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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 99 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
Petroleum
Solar
Education Research
Production
Turbo Machin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,880
12,871
0.720
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Microbiology
Herbal Technology
Nanobiotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
887
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Environmental microbiology
Biotechnology
Bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
824
543
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nano Material Science
Multiferroic composite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
748
598
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
software development
learning
get more tas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
744
528
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
616
316
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pharmacology
Clincial researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
584
306
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Green Chemistry
Catalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
583
257
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
THERMAL SCIENCE
RENEWABLE ENERG
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
313
0.559
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Catalysis
Polymer supported complexes
Bio-inorganic chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
553
230
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Drug Design and Discovery
Method development and impurity profilin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
550
368
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pharmaceutics
Topical Preparations
Oncology
Experiment Design
NDD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437
325
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Organic Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413
367
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
medicinal plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
244
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Organic Medicinal Chemistry
Heterocyclic Synthesis
Green Synthesis
Computational Stud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
330
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Herbal research
Pharmacognosy
Phytochemistry
Traditional Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
227
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
112
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Research activities associated with Pharmacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
195
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Organic Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
171
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nanotechnology
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Computer Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
215
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Antibiotic resistant bacteria
Antibiotic discovery
Nanobiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
191
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
92
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Functional oxides
Photocatalysis
biomedica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
195
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
H
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
212
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,586
471
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ajit Kumar N Shukla
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,880
12,871
0.720
Petroleum
Solar
Education Research
Production
Turbo Machin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,468
18,654
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hemali Padalia
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
887
0.699
Microbiology
Herbal Technology
Nanobiotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
773,600
26,015
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joydeep Chakraborty
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
824
543
0.659
Environmental microbiology
Biotechnology
Bioinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
807,413
27,870
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ashish R Tanna
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
748
598
0.799
Nano Material Science
Multiferroic composite
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
809,293
27,967
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ramani Hitesh
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
744
528
0.710
software development
learning
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
875,112
31,646
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vipul Patel
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
616
316
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
894,185
32,694
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pravin Tirgar
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
584
306
0.524
Pharmacology
Clincial researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
894,857
32,725
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jeena Jyoti Boruah
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
583
257
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
910,056
33,417
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alpesh Mehta
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
313
0.559
THERMAL SCIENCE
RENEWABLE ENERG
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
915,076
33,651
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Siva Prasad Das
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
553
230
0.416
Catalysis
Polymer supported complexes
Bio-inorganic chemistr
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
916,958
33,753
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pankaj Kapupara
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
550
368
0.669
Drug Design and Discovery
Method development and impurity profilin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,012,376
37,966
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kalpesh Ashara
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437
325
0.744
Pharmaceutics
Topical Preparations
Oncology
Experiment Design
NDD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,035,614
39,012
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Khushal Kapadiya
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413
367
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,051,393
39,749
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Urvi Gupta
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
244
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,057,372
40,024
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bonny Patel
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
330
0.842
Organic Medicinal Chemistry
Heterocyclic Synthesis
Green Synthesis
Computational Stud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,068,268
40,530
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Devang J Pandya
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
227
0.594
Herbal research
Pharmacognosy
Phytochemistry
Traditional Medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,154,324
44,452
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Naimish Ramani
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
112
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,190,082
46,237
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tejas Ganatra
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
195
0.677
Research activities associated with Pharmacolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,230,541
48,328
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mayank Pandya
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
171
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,264,348
50,084
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Khalida Bloch
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,276,981
50,799
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Homera Durani|H Durani
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
215
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,291,565
51,550
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Samir Anuj
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
191
0.823
Antibiotic resistant bacteria
Antibiotic discovery
Nanobiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,311,900
52,649
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dharmik Mehta
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
92
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,328,441
53,532
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Harshal Desai
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
195
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,330,248
53,643
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Vishwa Malvania
RK University
Rajkot, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
212
0.991