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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 16 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
Optometr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,675
6,549
0.351
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
vision development
pediatric vision screening
color vision
refractive error
vision and learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,353
1,233
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
audition
sensation
cognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,720
660
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ocular immunology
Ocular microbiology
Ocular immunopathology
Ocular diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,315
1,110
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vision science (Glaucoma progression
OCT
Perimetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
403
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ocular Diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
242
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Audiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
19
0.083
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Binocular Visio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
170
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Biomedical Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
174
0.972
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
orientation and mobility
interprofessional education
disabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
71
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Optometry
Neuro-Ophthalmic Diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
37
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
60
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
74
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Health Data Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
55
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Psychosocial
Upper Limb Prosthetics
Orthotics
Additive Manufacturing
Curriculum Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
37
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Speech-Language Pathology
deglutology
head and neck cancer
lymphedema
clinical educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
31
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,707
20,624
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mitchell Scheiman
Salus University
Elkins Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,675
6,549
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,215
85,549
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Elise Ciner
Salus University
Elkins Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,353
1,233
0.283
vision development
pediatric vision screening
color vision
refractive error
vision and learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,302
158,734
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Pienkowski
Salus University
Elkins Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,720
660
0.384
audition
sensation
cognitio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606,079
182,807
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Degaulle I Chigbu
Salus University
Elkins Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,315
1,110
0.844
Ocular immunology
Ocular microbiology
Ocular immunopathology
Ocular diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
980,997
263,985
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sampson Listowell Abu
Salus University
Elkins Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
403
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,227,322
301,252
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bisant A Labib
Salus University
Elkins Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
242
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,301,980
311,343
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Victor Bray
Salus University
Elkins Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
19
0.083
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,400,496
324,335
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martin Ming-Leung Ma
Salus University
Elkins Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
170
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,423,007
327,198
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Abbas Jedariforoughi
Salus University
Elkins Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
174
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,520,379
339,573
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Fabiana Perla
Salus University
Elkins Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
71
0.477
orientation and mobility
interprofessional education
disabilit
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,674,576
358,674
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kelly A. Malloy
Salus University
Elkins Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
37
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,735,173
366,111
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrea Tyszka
Salus University
Elkins Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
60
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,824,079
376,906
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kara Burlbaugh
Salus University
Elkins Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
74
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,903,634
386,216
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Naganathan Muthuramalingam
Salus University
Elkins Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
55
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,973,137
394,248
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
John Chad Duncan
Salus University
Elkins Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
37
0.649
Psychosocial
Upper Limb Prosthetics
Orthotics
Additive Manufacturing
Curriculum Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,171,366
416,998
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kelly Salmon
Salus University
Elkins Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
31
0.969
Speech-Language Pathology
deglutology
head and neck cancer
lymphedema
clinical educatio