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Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 341 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
India
Anirudh Pradhan
General Relativity
Cosmology
Dark Energy
Modified Gravit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,387
4,449
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
India
Kuldeep K Saxena
Synthesis and development of biocompatible materials
human Implant material
Two phase materials
Hot deformation
Microstructu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,214
8,736
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
India
Saibal Ray
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Cosmology
History & Philosophy of Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,910
6,072
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
India
Pradeep Mishra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,808
3,547
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
India
Anuj Kumar
Molecular Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Nanomaterials
Electrocatalysis
Fuel Cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,206
7,165
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
India
Kamal Sharma
Polymer Nanocomposites
Solar Nanocomposite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,170
6,757
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
India
Reena Kumari
Disparity
Inequality and Regional Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,155
5,384
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
India
Pradeep Kumar Singh
Composite Materials
Molecular Dynamics
Polymer Nanocomposites
Graphene
Carbon Nanotube
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,205
3,513
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
India
Benoy Kumar Singh
Cosmology
Modified theory of gravit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,328
1,306
0.392

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
India
Bhupendra Singh Chauhan
Energy
IC Engines
Thermal Engineern
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,140
2,008
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
India
Sarvesh Singh
POMOLOG
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,094
833
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
India
Jagdip Singh Sohal
Infectious Diseases and Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,929
984
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
India
Ranjit K Harwansh
Nano Carrier Systems
Novel Drug Delivery Systems
Phytopharmaceutical Product Development an
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,771
2,071
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
India
Preeti Verma
Educational Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,767
2,026
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
India
Kundan Kumar Chaubey
Microbiology
Virology
Molecular Biology
Proteomics
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,761
1,717
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
India
Trilok Pratap Singh
Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,537
625
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
India
Sujit Kumarverma
NANO Alloying
Nano fluid application
Applied thermodynamics
advanced fluid mechanics
solar energy application
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,325
1,969
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
India
Anukool Vaishnav
Plant-Soil-Microbe Interaction
Plant Stress Physiology
Soil Microbiome
Rhizosphere Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,320
1,938
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
India
Kamal Shah
Analytical and Synthetic chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,120
1,602
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
India
Saurabh Gupta
Microbial Genomics (Mycobacterium spp.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,081
1,366
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
India
Subhash Tripathi
Separation Science
Chromatographic techniques
membrane Separations
Applied radiation an
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,990
604
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
India
Dilip Kumar Sharma
Information Retrieval
Web Mining
Machine Learning
Big Data & Analytic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,858
1,518
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
India
Shiv Bahadur
Product development
Novel Drug Delivery System and Herbal Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,753
1,317
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
India
Nitin Khandelwal
Virology
Antiviral Drug Discovery
Host targeted antiviral Therapy
CRISPR-Cas9 Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,667
1,167
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
India
Rajpal Singh
Seismo-Electromagnetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,897
913
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,597
India
1,510
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Anirudh Pradhan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,387
4,449
0.474
General Relativity
Cosmology
Dark Energy
Modified Gravit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,003
India
1,554
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kuldeep K Saxena
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,214
8,736
0.948
Synthesis and development of biocompatible materials
human Implant material
Two phase materials
Hot deformation
Microstructu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,391
India
1,648
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Saibal Ray
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,910
6,072
0.681
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Cosmology
History & Philosophy of Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,829
India
2,041
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pradeep Mishra
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,808
3,547
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,993
India
2,307
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Anuj Kumar
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,206
7,165
0.994
Molecular Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Nanomaterials
Electrocatalysis
Fuel Cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,759
India
2,319
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kamal Sharma
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,170
6,757
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,093
India
2,328
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Reena Kumari
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,155
5,384
0.752
Disparity
Inequality and Regional Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,369
India
3,680
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pradeep Kumar Singh
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,205
3,513
0.675
Composite Materials
Molecular Dynamics
Polymer Nanocomposites
Graphene
Carbon Nanotube
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,764
India
6,823
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Benoy Kumar Singh
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,328
1,306
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,127
India
7,335
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bhupendra Singh Chauhan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,140
2,008
0.639

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,143
India
7,463
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sarvesh Singh
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,094
833
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,916
India
7,964
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jagdip Singh Sohal
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,929
984
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,624
India
8,518
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ranjit K Harwansh
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,771
2,071
0.747
Nano Carrier Systems
Novel Drug Delivery Systems
Phytopharmaceutical Product Development an
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,069
India
8,531
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Preeti Verma
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,767
2,026
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,668
India
8,549
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kundan Kumar Chaubey
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,761
1,717
0.622
Microbiology
Virology
Molecular Biology
Proteomics
Immunolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,197
India
9,422
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Trilok Pratap Singh
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,537
625
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,099
India
10,381
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sujit Kumarverma
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,325
1,969
0.847
NANO Alloying
Nano fluid application
Applied thermodynamics
advanced fluid mechanics
solar energy application
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,749
India
10,405
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anukool Vaishnav
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,320
1,938
0.835
Plant-Soil-Microbe Interaction
Plant Stress Physiology
Soil Microbiome
Rhizosphere Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,734
India
11,486
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kamal Shah
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,120
1,602
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,623
India
11,704
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Saurabh Gupta
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,081
1,366
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,096
India
12,207
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Subhash Tripathi
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,990
604
0.304
Separation Science
Chromatographic techniques
membrane Separations
Applied radiation an
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,438
India
13,051
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dilip Kumar Sharma
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,858
1,518
0.817
Information Retrieval
Web Mining
Machine Learning
Big Data & Analytic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
499,897
India
13,804
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shiv Bahadur
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,753
1,317
0.751
Product development
Novel Drug Delivery System and Herbal Medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
516,988
India
14,479
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nitin Khandelwal
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,667
1,167
0.700
Virology
Antiviral Drug Discovery
Host targeted antiviral Therapy
CRISPR-Cas9 Technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,071
India
8,078
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rajpal Singh
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,897
913
0.315