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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 288 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
Statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,828
16,170
0.581
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
content analysis
media effect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,740
9,716
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Evolutionary Algorithms
State Estimatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,449
10,260
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biomechanics
Rehabilitation
Orthopaedic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,902
8,133
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Engineering Cybernetics
Active Disturbance Rejection Control
ADR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,240
8,480
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
supply chain management
sustainable supply chains
sustainable supply chain managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,412
5,410
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
international business
strategy
entrepreneurship
emerging markets
internationalization of service
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,069
4,627
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Successful Aging
Health Communication
Trauma and Life Course
Stress
Coping and Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,327
2,663
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
water treatment
wastewater treatment
industrial waste treatment
hazardous waste treatment
environmental pollutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,136
5,530
0.456
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Innovation Management
New Products
New Product Forecastin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,926
3,123
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,950
3,471
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,118
3,315
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
global change
biogeochemistry
biodiversity
plant functional ecology
soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,593
4,782
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Public Administratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,384
1,734
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
organizational behavior
management
international business
entrepreneurshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,263
1,970
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Innovation
Small business management
Emerging market firms
Internationalization
Entrepreneurshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,344
3,016
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,963
1,271
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Advertising
Consumer Behavior
International Marketing
Retailin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,860
1,752
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
visual perception
imagery
experimental hypnosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,516
759
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,380
2,867
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Youth Development
Schools
Social Context
Community Psychology
Education Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,923
3,539
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sales-Channels Management
Applied Bayesian Statistical Model
Methodological Artifacts
Customer Purchasin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,706
2,401
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
human resource managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,576
824
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
thermodynamics
gas adsorption
microporous material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,481
1,117
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Biogeography
Physiological ecology
Rivers and Lake
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,438
718
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,105
12,329
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yuping Wu
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,828
16,170
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,245
12,386
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kimberly Neuendorf
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,740
9,716
0.350
content analysis
media effect
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,709
12,575
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dan Simon
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,449
10,260
0.374
Evolutionary Algorithms
State Estimatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,196
13,613
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Antonie J Van Den Bogert
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,902
8,133
0.314
Biomechanics
Rehabilitation
Orthopaedic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,887
19,876
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Zhiqiang Gao
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,240
8,480
0.441
Engineering Cybernetics
Active Disturbance Rejection Control
ADR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,759
21,021
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Injazz J Chen
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,412
5,410
0.294
supply chain management
sustainable supply chains
sustainable supply chain managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,691
28,937
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Raj Javalgi
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,069
4,627
0.329
international business
strategy
entrepreneurship
emerging markets
internationalization of service
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,054
33,347
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Boaz Kahana
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,327
2,663
0.216
Successful Aging
Health Communication
Trauma and Life Course
Stress
Coping and Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,667
33,943
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yung Tse Hung
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,136
5,530
0.456
water treatment
wastewater treatment
industrial waste treatment
hazardous waste treatment
environmental pollutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,476
34,600
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kenneth Kahn
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,926
3,123
0.262
Innovation Management
New Products
New Product Forecastin
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,709
41,636
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anton A Komar
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,950
3,471
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,795
45,434
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cheryl Campanella Bracken
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,118
3,315
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,896
53,920
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kevin E Mueller
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,593
4,782
0.630
global change
biogeochemistry
biodiversity
plant functional ecology
soil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,190
55,311
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Camilla Stivers
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,384
1,734
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,743
56,128
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robert F Scherer
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,263
1,970
0.271
organizational behavior
management
international business
entrepreneurshi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,321
63,195
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ping Deng
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,344
3,016
0.475
Innovation
Small business management
Emerging market firms
Internationalization
Entrepreneurshi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,437
66,623
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Linda Quinn
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,963
1,271
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,654
67,646
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sanjay Putrevu
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,860
1,752
0.299
Advertising
Consumer Behavior
International Marketing
Retailin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,026
71,073
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Benjamin Wallace
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,516
759
0.138
visual perception
imagery
experimental hypnosi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,871
72,479
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kelly Yu Hsin Liao
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,380
2,867
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,045
77,842
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Adam Voight
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,923
3,539
0.719
Youth Development
Schools
Social Context
Community Psychology
Education Researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,613
80,707
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ashutosh Patil
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,706
2,401
0.510
Sales-Channels Management
Applied Bayesian Statistical Model
Methodological Artifacts
Customer Purchasin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,714
82,526
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mary Wilson Hrivnak
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,576
824
0.180
human resource managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,263
83,813
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Orhan Talu
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,481
1,117
0.249
thermodynamics
gas adsorption
microporous material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,381
84,434
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Robert A Krebs
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,438
718
0.162
Biogeography
Physiological ecology
Rivers and Lake