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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 486 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
Cloud Security
Cybersecurity
Applied Cryptograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,084
9,479
0.350
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
molecular biology
biotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,029
1,015
0.044
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,086
4,261
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Elastic Wave Propagation
Nondestructive Evaluation
Mechanical Engineering
Solid mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,551
5,526
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Energy and Power System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,411
12,173
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Biomedical Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,498
9,446
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vibrations
Structural dynamics
Nonlinear dynamic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,503
3,277
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Signal processing
RF sensing
radar
wireless communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,055
7,560
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Information Security
Privacy Enhancement
Trustworthy AI
Wireless Communication and Sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,091
3,492
0.267
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
plasma physics
fusion
turbulence
transpor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,936
1,743
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
environmental engineering and science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,830
4,237
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
physics
statistical mechanics
mathematical finance
applied mathematic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,615
2,657
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Resilience Engineering
Urban Informatics
Computational Urbanis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,584
6,221
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Corporate Social Responsibility
Innovation
Corporate Governanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,372
5,234
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Organizational Identity
Authenticity
Feminist Leadership
Social Media
Organizational Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,204
2,747
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
material processing
non_newtonian_fluid_mechanics
biocomposites
highly filled material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,155
2,719
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Quantum Information Science
Open Quantum Systems
Quantum Computing
Quantum Technologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,842
2,421
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Future of work
Information Systems
Design
Collective Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,584
3,540
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nanofabrication
Surface Patterning
Interfacial Phenomena
Micro/Nano/Opto-Fluidic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,424
4,304
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Biomimetic Materials
Cell-Materials Interactions
Nanomedicine
Tissue Reconstructio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,314
5,017
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
nonlinear optimization
stochastic optimization
risk
convex analysis
stochastic programmin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,602
3,518
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
AI/ML/Data
Monitoring/Inspection
Smart Sensors
Smart Materials
Smart Structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,577
7,811
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
cognitive radio
steganography
watermarking
security
dynamic spectrum acces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,517
2,117
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,515
4,460
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
group theory
computational algebra
logic and model theory
complexity of computations
cryptolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,255
2,120
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,287
12,817
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Giuseppe Ateniese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,084
9,479
0.350
Cloud Security
Cybersecurity
Applied Cryptograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,758
15,936
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ueli Gubler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,029
1,015
0.044
molecular biology
biotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,461
20,116
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Knut Stamnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,086
4,261
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,315
20,845
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jianmin Qu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,551
5,526
0.298
Elastic Wave Propagation
Nondestructive Evaluation
Mechanical Engineering
Solid mechanic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,812
21,040
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lei Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,411
12,173
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,561
24,044
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yudong Yao|Yu-Dong Yao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,498
9,446
0.573
Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Biomedical Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,507
25,926
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christophe Pierre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,503
3,277
0.211
Vibrations
Structural dynamics
Nonlinear dynamic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,850
29,011
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hongbin Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,055
7,560
0.538
Signal processing
RF sensing
radar
wireless communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,353
31,333
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Shucheng Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,091
3,492
0.267
Information Security
Privacy Enhancement
Trustworthy AI
Wireless Communication and Sensin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,457
31,711
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ej Synakowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,936
1,743
0.135
plasma physics
fusion
turbulence
transpor
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,201
31,961
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xiaoguang Meng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,830
4,237
0.330
environmental engineering and science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,817
32,569
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dan Pirjol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,615
2,657
0.211
physics
statistical mechanics
mathematical finance
applied mathematic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,052
32,654
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jose Emmanuel Ramirez Marquez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,584
6,221
0.494
Resilience Engineering
Urban Informatics
Computational Urbanis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,593
36,471
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Josep A Tribo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,372
5,234
0.460
Corporate Social Responsibility
Innovation
Corporate Governanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,180
36,981
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Celia Virginia Harquail
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,204
2,747
0.245
Organizational Identity
Authenticity
Feminist Leadership
Social Media
Organizational Chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,395
40,842
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dm Kalyon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,155
2,719
0.268
material processing
non_newtonian_fluid_mechanics
biocomposites
highly filled material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,109
42,115
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ting Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,842
2,421
0.246
Quantum Information Science
Open Quantum Systems
Quantum Computing
Quantum Technologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,451
43,290
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jeffrey V Nickerson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,584
3,540
0.369
Future of work
Information Systems
Design
Collective Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,566
44,044
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chang Hwan Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,424
4,304
0.457
Nanofabrication
Surface Patterning
Interfacial Phenomena
Micro/Nano/Opto-Fluidic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,064
44,547
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hongjun Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,314
5,017
0.539
Biomimetic Materials
Cell-Materials Interactions
Nanomedicine
Tissue Reconstructio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,706
48,015
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Darinka Dentcheva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,602
3,518
0.409
nonlinear optimization
stochastic optimization
risk
convex analysis
stochastic programmin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,107
48,159
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yi Bao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,577
7,811
0.911
AI/ML/Data
Monitoring/Inspection
Smart Sensors
Smart Materials
Smart Structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,057
48,470
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
R. Chandramouli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,517
2,117
0.249
cognitive radio
steganography
watermarking
security
dynamic spectrum acces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,087
48,487
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nan Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,515
4,460
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,527
49,948
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alexei Miasnikov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,255
2,120
0.257
group theory
computational algebra
logic and model theory
complexity of computations
cryptolog