Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 3.093 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
Materials Electrochemistry
Fuel cells
Metal air Batteries
Hydrogen Generation
Electrocatalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,693
12,202
0.653
Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,471
15,464
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Functional Materials
Solar Cells
Thermoelectric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,132
7,408
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Crystal Growth
Nanotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,113
5,329
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Molecular Immunology
Free Radical Biology
Molecular Biology
Bioinformatics
Peptide Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,420
5,391
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
2D materials
nano-composites
physical properties
sensors and energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,385
3,090
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Energy Storage and Conversion Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,853
3,184
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Molecular Modelling
Zeolites
MOFs
Adsorption
Catalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,604
4,059
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Orthopedics
Knee
Arthroplasty
Biomechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,931
2,047
0.415
Smart Institutional Plan
Powerful Insights + Smart Membership = Institutional Success
Unlock 360° Real-Time Institutional Analysis to identify your institution’s strengths and areas for improvement.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Functional Materials
Thermoelectric
Gas Senso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,904
4,518
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Membrane Distillation
Self-cleaning graphene hybrids
NZVI
Oil-water separatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,297
2,000
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant Genetic Engineering for Therapeutic Proteins
Genomics
DNA Barcodin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,268
2,296
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Power Electronics
Renewable Energy Sources
Multilevel Inverter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,240
3,961
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Crystal engineering of pharmaceutical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,162
2,252
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,795
2,144
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nanomedicine
Tissue engineering
Drug targeting
Nanotoxicolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,554
2,991
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nanocomposites
Immobilization
Lignin
Cellulose
Metal Organic Framewor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,469
3,080
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,416
1,353
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pharmaceutical chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,309
1,647
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thin film Li Batteries
All-Solid Batteries
magnetoelectric material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,261
1,838
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Materials Design
Materials Informatics
Machine Learning
Design Optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,150
1,813
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Thermoelectrics
Electrical and Thermal Transport
Magnetic Refrigeratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,101
2,277
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Materials Chemistry
fuel cell catalysis
Nanomaterials and property measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,051
1,473
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Physiological Signal processing
Human Movement
AI in Healthcare
HC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,850
1,554
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Top 2% Most Cited Researcher
Solar Energy Storage
Building Thermal Comfort
AI/M
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,791
2,497
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,829
436
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
T Maiyalagan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,693
12,202
0.653
Materials Electrochemistry
Fuel cells
Metal air Batteries
Hydrogen Generation
Electrocatalysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,685
648
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Raja Ganapathy M
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,471
15,464
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,671
1,632
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
M Navaneethan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,132
7,408
0.811
Functional Materials
Solar Cells
Thermoelectric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,048
1,971
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ponnusamy S
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,113
5,329
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,557
2,272
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jesu Arockiaraj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,420
5,391
0.727
Molecular Immunology
Free Radical Biology
Molecular Biology
Bioinformatics
Peptide Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,344
2,834
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Eswaraiah Varrla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,385
3,090
0.484
2D materials
nano-composites
physical properties
sensors and energ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,040
3,206
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Manickam Sasidharan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,853
3,184
0.544
Energy Storage and Conversion Material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,081
3,413
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Renjith S Pillai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,604
4,059
0.724
Molecular Modelling
Zeolites
MOFs
Adsorption
Catalysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,936
4,128
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Shantanu Patil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,931
2,047
0.415
Orthopedics
Knee
Arthroplasty
Biomechanic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,040
4,156
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
S Harish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,904
4,518
0.921
Functional Materials
Thermoelectric
Gas Senso
Smart Institutional Plan
Powerful Insights + Smart Membership = Institutional Success
Unlock 360° Real-Time Institutional Analysis to identify your institution’s strengths and areas for improvement.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,074
5,011
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kkr Datta|Kasibhatta Kumara Ramanatha Datta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,297
2,000
0.465
Membrane Distillation
Self-cleaning graphene hybrids
NZVI
Oil-water separatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,614
5,054
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Parani Madasamy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,268
2,296
0.538
Plant Genetic Engineering for Therapeutic Proteins
Genomics
DNA Barcodin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,167
5,100
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jagabar Sathik M|Jagabar Sathik M, M Jagabar, Jagabar Sathik Mohamed Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,240
3,961
0.934
Power Electronics
Renewable Energy Sources
Multilevel Inverter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,581
5,235
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Palash Sanphui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,162
2,252
0.541
Crystal engineering of pharmaceutical
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,395
5,955
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
S Praveen Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,795
2,144
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,606
6,465
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
G Devanand Venkatasubbu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,554
2,991
0.842
Nanomedicine
Tissue engineering
Drug targeting
Nanotoxicolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,828
6,678
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
E Selvarajan|Selvarajan E, Selvarajan Ethiraj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,469
3,080
0.888
Nanocomposites
Immobilization
Lignin
Cellulose
Metal Organic Framewor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,812
6,806
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Senthil Kumar Sivalingam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,416
1,353
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,241
7,084
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kathiravan K
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,309
1,647
0.498
Pharmaceutical chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,108
7,201
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
K Kamala Bharathi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,261
1,838
0.564
Thin film Li Batteries
All-Solid Batteries
magnetoelectric material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,382
7,510
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shubhabrata Datta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,150
1,813
0.576
Materials Design
Materials Informatics
Machine Learning
Design Optimizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,589
7,655
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Suresh Perumal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,101
2,277
0.734
Thermoelectrics
Electrical and Thermal Transport
Magnetic Refrigeratio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,995
7,819
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bhalchandra Kakade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,051
1,473
0.483
Materials Chemistry
fuel cell catalysis
Nanomaterials and property measurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,103
8,481
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sridhar P Arjunan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,850
1,554
0.545
Physiological Signal processing
Human Movement
AI in Healthcare
HC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,048
8,674
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ramalingam Senthil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,791
2,497
0.895
Top 2% Most Cited Researcher
Solar Energy Storage
Building Thermal Comfort
AI/M