Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 845 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 Rankings
Rankings
4,701
World Rank
113
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Evolutionary Computation | Evolutionary Algorithms | Computational Intelligence | Neural Networks | SBS
Evolutionary Computation | Evolutionary Algorithms | Computational Intelligence | Neural Networks | SBS
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Total83,613
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Last 6 Years33,293
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Last 6 Years / Total0.398
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,789
World Rank
118
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Evolutionary Computation | Swarm Intelligence | Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm | Brain Storm Optimizatio
Evolutionary Computation | Swarm Intelligence | Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm | Brain Storm Optimizatio
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Total82,702
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Last 6 Years22,123
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Last 6 Years / Total0.268
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
7,780
World Rank
224
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Molecular Engineering | Electrocatalysts | Bioimaging | Organic Electronic
Molecular Engineering | Electrocatalysts | Bioimaging | Organic Electronic
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Total61,656
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Last 6 Years22,814
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Last 6 Years / Total0.370
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
12,421
World Rank
411
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
fluid mechanics | turbulence | Computational fluid dynamics | lattice Boltzman
fluid mechanics | turbulence | Computational fluid dynamics | lattice Boltzman
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Total45,879
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Last 6 Years14,159
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Last 6 Years / Total0.309
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
12,860
World Rank
435
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
microfluidics | biomedical applications of nanomaterial
microfluidics | biomedical applications of nanomaterial
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Total44,985
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Last 6 Years24,186
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Last 6 Years / Total0.538
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,238
World Rank
449
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total44,202
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Last 6 Years14,298
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Last 6 Years / Total0.323
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
15,655
World Rank
546
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total39,828
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Last 6 Years26,059
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Last 6 Years / Total0.654
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
15,870
World Rank
552
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Computational Intelligence | Artificial Intelligence | Evolutionary Computation | Fuzzy Logi
Computational Intelligence | Artificial Intelligence | Evolutionary Computation | Fuzzy Logi
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Total39,503
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Last 6 Years12,948
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Last 6 Years / Total0.328
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
18,483
World Rank
661
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
phononics | nanoscale heat transfer | metamaterials | statistical mechanics | complex system
phononics | nanoscale heat transfer | metamaterials | statistical mechanics | complex system
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Total35,815
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Last 6 Years14,824
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Last 6 Years / Total0.414
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
18,657
World Rank
668
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total35,581
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Last 6 Years13,729
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Last 6 Years / Total0.386
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
19,313
World Rank
698
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total34,803
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Last 6 Years15,540
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Last 6 Years / Total0.447
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
21,307
World Rank
786
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Groundwater | Contaminant Transport | Ecohydrolog
Groundwater | Contaminant Transport | Ecohydrolog
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Total32,659
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Last 6 Years21,189
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Last 6 Years / Total0.649
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
22,327
World Rank
822
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total31,686
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Last 6 Years11,602
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Last 6 Years / Total0.366
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
30,174
World Rank
1,154
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total25,963
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Last 6 Years12,853
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Last 6 Years / Total0.495
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
31,055
World Rank
1,185
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total25,460
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Last 6 Years9,194
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Last 6 Years / Total0.361
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
31,379
World Rank
1,203
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total25,282
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Last 6 Years10,688
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Last 6 Years / Total0.423
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
35,160
World Rank
1,374
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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Total23,334
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Last 6 Years18,570
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Last 6 Years / Total0.796
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
36,056
World Rank
1,419
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total22,922
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Last 6 Years8,075
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Last 6 Years / Total0.352
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
37,625
World Rank
1,491
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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Total22,255
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Last 6 Years15,818
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Last 6 Years / Total0.711
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
41,649
World Rank
1,681
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Ferroelectrics | Mechanics of Materials | Scanning Probe Microscopy | Multifunctional Material
Ferroelectrics | Mechanics of Materials | Scanning Probe Microscopy | Multifunctional Material
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Total20,711
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Last 6 Years10,403
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Last 6 Years / Total0.502
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
42,455
World Rank
1,718
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
electroceramics | dielectrics | composites | microwave dielectric
electroceramics | dielectrics | composites | microwave dielectric
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Total20,425
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Last 6 Years13,577
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Last 6 Years / Total0.665
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
44,268
World Rank
1,793
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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Total19,802
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Last 6 Years6,460
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Last 6 Years / Total0.326
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
46,504
World Rank
1,902
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Others
energy storage | Perovskite Photovoltaic | fuel cell Conjugated Molecules | Polymer nanofiber membrane
energy storage | Perovskite Photovoltaic | fuel cell Conjugated Molecules | Polymer nanofiber membrane
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Total19,097
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Last 6 Years6,945
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Last 6 Years / Total0.364
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
47,484
World Rank
1,942
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Neuronal structural biology | synapse formation | phase separatio
Neuronal structural biology | synapse formation | phase separatio
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Total18,813
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Last 6 Years8,049
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Last 6 Years / Total0.428
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
48,314
World Rank
1,974
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering | Structural Engineering | Structures | FRP | DE
Civil Engineering | Structural Engineering | Structures | FRP | DE
Citation Metrics
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Total18,577
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Last 6 Years7,318
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Last 6 Years / Total0.394
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