Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 16 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 Rankings
Rankings
187,890
World Rank
1,611
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
cyber psychology | cyber counseling | online risk behavior
cyber psychology | cyber counseling | online risk behavior
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Total5,826
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Last 6 Years3,461
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Last 6 Years / Total0.594
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
400,838
World Rank
3,312
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Tourism | tourism marketing | digital tourism | tourism trends | tourism market researc
Tourism | tourism marketing | digital tourism | tourism trends | tourism market researc
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Total2,448
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Last 6 Years1,469
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Last 6 Years / Total0.600
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
468,557
World Rank
3,811
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
Entrepreneurship research | refugee | minority and migrant entrepreneurship | entrepreneurship education | organizational studie
Entrepreneurship research | refugee | minority and migrant entrepreneurship | entrepreneurship education | organizational studie
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Total1,973
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Last 6 Years1,207
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Last 6 Years / Total0.612
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
535,810
World Rank
4,225
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Social Science
News | Foreign News | Media Audience | Media and Political Violence: Wars | Conflicts and terroris
News | Foreign News | Media Audience | Media and Political Violence: Wars | Conflicts and terroris
Citation Metrics
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Total1,615
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Last 6 Years519
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Last 6 Years / Total0.321
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
665,890
World Rank
4,963
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies
Public deliberation | participatory journalism | citizenship education | democrac
Public deliberation | participatory journalism | citizenship education | democrac
Citation Metrics
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Total1,117
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Last 6 Years500
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Last 6 Years / Total0.448
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
674,642
World Rank
5,007
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Tourism Geography | Tourism & Borders | Urban & Rural Tourism | Tourism & Peac
Tourism Geography | Tourism & Borders | Urban & Rural Tourism | Tourism & Peac
Citation Metrics
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Total1,090
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Last 6 Years606
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Last 6 Years / Total0.556
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
817,394
World Rank
5,774
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total730
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Last 6 Years483
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Last 6 Years / Total0.662
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
834,840
World Rank
5,846
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total694
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Last 6 Years578
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Last 6 Years / Total0.833
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
853,675
World Rank
5,931
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Polymers | Nanocomposites | Composites | Functoinal material
Polymers | Nanocomposites | Composites | Functoinal material
Citation Metrics
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Total658
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Last 6 Years381
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Last 6 Years / Total0.579
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
983,126
World Rank
6,327
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total472
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Last 6 Years307
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Last 6 Years / Total0.650
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,022,836
World Rank
6,408
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Others
gentrification | urban transformation | privileged migration | lifestyle migration | urban regeneratio
gentrification | urban transformation | privileged migration | lifestyle migration | urban regeneratio
Citation Metrics
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Total429
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Last 6 Years287
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Last 6 Years / Total0.669
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,164,643
World Rank
6,698
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Business & Management / Business Administration
Behavior analysis | education | organizational behavior managemen
Behavior analysis | education | organizational behavior managemen
Citation Metrics
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Total307
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Last 6 Years223
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Last 6 Years / Total0.726
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,380,887
World Rank
6,960
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total196
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Last 6 Years122
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Last 6 Years / Total0.622
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,144,125
World Rank
7,712
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,372,334
World Rank
7,863
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,590,100
World Rank
7,977
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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