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Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 309 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
India
Janardan P Singh
high energy physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,287
8,529
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
India
Prafulla K Jha
Condensed Matter Physics
Nanomaterials
First Principles Calculations
Phonons
Phase Transitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,846
6,141
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
India
Krutika K Sawant
Pharmaceutical Formulation development
New Drug Delivery system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,924
3,542
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
India
Vinay Singh
Synthetic Organometallic and Coordination Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,910
3,187
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
India
G. Naresh Kumar
Probiotics
Phosphate solubilization
Metabolic Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,025
1,925
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
India
Rasheedunnisa Begum
Vitiligo
Genomics
D. discoideum
Apoptosis
PAR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,007
2,628
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
India
Pushpendra Singh
Leprosy
Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium leprae
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Viral disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,483
2,453
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
India
Sirimavo Nair
Human Physiology
Public health
Endocrinolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,231
2,474
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
India
Ami Chand Sharma
condensed matter Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,174
1,934
0.463

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
India
Ranjitsinh Devkar
Circadian Biology
lipotoxicity
MASLD
medicinal chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,964
2,028
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
India
Sonal Thakore
Nanomaterials
polymers. sensors
catalysis
drug delivery
medicinal chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,704
1,771
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
India
Abhinesh Kumar
Nanomedicine
Drug Deliver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,604
1,594
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
India
Arun Anand
Applied Optics
3D imaging
Quantitative microscopy
Bio-medical optics
Digital holograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,524
1,820
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
India
Rajashree C Mashru
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,480
1,188
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
India
Archana G
Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria
phosphate availability to plants
phophate solubilizing microbes
Soil bacterial diversit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,397
1,575
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
India
Ashutosh Bedekar
Organic Synthesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
798
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
India
Rajesh Singh
Mitochondrial
Cancer Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,936
1,637
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
India
Sanjeev Kumar
Solution Behavior of Surfactants
Microemulsion
Micellar Catalysis
TLC
Clouding Phenomeno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,650
835
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
India
P Padmaja Sudhakar
chemistry
analytical
environmenta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,505
1,479
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
India
Deepak M Maurya
Quaternary geology
Neotectonics
Ground Penetrating Rada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,503
1,228
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
India
RN Jadeja
Bio-inorganic Chemistry
Marine Pollution Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,486
1,640
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
India
Satish J. Patel
Paleontology
Ichnology
Sequence Stratigraph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,389
1,710
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
India
Sushilkumar Patil
Lipid and polymer based nanoparticle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,338
1,293
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
India
CJ Panchal
Semiconductor Thin Films Electronics-Optoelectronics Devices
Sensors and High Power Laser Diode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,266
774
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
India
Anuradha Nerurkar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,231
1,039
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,823
India
563
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Janardan P Singh
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,287
8,529
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,529
India
1,683
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Prafulla K Jha
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,846
6,141
0.694
Condensed Matter Physics
Nanomaterials
First Principles Calculations
Phonons
Phase Transitio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,841
India
2,453
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Krutika K Sawant
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,924
3,542
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,203
India
2,457
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vinay Singh
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,910
3,187
0.461
Synthetic Organometallic and Coordination Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,599
India
3,927
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
G. Naresh Kumar
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,025
1,925
0.383
Probiotics
Phosphate solubilization
Metabolic Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,334
India
3,953
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rasheedunnisa Begum
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,007
2,628
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,936
India
4,592
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pushpendra Singh
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,483
2,453
0.547
Leprosy
Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium leprae
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Viral disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,968
India
4,976
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sirimavo Nair
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,231
2,474
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,188
India
5,083
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ami Chand Sharma
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,174
1,934
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,215
India
5,482
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ranjitsinh Devkar
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,964
2,028
0.512

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,426
India
6,003
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sonal Thakore
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,704
1,771
0.478
Nanomaterials
polymers. sensors
catalysis
drug delivery
medicinal chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,153
India
6,236
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Abhinesh Kumar
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,604
1,594
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,888
India
6,405
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Arun Anand
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,524
1,820
0.516
Applied Optics
3D imaging
Quantitative microscopy
Bio-medical optics
Digital holograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,065
India
6,506
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rajashree C Mashru
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,480
1,188
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,152
India
6,718
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Archana G
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,397
1,575
0.464
Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria
phosphate availability to plants
phophate solubilizing microbes
Soil bacterial diversit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,309
India
6,750
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ashutosh Bedekar
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
798
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,177
India
8,007
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rajesh Singh
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,936
1,637
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,587
India
9,033
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sanjeev Kumar
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,650
835
0.315
Solution Behavior of Surfactants
Microemulsion
Micellar Catalysis
TLC
Clouding Phenomeno
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,119
India
9,643
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
P Padmaja Sudhakar
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,505
1,479
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,391
India
9,654
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Deepak M Maurya
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,503
1,228
0.491
Quaternary geology
Neotectonics
Ground Penetrating Rada
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,382
India
9,729
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
RN Jadeja
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,486
1,640
0.660
Bio-inorganic Chemistry
Marine Pollution Ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,202
India
10,130
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Satish J. Patel
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,389
1,710
0.716
Paleontology
Ichnology
Sequence Stratigraph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,835
India
10,396
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sushilkumar Patil
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,338
1,293
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
420,405
India
10,765
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
CJ Panchal
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,266
774
0.342
Semiconductor Thin Films Electronics-Optoelectronics Devices
Sensors and High Power Laser Diode
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
425,314
India
10,959
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Anuradha Nerurkar
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,231
1,039
0.466