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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 178 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
district heating
district cooling
district energy systems
district heating and coolin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,356
7,883
0.590
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Feature Extraction
Human Vision
Biometrics
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligenc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,229
2,037
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
vehicular networks
networked systems
autonomous vehicles
cyber-physical system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,888
4,894
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,470
3,542
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tribology
engineering metrology
contact mechanic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,433
1,304
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,384
5,282
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
International entrepreneurship
international marketing
born globals
international new ventures
firm growt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,200
2,574
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Corporate Governance
Ownership
Boards of directors
Entrepreneurship
Innovatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,325
2,742
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
BIOMETRICS
Image Analysis
Pattern Recognition
Computer Vision
Feature Extractio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,966
2,720
0.456
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
psychology
sport
exercise
injury
rehabilitatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,665
3,147
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cyber-Physical System
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,275
960
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
active rfi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,230
1,011
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
applied A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,708
1,522
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sport Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,209
1,866
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
District heating and cooling
Energy efficiency
Geographical information system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,055
2,334
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,991
1,625
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Digital care
Mental health
Social suppor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,911
1,605
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
professionsutveckling
PCK
lärande
digitaliserin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,690
2,116
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Learning
digitalisation and cultural change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,540
514
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Bioinformatics
Data Mining
Predictive Maintenanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,495
1,227
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Intelligence Studies
Digital Marketing
Evolutionary Economics
Geoeconomics
Methodolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,320
1,401
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Materials
Mechanical engineering
metrology
production engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,911
929
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Real-time and embedded communication
Real-time systems
Wireless Networking
VANET
Industrial communicatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,719
671
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Semantic Event Chains
Manipulation Actions
Object-Action Relations
Imitation learning
Semantic Policie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,638
1,728
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Knowledge Representatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,460
2,079
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,336
1,042
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sven Werner
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,356
7,883
0.590
district heating
district cooling
district energy systems
district heating and coolin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,337
1,477
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Josef Bigun
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,229
2,037
0.199
Feature Extraction
Human Vision
Biometrics
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,358
1,532
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alexey Vinel
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,888
4,894
0.495
vehicular networks
networked systems
autonomous vehicles
cyber-physical system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,606
1,858
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jens Nygren
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,470
3,542
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,035
2,152
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tom Thomas
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,433
1,304
0.175
Tribology
engineering metrology
contact mechanic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,044
2,166
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andreas Ivarsson
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,384
5,282
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,932
2,239
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Svante Andersson
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,200
2,574
0.358
International entrepreneurship
international marketing
born globals
international new ventures
firm growt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,657
2,596
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jonas Gabrielsson
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,325
2,742
0.434
Corporate Governance
Ownership
Boards of directors
Entrepreneurship
Innovatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,167
2,757
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fernando Alonso Fernandez
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,966
2,720
0.456
BIOMETRICS
Image Analysis
Pattern Recognition
Computer Vision
Feature Extractio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,763
2,913
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Urban Johnson
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,665
3,147
0.556
psychology
sport
exercise
injury
rehabilitatio
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Rankings
206,637
3,128
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Walid Taha
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,275
960
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,378
3,151
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Björn Nilsson
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,230
1,011
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,360
3,495
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mark Dougherty
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,708
1,522
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,473
3,877
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Xavier Sanchez
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,209
1,866
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,270
4,008
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Urban Persson
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,055
2,334
0.576
District heating and cooling
Energy efficiency
Geographical information system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,994
4,078
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Karen Manley
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,991
1,625
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,788
4,137
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ingela Skärsäter
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,911
1,605
0.410
Digital care
Mental health
Social suppor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,868
4,345
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pernilla Nilsson
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,690
2,116
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,233
4,509
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mikael Alexandersson
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,540
514
0.145
Learning
digitalisation and cultural change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,488
4,557
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thorsteinn Rognvaldsson
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,495
1,227
0.351
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Bioinformatics
Data Mining
Predictive Maintenanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,861
4,767
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Klaus Solberg Søilen|Klaus Solberg Soilen, Klaus Solberg Søilen
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,320
1,401
0.422
Intelligence Studies
Digital Marketing
Evolutionary Economics
Geoeconomics
Methodolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,639
5,318
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bg Rosen
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,911
929
0.319
Materials
Mechanical engineering
metrology
production engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
369,202
5,588
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Magnus Jonsson
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,719
671
0.247
Real-time and embedded communication
Real-time systems
Wireless Networking
VANET
Industrial communicatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,983
5,716
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eren Erdal Aksoy
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,638
1,728
0.655
Semantic Event Chains
Manipulation Actions
Object-Action Relations
Imitation learning
Semantic Policie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,709
6,059
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Slawomir Nowaczyk
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,460
2,079
0.845
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Knowledge Representatio