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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 24 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
Information System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,305
10,512
0.336
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,258
2,536
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Creativity
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Leadershi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,179
678
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
computer science
education
primary school
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
611
75
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Generative AI for Sustainability & Innovatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
588
556
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Energy demand modeling
Renewable energy in Central Asia
Water energy nexus in Central Asia
Energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
425
334
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sustainable Tourism
Tourism education & interpretation
Culinary tourism
Heritage & cultural tourism
Asian Touris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
260
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Organisational Behaviour
HRM
Organisational Change and Business Ethic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
148
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Asian Political economy
Japan
India
infrastructure development
Low-carbon econom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
162
0.942
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
R&D activities
mixed market
foreign firms’ intervention
public polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
125
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
CAMELS
Commercial Banks
International Trade Finance
International Banking
Conventional & Islami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
42
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Management science
Macroeconomics
Econometrics
HRM
Network analyse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
62
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cognitive Education
Mathematics & Physics Education
Cognitive Pattern Recognition
Higher Order Thinking
Curriculum Design a
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
71
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
circular economy
LCA
quality managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
66
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
supply chain
coordination theory
game theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
76
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tourism and Hospitality management
E-commerce/S-commerce
ICT in Tourism
E-tourism
Social media and tourism marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
63
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Technology
Tourism and Philosoph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
46
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Community based Tourism
Sustainable Tourism planning
Destination Management
Destination Profilin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
39
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Integration to WTO
infrastructure
economic growth
productivit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
marketing
data science
behavioral economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
10
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mathematics
Management Science
Statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
4
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Communication
Entertainment Arts
Performing Arts
Theatre
Danc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Academic English
ES
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
airline/aviation management
competency based education
ecotourism
hotel operation & management
sustainable touris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,693
144
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
KK Wei
Singapore Institute of Management
Singapore, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,305
10,512
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,849
1,172
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sim Lib
Singapore Institute of Management
Singapore, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,258
2,536
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,477
3,683
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kevyn Yong
Singapore Institute of Management
Singapore, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,179
678
0.575
Creativity
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Leadershi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
879,881
4,651
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
William Toh
Singapore Institute of Management
Singapore, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
611
75
0.123
computer science
education
primary school
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
893,332
4,720
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Salil K Sen|Sen, Salil K
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
588
556
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,026,655
511
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bahtiyor Eshchanov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
425
334
0.786
Energy demand modeling
Renewable energy in Central Asia
Water energy nexus in Central Asia
Energ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,134,307
5,802
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eunice Tan
Singapore Institute of Management
Singapore, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
260
0.790
Sustainable Tourism
Tourism education & interpretation
Culinary tourism
Heritage & cultural tourism
Asian Touris
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,355,009
6,606
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
R Darwin Joseph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
148
0.718
Organisational Behaviour
HRM
Organisational Change and Business Ethic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,448,558
6,877
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dharish David
Singapore Institute of Management
Singapore, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
162
0.942
Asian Political economy
Japan
India
infrastructure development
Low-carbon econom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,581,813
1,546
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Timur K Muminov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
125
0.940
R&D activities
mixed market
foreign firms’ intervention
public polic
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,707,057
1,966
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ravindran Raman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
42
0.404
CAMELS
Commercial Banks
International Trade Finance
International Banking
Conventional & Islami
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,745,448
2,114
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sherzod Aktamov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
62
0.646
Management science
Macroeconomics
Econometrics
HRM
Network analyse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,841,043
8,416
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ling Meng Kay, Daniel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
71
0.910
Cognitive Education
Mathematics & Physics Education
Cognitive Pattern Recognition
Higher Order Thinking
Curriculum Design a
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,847,473
2,480
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anastasia Salnikova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
66
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,851,083
2,497
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Saidjahon Hayrutdinov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
76
1.000
supply chain
coordination theory
game theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,859,279
2,524
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Firas Halawani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
63
0.840
Tourism and Hospitality management
E-commerce/S-commerce
ICT in Tourism
E-tourism
Social media and tourism marketing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,977,039
8,907
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Aji Divakar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
46
0.807
Technology
Tourism and Philosoph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,103,947
3,696
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gulnoza Usmonova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
39
0.975
Community based Tourism
Sustainable Tourism planning
Destination Management
Destination Profilin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,268,744
4,697
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Шухрат Шадманов
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Integration to WTO
infrastructure
economic growth
productivit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,358,384
10,201
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Daniel Koh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
10
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,430,872
5,792
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bekbaev Dilmurod
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
4
0.364
Mathematics
Management Science
Statistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,566,082
10,830
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chua Lian Choon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
Communication
Entertainment Arts
Performing Arts
Theatre
Danc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,573,854
6,981
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Madina Nazarova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,573,854
6,981
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sweeyee Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
airline/aviation management
competency based education
ecotourism
hotel operation & management
sustainable touris