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

334,453
World Rank

1,876
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies
audience research | media literacy | digital literacy | young people and media | media educatio
audience research | media literacy | digital literacy | young people and media | media educatio
Citation Metrics
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Total3,080
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Last 6 Years1,583
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Last 6 Years / Total0.514
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

397,952
World Rank

2,189
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total2,471
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Last 6 Years1,652
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Last 6 Years / Total0.669
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

773,326
World Rank

3,894
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total828
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Last 6 Years546
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Last 6 Years / Total0.659
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,255,457
World Rank

6,147
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total252
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Last 6 Years249
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Last 6 Years / Total0.988
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,488,158
World Rank

7,106
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Others
Erziehungswissenschaftliche und soziologische Migrationsforschung | Kritische Theorie der Gesellschaft | Kritische Pädagogik in
Erziehungswissenschaftliche und soziologische Migrationsforschung | Kritische Theorie der Gesellschaft | Kritische Pädagogik in
Citation Metrics
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Total160
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Last 6 Years69
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Last 6 Years / Total0.431
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,623,184
World Rank

7,577
Country Rank

6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total123
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Last 6 Years68
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Last 6 Years / Total0.553
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,027,900
World Rank

8,658
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Education / Education (Other, All)
active-citizenship learning | service learning | new teaching and learning method
active-citizenship learning | service learning | new teaching and learning method
Citation Metrics
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Total50
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Last 6 Years43
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Last 6 Years / Total0.860
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,220,010
World Rank

9,064
Country Rank

8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Others
Bildungs- und Berufsorientierung | Schüler- und Bildungsberatung | Berufsgrundbildung | Polytechnische Schul
Bildungs- und Berufsorientierung | Schüler- und Bildungsberatung | Berufsgrundbildung | Polytechnische Schul
Citation Metrics
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Total28
-
Last 6 Years17
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Last 6 Years / Total0.607
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,402,427
World Rank

9,363
Country Rank

9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Mathematik | Unterrichts- und Schulentwicklung | Neue Mittelschule | Fortbildun
Mathematik | Unterrichts- und Schulentwicklung | Neue Mittelschule | Fortbildun
Citation Metrics
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Total13
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Last 6 Years1
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Last 6 Years / Total0.077