Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 263 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
Computer networks
Cloud Computing
Internet of Things (IoT)
Fog and Edge Computing
Networ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,823
1,221
0.670
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Neurophysiology
Psychophysiology & Gastrointestinal Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,525
1,015
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Soundscape Ecology
Landscape/Garden Interventions
Music Psychology
Art Therapy Intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,027
861
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Computer Vision
Medical Image Analysis
Medical Imaging
e-Governanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
923
716
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Electrical Power and Energy Systems
Renewable Energy Technologies
Electrical Machines and Drive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
739
696
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Management
Entrepreneurship
Business Administratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
717
230
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Power Converter Design
Converter Control
Renewable energy
Energy Management
FACTS devices an
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
572
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
643
518
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Business
Management
Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
595
578
0.971
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Health Professionals Education
Anatomy Education
Medical Education
Medical Anthropology
Morphometr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
568
550
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Specialist in Endocrinology
Diabetes
Metabolic and HIV Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
544
384
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Microbiology and Biotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
529
424
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Autonomic Cardiovascular Physiology
Physiology/Medical Education
Space Physiology
Human Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
508
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Communication
NDT
Modelling
EMAT
Sensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
495
410
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Medical education
forensic and neuroanatomy
bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431
359
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Occupational Health and Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401
147
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Operating Systems
Memory Management
Programming Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
127
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Business Administratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
361
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Electric Vehicles
EV Infrastructure
Robotics
Control Systems
Renewable Energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360
281
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
International and Development Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
266
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
General Surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
80
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Highway and Transportation Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294
273
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Biomaterial
Cell biomechanics
Finite Elements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Journalism
emerging media
political communicatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
264
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,289
985
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Opeyemi Osanaiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,823
1,221
0.670
Computer networks
Cloud Computing
Internet of Things (IoT)
Fog and Edge Computing
Networ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,684
1,295
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Menizibeya Welcome Osain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,525
1,015
0.666
Neurophysiology
Psychophysiology & Gastrointestinal Physiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
689,821
2,282
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Iyendo O. Timothy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,027
861
0.838
Soundscape Ecology
Landscape/Garden Interventions
Music Psychology
Art Therapy Intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
728,239
2,789
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Steve A. Adeshina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
923
716
0.776
Computer Vision
Medical Image Analysis
Medical Imaging
e-Governanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
806,236
3,960
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bukola Babatunde Adetokun|Tunde Adetokun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
739
696
0.942
Electrical Power and Energy Systems
Renewable Energy Technologies
Electrical Machines and Drive
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
817,219
4,154
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nwoye May Ifeoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
717
230
0.321
Management
Entrepreneurship
Business Administratio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
853,821
4,807
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Oghenewvogaga Oghorada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
572
0.888
Power Converter Design
Converter Control
Renewable energy
Energy Management
FACTS devices an
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
854,394
4,813
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Petrus Nzerem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
643
518
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
881,111
5,285
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Umar Abbas Ibrahim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
595
578
0.971
Business
Management
Financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
897,823
5,586
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Terkuma Chia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
568
550
0.968
Health Professionals Education
Anatomy Education
Medical Education
Medical Anthropology
Morphometr
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
914,723
5,894
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Onyegbutulem Henry Chijioke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
544
384
0.706
Specialist in Endocrinology
Diabetes
Metabolic and HIV Medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
925,804
6,082
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sani Sambo Datsugwai Mohammed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
529
424
0.802
Microbiology and Biotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
940,829
6,344
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Oluwatosin Imoleayo Oyeniran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
508
0.996
Autonomic Cardiovascular Physiology
Physiology/Medical Education
Space Physiology
Human Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
953,467
6,582
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sadiq Thomas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
495
410
0.828
Communication
NDT
Modelling
EMAT
Sensor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,011,186
7,694
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Onigbinde, Oluwanisola Akanji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431
359
0.833
Medical education
forensic and neuroanatomy
bioinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,041,637
8,286
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nurudeen Hussain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401
147
0.367
Occupational Health and Epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,045,731
8,371
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Saleh Abdullahi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
127
0.320
Operating Systems
Memory Management
Programming Language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,052,341
8,495
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Opusunju Michael Isaac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
361
0.926
Business Administratio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,086,108
9,163
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ahmadu Galadima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360
281
0.781
Electric Vehicles
EV Infrastructure
Robotics
Control Systems
Renewable Energ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,113,562
9,707
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Benedict Akanegbu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
266
0.789
International and Development Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,153,977
10,487
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dilli Dogo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
80
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,172,338
10,869
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael Toryila Tiza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294
273
0.929
Highway and Transportation Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,173,631
10,899
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chukwuemeka Joseph Ani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,199,528
11,447
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ayotunde Elegbeleye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,199,786
11,445
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adeola Abdulateef Elega|Elega Adeola, Adeola Elega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
264
0.953
Journalism
emerging media
political communicatio