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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 70 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
Agricultural Sustainability, Microbial Biotechnology, Extremophiles, Plant-Microbe Interactio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,136
23,666
0.872
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Phosphate Solubilization
Plant-Microbe Interaction
Drought tolerance
Microbial diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,858
7,578
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Microbial Diversity
Microbial Consortium
Plant-Microbe Interactio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,400
3,798
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fertility and Moisture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,868
1,332
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Microbial Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,811
2,640
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Microbiology
Metagenomics
Bacterial Proteomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,410
2,175
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant Molecular Biology
Plant Breeding and Genetics
Agriculture
Biotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,107
1,991
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Food Technology
Mushroom Process Technology
Functional Foods
Processing of underutilized grains
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,931
1,630
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Heterocyclic Chemistry
Green Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,796
1,632
0.909
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant Biotechnology
Crop Molecular Breedin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
1,235
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant Abiotic Stress, Heavy metal toxicity in plants, Chromiu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,135
768
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Food Science and Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,056
946
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Plant-Microbes Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,001
997
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Solar Energy Materials
Solar Energy Technology
Biophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
668
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant Pathology
IDM
Molecular Plant Patholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
819
763
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biochemistry
Plant Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Plant Physiology
Abiotic Stress Physiology and Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
774
744
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Perovskite Solar Cell
Microstrip Antenna
EBG
Metamaterial
Embedded System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
769
501
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wheat Breeding Epigenetics miRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
705
538
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Food Engineering
Food Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
655
526
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
654
632
0.966
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant Breeding and Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
610
390
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mycorrhiza, Biocontrol, Plant pathology, Glomalin, GRS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
572
314
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Human Resource Mnagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525
310
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Zoology
Microbiology
Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
414
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Food Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
352
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,505
211
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ajar Nath Yadav
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,136
23,666
0.872
Agricultural Sustainability, Microbial Biotechnology, Extremophiles, Plant-Microbe Interactio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,886
2,021
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Divjot Kour
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,858
7,578
0.964
Phosphate Solubilization
Plant-Microbe Interaction
Drought tolerance
Microbial diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,195
3,491
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Priyanka Verma
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,400
3,798
0.703
Microbial Diversity
Microbial Consortium
Plant-Microbe Interactio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,812
8,197
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ankit Kumar
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,868
1,332
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,463
8,390
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rubee Devi
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,811
2,640
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,449
9,979
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Deep Chandra Suyal
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,410
2,175
0.902
Microbiology
Metagenomics
Bacterial Proteomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,660
11,562
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Imran Sheikh
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,107
1,991
0.945
Plant Molecular Biology
Plant Breeding and Genetics
Agriculture
Biotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,725
12,562
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Krishan Kumar
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,931
1,630
0.844
Food Technology
Mushroom Process Technology
Functional Foods
Processing of underutilized grains
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,636
13,471
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Karan Singh
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,796
1,632
0.909
Heterocyclic Chemistry
Green Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,644
17,138
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pritesh Vyas
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
1,235
0.894
Plant Biotechnology
Crop Molecular Breedin
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
651,389
20,073
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Punesh Sangwan
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,135
768
0.677
Plant Abiotic Stress, Heavy metal toxicity in plants, Chromiu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,101
21,220
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Naseer Ahmed
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,056
946
0.896
Food Science and Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
696,476
22,107
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ashok Yadav
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,001
997
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
762,856
25,378
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Puneet Negi|P Negi
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
668
0.803
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Solar Energy Materials
Solar Energy Technology
Biophysic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
768,340
25,663
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sushma Sharma
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
819
763
0.932
Plant Pathology
IDM
Molecular Plant Patholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
788,031
26,740
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Naresh Kumar
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
774
744
0.961
Biochemistry
Plant Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Plant Physiology
Abiotic Stress Physiology and Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
790,489
26,894
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Aditi Sharma Thakur
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
769
501
0.651
Perovskite Solar Cell
Microstrip Antenna
EBG
Metamaterial
Embedded System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
820,600
28,557
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Neeraj K Vasistha
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
705
538
0.763
Wheat Breeding Epigenetics miRNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
845,929
29,955
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rajesh Kumar
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
655
526
0.803
Food Engineering
Food Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
846,383
29,983
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Neelam Thakur
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
654
632
0.966
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
870,534
31,341
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Vikrant Tyagi
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
610
390
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
893,231
32,589
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pradeep Kumar Singh
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
572
314
0.549
Mycorrhiza, Biocontrol, Plant pathology, Glomalin, GRS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
926,358
34,122
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Geeta Kumari
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525
310
0.590
Human Resource Mnagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,021,105
38,273
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Preety Tomar
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
414
0.993
Zoology
Microbiology
Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,084,876
41,202
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Priyanka Thakur
Eternal University
Sirmour, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
352
0.986