Citation Rankings
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 Rankings
Rankings
21,020
World Rank
152
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total32,871
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Last 6 Years29,496
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Last 6 Years / Total0.897
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
86,163
World Rank
518
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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Total11,853
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Last 6 Years7,836
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Last 6 Years / Total0.661
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
177,287
World Rank
1,298
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total6,174
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Last 6 Years5,808
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Last 6 Years / Total0.941
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
223,102
World Rank
1,843
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total4,879
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Last 6 Years2,799
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Last 6 Years / Total0.574
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
260,842
World Rank
2,333
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental Health Engineering | Water and WastewaterTreatment
Environmental Health Engineering | Water and WastewaterTreatment
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Total4,123
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Last 6 Years2,915
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Last 6 Years / Total0.707
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
264,517
World Rank
2,377
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatrics and Child Health
Paediatrics | Gynaecology | Internal Medicine | Epidemiology | Meta-analysi
Paediatrics | Gynaecology | Internal Medicine | Epidemiology | Meta-analysi
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Total4,058
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Last 6 Years3,127
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Last 6 Years / Total0.771
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
324,491
World Rank
3,311
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total3,195
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Last 6 Years1,647
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Last 6 Years / Total0.515
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
401,770
World Rank
4,629
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
Qualitative studies & Meta-analysis & Randomized clinical trial in Health | Gerontology | Ethic
Qualitative studies & Meta-analysis & Randomized clinical trial in Health | Gerontology | Ethic
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Total2,440
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Last 6 Years1,827
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Last 6 Years / Total0.749
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
414,431
World Rank
4,868
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total2,340
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Last 6 Years1,385
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Last 6 Years / Total0.592
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
439,904
World Rank
5,369
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences
Strategic Planing | Balanced Scorecard | Health Services Management | Medical Educatio
Strategic Planing | Balanced Scorecard | Health Services Management | Medical Educatio
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Total2,157
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Last 6 Years879
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Last 6 Years / Total0.408
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
442,389
World Rank
5,415
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
Clinical Biochemistry | Molecular Biology | Molecular Signaling | Molecular Diabetolog
Clinical Biochemistry | Molecular Biology | Molecular Signaling | Molecular Diabetolog
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Total2,140
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Last 6 Years1,261
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Last 6 Years / Total0.589
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
462,325
World Rank
5,800
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total2,011
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Last 6 Years1,721
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Last 6 Years / Total0.856
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
467,016
World Rank
5,904
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total1,982
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Last 6 Years1,632
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Last 6 Years / Total0.823
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
487,224
World Rank
6,365
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
English Language Teaching | testing | applied Linguistic
English Language Teaching | testing | applied Linguistic
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Total1,865
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Last 6 Years1,266
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Last 6 Years / Total0.679
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
505,789
World Rank
6,760
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
nursing research | older adult health | men in nursin
nursing research | older adult health | men in nursin
Citation Metrics
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Total1,765
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Last 6 Years1,106
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Last 6 Years / Total0.627
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
506,019
World Rank
6,768
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total1,764
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Last 6 Years829
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Last 6 Years / Total0.470
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
532,173
World Rank
7,343
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total1,632
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Last 6 Years1,057
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Last 6 Years / Total0.648
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
552,596
World Rank
7,773
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
work family conflict | nursing education | questionnaire validation | mental health | women healt
work family conflict | nursing education | questionnaire validation | mental health | women healt
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Total1,538
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Last 6 Years1,126
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Last 6 Years / Total0.732
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
561,279
World Rank
7,968
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total1,500
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Last 6 Years1,247
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Last 6 Years / Total0.831
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
564,592
World Rank
8,058
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total1,486
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Last 6 Years783
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Last 6 Years / Total0.527
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
572,802
World Rank
8,265
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total1,451
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Last 6 Years909
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Last 6 Years / Total0.626
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
578,579
World Rank
8,414
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total1,427
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Last 6 Years1,097
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Last 6 Years / Total0.769
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
607,208
World Rank
9,090
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total1,316
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Last 6 Years928
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Last 6 Years / Total0.705
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
613,094
World Rank
9,257
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
virology | cell and molecular biology | genetic | bioinformati
virology | cell and molecular biology | genetic | bioinformati
Citation Metrics
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Total1,294
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Last 6 Years1,225
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Last 6 Years / Total0.947
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
624,807
World Rank
9,564
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Water and Wastewater | Environmental Health sciences | Air pollutio
Water and Wastewater | Environmental Health sciences | Air pollutio
Citation Metrics
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Total1,252
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Last 6 Years915
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Last 6 Years / Total0.731
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