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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 188 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
Health Economics and Health systems
Public Health
Prevention and Promotio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,063
16,759
0.796
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Organic Chemistry
Material Science
Biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,041
3,030
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biomechanics
Physiology
Performance
Spor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,759
9,110
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Naturvårdsbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,034
4,383
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Midwifery
casesarean section
fear of birth
continuit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,401
6,585
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wireless communication
5G/6G
Security
Industrial IoT
Radio Resource Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,163
8,209
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Management
e-Tourism
Destination Management
Business Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,318
4,390
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,102
1,163
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,165
3,552
0.496
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,609
3,007
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tourism
sustainable development
economic geograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,541
3,089
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Surface chemistry
Materials chemistry
Cellulose
Lignin
Triboelectricit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,787
3,148
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,741
1,252
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
political communication
journalism
media polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,779
1,860
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nanoscience and Nanotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,427
2,796
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Accounting and auditin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,152
2,465
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,583
906
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
paper physics
mechanics of paper
disordered material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,540
752
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
electronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,462
916
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,443
1,699
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wireless Communications
Industrial Io
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,464
3,121
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,342
1,576
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Complex networks/systems
fibre/paper physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,182
928
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
sociology of risk and uncertaity
inequality and differenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,924
1,267
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Finance
econometrics economics risk managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
1,986
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,458
542
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Koustuv Dalal
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,063
16,759
0.796
Health Economics and Health systems
Public Health
Prevention and Promotio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,970
664
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Armando Cordova
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,041
3,030
0.168
Organic Chemistry
Material Science
Biochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,189
734
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hans Christer Holmberg
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,759
9,110
0.544
Biomechanics
Physiology
Performance
Spor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,693
864
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bengt Gunnar Jonsson
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,034
4,383
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,455
914
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ingegerd Hildingsson
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,401
6,585
0.457
Midwifery
casesarean section
fear of birth
continuit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,200
1,309
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mikael Gidlund
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,163
8,209
0.735
Wireless communication
5G/6G
Security
Industrial IoT
Radio Resource Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,995
1,894
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Matthias Fuchs
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,318
4,390
0.528
Management
e-Tourism
Destination Management
Business Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,782
1,952
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ismail Ibrahem
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,102
1,163
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,424
2,238
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fredrik Åhs
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,165
3,552
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,786
2,454
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Håkan Olin
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,609
3,007
0.455
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,530
2,482
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dimitri Ioannides
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,541
3,089
0.472
Tourism
sustainable development
economic geograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,479
2,845
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Magnus Norgren
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,787
3,148
0.544
Surface chemistry
Materials chemistry
Cellulose
Lignin
Triboelectricit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,423
3,455
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Miek Jong
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,741
1,252
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,771
3,428
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lars Nord
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,779
1,860
0.389
political communication
journalism
media polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,273
3,680
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Renyun Zhang
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,427
2,796
0.632
Nanoscience and Nanotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,293
3,908
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Peter Öhman
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,152
2,465
0.594
Accounting and auditin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,656
4,445
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Erik Hedenström
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,583
906
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,766
4,492
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kaarlo Niskanen
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,540
752
0.212
paper physics
mechanics of paper
disordered material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,501
4,592
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hans Erik Nilsson
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,462
916
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,840
4,613
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Håkan Edlund
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,443
1,699
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,295
4,589
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Aamir Mahmood|A. Mahmood
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,464
3,121
0.901
Wireless Communications
Industrial Io
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,550
4,717
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Wennan Zhang
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,342
1,576
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,686
4,914
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tetsu Uesaka
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,182
928
0.292
Complex networks/systems
fibre/paper physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,776
5,286
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anna Olofsson
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,924
1,267
0.433
sociology of risk and uncertaity
inequality and differenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,040
5,293
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Darush Yazdanfar
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
1,986
0.680
Finance
econometrics economics risk managemen