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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 114 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
Microbiology
Immunology
Infectious disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,157
44,248
0.919
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cancer Biochemistry
Breast Cancer
Signaling Pathway
miRNA
Natural Produc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,505
7,959
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pharmacy
Pharmacology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Neuropharmacology
Neurosceicn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,367
4,883
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
PGPR-plant interactions
Plant natural products and cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,583
2,690
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Refactoring
Object Orinted Analysis
Data Minin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,379
2,667
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
synthetic medicinal chemistry
Organic Chemistry
anticancer
xanthine oxidase inhibitor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,106
3,505
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant Stress Biology
Plant Natural Compound
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,757
2,629
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,708
3,553
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cancer biology
Biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,679
3,606
0.771
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Natural Product Chemistry/Medicinal Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,464
3,120
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Neurosciences
Cardiovascular Sciences
Ulcerative coliti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,120
2,462
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Geospatial approach based Forest fire modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,975
3,699
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Theoretical and Computational Condensed Matter Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,864
2,371
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nanomaterials
Nanocomposites
Supercapacitors
High Energy Density Secondary Batteries
Electrochromic Display Devices etc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,835
3,269
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alzheimer's disease
Brain cancer
APE1
BER-pathway
Phytochemical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,529
1,944
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Applied Physics
Material Sc. & Engg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,460
1,743
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thrombus biology
Platelet
Nanobiotechnology
Biomaterials
Nanobiosenso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,206
1,555
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,080
1,867
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,955
1,656
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Inflammation
Cancer immunology
Innate immune response
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,660
1,610
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pharmacological intervention in Metabolic disorders such as Diabetes mellitus
MASLD
MAS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,649
2,637
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Water and wastewater management
membrane technologies
solid waste management
microbial fuel cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,169
1,789
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cancer biology
Host-pathogen Interactio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,890
693
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Metabolic disorders
Neuropsychopharmacology
Regulatory Toxicology
Pharmacoeconomics and Patentin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
1,085
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Molecular Systematics
Phycology
Polar Flora
DNA Barcoding
Phylogenetic Diversit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,585
1,048
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,429
107
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nasir Salam
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,157
44,248
0.919
Microbiology
Immunology
Infectious disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,240
1,122
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shashank Kumar
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,505
7,959
0.692
Cancer Biochemistry
Breast Cancer
Signaling Pathway
miRNA
Natural Produc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,409
1,881
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Puneet Kumar
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,367
4,883
0.584
Pharmacy
Pharmacology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Neuropharmacology
Neurosceicn
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,000
2,191
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ramakrishna Wusirika
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,583
2,690
0.355
PGPR-plant interactions
Plant natural products and cance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,225
2,829
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Satwinder Singh
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,379
2,667
0.418
Refactoring
Object Orinted Analysis
Data Minin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,599
3,001
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Raj Kumar
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,106
3,505
0.574
synthetic medicinal chemistry
Organic Chemistry
anticancer
xanthine oxidase inhibitor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,107
4,315
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sanjeev Kumar
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,757
2,629
0.553
Plant Stress Biology
Plant Natural Compound
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,935
4,368
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Khetan Shevkani
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,708
3,553
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,254
4,413
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Aklank Jain
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,679
3,606
0.771
Cancer biology
Biochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,457
4,716
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vikas Jaitak
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,464
3,120
0.699
Natural Product Chemistry/Medicinal Chemistr
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,566
5,302
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anjana Bali M Pharm
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,120
2,462
0.598
Neurosciences
Cardiovascular Sciences
Ulcerative coliti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,521
5,577
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shruti Kanga
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,975
3,699
0.931
Geospatial approach based Forest fire modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,124
5,793
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ashok Kumar
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,864
2,371
0.614
Theoretical and Computational Condensed Matter Physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,413
5,856
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
AL Sharma
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,835
3,269
0.852
Nanomaterials
Nanocomposites
Supercapacitors
High Energy Density Secondary Batteries
Electrochromic Display Devices etc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,966
6,516
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anil Kumar Mantha
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,529
1,944
0.551
Alzheimer's disease
Brain cancer
APE1
BER-pathway
Phytochemical
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,626
6,672
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Prashant S Alegaonkar
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,460
1,743
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,070
7,331
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sunil Kumar Singh
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,206
1,555
0.485
Thrombus biology
Platelet
Nanobiotechnology
Biomaterials
Nanobiosenso
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,412
7,684
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sunil Mittal
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,080
1,867
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,369
8,097
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jyoti Parkash
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,955
1,656
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,952
9,127
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Monisha Dhiman
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,660
1,610
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,754
9,180
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Uma Shanker Navik
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,649
2,637
0.995
Pharmacological intervention in Metabolic disorders such as Diabetes mellitus
MASLD
MAS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,388
11,500
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yogalakshmi Nandabalan
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,169
1,789
0.825
Water and wastewater management
membrane technologies
solid waste management
microbial fuel cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,156
13,122
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Somesh Baranwal
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,890
693
0.367
Cancer biology
Host-pathogen Interactio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,072
14,209
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Debapriya Garabadu
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
1,085
0.622
Metabolic disorders
Neuropsychopharmacology
Regulatory Toxicology
Pharmacoeconomics and Patentin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,472
15,503
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Felix Bast
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,585
1,048
0.661
Molecular Systematics
Phycology
Polar Flora
DNA Barcoding
Phylogenetic Diversit