Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 215 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
Child Health
Pediatrics Nursin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,220
21,086
0.994
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Power system, Renewable Energy Integration, Smart Grid, Microgrid, Application of AI Technique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,055
7,871
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Soil greenhouse gas (CO2
N2O
CH4) emission
Soil carbon sequestratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,386
3,824
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Honeycomb sandwich panel
Sandwich Structure
Human Resource Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,368
2,290
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ruminant and monogastric nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,004
1,159
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Public Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,885
1,264
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Diagnostic trials/ Epidemiology/Infectious Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,853
956
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
soil conservation
gully erosio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,837
1,314
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
computer scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,797
1,487
0.827
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Neurosurgery
Spine surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
1,371
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
climate change adaptation
forest
agricultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,101
1,011
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bioenergy
Gasification
Biofuels
Energy Technologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,077
940
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,038
1,023
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Orthopedic
Trauma
OR QI studies
Basic science stud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,003
1,003
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Research
teaching
management
consultancy
leadershi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
996
668
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Organic Solar Cells
Dye Sensitized Solar cells
Microbial Fuel Cells
Nanomaterial Synthesis and use for Catalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
877
739
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Food and Health
Food Science and Technology
Cereals Technology
Grain Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
795
732
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
soil physics and soil mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
743
401
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Agriculture
Food
Nutrition
Youth
Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
703
527
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Maternal health
GBV
HIV
RH Cancer
Sexual and reproductive healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
667
607
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Agronomy
Sustainable crop production
Legume sciences
Crop climate interactio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
640
525
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Soil scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
479
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
545
298
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Public healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
522
256
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
455
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,662
39
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tomas Yeheyis
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,220
21,086
0.994
Child Health
Pediatrics Nursin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,578
86
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Baseem Khan
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,055
7,871
0.977
Power system, Renewable Energy Integration, Smart Grid, Microgrid, Application of AI Technique
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,593
106
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dong Gill Kim
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,386
3,824
0.710
Soil greenhouse gas (CO2
N2O
CH4) emission
Soil carbon sequestratio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,717
216
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
S. RAJKUMAR
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,368
2,290
0.967
Honeycomb sandwich panel
Sandwich Structure
Human Resource Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,144
257
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ajebu Nurfeta
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,004
1,159
0.578
Ruminant and monogastric nutritio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,067
276
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ayalew Astatkie
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,885
1,264
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,824
285
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Techalew Shimelis
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,853
956
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,646
288
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Awdenegest Moges
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,837
1,314
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,970
297
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zerihun Belete
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,797
1,487
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,851
369
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dagnachew Yohannes
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
1,371
0.992
Neurosurgery
Spine surger
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
665,513
434
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Abrham Belay Mekonnen
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,101
1,011
0.918
climate change adaptation
forest
agricultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,575
448
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shemelis Nigatu Gebremariam
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,077
940
0.873
Bioenergy
Gasification
Biofuels
Energy Technologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
686,864
459
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mohammed Ayalew
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,038
1,023
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,140
470
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mengistu G Mengesha
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,003
1,003
1.000
Orthopedic
Trauma
OR QI studies
Basic science stud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
701,742
473
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tewodros Tefera Amede
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
996
668
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
747,359
518
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sisay Tadesse Anshebo
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
877
739
0.843
Organic Solar Cells
Dye Sensitized Solar cells
Microbial Fuel Cells
Nanomaterial Synthesis and use for Catalysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
781,684
554
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tadesse Fikre Teferra
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
795
732
0.921
Food and Health
Food Science and Technology
Cereals Technology
Grain Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
805,263
581
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Feto Esimo Berisso
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
743
401
0.540
soil physics and soil mechanic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
824,352
614
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fikadu Reta Alemayehu
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
703
527
0.750
Agriculture
Food
Nutrition
Youth
Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
842,364
637
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Netsanet Abera Asseffa
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
667
607
0.910
Maternal health
GBV
HIV
RH Cancer
Sexual and reproductive healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
856,514
664
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tewodros Ayalew
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
640
525
0.820
Agronomy
Sustainable crop production
Legume sciences
Crop climate interactio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
863,606
676
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alemayehu Kiflu
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
479
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
914,437
776
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Meseret Tesema Terfa
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
545
298
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
931,886
809
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Wondu Teshome Amenu
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
522
256
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
986,993
894
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tsegaye Alemayehu
Hawassa University
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
455
0.996