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

59,343
World Rank

619
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total15,938
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Last 6 Years4,863
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Last 6 Years / Total0.305
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

66,352
World Rank

708
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total14,641
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Last 6 Years6,428
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Last 6 Years / Total0.439
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

84,382
World Rank

1,013
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total12,078
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Last 6 Years4,477
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Last 6 Years / Total0.371
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

128,667
World Rank

1,884
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Drug Delivery and targeting using nanomaterials | Nanocrystal
Drug Delivery and targeting using nanomaterials | Nanocrystal
Citation Metrics
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Total8,376
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Last 6 Years3,875
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Last 6 Years / Total0.463
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

141,839
World Rank

2,166
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total7,660
-
Last 6 Years3,486
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Last 6 Years / Total0.455
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

142,346
World Rank

2,174
Country Rank

6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total7,636
-
Last 6 Years2,784
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Last 6 Years / Total0.365
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

146,244
World Rank

2,261
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genomics | reproductive biology | male infertility | sperm RN
Genomics | reproductive biology | male infertility | sperm RN
Citation Metrics
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Total7,446
-
Last 6 Years4,165
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Last 6 Years / Total0.559
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

152,025
World Rank

2,384
Country Rank

8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total7,175
-
Last 6 Years1,989
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Last 6 Years / Total0.277
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

157,573
World Rank

2,506
Country Rank

9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
carbohydrate chemistry | drug design and development | combinatorial chemistr
carbohydrate chemistry | drug design and development | combinatorial chemistr
Citation Metrics
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Total6,934
-
Last 6 Years2,347
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Last 6 Years / Total0.338
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

175,176
World Rank

2,925
Country Rank

10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total6,256
-
Last 6 Years3,537
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.565
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

182,308
World Rank

3,083
Country Rank

11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total6,015
-
Last 6 Years1,930
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Last 6 Years / Total0.321
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

189,637
World Rank

3,269
Country Rank

12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Organic and Medicinal Chemistry | Baylis-Hillman reaction | Transition metal catalyzed reaction
Organic and Medicinal Chemistry | Baylis-Hillman reaction | Transition metal catalyzed reaction
Citation Metrics
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Total5,779
-
Last 6 Years1,642
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.284
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

193,615
World Rank

3,372
Country Rank

13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
-
Total5,656
-
Last 6 Years1,968
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.348
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

194,714
World Rank

3,400
Country Rank

14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Natural Products/Medicinal Chemistr
Natural Products/Medicinal Chemistr
Citation Metrics
-
Total5,623
-
Last 6 Years2,485
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.442
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

204,264
World Rank

3,648
Country Rank

15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmaceutics | Drug Delivery | Antigen/Vaccine Deliver
Pharmaceutics | Drug Delivery | Antigen/Vaccine Deliver
Citation Metrics
-
Total5,355
-
Last 6 Years2,609
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.487
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

209,018
World Rank

3,802
Country Rank

16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total5,229
-
Last 6 Years2,449
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.468
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

212,675
World Rank

3,906
Country Rank

17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Computational Biology Bioinformatics & Chemoinformatic
Computational Biology Bioinformatics & Chemoinformatic
Citation Metrics
-
Total5,136
-
Last 6 Years2,490
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.485
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

212,706
World Rank

3,908
Country Rank

18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total5,135
-
Last 6 Years2,828
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.551
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

214,119
World Rank

3,938
Country Rank

19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
-
Total5,101
-
Last 6 Years2,850
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Last 6 Years / Total0.559
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

227,233
World Rank

4,296
Country Rank

20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacokinetics | Formulation | Metabolism | Bioanalysis | Drug Developmen
Pharmacokinetics | Formulation | Metabolism | Bioanalysis | Drug Developmen
Citation Metrics
-
Total4,792
-
Last 6 Years2,909
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.607
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

231,792
World Rank

4,420
Country Rank

21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total4,690
-
Last 6 Years2,831
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.604
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

237,831
World Rank

4,587
Country Rank

22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
-
Total4,564
-
Last 6 Years1,949
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.427
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

240,866
World Rank

4,676
Country Rank

23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Biomeidcal research | Medicinal Chemistry | Drug Discovery | Natural products chemistry | Organic chemistr
Biomeidcal research | Medicinal Chemistry | Drug Discovery | Natural products chemistry | Organic chemistr
Citation Metrics
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Total4,499
-
Last 6 Years1,959
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Last 6 Years / Total0.435
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

244,232
World Rank

4,798
Country Rank

24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
-
Total4,431
-
Last 6 Years1,600
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.361
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

249,817
World Rank

4,961
Country Rank

25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Alzheimer's diseases | Parkinson's disease | Neurotoxicity | neuronal apoptosis | glial cells an
Alzheimer's diseases | Parkinson's disease | Neurotoxicity | neuronal apoptosis | glial cells an
Citation Metrics
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Total4,326
-
Last 6 Years2,372
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.548