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

7,121
World Rank

138
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
microbiologia | enfermedades infecciosas | micosis | trasplante | infección nosocomia
microbiologia | enfermedades infecciosas | micosis | trasplante | infección nosocomia
Citation Metrics
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Total65,045
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Last 6 Years28,419
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Last 6 Years / Total0.437
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

12,204
World Rank

208
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Medical and Health Sciences / Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
psychiatry | child psychiatry | schizophrenia | psychosis | neurodevelopmental disorder
psychiatry | child psychiatry | schizophrenia | psychosis | neurodevelopmental disorder
Citation Metrics
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Total46,292
-
Last 6 Years29,756
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.643
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

88,510
World Rank

1,978
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Medical and Health Sciences / Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
psychiatry | child psychiatry | schizophrenia | psychosi
psychiatry | child psychiatry | schizophrenia | psychosi
Citation Metrics
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Total11,596
-
Last 6 Years8,179
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.705
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

259,362
World Rank

7,556
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total4,148
-
Last 6 Years2,420
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.583
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

260,929
World Rank

7,601
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total4,122
-
Last 6 Years1,768
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.429
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

454,732
World Rank

14,113
Country Rank

6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
Biomedical Image | Bio-Óptica | Cardiology-Neurology | Optic
Biomedical Image | Bio-Óptica | Cardiology-Neurology | Optic
Citation Metrics
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Total2,059
-
Last 6 Years944
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.458
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

501,730
World Rank

15,704
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total1,786
-
Last 6 Years1,632
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.914
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

538,508
World Rank

16,932
Country Rank

8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total1,602
-
Last 6 Years817
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.510
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

736,296
World Rank

23,335
Country Rank

9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Molecular Imaging | Radiochemistry | Nanotechnology | Infectious Diseases | Extracellular vesicle
Molecular Imaging | Radiochemistry | Nanotechnology | Infectious Diseases | Extracellular vesicle
Citation Metrics
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Total919
-
Last 6 Years626
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.681
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

772,778
World Rank

24,533
Country Rank

10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total829
-
Last 6 Years812
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.979
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

844,192
World Rank

26,906
Country Rank

11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Others
Neuroimaging | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | MRI Processing | MRI Analysis | Diffusion-Weighted Imagin
Neuroimaging | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | MRI Processing | MRI Analysis | Diffusion-Weighted Imagin
Citation Metrics
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Total676
-
Last 6 Years472
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.698
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

879,676
World Rank

28,067
Country Rank

12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total611
-
Last 6 Years311
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.509
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

927,019
World Rank

29,764
Country Rank

13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total539
-
Last 6 Years466
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.865
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

983,594
World Rank

32,109
Country Rank

14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total471
-
Last 6 Years466
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.989
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,088,796
World Rank

36,286
Country Rank

15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total366
-
Last 6 Years351
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.959
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,186,739
World Rank

39,966
Country Rank

16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total292
-
Last 6 Years280
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.959
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,251,602
World Rank

42,144
Country Rank

17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Biología molecular | microbiología | micología clínica | antifúngico
Biología molecular | microbiología | micología clínica | antifúngico
Citation Metrics
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Total254
-
Last 6 Years254
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,387,366
World Rank

46,103
Country Rank

18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total193
-
Last 6 Years193
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,412,342
World Rank

46,786
Country Rank

19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total184
-
Last 6 Years184
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,436,134
World Rank

47,432
Country Rank

20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total176
-
Last 6 Years173
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.983
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,460,351
World Rank

48,050
Country Rank

21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total168
-
Last 6 Years167
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.994