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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 986 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
Anatomy
Histology
Embryology
Neuroanatomy and Medical educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,506
26,167
0.987
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
biochemistry
molecular biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,132
6,066
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
electrical engineering
materials scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,961
2,869
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,089
1,250
0.083
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neuroscience
Cancer
Inflammatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,219
3,870
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,698
8,796
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Empirical Trade
International Macro
Labor
Big Dat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,545
4,242
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Engineering Design
Product Development
Manufacturing
Aerospac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,245
5,386
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nephrolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,704
9,799
0.771
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Epigenetic rejuvenation
age reprogramming
cell rejuvenation
heterochromati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,096
1,733
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
biology
bioinformatics
immunology
immunoinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,340
2,027
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Energy efficient buildings
Phase change materials
Cement based composites
Secondary raw material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,878
7,439
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
DNA
Transposable Elements
Bioinformatics
Evolution
Molecular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,724
3,480
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lithium Batteries
Energy
Nanomaterials
Chemical Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,312
6,808
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
nonlinear optics
wave singularity
optical vorte
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,008
2,078
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Semiconductor Device
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,938
3,102
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,345
4,139
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cardiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,851
1,474
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Environmental Chemistry and Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,690
3,616
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Basic scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,318
1,297
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Geotechnical Engineering
Geomechanics
Mechanical Excavation
Tunnelling
Infrastructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,297
4,166
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Machine Learning/AI
CFD-DEM-FSI
Hi-fidelity Concurrent MDAO
PINN/PIML Simulation
Biomechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,263
3,791
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Artificial Intelligence
Soft Robotics
Machine Learning
Sensor Fusion
Tensegrit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,114
3,421
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Health Services and Systems Research
Health Care Analytics
Population Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,101
2,437
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,845
2,044
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,112
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Srinivasa Rao Bolla
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,506
26,167
0.987
Anatomy
Histology
Embryology
Neuroanatomy and Medical educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,776
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dos Sarbassov
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,132
6,066
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,780
7
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ilesanmi Adesida
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,961
2,869
0.151
electrical engineering
materials scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,547
9
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Massimo Pignatelli
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,089
1,250
0.083
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,692
11
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dieter Riethmacher
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,219
3,870
0.272
Neuroscience
Cancer
Inflammatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,982
12
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Syed Ali
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,698
8,796
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,019
13
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jozef Konings
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,545
4,242
0.313
Empirical Trade
International Macro
Labor
Big Dat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,117
14
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Essam Shehab
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,245
5,386
0.407
Engineering Design
Product Development
Manufacturing
Aerospac
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,990
15
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Abduzhappar Gaipov
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,704
9,799
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,083
20
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Prim Singh
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,096
1,733
0.156
Epigenetic rejuvenation
age reprogramming
cell rejuvenation
heterochromati
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,002
23
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christian Schönbach
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,340
2,027
0.196
biology
bioinformatics
immunology
immunoinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,464
24
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shazim Ali Memon
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,878
7,439
0.753
Energy efficient buildings
Phase change materials
Cement based composites
Secondary raw material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,414
25
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ruslan Kalendar
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,724
3,480
0.358
DNA
Transposable Elements
Bioinformatics
Evolution
Molecular Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,908
26
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zhumabay Bakenov
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,312
6,808
0.731
Lithium Batteries
Energy
Nanomaterials
Chemical Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,767
27
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anton Desyatnikov
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,008
2,078
0.259
nonlinear optics
wave singularity
optical vorte
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,073
28
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Charles Surya
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,938
3,102
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,845
29
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Natalie Natasha S Barteneva
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,345
4,139
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,001
32
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alessandro Salustri
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,851
1,474
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,026
33
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Woojin Lee
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,690
3,616
0.541
Environmental Chemistry and Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,855
34
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jeannette Kunz
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,318
1,297
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,403
35
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Saffet Yagiz|Saffet Yagiz; Yagiz S; Yagiz Saffet; Saffet Yağız; Yağız S; Yağız Saffet;
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,297
4,166
0.662
Geotechnical Engineering
Geomechanics
Mechanical Excavation
Tunnelling
Infrastructure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,384
36
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael Yong Zhao
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,263
3,791
0.605
Machine Learning/AI
CFD-DEM-FSI
Hi-fidelity Concurrent MDAO
PINN/PIML Simulation
Biomechanic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,657
38
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
H Atakan Varol
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,114
3,421
0.560
Artificial Intelligence
Soft Robotics
Machine Learning
Sensor Fusion
Tensegrit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,047
39
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Antonio Sarria Santamera
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,101
2,437
0.399
Health Services and Systems Research
Health Care Analytics
Population Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,951
41
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ivan Vorobyev
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,845
2,044
0.350