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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 34 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
Contemporary Theory
Indian writing in English
Feminism
Orientalism
and Digital Humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,635
2,985
0.310
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
270
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Language and Linguistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
716
153
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Second Language Acquisition
Language Assessment
Bi/multilingual Education
Academic Writing
Developing Early ESL Reading usi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
187
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
educatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
36
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
literature
cultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
65
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Feminist Literary Studies
Translation Studies
African-American Studies
Literature and Translation
Feminist Translatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
105
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
language acquisition
psycholinguistics
reading disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
44
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
21
0.266
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Phonological theories
Phonetics Phonology interfaces
Sociolinguistics
Applied Linguistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
52
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Communication
Semiotics
Critical Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
30
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
digital literacy
reading
hypertext
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
55
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Critical Caste Studies
Violence Studies
Cultural Studies
Tamil Studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
43
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Translation Studies
Cultural Studies
Interdisciplinary Studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
21
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
english language teaching
english language evaluation
multilingual educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
48
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Critical Thinking
Language Teaching
Bilinguals
Curriculu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
49
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
media
journalism
mass communication
new media
data journalis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
47
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Journalism and Communicatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
36
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Literature
Philosophy
Humanities
Religio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
29
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
cultural studies
gender studies
film studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
33
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
General Linguistics
Language Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
8
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
rhetoric
linguistics
discourse analysis
public speaking
language chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
28
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Health Communication
Development Communication
HIV/AID
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
26
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
EDUCATION
SOCIAL SCIENCES
ARTS AND HUMANITIE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
30
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Syntax
Computational Linguistics
English Grammar
Language Teaching
Translatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
3
0.103
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,588
1,471
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jai Singh
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,635
2,985
0.310
Contemporary Theory
Indian writing in English
Feminism
Orientalism
and Digital Humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
737,303
24,143
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
TT Sreekumar
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
270
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
818,939
28,521
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Raghavachari Amritavalli
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
716
153
0.214
Language and Linguistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,357,647
55,458
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lina Mukhopadhyay
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
187
0.935
Second Language Acquisition
Language Assessment
Bi/multilingual Education
Academic Writing
Developing Early ESL Reading usi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,394,199
57,721
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Premakumari Dheram
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
36
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,590,455
71,528
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
D Venkat Rao
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
65
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,677,796
78,315
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rajkumar Eligedi
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
105
0.981
Feminist Literary Studies
Translation Studies
African-American Studies
Literature and Translation
Feminist Translatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,743,449
83,727
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shruti Sircar
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
44
0.468
language acquisition
psycholinguistics
reading disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,825,480
90,784
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ipshita Chanda
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
21
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,871,595
94,954
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hemanga Dutta
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
52
0.732
Phonological theories
Phonetics Phonology interfaces
Sociolinguistics
Applied Linguistic
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,898,211
97,476
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Srinivas Lankala
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
30
0.448
Communication
Semiotics
Critical Theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,915,886
99,131
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kshema Jose
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
55
0.859
digital literacy
reading
hypertext
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,917,135
99,270
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Parthasarathi Muthukaruppan
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
43
0.672
Critical Caste Studies
Violence Studies
Cultural Studies
Tamil Studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,945,850
101,958
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tharakeshwar VB
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
21
0.350
Translation Studies
Cultural Studies
Interdisciplinary Studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,957,569
103,061
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Geetha Durairajan
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
48
0.828
english language teaching
english language evaluation
multilingual educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,971,605
104,344
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Suvarna Lakshmi
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
49
0.875
Critical Thinking
Language Teaching
Bilinguals
Curriculu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,029,336
109,824
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Suchitra Patnaik
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
47
0.979
media
journalism
mass communication
new media
data journalis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,046,730
111,530
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nagamallika Gudipaty
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
36
0.783
Journalism and Communicatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,055,237
112,385
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jibu Mathew George
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
29
0.644
Literature
Philosophy
Humanities
Religio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,062,241
113,046
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Uma Maheswari Bhrugubanda
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
33
0.750
cultural studies
gender studies
film studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,097,817
116,580
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Awadesh Kumar Mishra
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
8
0.200
General Linguistics
Language Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,104,173
117,124
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Braj Mohan
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
28
0.718
rhetoric
linguistics
discourse analysis
public speaking
language chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,113,189
118,008
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ravindra Kumar Vemula
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
26
0.684
Health Communication
Development Communication
HIV/AID
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,157,016
122,234
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sudhakar Venukapalli
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
30
0.909
EDUCATION
SOCIAL SCIENCES
ARTS AND HUMANITIE
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,200,719
126,557
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hariprasad Maramraj
English & Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
3
0.103
Syntax
Computational Linguistics
English Grammar
Language Teaching
Translatio