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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 20 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
Marine biodiversity
aquaculture
climate change
Carbon sequestration
Coastal zone managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,100
2,114
0.516
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant Physiology
Stress Physiology
Enzymolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,880
1,981
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant physiology
Stress physiology
Molecular biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
637
618
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biological Anthropology
Medical Anthropology
Molrcular Anthropology
Bio-social study
Developmental Anthropolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
526
466
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Conservation Biology
Diversity mangrove fauna
Fauna of hot springs
Faunal diversity of Forest Ecosyste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
443
318
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant Patholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
122
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mathematical Biology
Population Dynamics
Mathematical Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
104
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Digital Library
OER
Open Access
Bibliometrics
Scientometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
71
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
ELT
Linguistics
Cultural Studies & Translation Studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
50
0.549
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ecology of Butterflies (Rhopalocera) in Eastern Ghat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
85
0.966
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Economics of Natural resources
Agricultural Economics
Rural Economics
Industrial Economics
Tribal Economics and Gender Econ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
60
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Communication
CFD
Media Aesthetics
Cultural Anthropology
Media Sociolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
26
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bibliometrics
Digital Library
Library Administration
OER
IP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
53
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
ICTD
Digital Sociology
Gender Studies
Disability Studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
48
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ornithology
Conservation Biology
Behavioural Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
24
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ecology
Biodiversity assessment
Earthworm taxonom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Environmental Stress
Plant Stress Physiology
Environmental Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Socio-Cultural Anthropolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
18
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Scientometrics
Bibliometrics
Content analysis
Knowledge managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
10
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Design of Experimen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
8
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,661
5,288
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kakoli Banerjee
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,100
2,114
0.516
Marine biodiversity
aquaculture
climate change
Carbon sequestration
Coastal zone managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,172
8,308
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Debabrata Panda
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,880
1,981
0.688
Plant Physiology
Stress Physiology
Enzymolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
862,162
30,933
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Prafulla Kumar Behera
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
637
618
0.970
Plant physiology
Stress physiology
Molecular biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
933,488
34,511
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jayanta Kumar Nayak
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
526
466
0.886
Biological Anthropology
Medical Anthropology
Molrcular Anthropology
Bio-social study
Developmental Anthropolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,005,237
37,662
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sharat Kumar Palita
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
443
318
0.718
Conservation Biology
Diversity mangrove fauna
Fauna of hot springs
Faunal diversity of Forest Ecosyste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,547,834
68,056
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lopamudra Behera
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
122
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,574,575
70,044
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jyotiska Datta
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
104
0.782
Mathematical Biology
Population Dynamics
Mathematical Ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,736,642
82,874
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bijayananda Pradhan
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
71
0.740
Digital Library
OER
Open Access
Bibliometrics
Scientometric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,762,901
85,079
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thotapally Anjaneyulu
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
50
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,776,390
86,225
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anirban Mahata
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
85
0.966
Ecology of Butterflies (Rhopalocera) in Eastern Ghat
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,869,301
94,462
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Minati Sahoo
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
60
0.833
Economics of Natural resources
Agricultural Economics
Rural Economics
Industrial Economics
Tribal Economics and Gender Econ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,909,430
98,264
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sourav Gupta
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
26
0.394
Communication
CFD
Media Aesthetics
Cultural Anthropology
Media Sociolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,913,912
98,678
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bijayananda Pradhan
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
53
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,032,862
109,845
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Elisa Mohanty
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
48
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,153,187
121,594
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Swetashree Purohit
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
24
0.706
Ornithology
Conservation Biology
Behavioural Ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,236,973
129,793
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ayusmita Naik
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,229
130,074
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Aloukika Panda
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
Environmental Stress
Plant Stress Physiology
Environmental Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,301,142
136,255
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bk Srinivas
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
18
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,421,001
147,101
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pritam Kumar Pati
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
10
0.909
Scientometrics
Bibliometrics
Content analysis
Knowledge managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,423,574
147,356
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rushi Prasad Sahoo
Central University of Orissa
Koraput, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
8
0.727