Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 25 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
253,291
World Rank
85
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Requirements Engineering | Software Engineering | Software Architecture | Software Process | Releas
Requirements Engineering | Software Engineering | Software Architecture | Software Process | Releas
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Total4,257
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Last 6 Years762
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Last 6 Years / Total0.179
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
263,885
World Rank
89
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total4,070
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Last 6 Years766
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Last 6 Years / Total0.188
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
354,496
World Rank
142
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total2,866
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Last 6 Years1,362
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Last 6 Years / Total0.475
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
487,451
World Rank
231
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
hard thin coatings | additive manufacturing | hard-to-machine material
hard thin coatings | additive manufacturing | hard-to-machine material
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Total1,864
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Last 6 Years940
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Last 6 Years / Total0.504
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
540,416
World Rank
284
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Sustainable Development | Culture and Heritage Management | Sustainable Tourism Developmen
Sustainable Development | Culture and Heritage Management | Sustainable Tourism Developmen
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Total1,593
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Last 6 Years848
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Last 6 Years / Total0.532
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
548,107
World Rank
288
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total1,558
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Last 6 Years546
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Last 6 Years / Total0.350
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
582,842
World Rank
318
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total1,410
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Last 6 Years731
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Last 6 Years / Total0.518
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
638,129
World Rank
359
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Optimizations and Simulation of production and logistics system
Optimizations and Simulation of production and logistics system
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Total1,207
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Last 6 Years758
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Last 6 Years / Total0.628
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
683,397
World Rank
400
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total1,064
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Last 6 Years628
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Last 6 Years / Total0.590
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
762,262
World Rank
472
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biotechnology | Food processing | Microalgae cultivation | Quality contro
Biotechnology | Food processing | Microalgae cultivation | Quality contro
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Total854
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Last 6 Years825
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Last 6 Years / Total0.966
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
894,269
World Rank
585
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Logistics | Collaborative Planning | Transport Planning | Port Operations | Metaheuristic
Logistics | Collaborative Planning | Transport Planning | Port Operations | Metaheuristic
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Total587
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Last 6 Years308
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Last 6 Years / Total0.525
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,040,928
World Rank
689
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total411
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Last 6 Years231
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Last 6 Years / Total0.562
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,051,947
World Rank
698
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total400
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Last 6 Years315
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Last 6 Years / Total0.788
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,121,995
World Rank
750
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total339
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Last 6 Years171
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Last 6 Years / Total0.504
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,334,992
World Rank
957
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total214
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Last 6 Years205
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Last 6 Years / Total0.958
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,424,535
World Rank
1,055
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
Energy Economics | Operations Research | Portfolio optimization | Game Theor
Energy Economics | Operations Research | Portfolio optimization | Game Theor
Citation Metrics
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Total180
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Last 6 Years174
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Last 6 Years / Total0.967
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,657,521
World Rank
1,296
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Satellite Applications | Remote Sensing | Renewable Energy | Meteorology | Climatolog
Satellite Applications | Remote Sensing | Renewable Energy | Meteorology | Climatolog
Citation Metrics
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Total115
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Last 6 Years47
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Last 6 Years / Total0.409
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,660,047
World Rank
1,298
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total114
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Last 6 Years100
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Last 6 Years / Total0.877
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,898,409
World Rank
1,542
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total69
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Last 6 Years16
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Last 6 Years / Total0.232
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,975,134
World Rank
1,640
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Architecture and Design / Urban Planning
Urban Design | Healthy Cities | Empowerment | Co-Design | Walkabilit
Urban Design | Healthy Cities | Empowerment | Co-Design | Walkabilit
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Total57
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Last 6 Years55
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Last 6 Years / Total0.965
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,197,041
World Rank
1,938
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Human Factors | Man-Machine systems | Risk Assessment | Mental Fatigue | Behavioral Operatio
Human Factors | Man-Machine systems | Risk Assessment | Mental Fatigue | Behavioral Operatio
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Total30
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Last 6 Years26
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Last 6 Years / Total0.867
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,211,809
World Rank
1,954
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total28
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Last 6 Years28
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,458,598
World Rank
2,311
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,478,929
World Rank
2,355
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,573,854
World Rank
2,557
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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