Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 81 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
192,117
World Rank
5,519
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
algorithms | financial and economic modeling | interfaces math social sciences | data mining | anthropology of touris
algorithms | financial and economic modeling | interfaces math social sciences | data mining | anthropology of touris
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Total5,702
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Last 6 Years1,805
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Last 6 Years / Total0.317
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
224,534
World Rank
6,674
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Qualitative growth Complexity Economics Circular Econom
Qualitative growth Complexity Economics Circular Econom
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Total4,854
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Last 6 Years1,922
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Last 6 Years / Total0.396
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
315,858
World Rank
9,720
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Business & Management / Marketing
B2B Marketing | Sales Management | Services Marketing | Innovation | Digital Marketin
B2B Marketing | Sales Management | Services Marketing | Innovation | Digital Marketin
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Total3,306
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Last 6 Years1,438
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Last 6 Years / Total0.435
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
331,701
World Rank
10,240
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total3,116
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Last 6 Years2,199
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Last 6 Years / Total0.706
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
562,242
World Rank
17,307
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total1,498
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Last 6 Years1,466
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Last 6 Years / Total0.979
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
619,607
World Rank
18,812
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total1,273
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Last 6 Years295
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Last 6 Years / Total0.232
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
759,998
World Rank
22,416
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Business & Management / Strategic Management
international business | strategy | law & institutions | intellectual property & R&D | business in Chin
international business | strategy | law & institutions | intellectual property & R&D | business in Chin
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Total861
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Last 6 Years563
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Last 6 Years / Total0.654
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
761,021
World Rank
22,444
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Business & Management / Marketing
Consumer behavior | Digital marketing | Human-technology interaction | Financial marketin
Consumer behavior | Digital marketing | Human-technology interaction | Financial marketin
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Total858
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Last 6 Years814
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Last 6 Years / Total0.949
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
779,212
World Rank
22,884
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Business & Management / Business Administration
Globalization | Management | Strategy | Business Ethics | Corporate Social Responsibilit
Globalization | Management | Strategy | Business Ethics | Corporate Social Responsibilit
Citation Metrics
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Total815
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Last 6 Years629
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Last 6 Years / Total0.772
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
811,095
World Rank
23,686
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total744
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Last 6 Years468
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Last 6 Years / Total0.629
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
811,889
World Rank
23,701
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total742
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Last 6 Years638
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Last 6 Years / Total0.860
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
819,899
World Rank
23,912
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Database optimization | Indexing | Graph | Distributed | Ad-Hoc D
Database optimization | Indexing | Graph | Distributed | Ad-Hoc D
Citation Metrics
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Total726
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Last 6 Years264
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Last 6 Years / Total0.364
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
824,747
World Rank
24,022
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total716
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Last 6 Years130
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Last 6 Years / Total0.182
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
853,786
World Rank
24,706
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
operations management | warehouse management | interface research between artificial intelligence an
operations management | warehouse management | interface research between artificial intelligence an
Citation Metrics
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Total658
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Last 6 Years613
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Last 6 Years / Total0.932
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
861,659
World Rank
24,902
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Tourism | Social data | Image processing | Big Data | Touris
Tourism | Social data | Image processing | Big Data | Touris
Citation Metrics
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Total644
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Last 6 Years258
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Last 6 Years / Total0.401
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
943,009
World Rank
26,826
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total519
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Last 6 Years498
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Last 6 Years / Total0.960
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
952,377
World Rank
27,044
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total508
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Last 6 Years318
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Last 6 Years / Total0.626
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
963,049
World Rank
27,300
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Others
Network Modeling & Optimization | Edge Intelligence | Fog/Edge/Cloud Computing | Performance evaluatio
Network Modeling & Optimization | Edge Intelligence | Fog/Edge/Cloud Computing | Performance evaluatio
Citation Metrics
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Total495
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Last 6 Years435
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Last 6 Years / Total0.879
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
983,192
World Rank
27,778
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Business & Management / Strategic Management
management | HRM/IR | OB | leadership | philosophy of scienc
management | HRM/IR | OB | leadership | philosophy of scienc
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Total472
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Last 6 Years393
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Last 6 Years / Total0.833
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,005,766
World Rank
28,328
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total447
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Last 6 Years406
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Last 6 Years / Total0.908
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,008,617
World Rank
28,406
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Fractals | Statistics | Quantitative finance | Econophysics | Statistical financ
Fractals | Statistics | Quantitative finance | Econophysics | Statistical financ
Citation Metrics
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Total444
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Last 6 Years376
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Last 6 Years / Total0.847
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,027,759
World Rank
28,872
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total424
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Last 6 Years371
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Last 6 Years / Total0.875
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,034,176
World Rank
29,015
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total418
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Last 6 Years206
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Last 6 Years / Total0.493
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,051,503
World Rank
29,380
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Others
NIME | music technology | human computer interaction | tangible user interfaces | learning interface
NIME | music technology | human computer interaction | tangible user interfaces | learning interface
Citation Metrics
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Total401
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Last 6 Years198
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Last 6 Years / Total0.494
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,080,244
World Rank
30,022
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total374
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Last 6 Years304
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Last 6 Years / Total0.813
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