Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 223 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,977
55,080
0.934
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Public Health Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,141
25,693
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Women's and perinatal health
Non-communicable diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,300
14,022
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nutrition
Public Health
Cancer
Metabolism
and MAM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,927
12,036
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biostatistical methods
Chronic Disease
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Infectious disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,290
2,273
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,069
2,054
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Reproductive health
gender
sexual health
infectious disease and health system researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,892
1,635
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Public Health Nutrition
Malnutrition
Diet therapy for Non Communicable diseases
Dietary and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,316
1,310
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Trajectory
Cardiovascular health
Diabetes
Metabolic syndrome
Systematic revie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
1,287
0.989
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Causal inference
Meta-analysis
Survival data analysis
Longitudinal data analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,136
1,128
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Enzyme Technology
Lignocellulose Biotechnology
Pulp& Paper Biotechnology
Biofuels & Bioenerg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
911
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
HIV/AIDS
surveillance targeting diseases and maternal healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
913
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Infectious disease Epidemiological study
Maternal and Child health
Chronic Diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
890
828
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Functional biomaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
839
795
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Antimicrobial resistance
molecular epidemiology of microorganism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
754
694
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Poultry Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
502
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Public Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
604
602
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Medical Anatomy
Neuroscience
Developmental Anatomy (Embryology)
Teratology
Toxicology an
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
594
583
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Solid State Battery
Anode free battery
Electrochemistry
Li-S battery
Elecrocatalytic water splittin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
564
477
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Medical parasitology and Medical entomolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518
499
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Smart grid
Renewable energy
Energy Conversion
Artificial intelligence in power system applicatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
509
508
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Inorganic synthesis
Computational Photochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496
492
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Botany
medicinal plant research
plant ecology
carbon stock
agronom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
490
403
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dosage Form Desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
433
431
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Environmental science
soil science and agricultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
425
412
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,282
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Getachew Mullu Kassa
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,977
55,080
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,483
27
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Habtamu Temesgen
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,141
25,693
0.913
Public Health Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,065
60
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Melaku Desta
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,300
14,022
0.860
Women's and perinatal health
Non-communicable diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,043
72
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ayenew Negesse Abejie
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,927
12,036
0.931
Nutrition
Public Health
Cancer
Metabolism
and MAM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
419,029
234
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Daniel Bekele Ketema
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,290
2,273
0.993
Biostatistical methods
Chronic Disease
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Infectious disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,960
258
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Belayneh Mengist
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,069
2,054
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,155
290
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nurilign Abebe Moges
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,892
1,635
0.864
Reproductive health
gender
sexual health
infectious disease and health system researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604,887
387
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alehegn Aderaw Alamneh
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,316
1,310
0.995
Public Health Nutrition
Malnutrition
Diet therapy for Non Communicable diseases
Dietary and
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
608,967
392
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Moges Agazhe Assemie
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
1,287
0.989
Trajectory
Cardiovascular health
Diabetes
Metabolic syndrome
Systematic revie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,434
437
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Muluneh Alene
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,136
1,128
0.993
Causal inference
Meta-analysis
Survival data analysis
Longitudinal data analysi
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
692,902
472
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Amit Kumar
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
911
0.884
Enzyme Technology
Lignocellulose Biotechnology
Pulp& Paper Biotechnology
Biofuels & Bioenerg
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
732,880
514
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mengistie Kassahun Tariku
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
913
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
745,414
524
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Molla Yigzaw
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
890
828
0.930
Infectious disease Epidemiological study
Maternal and Child health
Chronic Diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
766,388
552
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yihenew Simegniew Birhan
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
839
795
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,844
598
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tebelay Dilnessa
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
754
694
0.920
Antimicrobial resistance
molecular epidemiology of microorganism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
805,307
600
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Melkamu Bezabih Yitbarek
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
502
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
880,673
726
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yoseph Merkeb Alamneh
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
604
602
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
886,684
740
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fentahun Adane
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
594
583
0.981
Medical Anatomy
Neuroscience
Developmental Anatomy (Embryology)
Teratology
Toxicology an
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
905,769
773
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tilahun Awoke Zegeye
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
564
477
0.846
Solid State Battery
Anode free battery
Electrochemistry
Li-S battery
Elecrocatalytic water splittin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
939,832
833
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yibeltal Aschale
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518
499
0.963
Medical parasitology and Medical entomolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
947,071
849
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Takele Ferede Agajie
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
509
508
0.998
Smart grid
Renewable energy
Energy Conversion
Artificial intelligence in power system applicatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
957,889
866
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mamaru Bitew Alem
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496
492
0.992
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Inorganic synthesis
Computational Photochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
963,323
871
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alemayehu Kefalew
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
490
403
0.822
Botany
medicinal plant research
plant ecology
carbon stock
agronom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,014,396
957
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anteneh Belayneh Melese
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
433
431
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,021,997
971
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tesfaye Bayu Zeleke
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
425
412
0.969
Environmental science
soil science and agricultur