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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 162 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
Power Systems. Renewable energy systems
Distributed generation
Thermoelectric Energy Generatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,100
2,124
0.685
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Climate variability
Climate change
hydrometeorological extremes
uncertainty analyses
trend analyse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,549
2,164
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Economics & Econometrics
Energy Economics
Macroeconomics
Environmental Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,324
1,413
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Food safety
halal products science
meat science
animal welfar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,320
731
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Materials Processing
Conductive Polymer nanocomposites
Textile Fiber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,198
1,197
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
GIS and Remote Sensing
Hydrology
Climate Change
Disaster Risk Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,066
817
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Industrial engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
786
212
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Manufacturing
Laser Materials Processing
Welding
Product and Process Desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
668
201
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Education managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
625
591
0.946
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Molecular biology
parasitology
epidemiology
veterinary medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
558
476
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Urban sociology
Public Health
Livelihoods and Development Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
546
367
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Analytical Chemistry
Natural Products Chemistry
Environmental and Food Toxicolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
524
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Physics
Material Science
Nanoscience
Nanotechnology
Sensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
399
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Food Engineering
Postharvest Technology
Food Packaging
Sanitation & Waste Mgt
Human Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431
391
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning
Image Processing
Data Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
419
388
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mixed Models
Data Analytics
Computational Statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388
172
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Artficial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375
354
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
archaeology
history and cultural heritag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
294
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Educational Administration
Management
and Leadershi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
264
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Governance
Leadership
Public policy
Education psychology
management and curriculum managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
260
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Physics
Solar
Solar-like
Space Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
196
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Structural Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
164
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Plant Pathology
Climate Change
Horticulture
Biotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
148
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Economics and Econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
175
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Analytical Chemistry
Food Toxicology
Environmental Toxicolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
279
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,355
48
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ssennoga Twaha
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,100
2,124
0.685
Power Systems. Renewable energy systems
Distributed generation
Thermoelectric Energy Generatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,931
61
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Charles Onyutha
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,549
2,164
0.849
Climate variability
Climate change
hydrometeorological extremes
uncertainty analyses
trend analyse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,564
67
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Geoffrey Ssebabi Mutumba
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,324
1,413
0.608
Economics & Econometrics
Energy Economics
Macroeconomics
Environmental Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601,291
155
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nakyinsige Khadijah
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,320
731
0.554
Food safety
halal products science
meat science
animal welfar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
635,571
174
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Innocent Tendo Mugaanire
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,198
1,197
0.999
Materials Processing
Conductive Polymer nanocomposites
Textile Fiber
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,447
197
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Barasa Bernard
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,066
817
0.766
GIS and Remote Sensing
Hydrology
Climate Change
Disaster Risk Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
786,222
259
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Byamugisha Rodgers
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
786
212
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
842,530
292
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Catherine Wandera
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
668
201
0.301
Manufacturing
Laser Materials Processing
Welding
Product and Process Desig
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
864,890
307
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mugizi Wilson
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
625
591
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
905,325
332
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Simon Peter Musinguzi
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
558
476
0.853
Molecular biology
parasitology
epidemiology
veterinary medicin
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
913,823
338
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Japheth Kwiringira
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
546
367
0.672
Urban sociology
Public Health
Livelihoods and Development Theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
919,469
341
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sarah Kagoya
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
524
0.974
Analytical Chemistry
Natural Products Chemistry
Environmental and Food Toxicolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
981,056
378
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Emma Panzi Mukhokosi
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
399
0.860
Physics
Material Science
Nanoscience
Nanotechnology
Sensor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,011,520
400
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matia Mukama
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431
391
0.907
Food Engineering
Postharvest Technology
Food Packaging
Sanitation & Waste Mgt
Human Nutritio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,023,128
407
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Emmanuel Ahishakiye
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
419
388
0.926
Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning
Image Processing
Data Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,055,480
440
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fabian Nabugoomu
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388
172
0.443
Mixed Models
Data Analytics
Computational Statistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,068,972
457
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nkalubo Lenard
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375
354
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,105,161
482
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Elizabeth Kyazike
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
294
0.855
archaeology
history and cultural heritag
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,134,618
518
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kasule George Wilson
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
264
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,134,645
519
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Madinah Nabukeera
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
260
0.810
Governance
Leadership
Public policy
Education psychology
management and curriculum managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,138,853
526
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Oyirwoth Patrick Abedigamba
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
196
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,139,023
527
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Edward Matege
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
164
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,139,092
528
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bosco Bua
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
148
0.465
Plant Pathology
Climate Change
Horticulture
Biotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,158,554
545
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Henry K Tumwebaze
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
175
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,180,791
560
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brenda Victoria Nakabuye
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
279
0.965
Analytical Chemistry
Food Toxicology
Environmental Toxicolog