Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 162 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
15,837
World Rank
550
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
behavior | genetics | psychology | neuroeconomics | biological psychiatr
behavior | genetics | psychology | neuroeconomics | biological psychiatr
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Total39,559
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Last 6 Years8,454
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Last 6 Years / Total0.214
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
34,998
World Rank
1,366
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Multiple criteria decision making | Data mining | AHP | Group decision making | Opinion minin
Multiple criteria decision making | Data mining | AHP | Group decision making | Opinion minin
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Total23,414
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Last 6 Years17,086
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Last 6 Years / Total0.730
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
54,617
World Rank
2,272
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total16,949
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Last 6 Years15,564
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Last 6 Years / Total0.918
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
90,681
World Rank
3,973
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total11,377
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Last 6 Years8,862
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Last 6 Years / Total0.779
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
159,275
World Rank
7,330
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Energy economics | environmental policy | remote sensing satellite data | income inequality and poverty | financial regulatio
Energy economics | environmental policy | remote sensing satellite data | income inequality and poverty | financial regulatio
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Total6,862
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Last 6 Years5,813
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Last 6 Years / Total0.847
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
172,574
World Rank
8,031
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Economics & Econometrics / Banking and Insurance
Banking and Finance | Efficiency | Energy Economic | Macroeconomic
Banking and Finance | Efficiency | Energy Economic | Macroeconomic
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Total6,349
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Last 6 Years5,711
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Last 6 Years / Total0.900
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
179,338
World Rank
8,383
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Public Economics | Regional and Urban Development | Chinese Econom
Public Economics | Regional and Urban Development | Chinese Econom
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Total6,112
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Last 6 Years2,266
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Last 6 Years / Total0.371
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
252,357
World Rank
12,094
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
Supply Chain Management | Decision Makin
Supply Chain Management | Decision Makin
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Total4,279
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Last 6 Years3,806
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Last 6 Years / Total0.889
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
254,993
World Rank
12,238
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Economics & Econometrics / Environmental Economics
Applied Econometrics | Environmental Economics | Energy Economic
Applied Econometrics | Environmental Economics | Energy Economic
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Total4,230
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Last 6 Years4,215
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Last 6 Years / Total0.996
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
313,880
World Rank
15,285
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total3,330
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Last 6 Years2,486
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Last 6 Years / Total0.747
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
316,509
World Rank
15,419
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total3,297
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Last 6 Years2,931
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Last 6 Years / Total0.889
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
317,606
World Rank
15,485
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total3,284
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Last 6 Years1,682
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Last 6 Years / Total0.512
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
326,712
World Rank
15,956
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Transportation | Network modeling | Machine learnin
Transportation | Network modeling | Machine learnin
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Total3,174
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Last 6 Years2,415
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Last 6 Years / Total0.761
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
347,230
World Rank
16,959
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Multi-dimenssional image processing | Tensor completio
Multi-dimenssional image processing | Tensor completio
Citation Metrics
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Total2,945
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Last 6 Years2,775
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Last 6 Years / Total0.942
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
363,868
World Rank
17,876
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Image Processing | Time Series Analysis | Evolutionary Computation | Artificial Intelligenc
Image Processing | Time Series Analysis | Evolutionary Computation | Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
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Total2,778
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Last 6 Years2,135
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Last 6 Years / Total0.769
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
364,417
World Rank
17,909
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Economics & Econometrics / Environmental Economics
International Economics | Energy and Environmental Economics | Insurance Economic
International Economics | Energy and Environmental Economics | Insurance Economic
Citation Metrics
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Total2,773
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Last 6 Years1,797
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Last 6 Years / Total0.648
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
375,809
World Rank
18,482
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Economics & Econometrics / Environmental Economics
climate change | energy and environmental economics | mathematical programmin
climate change | energy and environmental economics | mathematical programmin
Citation Metrics
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Total2,667
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Last 6 Years1,535
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Last 6 Years / Total0.576
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
385,128
World Rank
18,937
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Business & Management / Business Administration
Multi-objective evolutionary optimization | Machine learning | Data Mining | Decision support systems | Project planning and schedu
Multi-objective evolutionary optimization | Machine learning | Data Mining | Decision support systems | Project planning and schedu
Citation Metrics
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Total2,584
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Last 6 Years1,882
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Last 6 Years / Total0.728
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
387,195
World Rank
19,043
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Business & Management / Public Administration
climate change | index decomposition anlaysis | public financ
climate change | index decomposition anlaysis | public financ
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Total2,566
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Last 6 Years2,389
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Last 6 Years / Total0.931
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
430,008
World Rank
21,128
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Multi-granularity Learning | Federated Learning | Continual Learning | Federated Continual Learnin
Multi-granularity Learning | Federated Learning | Continual Learning | Federated Continual Learnin
Citation Metrics
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Total2,228
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Last 6 Years2,103
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Last 6 Years / Total0.944
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
502,619
World Rank
24,628
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
credit scoring | risk management | credit modelling | bankruptcy predictio
credit scoring | risk management | credit modelling | bankruptcy predictio
Citation Metrics
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Total1,784
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Last 6 Years1,566
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Last 6 Years / Total0.878
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
503,093
World Rank
24,649
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
complex network | multi-agent system | Boolean networ
complex network | multi-agent system | Boolean networ
Citation Metrics
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Total1,782
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Last 6 Years982
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Last 6 Years / Total0.551
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
517,785
World Rank
25,307
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
Data Envelopment Analysis | Decision Analysis | Supply Chain Managemen
Data Envelopment Analysis | Decision Analysis | Supply Chain Managemen
Citation Metrics
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Total1,706
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Last 6 Years1,560
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Last 6 Years / Total0.914
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
540,965
World Rank
26,291
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
Inventory Control | Supply Chain Management | Machine Learnin
Inventory Control | Supply Chain Management | Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
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Total1,593
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Last 6 Years556
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Last 6 Years / Total0.349
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
557,565
World Rank
27,003
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Complex Networks | Multi-Agent Systems | Rail Traffic Control and Optimizatio
Complex Networks | Multi-Agent Systems | Rail Traffic Control and Optimizatio
Citation Metrics
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Total1,519
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Last 6 Years582
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Last 6 Years / Total0.383
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