Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 156 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
1,319
World Rank
569
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total163,429
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Last 6 Years60,051
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Last 6 Years / Total0.367
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
3,294
World Rank
1,554
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total102,158
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Last 6 Years27,353
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Last 6 Years / Total0.268
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,341
World Rank
2,048
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total87,505
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Last 6 Years25,213
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Last 6 Years / Total0.288
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
7,054
World Rank
3,326
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total65,470
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Last 6 Years27,506
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Last 6 Years / Total0.420
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
7,186
World Rank
3,389
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total64,714
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Last 6 Years31,136
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Last 6 Years / Total0.481
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
7,488
World Rank
3,528
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total63,073
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Last 6 Years21,899
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Last 6 Years / Total0.347
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
7,878
World Rank
3,725
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total61,164
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Last 6 Years15,704
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Last 6 Years / Total0.257
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,460
World Rank
4,000
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total58,470
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Last 6 Years15,502
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Last 6 Years / Total0.265
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,818
World Rank
4,173
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total57,093
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Last 6 Years34,666
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Last 6 Years / Total0.607
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,825
World Rank
4,176
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Physics
stellar physics | exoplanets | photochemistry | origin of life | astrobiolog
stellar physics | exoplanets | photochemistry | origin of life | astrobiolog
Citation Metrics
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Total57,066
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Last 6 Years22,232
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Last 6 Years / Total0.390
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
9,050
World Rank
4,288
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total56,113
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Last 6 Years13,861
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Last 6 Years / Total0.247
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,072
World Rank
6,142
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total44,557
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Last 6 Years15,259
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Last 6 Years / Total0.342
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,507
World Rank
6,343
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total43,623
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Last 6 Years8,405
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Last 6 Years / Total0.193
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
14,846
World Rank
6,959
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total41,183
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Last 6 Years12,908
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Last 6 Years / Total0.313
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
14,901
World Rank
6,980
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total41,071
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Last 6 Years6,535
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Last 6 Years / Total0.159
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
17,513
World Rank
8,145
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total37,094
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Last 6 Years22,425
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Last 6 Years / Total0.605
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
17,937
World Rank
8,332
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total36,524
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Last 6 Years9,809
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Last 6 Years / Total0.269
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
20,760
World Rank
9,551
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total33,174
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Last 6 Years25,364
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Last 6 Years / Total0.765
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
21,103
World Rank
9,689
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total32,830
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Last 6 Years7,736
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Last 6 Years / Total0.236
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
23,120
World Rank
10,589
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total30,986
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Last 6 Years5,282
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Last 6 Years / Total0.170
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
26,846
World Rank
12,232
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total28,066
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Last 6 Years15,566
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Last 6 Years / Total0.555
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
28,299
World Rank
12,833
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total27,113
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Last 6 Years7,727
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Last 6 Years / Total0.285
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
30,784
World Rank
13,886
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total25,604
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Last 6 Years22,799
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Last 6 Years / Total0.890
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
30,823
World Rank
13,902
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total25,585
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Last 6 Years6,332
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Last 6 Years / Total0.247
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
38,301
World Rank
16,984
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Physics
radio interferometry | statistical modeling | black holes | astrophysical maser
radio interferometry | statistical modeling | black holes | astrophysical maser
Citation Metrics
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Total21,981
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Last 6 Years20,896
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Last 6 Years / Total0.951
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