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

182,094
World Rank

550
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Power Electronics | Electrical Drives | Fault Detection and Diagnosis | Learning algorithm
Power Electronics | Electrical Drives | Fault Detection and Diagnosis | Learning algorithm
Citation Metrics
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Total6,022
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Last 6 Years3,199
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.531
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

251,931
World Rank

804
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Coatings and films | nanomaterials | energy storage material
Coatings and films | nanomaterials | energy storage material
Citation Metrics
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Total4,288
-
Last 6 Years2,180
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.508
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

324,493
World Rank

1,076
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering | Recycled aggregates | Recycled concret
Civil Engineering | Recycled aggregates | Recycled concret
Citation Metrics
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Total3,199
-
Last 6 Years2,240
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Last 6 Years / Total0.700
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

354,573
World Rank

1,203
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship | Innovation | Services | Tourism | Educatio
Entrepreneurship | Innovation | Services | Tourism | Educatio
Citation Metrics
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Total2,869
-
Last 6 Years1,916
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.668
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

354,610
World Rank

1,204
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
Enfermagem | Ética | História | Bioética | Epistemologi
Enfermagem | Ética | História | Bioética | Epistemologi
Citation Metrics
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Total2,869
-
Last 6 Years1,370
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.478
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

397,995
World Rank

1,396
Country Rank

6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total2,474
-
Last 6 Years1,836
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.742
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

399,169
World Rank

1,402
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Pattern Recognition | Machine (Deep) Learning | Computer Vision | Data Analysis | Artificia
Pattern Recognition | Machine (Deep) Learning | Computer Vision | Data Analysis | Artificia
Citation Metrics
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Total2,465
-
Last 6 Years1,509
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.612
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

447,154
World Rank

1,578
Country Rank

8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total2,111
-
Last 6 Years774
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.367
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

452,815
World Rank

1,600
Country Rank

10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Electrical Drives | Power Electronics | Energy System
Electrical Drives | Power Electronics | Energy System
Citation Metrics
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Total2,074
-
Last 6 Years901
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.434
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

452,619
World Rank

1,599
Country Rank

9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,075
-
Last 6 Years1,293
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.623
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

486,095
World Rank

1,747
Country Rank

11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total1,874
-
Last 6 Years1,378
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.735
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

512,468
World Rank

1,855
Country Rank

12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total1,733
-
Last 6 Years1,646
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.950
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

545,770
World Rank

1,998
Country Rank

13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total1,571
-
Last 6 Years490
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.312
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

547,485
World Rank

2,008
Country Rank

14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total1,563
-
Last 6 Years787
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.504
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

554,836
World Rank

2,041
Country Rank

15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total1,531
-
Last 6 Years424
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.277
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

582,252
World Rank

2,161
Country Rank

16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
-
Total1,414
-
Last 6 Years1,150
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.813
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

585,429
World Rank

2,182
Country Rank

17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total1,402
-
Last 6 Years806
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.575
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

590,138
World Rank

2,204
Country Rank

18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Clinical biomechanics. Shoulder modeling. Machine learning and diagnosis
Clinical biomechanics. Shoulder modeling. Machine learning and diagnosis
Citation Metrics
-
Total1,383
-
Last 6 Years931
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.673
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

592,277
World Rank

2,211
Country Rank

19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence | Agents | Multi-Agent Systems | Information System
Artificial Intelligence | Agents | Multi-Agent Systems | Information System
Citation Metrics
-
Total1,375
-
Last 6 Years388
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.282
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

624,177
World Rank

2,343
Country Rank

20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Education / Education (Other, All)
Pedagogia do Desporto | Metodologia do Treino | Metodologia Observacional | Futebo
Pedagogia do Desporto | Metodologia do Treino | Metodologia Observacional | Futebo
Citation Metrics
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Total1,256
-
Last 6 Years1,054
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.839
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

640,277
World Rank

2,422
Country Rank

21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
-
Total1,202
-
Last 6 Years448
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.373
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

640,994
World Rank

2,428
Country Rank

22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total1,199
-
Last 6 Years872
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.727
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

660,050
World Rank

2,502
Country Rank

23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
-
Total1,137
-
Last 6 Years601
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.529
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

674,460
World Rank

2,577
Country Rank

24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total1,092
-
Last 6 Years679
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.622
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

685,628
World Rank

2,630
Country Rank

25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
O: "Economic Development | Technological Change | and Growth" | F: "International Economics
O: "Economic Development | Technological Change | and Growth" | F: "International Economics
Citation Metrics
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Total1,059
-
Last 6 Years602
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.568