Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
information literacy
digital library
institutional repositories
social media
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,937
1,231
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Food Microbiology and Safety
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
1,292
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Environmental Biology & Toxicolokgy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,050
683
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,005
573
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Sociology of the Media
Nollywood Studies
Development Communication
African Theatre
Cultural Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
928
653
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
General microbiology
petroleum biology
environmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
888
632
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Renewable Energy
Environmental Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
836
475
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Political Science
International Relations
International Relations Theory
International Political Economy
International Envir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
835
696
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Electrochemistry
Material Science
Corrosion Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
759
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
International financial reporting
Financial markets
Financial Management & Investment
Corporate governance
forensic accounti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
744
406
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Environmental Epidemiology
Pollution Control Management
Climate Change and Health
Waste Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737
735
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Statistical Modeling and Distribution Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
736
430
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
NUTRITION
TOXICOLOGY
PHARMACOGNOSY AND NATUROPATHY
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
376
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology
Photochemicals – Benefits and Toxicology
Green Chemistry
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508
344
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
International finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
507
338
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Financial Reporting
Taxation
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496
345
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Water and Environmental Engineering
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
339
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
African philosophy
metaphysics
ethics
intercultural/comparative philosophy
philosophy of religio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
389
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Analytical Biochemistry
Neurobiochemistry
Phytomedicine
Drug metabolism and molecular toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
408
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
oil and development research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
65
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Organic Photochemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
247
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Information Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
361
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Monetary and Quantitative Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360
249
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
organic
medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
336
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
International relations
Strategic Studies
Conflict Resolution
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
247
0.704
Ebikabowei Emmanuel Baro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,937
1,231
0.636
information literacy
digital library
institutional repositories
social media
Christian Kosisochukwu Anumudu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
1,292
0.989
Food Microbiology and Safety
Seiyaboh Enetimi Idah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,050
683
0.650
Environmental Biology & Toxicolokgy
Seiba Williams Mac-Donald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,005
573
0.570
Osakue S. Omoera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
928
653
0.704
Sociology of the Media
Nollywood Studies
Development Communication
African Theatre
Cultural Communication
Lovet T Kigigha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
888
632
0.712
General microbiology
petroleum biology
environmental biology
Blessing Amabogha
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
836
475
0.568
Ernest Toochi Aniche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
835
696
0.834
Political Science
International Relations
International Relations Theory
International Political Economy
International Envir
Nkem B. Iroha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
759
0.923
Electrochemistry
Material Science
Corrosion Science
Wilson E. Herbert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
744
406
0.546
International financial reporting
Financial markets
Financial Management & Investment
Corporate governance
forensic accounti
Morufu Olalekan Raimi|Raimi Morufu Olalekan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737
735
0.997
Environmental Epidemiology
Pollution Control Management
Climate Change and Health
Waste Management
Ohakwe J
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
736
430
0.584
Statistical Modeling and Distribution Theory
Joel Theophilus Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
376
0.562
CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
NUTRITION
TOXICOLOGY
PHARMACOGNOSY AND NATUROPATHY
Uzoekwe, Anayo Stephen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508
344
0.677
Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology
Photochemicals – Benefits and Toxicology
Green Chemistry
Emmanuel Sebastian Akpan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
507
338
0.667
International finance
John Chika Onwuchekwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496
345
0.696
Adebola Adekunle
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
339
0.743
Water and Environmental Engineering
Ada Agada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
389
0.880
African philosophy
metaphysics
ethics
intercultural/comparative philosophy
philosophy of religio
Ilesanmi Omotayo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
408
0.967
Analytical Biochemistry
Neurobiochemistry
Phytomedicine
Drug metabolism and molecular toxicology
Augustine Ikein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
65
0.163
Seimokumo Angaye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
247
0.682
Organic Photochemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
Aziba-Anyam Gift Raimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
361
1.000
Oriavwote Victor E.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360
249
0.692
Monetary and Quantitative Economics
Melford Chuka Egbujor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
336
0.955
organic
medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry
Francis Chigozie Chilaka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
247
0.704
International relations
Strategic Studies
Conflict Resolution