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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 12 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 Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
LCA
Energy efficiency
LCC
buildings
Life cycle assessmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,434
1,117
0.779
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Thermal Energy Storage
Heat Recovery
CFD modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
1,030
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
532
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Physics
Material science
Corrosio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
945
463
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Composite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402
312
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Econometrics
Statistics
Finance
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
123
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
industrial symbiosis
industrial sustainability
waste management
business model innovation
circular econom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
310
308
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cost optimality
Buildings
Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Sustainable Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279
171
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Industrial ecology
Circular Economy
Industrial Symbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
194
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Additive manufacturing
Powder Bed Fusion-LB
Welding Metallurgy
Mechanical Properties
Microstructur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
189
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Microstrip Antennas
Antenna Arrays
Reflectarray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
52
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
LCA
carbon footprint
Sustainability
nanomaterials
soil contaminatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
1
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,525
2,126
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Helena Monteiro
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade
Porto Salvo, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,434
1,117
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623,890
2,337
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Muriel Iten
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade
Porto Salvo, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
1,030
0.821
Thermal Energy Storage
Heat Recovery
CFD modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,306
2,777
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
João Ribau
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade
Porto Salvo, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
532
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
726,047
2,818
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Javier Pérez De La Cruz
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade
Porto Salvo, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
945
463
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,049,270
5,207
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Filipe Jorge Teixeira Ribeiro
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade
Porto Salvo, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402
312
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,110,195
5,781
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rui Louro
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade
Porto Salvo, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
123
0.353
Econometrics
Statistics
Finance
Artificial Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,158,808
6,224
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rui Boavida-Dias
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade
Porto Salvo, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
310
308
0.994
industrial symbiosis
industrial sustainability
waste management
business model innovation
circular econom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,207,848
6,620
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sérgio Fernando Tadeu
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade
Porto Salvo, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279
171
0.613
Cost optimality
Buildings
Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Sustainable Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,383,515
7,874
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Juan Henriques
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade
Porto Salvo, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
194
1.000
Industrial ecology
Circular Economy
Industrial Symbiosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,397,115
7,950
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rodolfo Lisboa Batalha
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade
Porto Salvo, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
189
1.000
Additive manufacturing
Powder Bed Fusion-LB
Welding Metallurgy
Mechanical Properties
Microstructur
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,847,213
10,544
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Roger Lorenzoni Farias
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade
Porto Salvo, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
52
0.675
Microstrip Antennas
Antenna Arrays
Reflectarray
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,569,234
11,961
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marco Estrela
Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade
Porto Salvo, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
1
0.333
LCA
carbon footprint
Sustainability
nanomaterials
soil contaminatio