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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 17 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
data science
economics
climate change
public finance
environmental economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,378
6,802
0.318
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
self & implicit social cognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,383
2,701
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,591
945
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Animal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,873
1,845
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Professor of Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,076
279
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Historical linguistics
Austroasiatic linguistics
Southeast Asian linguistics
Vietnamese language histor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
915
498
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Integrated practitioner research and inquiry
translinguistic identity-as-pedagogy
internationa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
691
513
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
NISTCHO
DNA replication
Histones
Yeast molecular biology
NISTmA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
588
96
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cancer Prevention
Tobacco Treatment
Racism
Discriminatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
419
233
0.556
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Second Language Writing
L2 Reading
L2 Acquisition
L2 Teachin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
134
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Literature/Composition
GlobalHumanities
InternationalAcademicPartnerships
CurriculumDevelopment
ProfessionalDevelopment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
34
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
zooarchaeology
historical ecology
environmental archaeology
archaeology of global chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238
153
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Culture
Cognition
Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
97
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
drug delivery
structure activity relationshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
34
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
interpersonal communication
identity
gender
race
self concep
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
6
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Instructional Game Design
Student Learning & Engagement
Higher Education
& Education Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
TESO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
1
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,501
17,417
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kiran Dev Pandey
Montgomery College
Rockville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,378
6,802
0.318
data science
economics
climate change
public finance
environmental economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,721
26,015
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brett Pelham
Montgomery College
Rockville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,383
2,701
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,938
82,018
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Victoria Virador
Montgomery College
Rockville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,591
945
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,950
115,242
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Grace Li
Montgomery College
Rockville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,873
1,845
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,405
200,684
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Davood Nori-Shargh
Montgomery College
Rockville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,076
279
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
735,899
214,646
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mark Alves
Montgomery College
Rockville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
915
498
0.544
Historical linguistics
Austroasiatic linguistics
Southeast Asian linguistics
Vietnamese language histor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
834,208
236,425
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rashi Jain
Montgomery College
Rockville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
691
513
0.742
Integrated practitioner research and inquiry
translinguistic identity-as-pedagogy
internationa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
891,054
248,240
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lori M Kelman
Montgomery College
Rockville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
588
96
0.163
NISTCHO
DNA replication
Histones
Yeast molecular biology
NISTmA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,028,634
271,995
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chloe M Martin
Montgomery College
Rockville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
419
233
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,124,740
286,926
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Carolyn D Castro
Montgomery College
Rockville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
134
0.402
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,177,761
294,512
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rita Kranidis
Montgomery College
Rockville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
34
0.115
Literature/Composition
GlobalHumanities
InternationalAcademicPartnerships
CurriculumDevelopment
ProfessionalDevelopment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,277,980
308,212
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kevin S Gibbons
Montgomery College
Rockville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238
153
0.643
zooarchaeology
historical ecology
environmental archaeology
archaeology of global chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,413,283
326,059
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Silas Burris
Montgomery College
Rockville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
97
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,592,006
348,614
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Soumya Rastogi
Montgomery College
Rockville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
34
0.264
drug delivery
structure activity relationshi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,368,608
437,319
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stacey Peterson
Montgomery College
Rockville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
6
0.400
interpersonal communication
identity
gender
race
self concep
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,488,100
448,497
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Antonio L Thomas
Montgomery College
Rockville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
Instructional Game Design
Student Learning & Engagement
Higher Education
& Education Technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,528,026
451,891
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Betsy Hague|Elizabeth A Hague, Sister Betsy Hague, MMS
Montgomery College
Rockville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
1
0.200