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

39,731
World Rank

574
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / General Surgery
Hepato-biliary and Pancreatic Surgery | Liver Transplantation | Surgical Infection | Surgical Nutritio
Hepato-biliary and Pancreatic Surgery | Liver Transplantation | Surgical Infection | Surgical Nutritio
Citation Metrics
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Total21,411
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Last 6 Years6,755
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Last 6 Years / Total0.315
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

53,764
World Rank

841
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total17,151
-
Last 6 Years2,743
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.160
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

69,626
World Rank

1,142
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total14,113
-
Last 6 Years3,079
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Last 6 Years / Total0.218
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

102,240
World Rank

1,842
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total10,264
-
Last 6 Years4,610
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Last 6 Years / Total0.449
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

112,759
World Rank

2,046
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Medical and Health Sciences / Endocrinology and Metabolism
Hypertension | bioactive peptide | nephrology | endocrinology | cardiolog
Hypertension | bioactive peptide | nephrology | endocrinology | cardiolog
Citation Metrics
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Total9,423
-
Last 6 Years3,955
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Last 6 Years / Total0.420
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

156,203
World Rank

2,997
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total6,993
-
Last 6 Years2,490
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.356
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

156,264
World Rank

3,003
Country Rank

6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total6,991
-
Last 6 Years1,253
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Last 6 Years / Total0.179
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

191,984
World Rank

3,781
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total5,706
-
Last 6 Years1,454
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Last 6 Years / Total0.255
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

205,961
World Rank

4,069
Country Rank

8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total5,309
-
Last 6 Years2,866
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.540
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

209,258
World Rank

4,146
Country Rank

9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total5,223
-
Last 6 Years974
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.186
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

216,052
World Rank

4,291
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total5,054
-
Last 6 Years451
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.089
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

230,158
World Rank

4,602
Country Rank

10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total4,726
-
Last 6 Years1,155
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.244
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

240,843
World Rank

4,825
Country Rank

11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total4,500
-
Last 6 Years1,170
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.260
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

241,745
World Rank

4,849
Country Rank

12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total4,480
-
Last 6 Years2,976
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.664
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

244,752
World Rank

4,909
Country Rank

13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total4,422
-
Last 6 Years1,043
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.236
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

406,971
World Rank

8,247
Country Rank

14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total2,402
-
Last 6 Years420
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.175
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

407,485
World Rank

8,258
Country Rank

15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
Infectious diseases | Infection Prevention & Control | Public Health/Nutrition | Microbiology | Bi
Infectious diseases | Infection Prevention & Control | Public Health/Nutrition | Microbiology | Bi
Citation Metrics
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Total2,397
-
Last 6 Years1,678
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.700
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

455,552
World Rank

9,178
Country Rank

16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Epidemiology | Drug information | Pain | Animal model | 疫学、医薬品情報、疼痛、疾患モデル動�
Epidemiology | Drug information | Pain | Animal model | 疫学、医薬品情報、疼痛、疾患モデル動�
Citation Metrics
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Total2,057
-
Last 6 Years668
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Last 6 Years / Total0.325
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

461,921
World Rank

9,306
Country Rank

17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total2,017
-
Last 6 Years770
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.382
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

490,312
World Rank

9,845
Country Rank

18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total1,851
-
Last 6 Years444
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.240
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

752,273
World Rank

14,378
Country Rank

19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total880
-
Last 6 Years542
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.616
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

767,041
World Rank

14,650
Country Rank

20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total844
-
Last 6 Years532
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.630
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,047,535
World Rank

18,910
Country Rank

21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total405
-
Last 6 Years110
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.272
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,061,353
World Rank

19,105
Country Rank

22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total391
-
Last 6 Years384
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.982
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,164,227
World Rank

20,578
Country Rank

23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Others
Infectious disease epidemiology | Mathematical modelling of infectious diseases | Bayesian inferenc
Infectious disease epidemiology | Mathematical modelling of infectious diseases | Bayesian inferenc
Citation Metrics
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Total307
-
Last 6 Years307
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000