Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 39 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
13,218
World Rank
555
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
genetics | genomics | gastrointestinal disease | nutrigenetic
genetics | genomics | gastrointestinal disease | nutrigenetic
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Total44,254
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Last 6 Years23,174
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Last 6 Years / Total0.524
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
158,179
World Rank
6,738
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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Total6,907
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Last 6 Years6,620
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Last 6 Years / Total0.958
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
170,775
World Rank
7,300
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Business & Management / Business Administration
Corporate disclosure | Integrated reporting | Intellectual capital | Circular economy | Sustainabilit
Corporate disclosure | Integrated reporting | Intellectual capital | Circular economy | Sustainabilit
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Total6,416
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Last 6 Years6,351
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Last 6 Years / Total0.990
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
165,833
World Rank
7,074
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total6,600
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Last 6 Years6,034
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Last 6 Years / Total0.914
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
200,107
World Rank
8,745
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Business & Management / Strategic Management
M&A | exploration-exploitation | stakeholder management | corporate sustainability | hydrogen & fuel cell
M&A | exploration-exploitation | stakeholder management | corporate sustainability | hydrogen & fuel cell
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Total5,470
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Last 6 Years2,563
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Last 6 Years / Total0.469
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
258,870
World Rank
11,560
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Corporate Sustainability Reporting | Human Rights | Digitalization | Accounting Informatio
Corporate Sustainability Reporting | Human Rights | Digitalization | Accounting Informatio
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Total4,162
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Last 6 Years3,898
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Last 6 Years / Total0.937
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
393,817
World Rank
17,676
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Applied Mathematics | Numerical Analysis | Statistic and probabilit
Applied Mathematics | Numerical Analysis | Statistic and probabilit
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Total2,510
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Last 6 Years643
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Last 6 Years / Total0.256
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
636,447
World Rank
26,724
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economics | Banking | Innovation | Knowledge | Research and Developmen
Economics | Banking | Innovation | Knowledge | Research and Developmen
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Total1,214
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Last 6 Years1,204
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Last 6 Years / Total0.992
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
664,598
World Rank
27,667
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Corporate Finance | Real Estate Finance | Sustainable Finance | Environmental Financ
Corporate Finance | Real Estate Finance | Sustainable Finance | Environmental Financ
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Total1,122
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Last 6 Years1,090
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Last 6 Years / Total0.971
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
674,327
World Rank
27,943
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
corporate finance | sustainable finance | environmental management | islamic financ
corporate finance | sustainable finance | environmental management | islamic financ
Citation Metrics
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Total1,092
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Last 6 Years1,084
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Last 6 Years / Total0.993
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
736,456
World Rank
29,765
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total920
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Last 6 Years439
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Last 6 Years / Total0.477
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
830,682
World Rank
32,250
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total703
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Last 6 Years627
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Last 6 Years / Total0.892
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
868,263
World Rank
33,252
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total632
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Last 6 Years190
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Last 6 Years / Total0.301
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
888,614
World Rank
33,852
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total596
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Last 6 Years582
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Last 6 Years / Total0.977
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
940,535
World Rank
35,356
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total522
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Last 6 Years471
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Last 6 Years / Total0.902
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
998,292
World Rank
37,134
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Business & Management / Public Administration
Lean | Organizational Behaviour | Public Management | Organization | Performanc
Lean | Organizational Behaviour | Public Management | Organization | Performanc
Citation Metrics
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Total455
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Last 6 Years429
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Last 6 Years / Total0.943
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,031,561
World Rank
38,141
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Business & Management / Public Administration
organizational studies | social innovation | social change | network | public managemen
organizational studies | social innovation | social change | network | public managemen
Citation Metrics
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Total420
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Last 6 Years413
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Last 6 Years / Total0.983
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,033,939
World Rank
38,210
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total418
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Last 6 Years291
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Last 6 Years / Total0.696
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,142,071
World Rank
41,239
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Business & Management / Business Administration
Corporate Disclosure | Intellectual Capital | Circular Economy | Sustainabilit
Corporate Disclosure | Intellectual Capital | Circular Economy | Sustainabilit
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Total323
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Last 6 Years322
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Last 6 Years / Total0.997
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,230,676
World Rank
43,527
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Business & Management / Strategic Management
Corporate Sustainability Ambidexterity Strategic managemen
Corporate Sustainability Ambidexterity Strategic managemen
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Total266
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Last 6 Years254
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Last 6 Years / Total0.955
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,534,230
World Rank
50,061
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Performance measurement | Public accountability | Public secto
Performance measurement | Public accountability | Public secto
Citation Metrics
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Total146
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Last 6 Years145
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Last 6 Years / Total0.993
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,608,537
World Rank
51,504
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total127
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Last 6 Years43
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Last 6 Years / Total0.339
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,654,344
World Rank
52,325
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total116
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Last 6 Years42
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Last 6 Years / Total0.362
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,642,753
World Rank
52,132
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total118
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Last 6 Years117
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Last 6 Years / Total0.992
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,683,325
World Rank
52,832
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total109
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Last 6 Years92
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Last 6 Years / Total0.844
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