Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 14 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
Consumer research
Healthcare services
Brand experience
Ethnography
Phenomenolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,088
809
0.387
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Education
Online Learning
Logistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,078
441
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Learning Analytics
Speech Processing
Image Processing
Remote Sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,886
814
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Internationalisation
international students
academic literacy sustainability education
Global citizenshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
79
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Image Processing
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Semantic We
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
158
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Leadership Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
36
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Allied Health
health workforce
vocational educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
25
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
cyber security
computer security
cryptography
IoT
Image securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
46
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
linguistics
academic literacy
plagiaris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
34
0.944
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Genre Studies
TESOL
Academic Writing
Discourse Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
24
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
visual art
quantum mechanics
philosophy
ontolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
12
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Analysis of Knowledge Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
2
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
GeoDesign Geospatial Analysis Earth Observation Educational Games Adult Learning Cultural Heritage Blue Green Infrastructur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
The Practice of Vocational Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,983
18,648
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sharon Schembri
TAFE NSW Degrees
Perth, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,088
809
0.387
Consumer research
Healthcare services
Brand experience
Ethnography
Phenomenolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,507
18,705
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
SFJ Mak
TAFE NSW Degrees
Perth, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,078
441
0.212
Education
Online Learning
Logistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,166
19,803
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Dean
TAFE NSW Degrees
Perth, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,886
814
0.432
Learning Analytics
Speech Processing
Image Processing
Remote Sensin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,140,214
33,474
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neera Handa
TAFE NSW Degrees
Perth, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
79
0.245
Internationalisation
international students
academic literacy sustainability education
Global citizenshi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,325,291
35,555
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kiran Fatima
TAFE NSW Degrees
Perth, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
158
0.728
Image Processing
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Semantic We
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,425,135
36,726
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Diane Lawson
TAFE NSW Degrees
Perth, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
36
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,047,483
43,613
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nerida Volker
TAFE NSW Degrees
Perth, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
25
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,050,746
43,642
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nirmal Chaudhary
TAFE NSW Degrees
Perth, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
46
1.000
cyber security
computer security
cryptography
IoT
Image securit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,135,177
44,540
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vani Sharren Bardetta
TAFE NSW Degrees
Perth, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
34
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,233,871
45,574
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jeremy Koay
TAFE NSW Degrees
Perth, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
24
0.923
Genre Studies
TESOL
Academic Writing
Discourse Analysi
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,353,815
46,754
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lynden Stone
TAFE NSW Degrees
Perth, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
12
0.750
visual art
quantum mechanics
philosophy
ontolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,413,922
47,299
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
John Frederick Rose
TAFE NSW Degrees
Perth, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
2
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,460,175
47,715
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Susan Marie Effenberger
TAFE NSW Degrees
Perth, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
0
0.000
GeoDesign Geospatial Analysis Earth Observation Educational Games Adult Learning Cultural Heritage Blue Green Infrastructur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,589,318
48,596
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Phillip Chambers
TAFE NSW Degrees
Perth, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500