Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 109 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
15,879
World Rank
394
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total39,497
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Last 6 Years20,992
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Last 6 Years / Total0.531
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
27,424
World Rank
714
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
Climate change impacts on coasts | Coastal risk assessment | coastal zone management | numerical modelling of coast
Climate change impacts on coasts | Coastal risk assessment | coastal zone management | numerical modelling of coast
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Total27,676
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Last 6 Years21,516
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Last 6 Years / Total0.777
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
33,551
World Rank
899
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Hydrology | meteorology | climate change | adaptatio
Hydrology | meteorology | climate change | adaptatio
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Total24,149
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Last 6 Years8,879
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Last 6 Years / Total0.368
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
45,625
World Rank
1,229
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
Coastal engineering | coastal morphology | numerical modelin
Coastal engineering | coastal morphology | numerical modelin
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Total19,363
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Last 6 Years7,916
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Last 6 Years / Total0.409
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
58,499
World Rank
1,532
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
hydrology | ecohydrology | biogeochemistry | environmental flows | integrated water resources managemen
hydrology | ecohydrology | biogeochemistry | environmental flows | integrated water resources managemen
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Total16,098
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Last 6 Years8,114
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Last 6 Years / Total0.504
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
79,681
World Rank
2,030
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total12,650
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Last 6 Years5,164
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Last 6 Years / Total0.408
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
82,880
World Rank
2,100
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Wastewater Treatment | Sanitation | Modelling | FS
Wastewater Treatment | Sanitation | Modelling | FS
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Total12,252
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Last 6 Years6,472
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Last 6 Years / Total0.528
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
96,540
World Rank
2,453
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total10,784
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Last 6 Years4,851
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Last 6 Years / Total0.450
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
120,507
World Rank
3,013
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total8,882
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Last 6 Years4,046
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Last 6 Years / Total0.456
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
154,753
World Rank
3,763
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total7,054
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Last 6 Years3,611
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Last 6 Years / Total0.512
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
179,871
World Rank
4,271
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Hydrological and River Modelling | Climate Change | Floods and Droughts | Snow and Glaciers | Uncertaint
Hydrological and River Modelling | Climate Change | Floods and Droughts | Snow and Glaciers | Uncertaint
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Total6,093
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Last 6 Years3,875
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Last 6 Years / Total0.636
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
193,588
World Rank
4,527
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Wastewater treatment | Faecal Sludge Management | Humanitarian WAS
Wastewater treatment | Faecal Sludge Management | Humanitarian WAS
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Total5,657
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Last 6 Years2,146
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Last 6 Years / Total0.379
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
206,744
World Rank
4,806
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Wetland ecology and management | aquaculture | ecosystem services | nutrient cycling and production modellin
Wetland ecology and management | aquaculture | ecosystem services | nutrient cycling and production modellin
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Total5,288
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Last 6 Years1,974
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Last 6 Years / Total0.373
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
217,731
World Rank
5,000
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total5,014
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Last 6 Years2,537
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Last 6 Years / Total0.506
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
242,836
World Rank
5,422
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Wastewater | Environmental Biotechnology | Resource Recover
Wastewater | Environmental Biotechnology | Resource Recover
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Total4,458
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Last 6 Years2,708
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Last 6 Years / Total0.607
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
248,836
World Rank
5,533
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
conservation biology | aquatic ecology | landscape ecology | biomonitorin
conservation biology | aquatic ecology | landscape ecology | biomonitorin
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Total4,344
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Last 6 Years3,186
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Last 6 Years / Total0.733
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
256,395
World Rank
5,658
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
hydraulics | gravity currents | fluvial hydraulics | hydropower | hydraulic structure
hydraulics | gravity currents | fluvial hydraulics | hydropower | hydraulic structure
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Total4,206
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Last 6 Years2,625
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Last 6 Years / Total0.624
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
263,549
World Rank
5,785
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
water resources planning and management | drought risk management | hydrology and water resources | water systems modelin
water resources planning and management | drought risk management | hydrology and water resources | water systems modelin
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Total4,081
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Last 6 Years2,356
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Last 6 Years / Total0.577
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
267,800
World Rank
5,880
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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Total4,006
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Last 6 Years2,443
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Last 6 Years / Total0.610
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
278,333
World Rank
6,097
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Hydroinformatics | Computational Hydraulics | Flood mappin
Hydroinformatics | Computational Hydraulics | Flood mappin
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Total3,833
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Last 6 Years2,064
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Last 6 Years / Total0.538
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
279,684
World Rank
6,127
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
Air-sea interaction | wave climate | climate chang
Air-sea interaction | wave climate | climate chang
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Total3,812
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Last 6 Years2,425
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Last 6 Years / Total0.636
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
286,951
World Rank
6,262
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
Estuarine dynamics | climate change | morphodynamic modelin
Estuarine dynamics | climate change | morphodynamic modelin
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Total3,701
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Last 6 Years2,035
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Last 6 Years / Total0.550
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
309,075
World Rank
6,634
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total3,392
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Last 6 Years1,790
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Last 6 Years / Total0.528
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
312,877
World Rank
6,698
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
hydroinformatics | hydrology | water resources | groundwater | decision support system
hydroinformatics | hydrology | water resources | groundwater | decision support system
Citation Metrics
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Total3,343
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Last 6 Years1,675
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Last 6 Years / Total0.501
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
315,197
World Rank
6,737
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total3,314
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Last 6 Years1,313
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Last 6 Years / Total0.396
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