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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 436 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
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Health Systems Research
Systematic Revie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,805
50,676
0.942
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ad Hoc Networks
MANET
VANET
Io
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,196
8,172
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mechanical Vibrations
Design and Analysis
Composite Materials
Nano Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,167
8,097
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Histopahology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,035
4,221
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Remote Sensing
water quality
Machine Learning
LULC
GEE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,387
5,220
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Flight Dynamics & Control
Guidance & Control of Aerospace and Space Vehicles
Future Spac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,831
1,596
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Medical image processing
Computer visio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,386
1,487
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Microstrip Antenna
Optoelectroni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,317
1,204
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Geriatrics
Family Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,185
2,930
0.920
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Medical genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,129
2,439
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lignocellulolytic enzymes
Probiotics
Fermentation
PGPR
Microbial electrochemical cel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,085
2,137
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Glomerular disease
Chronic kidney disease
Acute kidney injury
Interventional nephrolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,714
2,686
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Psychiatric Nursing
Forensic Nursin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,480
2,469
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Positive Psychology
Environmental Psychology
Clinical Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,074
934
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Environmental engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,957
1,951
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
diabetes
infectious disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,883
889
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Eco-toxicology & Environmental Monitoring
Phytoremediation
Waste managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,826
992
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Natural Product Chemistry
Cancer and Molecular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,636
883
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Infectious disease
Tropical Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
1,532
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Composite Materials
Lean Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,361
1,249
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Medical Image Analysis
Pattern Recognition
Dermoscopic Image Analysis
Antennas and Wave Propagatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,299
1,122
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,268
1,187
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Networking
Network Security
Cloud Computing
Machine Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,251
1,078
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Infectious diseases
one health
yeast
medical mycology
antimicrobial resistanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,216
1,059
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Modelling Consumer Behavior
Healthcare Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,202
1,109
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,635
100
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Unnikrishnan B
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,805
50,676
0.942
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Health Systems Research
Systematic Revie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,885
994
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Saurabh Sharma
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,196
8,172
0.670
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VANET
Io
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,618
1,941
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nithesh Naik
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,167
8,097
0.991
Mechanical Vibrations
Design and Analysis
Composite Materials
Nano Technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,768
3,053
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Swati Sharma
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,035
4,221
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,123
3,597
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chaitanya Baliram Pande
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,387
5,220
0.969
Remote Sensing
water quality
Machine Learning
LULC
GEE
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,286
5,858
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ritesh Singh
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,831
1,596
0.417
Flight Dynamics & Control
Guidance & Control of Aerospace and Space Vehicles
Future Spac
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,115
6,851
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sampath Kumar
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,386
1,487
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,612
7,041
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Amit Rathi
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,317
1,204
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,366
7,388
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rohith M
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,185
2,930
0.920
Geriatrics
Family Medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,123
7,545
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anju Shukla
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,129
2,439
0.779
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,959
7,669
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rakesh Sharma
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,085
2,137
0.693
Lignocellulolytic enzymes
Probiotics
Fermentation
PGPR
Microbial electrochemical cel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
369,080
8,928
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Indu Ramachandra Rao
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,714
2,686
0.990
Glomerular disease
Chronic kidney disease
Acute kidney injury
Interventional nephrolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,618
9,899
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Renjulal Yesodharan
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,480
2,469
0.996
Psychiatric Nursing
Forensic Nursin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
451,080
11,979
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Geetika Tankha
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,074
934
0.450
Positive Psychology
Environmental Psychology
Clinical Psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
469,864
12,651
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shraddha Pai
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,957
1,951
0.997
Environmental engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,708
13,150
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sudha Vidyasagar
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,883
889
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,974
13,532
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Naveen Kumar Singh
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,826
992
0.543
Eco-toxicology & Environmental Monitoring
Phytoremediation
Waste managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
530,112
14,992
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nimmy Kumar
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,636
883
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533,131
15,136
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nitin Gupta
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
1,532
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593,820
17,642
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Manjunath Shettar
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,361
1,249
0.918
Composite Materials
Lean Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
610,452
18,350
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sameena Pathan
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,299
1,122
0.864
Medical Image Analysis
Pattern Recognition
Dermoscopic Image Analysis
Antennas and Wave Propagatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,902
18,684
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Vaishali Yadav
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,268
1,187
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623,719
18,884
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sandeep Joshi
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,251
1,078
0.862
Networking
Network Security
Cloud Computing
Machine Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
634,118
19,335
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Supram Hosuru Subramanya
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,216
1,059
0.871
Infectious diseases
one health
yeast
medical mycology
antimicrobial resistanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,203
19,504
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Smitha Nayak
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,202
1,109
0.923