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

170,947
World Rank

2,828
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Others
Medical Education. Humanitarian emergencies. Tuberculosis. Global health. Maternal & Child health
Medical Education. Humanitarian emergencies. Tuberculosis. Global health. Maternal & Child health
Citation Metrics
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Total6,400
-
Last 6 Years3,967
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.620
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,009,251
World Rank

37,894
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
cancer nursing | adolescent and women's health | problem based learning | primary dysmenorrhe
cancer nursing | adolescent and women's health | problem based learning | primary dysmenorrhe
Citation Metrics
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Total443
-
Last 6 Years386
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.871
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,232,248
World Rank

48,456
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total265
-
Last 6 Years237
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.894
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,300,753
World Rank

52,127
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Medical and Health Sciences / Physiology
Tobacco control | heart rate variability | Pulse wave analysis | zebrafis
Tobacco control | heart rate variability | Pulse wave analysis | zebrafis
Citation Metrics
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Total230
-
Last 6 Years125
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.543
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,434,818
World Rank

60,194
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total177
-
Last 6 Years99
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.559
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,487,815
World Rank

63,742
Country Rank

6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Microbiology
Tuberculosis | Medical education | Drug resistant Bacteri
Tuberculosis | Medical education | Drug resistant Bacteri
Citation Metrics
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Total160
-
Last 6 Years92
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.575
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,678,074
World Rank

78,051
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total110
-
Last 6 Years86
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.782
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,724,874
World Rank

81,879
Country Rank

8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total100
-
Last 6 Years78
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.780
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,780,321
World Rank

86,517
Country Rank

9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total89
-
Last 6 Years77
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.865
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,923,875
World Rank

99,620
Country Rank

10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total65
-
Last 6 Years28
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.431
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,057,232
World Rank

112,195
Country Rank

11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total46
-
Last 6 Years41
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.891
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,262,417
World Rank

132,288
Country Rank

12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total24
-
Last 6 Years17
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.708
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,282,787
World Rank

134,415
Country Rank

13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total22
-
Last 6 Years20
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.909
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,297,653
World Rank

136,009
Country Rank

14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total21
-
Last 6 Years13
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.619
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,305,298
World Rank

136,738
Country Rank

15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total20
-
Last 6 Years19
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.950
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,317,101
World Rank

137,870
Country Rank

16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total19
-
Last 6 Years18
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.947
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,343,436
World Rank

140,165
Country Rank

17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total17
-
Last 6 Years15
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.882
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,381,192
World Rank

143,583
Country Rank

18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total14
-
Last 6 Years13
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.929
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,390,813
World Rank

144,455
Country Rank

19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total13
-
Last 6 Years13
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,413,625
World Rank

146,506
Country Rank

20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,505,865
World Rank

154,893
Country Rank

21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,516,355
World Rank

155,941
Country Rank

22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,573,854
World Rank

161,177
Country Rank

23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,590,100
World Rank

162,515
Country Rank

24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Medical and Health Sciences / Chest Diseases
Interventional Pulmonology | Asthma | COPD | Lung Malignancy and DPL
Interventional Pulmonology | Asthma | COPD | Lung Malignancy and DPL
Citation Metrics
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Total2
-
Last 6 Years1
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.500