Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 174 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 Rankings
Rankings
4,741
World Rank
1
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Public Health Nutrition | Nutrition epidemiology | Infant and young child feeding | maternal and child health research | HIV and nu
Public Health Nutrition | Nutrition epidemiology | Infant and young child feeding | maternal and child health research | HIV and nu
Citation Metrics
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Total83,162
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Last 6 Years58,098
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Last 6 Years / Total0.699
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
96,065
World Rank
5
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total10,828
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Last 6 Years4,265
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Last 6 Years / Total0.394
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
106,268
World Rank
7
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total9,924
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Last 6 Years2,826
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Last 6 Years / Total0.285
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
106,915
World Rank
8
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total9,871
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Last 6 Years3,722
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Last 6 Years / Total0.377
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
140,014
World Rank
15
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total7,753
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Last 6 Years3,593
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Last 6 Years / Total0.463
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
142,593
World Rank
17
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total7,625
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Last 6 Years3,294
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Last 6 Years / Total0.432
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
163,113
World Rank
18
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Medical and Health Sciences / Internal Medicine
Health | Internal Medicine | Haematology | Sickle cell Diseas
Health | Internal Medicine | Haematology | Sickle cell Diseas
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Total6,708
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Last 6 Years3,847
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Last 6 Years / Total0.573
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
172,010
World Rank
20
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total6,369
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Last 6 Years1,673
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Last 6 Years / Total0.263
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
199,630
World Rank
27
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total5,484
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Last 6 Years2,727
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Last 6 Years / Total0.497
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
216,266
World Rank
29
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total5,049
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Last 6 Years2,431
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Last 6 Years / Total0.481
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
259,512
World Rank
47
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
Infectious diseases | Therapeutic efficacy studies | antimicrobial resistanc
Infectious diseases | Therapeutic efficacy studies | antimicrobial resistanc
Citation Metrics
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Total4,151
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Last 6 Years2,521
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Last 6 Years / Total0.607
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
263,984
World Rank
48
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total4,074
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Last 6 Years1,443
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Last 6 Years / Total0.354
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
300,729
World Rank
61
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
Infectious diseases | dermatology and general medicin
Infectious diseases | dermatology and general medicin
Citation Metrics
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Total3,504
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Last 6 Years819
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Last 6 Years / Total0.234
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
306,263
World Rank
63
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Others
Community Health | Maternal Health | Non communicable disease | Monitoring and Evaluation | Health system
Community Health | Maternal Health | Non communicable disease | Monitoring and Evaluation | Health system
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Total3,428
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Last 6 Years1,497
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Last 6 Years / Total0.437
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
310,194
World Rank
67
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Medical and Health Sciences / Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maternal care | quality of care | reproductive health | health systems | implementation researc
Maternal care | quality of care | reproductive health | health systems | implementation researc
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Total3,377
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Last 6 Years2,200
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Last 6 Years / Total0.651
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
321,813
World Rank
73
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
Malaria in Pregnancy | Neglected Tropical Diseases | Cancer | HIV | Cardiovascular Disease
Malaria in Pregnancy | Neglected Tropical Diseases | Cancer | HIV | Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
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Total3,232
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Last 6 Years1,172
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Last 6 Years / Total0.363
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
385,285
World Rank
102
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Clinical Pharmacokinetics | Therapeutic Drug Monitoring | Vaccines Safet
Clinical Pharmacokinetics | Therapeutic Drug Monitoring | Vaccines Safet
Citation Metrics
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Total2,583
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Last 6 Years1,300
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Last 6 Years / Total0.503
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
392,661
World Rank
105
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total2,519
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Last 6 Years2,090
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Last 6 Years / Total0.830
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
413,499
World Rank
113
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Natural products of medicinal importanc
Natural products of medicinal importanc
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Total2,351
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Last 6 Years724
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Last 6 Years / Total0.308
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
461,936
World Rank
134
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total2,017
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Last 6 Years674
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Last 6 Years / Total0.334
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
487,030
World Rank
139
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Social Sciences / Sociology
Mental Health | Gender | Violence prevention | Child Protection | HIV preventio
Mental Health | Gender | Violence prevention | Child Protection | HIV preventio
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Total1,869
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Last 6 Years1,436
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Last 6 Years / Total0.768
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
488,662
World Rank
140
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Health promotion | Health Psychology | Health Services | Health behaviour
Health promotion | Health Psychology | Health Services | Health behaviour
Citation Metrics
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Total1,860
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Last 6 Years874
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Last 6 Years / Total0.470
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
497,426
World Rank
147
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total1,812
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Last 6 Years676
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Last 6 Years / Total0.373
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
503,614
World Rank
153
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total1,779
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Last 6 Years1,292
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Last 6 Years / Total0.726
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
504,672
World Rank
155
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Medical and Health Sciences / Dentistry
Dentistry | Public Health | Health Promotion | Quality of Lif
Dentistry | Public Health | Health Promotion | Quality of Lif
Citation Metrics
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Total1,774
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Last 6 Years487
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Last 6 Years / Total0.275
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