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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 189 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
Vortex Generator
Heat transfer
Heat Exchange
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,187
6,566
0.463
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Catalysis
Zeolites
Mechanistic Stud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,829
2,325
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Electronic ceramic
Piezo/Triboelectric nanogenerato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,757
2,690
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biomedical Engineering
Signal Processing
Medical Instrumentation
Electrical Engineering
Electronic Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,272
993
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Medicinal Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Cheminformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,215
1,693
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
MEMS
cancer
molecular imaging
optical microscopy
nanotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,104
1,061
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Analog Integrated Circuits
Analog Signal Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,867
1,274
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Analog Integrated Circuit Desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,994
465
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,791
970
0.348
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Food Science and Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,608
1,287
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,354
654
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
image processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,259
559
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Photocatalysis
Advanced Materials
Nanomaterials
Biofuels
Renewable Energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,123
1,569
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
antenn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,124
944
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Renewable energy
Electric Vehicles
Smartgri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,077
689
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,037
955
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,862
761
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Wireless Network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,826
346
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Analog Integrated Circuit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,817
316
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Taxonomy of actinomycetes
Biodiversity of actinomycetes
secondary metabolite of actinomycete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,765
758
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Machine Learning
Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,661
1,243
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Microfluidic
Nanobiodevices
Nanotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,620
762
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Telecommunication Engineering
Ionosphere
Artificial Intelligence
Satellite navigatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,447
754
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Materials
Nanotechnology
Energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,369
673
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,245
580
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,874
71
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pongjet Promvonge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,187
6,566
0.463
Vortex Generator
Heat transfer
Heat Exchange
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,919
325
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tawan Sooknoi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,829
2,325
0.481
Catalysis
Zeolites
Mechanistic Stud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,104
332
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Naratip Vittayakorn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,757
2,690
0.565
Electronic ceramic
Piezo/Triboelectric nanogenerato
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,014
370
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Supan Tungjitkusolmun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,272
993
0.232
Biomedical Engineering
Signal Processing
Medical Instrumentation
Electrical Engineering
Electronic Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,125
377
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
M Paul Gleeson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,215
1,693
0.402
Medicinal Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Cheminformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,467
388
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wibool Piyawattanametha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,104
1,061
0.259
MEMS
cancer
molecular imaging
optical microscopy
nanotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,439
424
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Worapong Tangsrirat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,867
1,274
0.329
Analog Integrated Circuits
Analog Signal Processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,694
573
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wanlop Surakampontorn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,994
465
0.155
Analog Integrated Circuit Desig
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,600
630
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Assawin Gongvatana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,791
970
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,417
686
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sitthipong Nalinanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,608
1,287
0.493
Food Science and Technolog
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,043
768
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anan Srikiatkhachorn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,354
654
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,851
800
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
John Morris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,259
559
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,190
867
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kunlanan Kiatkittipong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,123
1,569
0.739
Photocatalysis
Advanced Materials
Nanomaterials
Biofuels
Renewable Energ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,111
866
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chuwong Phongcharoenpanich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,124
944
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
451,301
891
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Surin Khomfoi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,077
689
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,464
912
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Veera Boonjing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,037
955
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,164
1,018
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Navaphun Kayunkid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,862
761
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,727
1,033
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sooksan Panichpapiboon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,826
346
0.189
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Wireless Network
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
495,399
1,043
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Apinunt Thanachayanont
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,817
316
0.174
Analog Integrated Circuit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,259
1,078
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chitti Thawai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,765
758
0.429
Taxonomy of actinomycetes
Biodiversity of actinomycetes
secondary metabolite of actinomycete
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,712
1,143
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kitsuchart Pasupa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,661
1,243
0.748
Machine Learning
Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,098
1,168
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sakon Rahong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,620
762
0.470
Microfluidic
Nanobiodevices
Nanotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,201
1,312
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pornchai Supnithi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,447
754
0.521
Telecommunication Engineering
Ionosphere
Artificial Intelligence
Satellite navigatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
592,590
1,388
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Winadda Wongwiriyapan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,369
673
0.492
Materials
Nanotechnology
Energ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
626,356
1,526
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kannachai Kanlayasiri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,245
580
0.466