Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 394 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 Rankings
Rankings
3,706
World Rank
77
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total95,734
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Last 6 Years36,161
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Last 6 Years / Total0.378
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,089
World Rank
93
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Glycochemistry | Chemical Glycobiology | Medicinal Chemistry | Materials Scienc
Glycochemistry | Chemical Glycobiology | Medicinal Chemistry | Materials Scienc
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Total90,531
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Last 6 Years45,606
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Last 6 Years / Total0.504
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
5,628
World Rank
151
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total75,182
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Last 6 Years35,453
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Last 6 Years / Total0.472
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
9,629
World Rank
308
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total53,943
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Last 6 Years27,722
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Last 6 Years / Total0.514
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
10,935
World Rank
360
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Nanomaterials | Chemical engineering | Energy materials | Nanocomposites | Nanochemistr
Nanomaterials | Chemical engineering | Energy materials | Nanocomposites | Nanochemistr
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Total49,560
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Last 6 Years23,746
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Last 6 Years / Total0.479
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
12,333
World Rank
409
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Synthetic Biology | Protein Engineering | Enzymology | Metabolic Engineering | Microbiolog
Synthetic Biology | Protein Engineering | Enzymology | Metabolic Engineering | Microbiolog
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Total45,997
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Last 6 Years24,026
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Last 6 Years / Total0.522
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
14,893
World Rank
519
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Energy storage | Structural control | Nanomaterial
Energy storage | Structural control | Nanomaterial
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Total41,037
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Last 6 Years26,712
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Last 6 Years / Total0.651
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
19,180
World Rank
693
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Solar Energy | Catalysis | Photovoltaic | Functional Material
Solar Energy | Catalysis | Photovoltaic | Functional Material
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Total34,909
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Last 6 Years16,336
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Last 6 Years / Total0.468
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
23,613
World Rank
872
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total30,535
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Last 6 Years17,785
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Last 6 Years / Total0.582
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
33,680
World Rank
1,298
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Thermal effect on materials | structures and processes. Fracture | Creep and Fatigue | Energy Proces
Thermal effect on materials | structures and processes. Fracture | Creep and Fatigue | Energy Proces
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Total24,053
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Last 6 Years12,217
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Last 6 Years / Total0.508
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
42,870
World Rank
1,739
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total20,254
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Last 6 Years12,274
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Last 6 Years / Total0.606
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
45,397
World Rank
1,859
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total19,410
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Last 6 Years10,537
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Last 6 Years / Total0.543
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
46,646
World Rank
1,911
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental Pollution Control | Fenton | Environmental Catalysis | CO2 Conversio
Environmental Pollution Control | Fenton | Environmental Catalysis | CO2 Conversio
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Total19,031
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Last 6 Years13,190
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Last 6 Years / Total0.693
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
53,709
World Rank
2,246
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
multi-agent systems | computer vsion | reinforcement learning | cyber-physical system
multi-agent systems | computer vsion | reinforcement learning | cyber-physical system
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Total17,143
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Last 6 Years11,562
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Last 6 Years / Total0.674
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
54,793
World Rank
2,281
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total16,893
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Last 6 Years11,029
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Last 6 Years / Total0.653
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
64,888
World Rank
2,778
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Econophysics | Int'l food trade networks | Network resilience | LPPLS | Multifractal
Econophysics | Int'l food trade networks | Network resilience | LPPLS | Multifractal
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Total14,862
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Last 6 Years5,566
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Last 6 Years / Total0.375
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
67,853
World Rank
2,906
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Polymer Materials | Polymer Chemistry | Chemial Engineering | Rheology | Small Angle X-Ray Scatterin
Polymer Materials | Polymer Chemistry | Chemial Engineering | Rheology | Small Angle X-Ray Scatterin
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Total14,377
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Last 6 Years9,109
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Last 6 Years / Total0.634
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
71,137
World Rank
3,044
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total13,854
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Last 6 Years8,123
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Last 6 Years / Total0.586
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
72,687
World Rank
3,124
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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Total13,611
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Last 6 Years11,971
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Last 6 Years / Total0.880
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
72,702
World Rank
3,125
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Photochemistry | supramolecular chemistry | functional dyes | organic luminescent materials based o
Photochemistry | supramolecular chemistry | functional dyes | organic luminescent materials based o
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Total13,609
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Last 6 Years9,530
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Last 6 Years / Total0.700
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
72,997
World Rank
3,139
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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Total13,565
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Last 6 Years6,967
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Last 6 Years / Total0.514
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
77,634
World Rank
3,353
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
In-situ Electron Microscopy | Nanomaterials | Catalysis | Nanomechanic
In-situ Electron Microscopy | Nanomaterials | Catalysis | Nanomechanic
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Total12,909
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Last 6 Years11,690
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Last 6 Years / Total0.906
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
79,098
World Rank
3,420
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Synthetic biology | Chemical Biology | Optogenetics | Imaging | Drug discover
Synthetic biology | Chemical Biology | Optogenetics | Imaging | Drug discover
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Total12,709
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Last 6 Years8,998
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Last 6 Years / Total0.708
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
82,025
World Rank
3,568
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Chemical Glycobiology | Biosensors | Chemosensors | Medicinal Chemistry | Materials Scienc
Chemical Glycobiology | Biosensors | Chemosensors | Medicinal Chemistry | Materials Scienc
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Total12,338
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Last 6 Years9,017
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Last 6 Years / Total0.731
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
91,223
World Rank
4,003
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total11,305
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Last 6 Years7,401
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Last 6 Years / Total0.655
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