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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 115 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
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Advanced oxidation proces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,347
13,352
0.817
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,726
5,253
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Microbial genomics
Probiotics
Herbal Preparations
Diagnostics
Bioremediatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,372
5,204
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Photocatalysis
Bio-photocatalysis
CO2 sequestretion and Valorisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,140
4,586
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Microbial Genomics
Environmental Genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,851
3,668
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Multifunctional (Nano)Materials
Wastewater
Resource Recovery
Adsorption-Photocatalysis
Hyphenated AOP and Antimicrobial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,808
2,687
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,756
2,575
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Environmental Biotechnology and Genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,567
2,867
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ecological Restoration
Bamboo Ecology
Bioremediation
Environmental Stress
Microplasti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,459
5,372
0.984
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Environmental Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,417
4,341
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Environmental Research
waste managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,861
2,666
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Toxicology
environmental biotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,252
2,224
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Environmental Health and Biotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,066
1,878
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Catalysis
Adsorption
Clean Energy Resource
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,907
1,573
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,020
1,543
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nanocomposite
Defluoridation
Hazardous Management
Air Quality Monitorin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,996
2,138
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Air pollution
Water Quality
Greenhouse gases
Soil Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,530
971
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Environmental Engineering
Constructed Wetland
Noise Pollution
Remote Sensing
GI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
1,849
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,299
1,920
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
environmental chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,277
1,453
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Biofuels
biomethanation
waste management
enzymolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,174
1,313
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Forestry
Urban Ecology
Biodiversity
Climate Change
EI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,129
1,837
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Environmental and Analytical Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,103
986
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Microbiology & Microbial Genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,083
1,430
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental catalysis
Advanced oxidation process
nanotechnology
wate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,985
1,981
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,201
578
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nidheesh Pv
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,347
13,352
0.817
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Advanced oxidation proces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,903
798
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Anjali Srivastava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,726
5,253
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,629
973
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hemant J Purohit|H J Purohit, Hemant J Purohit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,372
5,204
0.421
Microbial genomics
Probiotics
Herbal Preparations
Diagnostics
Bioremediatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,690
1,190
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sadhana S Rayalu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,140
4,586
0.412
Photocatalysis
Bio-photocatalysis
CO2 sequestretion and Valorisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,134
2,552
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ashish Kumar Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,851
3,668
0.535
Microbial Genomics
Environmental Genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,181
2,566
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sukdeb Pal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,808
2,687
0.395
Multifunctional (Nano)Materials
Wastewater
Resource Recovery
Adsorption-Photocatalysis
Hyphenated AOP and Antimicrobial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,928
3,289
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Abhinav Sharma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,756
2,575
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,233
3,449
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Atya Kapley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,567
2,867
0.515
Environmental Biotechnology and Genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,047
3,545
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lal Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,459
5,372
0.984
Ecological Restoration
Bamboo Ecology
Bioremediation
Environmental Stress
Microplasti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,576
3,578
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
M Suresh Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,417
4,341
0.801
Environmental Managemen
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,681
4,209
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
AN Vaidya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,861
2,666
0.548
Environmental Research
waste managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,350
5,070
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Saravanadevi Sivanesan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,252
2,224
0.523
Toxicology
environmental biotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,873
5,412
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Krishnamurthi Kannan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,066
1,878
0.462
Environmental Health and Biotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,263
5,734
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rajesh Biniwale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,907
1,573
0.403
Catalysis
Adsorption
Clean Energy Resource
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,500
7,912
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Amit Bansiwal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,020
1,543
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,716
7,983
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tanvir Arfin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,996
2,138
0.714
Nanocomposite
Defluoridation
Hazardous Management
Air Quality Monitorin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,720
9,726
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Deepanjan Majumdar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,530
971
0.384
Air pollution
Water Quality
Greenhouse gases
Soil Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,003
9,976
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ritesh Vijay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
1,849
0.749
Environmental Engineering
Constructed Wetland
Noise Pollution
Remote Sensing
GI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
419,588
10,795
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Avneesh Anshul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,299
1,920
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,627
10,920
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Subhamoy Bhowmick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,277
1,453
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,053
11,487
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anshuman Khardenavis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,174
1,313
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,621
11,719
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Shalini Dhyani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,129
1,837
0.863
Forestry
Urban Ecology
Biodiversity
Climate Change
EI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,642
11,860
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yogesh B Pakade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,103
986
0.469
Environmental and Analytical Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,627
11,960
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nishant A Dafale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,083
1,430
0.687
Microbiology & Microbial Genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,162
12,514
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jaimy Scaria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,985
1,981
0.998
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental catalysis
Advanced oxidation process
nanotechnology
wate