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

37,304
World Rank

93
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total22,379
-
Last 6 Years10,321
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.461
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

39,508
World Rank

98
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
-
Total21,490
-
Last 6 Years12,302
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.572
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

45,971
World Rank

120
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
-
Total19,256
-
Last 6 Years8,505
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Last 6 Years / Total0.442
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

54,106
World Rank

144
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
-
Total17,076
-
Last 6 Years6,898
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Last 6 Years / Total0.404
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

69,457
World Rank

187
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
-
Total14,135
-
Last 6 Years7,170
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.507
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

69,764
World Rank

189
Country Rank

6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
-
Total14,090
-
Last 6 Years7,415
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Last 6 Years / Total0.526
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

73,506
World Rank

199
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
-
Total13,514
-
Last 6 Years6,780
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.502
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

77,329
World Rank

215
Country Rank

8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genomics | Pharmacogenomics | Pediatric cancer | Leukemia | Mitogenom
Genomics | Pharmacogenomics | Pediatric cancer | Leukemia | Mitogenom
Citation Metrics
-
Total12,975
-
Last 6 Years6,593
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Last 6 Years / Total0.508
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

212,822
World Rank

967
Country Rank

9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Systems Biology | Computational Biology | Network Science | Probability | Statistical Physic
Systems Biology | Computational Biology | Network Science | Probability | Statistical Physic
Citation Metrics
-
Total5,132
-
Last 6 Years3,078
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Last 6 Years / Total0.600
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

264,761
World Rank

1,324
Country Rank

10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
-
Total4,060
-
Last 6 Years1,710
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.421
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

282,095
World Rank

1,475
Country Rank

11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total3,773
-
Last 6 Years2,220
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.588
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

310,224
World Rank

1,708
Country Rank

12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total3,377
-
Last 6 Years1,441
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.427
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

334,913
World Rank

1,895
Country Rank

13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total3,079
-
Last 6 Years1,913
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.621
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

336,365
World Rank

1,911
Country Rank

14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
-
Total3,063
-
Last 6 Years1,239
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.405
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

336,875
World Rank

1,920
Country Rank

15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
-
Total3,057
-
Last 6 Years968
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.317
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

349,280
World Rank

2,028
Country Rank

16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,924
-
Last 6 Years2,598
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.889
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

350,080
World Rank

2,037
Country Rank

17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Bone | Genomics | Metabolomics | Proteomics | Microbiot
Bone | Genomics | Metabolomics | Proteomics | Microbiot
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,916
-
Last 6 Years1,674
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.574
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

365,265
World Rank

2,177
Country Rank

18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,765
-
Last 6 Years1,422
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.514
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

381,091
World Rank

2,324
Country Rank

19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience
Neuroscience | Metabolism | Epigenetics | Circadian rhythm
Neuroscience | Metabolism | Epigenetics | Circadian rhythm
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,619
-
Last 6 Years1,417
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.541
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

383,719
World Rank

2,348
Country Rank

20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Paleogenomics | population genetics | human evolution | adaptive introgressio
Paleogenomics | population genetics | human evolution | adaptive introgressio
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,597
-
Last 6 Years1,249
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.481
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

404,997
World Rank

2,522
Country Rank

21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,417
-
Last 6 Years1,515
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.627
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

420,208
World Rank

2,676
Country Rank

22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Prostate cancer | molecular biology | epigenetics | Platelets | mitochondri
Prostate cancer | molecular biology | epigenetics | Platelets | mitochondri
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,300
-
Last 6 Years1,313
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.571
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

434,519
World Rank

2,823
Country Rank

23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,197
-
Last 6 Years1,555
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.708
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

453,898
World Rank

3,021
Country Rank

24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,067
-
Last 6 Years1,356
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.656
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

457,516
World Rank

3,062
Country Rank

25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,044
-
Last 6 Years1,156
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.566