / Total0.453
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
280,456
World Rank
16
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Atmospheric remote sensing | climate modelling | space physic
Atmospheric remote sensing | climate modelling | space physic
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Total3,794
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Last 6 Years1,921
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Last 6 Years / Total0.506
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
288,174
World Rank
17
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Fixed point Theory and Applications | Geometry of Banach space
Fixed point Theory and Applications | Geometry of Banach space
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Total3,678
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Last 6 Years953
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Last 6 Years / Total0.259
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
297,185
World Rank
19
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Others
Laser material processing | Design for manufacturing | Advanced Materials | Machine design/fabricatio
Laser material processing | Design for manufacturing | Advanced Materials | Machine design/fabricatio
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Total3,546
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Last 6 Years2,223
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Last 6 Years / Total0.627
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
300,039
World Rank
21
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Agriculture & Forestry / Entomology & Pesticides
Insect physiological ecology | climate change and pest managemen
Insect physiological ecology | climate change and pest managemen
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Total3,507
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Last 6 Years2,786
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Last 6 Years / Total0.794
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
303,342
World Rank
22
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Forensic chemistry | analytical chemistry | quality assurance | electrochemistry | development of pharmaceutical
Forensic chemistry | analytical chemistry | quality assurance | electrochemistry | development of pharmaceutical
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Total3,463
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Last 6 Years634
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Last 6 Years / Total0.183
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
330,742
World Rank
24
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Wireless Sensor Networks | Intelligent Systems | Internet of Vehicles | Embedded Systems | Electronic
Wireless Sensor Networks | Intelligent Systems | Internet of Vehicles | Embedded Systems | Electronic
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Total3,123
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Last 6 Years2,007
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Last 6 Years / Total0.643
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
358,844
World Rank
27
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Process engineering | process control | university governance and management | research managemen
Process engineering | process control | university governance and management | research managemen
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Total2,823
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Last 6 Years1,092
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Last 6 Years / Total0.387
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
393,174
World Rank
31
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Alloys/Composites Development | Biomaterials | Bio-Tribocorrosio
Alloys/Composites Development | Biomaterials | Bio-Tribocorrosio
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Total2,511
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Last 6 Years1,965
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Last 6 Years / Total0.783
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
406,395
World Rank
33
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
material characterization | physical metallurgy | tribology | residual stress and corrosio
material characterization | physical metallurgy | tribology | residual stress and corrosio
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Total2,402
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Last 6 Years2,110
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Last 6 Years / Total0.878
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
418,898
World Rank
34
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total2,306
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Last 6 Years1,617
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Last 6 Years / Total0.701
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
423,114
World Rank
35
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total2,276
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Last 6 Years740
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Last 6 Years / Total0.325
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
430,715
World Rank
36
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Sustainable Materials | Biocompsites | Solid Waste Management | Machine Desig
Sustainable Materials | Biocompsites | Solid Waste Management | Machine Desig
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Total2,220
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Last 6 Years1,969
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Last 6 Years / Total0.887
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
486,501
World Rank
44
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total1,869
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Last 6 Years1,580
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Last 6 Years / Total0.845
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
549,366
World Rank
49
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials science | Thin film technologies | Renewable energy materials | Chalcogenide glasses (Linear and non-linear vibrations
Materials science | Thin film technologies | Renewable energy materials | Chalcogenide glasses (Linear and non-linear vibrations
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Total1,552
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Last 6 Years1,114
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Last 6 Years / Total0.718
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
556,165
World Rank
52
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Metallurgy | Tribology & Failure Analysis | Tribocorrosion | Advanced Materials | Engineering Education & Technolog
Metallurgy | Tribology & Failure Analysis | Tribocorrosion | Advanced Materials | Engineering Education & Technolog
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Total1,522
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Last 6 Years1,419
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Last 6 Years / Total0.932
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
605,484
World Rank
56
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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Total1,322
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Last 6 Years1,171
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Last 6 Years / Total0.886
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
611,030
World Rank
57
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Robotics | Artificial Intelligence | Simulation | Technopreneurshi
Robotics | Artificial Intelligence | Simulation | Technopreneurshi
Citation Metrics
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Total1,302
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Last 6 Years811
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Last 6 Years / Total0.623
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
635,963
World Rank
61
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Control Theory | Identification | Power Electronics | Data Science | Network
Control Theory | Identification | Power Electronics | Data Science | Network
Citation Metrics
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Total1,214
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Last 6 Years1,185
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Last 6 Years / Total0.976
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
639,344
World Rank
63
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Environmental Chemistry | soil science | plant nutrition | stress physiology | soil biochemistr
Environmental Chemistry | soil science | plant nutrition | stress physiology | soil biochemistr
Citation Metrics
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Total1,203
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Last 6 Years772
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Last 6 Years / Total0.642
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
640,121
World Rank
64
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Computer Networks | SDN | IoT | Network Security | UAV optimazatio
Computer Networks | SDN | IoT | Network Security | UAV optimazatio
Citation Metrics
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Total1,200
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Last 6 Years1,178
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Last 6 Years / Total0.982
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
649,763
World Rank
65
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Renewable energy | mineral processing | water treatmen
Renewable energy | mineral processing | water treatmen
Citation Metrics
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Total1,168
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Last 6 Years1,057
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Last 6 Years / Total0.905
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
720,891
World Rank
77
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Physics
Hydrogen | Renewable Energy | Computational Materials Science | Nonequilibrium Physics | Thin-filmGrowt
Hydrogen | Renewable Energy | Computational Materials Science | Nonequilibrium Physics | Thin-filmGrowt
Citation Metrics
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Total960
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Last 6 Years255
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Last 6 Years / Total0.266
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