Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 429 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
cardiovascular care
emergency car
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,975
8,818
0.339
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,488
7,185
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Disease ecology
animal movement
viruse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,474
5,801
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
marine microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,710
1,671
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biomimetic Materials
Catalysis
Chemistry
Molecular Imprinting
Molecular Recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,429
2,975
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Microbial ecology
microbiology
molecular biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,128
4,668
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Waste and water management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,151
5,260
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
archaeological theory
heritage
heritage futures
heritage studies
contemporary archaeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,396
4,001
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
CSCW
ethnography
fieldwor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,104
3,346
0.368
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant Biotechnology/Plant secondary metabolis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,115
1,676
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
International Business
International Entrepreneurship
Digi-preneurship
Global Sourcin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,633
2,258
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
evolution
ecology
polymorphism
insects
fis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,381
3,593
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Technology Enhanced Learning
Educational Technology
Computational Thinking
AI in Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,136
2,372
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Structural Dynamics
Vibration Control
Structural Health Monitorin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,114
7,625
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Technology enhanced learning
Physics
skepticis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,842
594
0.076
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
صحه عامه وطب صحه نفسيه علاقات انسانيه ودوليه Health Sciences
Psychiatric
Psychology
P
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,943
1,748
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marine biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,549
1,260
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sleep
Integrated care
e-Health
self-care
patient activatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,349
3,540
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,334
1,018
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
marine ecology
environmental sciences
algae
phytoplankton
bacteri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,152
2,445
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Environmental chemistry
xenobiotics
priority pollutants
source identification
substance flow analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,102
2,280
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
informal carers
care and caring
health and care for older people
user involvement
e-healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,942
2,369
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Software engineering
Self-adaptive software systems
Software architecture
Software Reus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,603
1,585
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nutrition
Sports nutrition
REDs
energy availability
eating disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,518
4,802
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Information Visualization
Visual Analytics
Network Visualization
Visual Text Analytic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,370
3,103
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,032
375
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bengt Fridlund
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,975
8,818
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,900
485
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andrei Khrennikov
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,488
7,185
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,582
759
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jonas Waldenström
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,474
5,801
0.352
Disease ecology
animal movement
viruse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,283
1,238
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Åke Hagström
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,710
1,671
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,924
1,271
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ian A Nicholls
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,429
2,975
0.260
Biomimetic Materials
Catalysis
Chemistry
Molecular Imprinting
Molecular Recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,735
1,318
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jarone Pinhassi
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,128
4,668
0.419
Microbial ecology
microbiology
molecular biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,273
1,495
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
William Hogland
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,151
5,260
0.518
Waste and water management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,740
1,638
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cornelius Holtorf
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,396
4,001
0.426
archaeological theory
heritage
heritage futures
heritage studies
contemporary archaeolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,900
1,714
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Randall
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,104
3,346
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,752
1,710
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter E Brodelius
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,115
1,676
0.184
Plant Biotechnology/Plant secondary metabolis
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,992
1,829
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Per Servais
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,633
2,258
0.262
International Business
International Entrepreneurship
Digi-preneurship
Global Sourcin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,164
1,884
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anders Forsman
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,381
3,593
0.429
evolution
ecology
polymorphism
insects
fis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,413
1,948
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marcelo Milrad
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,136
2,372
0.292
Technology Enhanced Learning
Educational Technology
Computational Thinking
AI in Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,791
1,954
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Osama Abdeljaber
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,114
7,625
0.940
Structural Dynamics
Vibration Control
Structural Health Monitorin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,874
2,036
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mattias Davidsson
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,842
594
0.076
Technology enhanced learning
Physics
skepticis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,880
2,334
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mosad Zineldin
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,943
1,748
0.252
صحه عامه وطب صحه نفسيه علاقات انسانيه ودوليه Health Sciences
Psychiatric
Psychology
P
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,625
2,489
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Per Larsson
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,549
1,260
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,042
2,588
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mirjam Ekstedt
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,349
3,540
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,447
2,594
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Magnus Paulsson
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,334
1,018
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,555
2,663
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Catherine Legrand
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,152
2,445
0.397
marine ecology
environmental sciences
algae
phytoplankton
bacteri
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,035
2,687
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Eva Eriksson
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,102
2,280
0.374
Environmental chemistry
xenobiotics
priority pollutants
source identification
substance flow analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,916
2,773
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Elizabeth Hanson
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,942
2,369
0.399
informal carers
care and caring
health and care for older people
user involvement
e-healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,836
2,947
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jesper Andersson
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,603
1,585
0.283
Software engineering
Self-adaptive software systems
Software architecture
Software Reus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,755
3,004
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anna Melin
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,518
4,802
0.870
Nutrition
Sports nutrition
REDs
energy availability
eating disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,073
3,079
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Andreas Kerren
Linnaeus University
Småland, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,370
3,103
0.578
Information Visualization
Visual Analytics
Network Visualization
Visual Text Analytic