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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 601 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
Medical anthropology
Community studies
ethnographic studies
Human Variation
Qualitative Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,308
61,205
0.909
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Forensic Pathology
Anthropology
Bio ethics
Forensic Toxicology
Clinical Forensic Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,581
61,028
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,842
52,771
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,534
41,357
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
NCD
Adolescent Health
Communicatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,850
35,411
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Forensic Pathology
Bioethics & Medical Ethics
Criminology
Forensic Science
Forensic Anthropolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,034
24,736
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Public Health
Sociolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,317
25,207
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Community Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,441
20,249
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Non-communicable diseases
maternal & child health
adolescent healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,608
16,726
0.950
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pharmaceutical Marketing
Intellectual Property Rights
Regulatory Affair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,295
15,888
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Molecular Biology and human genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,811
6,055
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Forensic medicine
Toxicology
Forensic Patholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,471
13,964
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Internet Security
Data Science
Blockchain
Cloud Computing
Digital Marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,493
7,031
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
pharmaceutical science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,977
4,609
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stroke Rehabilitation
Neurological Rehabilitation
Evidence based practic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,436
9,150
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,232
9,616
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
pharmaceutical sciences
nanotechnology
novel drug delivery systems
targeted drug delivery
pharmacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,861
6,195
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
civil engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,100
3,962
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,489
4,810
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Oral and Maxillofacial Patholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,125
7,237
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Atomic and molecular physics
biological physics
strong-field science
ultrafast optics
ultrafast laser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,028
1,275
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Identification
Thanatology
Toxicolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,393
2,693
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Medical Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,348
5,133
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Translational Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,132
2,553
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nano composites-Environmental and Energy applications
Biofuels - Bioethanol
Biodiesel
Biohydroge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,870
6,229
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,716
75
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Praveen Hoogar *
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,308
61,205
0.909
Medical anthropology
Community studies
ethnographic studies
Human Variation
Qualitative Researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,339
82
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jagadish Rao Padubidri
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,581
61,028
0.960
Forensic Pathology
Anthropology
Bio ethics
Forensic Toxicology
Clinical Forensic Medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,628
98
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ramesh Holla *
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,842
52,771
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,539
125
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Priya Rathi
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,534
41,357
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,588
146
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Prasanna Mithra
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,850
35,411
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,249
219
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Prateek Rastogi
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,034
24,736
0.915
Forensic Pathology
Bioethics & Medical Ethics
Criminology
Forensic Science
Forensic Anthropolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,367
228
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rekha Thapar
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,317
25,207
0.958
Public Health
Sociolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,151
358
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ranjitha Shetty
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,441
20,249
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,636
486
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chythra R Rao
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,608
16,726
0.950
Non-communicable diseases
maternal & child health
adolescent healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,241
580
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Manthan Janodia
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,295
15,888
0.975
Pharmaceutical Marketing
Intellectual Property Rights
Regulatory Affair
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,138
784
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kapaettu Satyamoorthy
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,811
6,055
0.438
Molecular Biology and human genetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,033
720
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shankar M Bakkannavar
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,471
13,964
0.965
Forensic medicine
Toxicology
Forensic Patholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,226
825
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Er Piyush Gupta
Sikkim Manipal University
Gangtok, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,493
7,031
0.521
Internet Security
Data Science
Blockchain
Cloud Computing
Digital Marketin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,746
1,020
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nayanabhirama Udupa
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,977
4,609
0.385
pharmaceutical science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,659
1,132
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vasanthan Rajagopalan
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,436
9,150
0.800
Stroke Rehabilitation
Neurological Rehabilitation
Evidence based practic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,564
1,172
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ashwini Rao
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,232
9,616
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,458
1,438
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Srinivas Mutalik
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,861
6,195
0.628
pharmaceutical sciences
nanotechnology
novel drug delivery systems
targeted drug delivery
pharmacolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,746
1,635
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Prasanna Kumar
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,100
3,962
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,108
1,835
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Asha Kamath
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,489
4,810
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,389
1,959
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Raghu Radhakrishnan
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,125
7,237
0.891
Oral and Maxillofacial Patholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,124
2,004
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Deepak Mathur
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,028
1,275
0.159
Atomic and molecular physics
biological physics
strong-field science
ultrafast optics
ultrafast laser
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,621
2,278
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ashwini Kumar
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,393
2,693
0.364
Identification
Thanatology
Toxicolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,535
2,301
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Girisha Km|Katta Mohan Girisha
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,348
5,133
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,224
2,401
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mahadev Rao
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,132
2,553
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,297
2,541
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Raja Selvaraj|Raja S, S Raja, Selvaraj Raja
Manipal University
Karnataka, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,870
6,229
0.907
Nano composites-Environmental and Energy applications
Biofuels - Bioethanol
Biodiesel
Biohydroge