Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Tallinn University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation indexUniversities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Estonia
Timmusk Tonis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,161
3,959
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Estonia
Prashanth Konda Gokuldoss|Konda Gokuldss Prashanth, Prashanth Konda Gokuldoss, P K Gokuldoss
Additive Manufacturing
Powder Metallurgy
Solidification
Composites
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,157
11,905
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Estonia
Ago Samoson
NMR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,355
2,514
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Estonia
Dieter Meissner
sustainability
renewables
photovoltaics
photoelectrochemistry
fuel cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,301
1,821
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Estonia
Jarek Kurnitski
Zero energy buildings
ventilation
indoor climate
building simulation
HVAC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,723
8,077
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Estonia
Ragnar Nurkse
economics
public policy
international finance
economic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,333
1,872
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Estonia
Merike Sisask
Mental Health
Suicidal Bahaviours
Public Health
Community Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,933
5,472
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Estonia
Dmitri Vinnikov
Power electronics
energy efficiency
renewable energy
DC microgrids
DC-DC converters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,445
5,225
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Estonia
Erik S. Reinert
uneven development
history of economic thought
evolutionary economics
climate change and sustainability
non-market economies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,838
2,999
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Estonia
Susanne Durst
Knowledge (risk) management
SME management
responsible digitalization
sustainable business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,568
5,993
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Estonia
Tarmo Soomere
wave dynamics
climate
coastal processes
water level
coastal management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,222
2,517
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Estonia
Eve Kikas
school psychology
educational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,690
2,944
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Estonia
Jüri Engelbrecht
continuum mechanics
nonlinear waves
complex systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,066
1,155
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Estonia
Siim Veski
palaeoecology
quaternary
pollen
vegetation
Baltic Sea prehistory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,870
2,022
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Estonia
Luule Sakkeus
Demography
ageing
immigrant population
publich health
perinatal health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,804
2,663
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Estonia
Olha V Prokopenko
motivation of innovation
economics of sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,576
2,782
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Estonia
Kairi Koort
Genomics
transcriptomics
metabolomics
proteomics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,496
1,207
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Estonia
Wolfgang Drechsler
Public Management
Comparative Public Administration
Innovation Policy
Southeast Asia
CEE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,403
2,082
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Estonia
Luis P Prieto
Technology-Enhanced Learning
CSCL
Learning Technologies
Learning Analytics
Doctoral education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,198
2,807
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Estonia
Abel Polese
Academic career and strategic thinking
informality
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,183
2,233
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Estonia
Hannes Palang
landscape research
geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,972
1,754
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Estonia
Juri Belikov
Control Systems
Power Systems
Renewable Energy
Energy Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,882
2,865
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Estonia
Maksim Antonov
Tribology
Performance in aggressive environments
Elevated and high temperature properties
Design of equipment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,810
2,516
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Estonia
Aaro Toomela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,457
1,400
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Estonia
Lembi LÞµugas
archaeozoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,436
1,807
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,495
Estonia
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Timmusk Tonis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,161
3,959
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,480
Estonia
39
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Additive Manufacturing
Powder Metallurgy
Solidification
Composites
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,490
Estonia
41
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ago Samoson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,355
2,514
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,846
Estonia
42
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dieter Meissner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,301
1,821
0.137
sustainability
renewables
photovoltaics
photoelectrochemistry
fuel cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,277
Estonia
53
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jarek Kurnitski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,723
8,077
0.689
Zero energy buildings
ventilation
indoor climate
building simulation
HVAC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,620
Estonia
55
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ragnar Nurkse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,333
1,872
0.165
economics
public policy
international finance
economic development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,851
Estonia
76
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Merike Sisask
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,933
5,472
0.613
Mental Health
Suicidal Bahaviours
Public Health
Community Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,033
Estonia
77
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dmitri Vinnikov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,445
5,225
0.619
Power electronics
energy efficiency
renewable energy
DC microgrids
DC-DC converters
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,037
Estonia
85
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Erik S. Reinert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,838
2,999
0.383
uneven development
history of economic thought
evolutionary economics
climate change and sustainability
non-market economies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,077
Estonia
89
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Susanne Durst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,568
5,993
0.792
Knowledge (risk) management
SME management
responsible digitalization
sustainable business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,750
Estonia
96
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tarmo Soomere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,222
2,517
0.349
wave dynamics
climate
coastal processes
water level
coastal management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,923
Estonia
115
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eve Kikas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,690
2,944
0.517
school psychology
educational psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,989
Estonia
124
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jüri Engelbrecht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,066
1,155
0.228
continuum mechanics
nonlinear waves
complex systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,677
Estonia
135
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Siim Veski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,870
2,022
0.415
palaeoecology
quaternary
pollen
vegetation
Baltic Sea prehistory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,378
Estonia
136
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Luule Sakkeus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,804
2,663
0.554
Demography
ageing
immigrant population
publich health
perinatal health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,182
Estonia
140
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Olha V Prokopenko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,576
2,782
0.608
motivation of innovation
economics of sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,792
Estonia
144
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kairi Koort
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,496
1,207
0.268
Genomics
transcriptomics
metabolomics
proteomics
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,052
Estonia
147
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wolfgang Drechsler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,403
2,082
0.473
Public Management
Comparative Public Administration
Innovation Policy
Southeast Asia
CEE
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,211
Estonia
157
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Luis P Prieto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,198
2,807
0.669
Technology-Enhanced Learning
CSCL
Learning Technologies
Learning Analytics
Doctoral education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,986
Estonia
159
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Abel Polese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,183
2,233
0.534
Academic career and strategic thinking
informality
development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,586
Estonia
171
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hannes Palang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,972
1,754
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,748
Estonia
174
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Juri Belikov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,882
2,865
0.738
Control Systems
Power Systems
Renewable Energy
Energy Informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,896
Estonia
177
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Maksim Antonov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,810
2,516
0.660
Tribology
Performance in aggressive environments
Elevated and high temperature properties
Design of equipment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,423
Estonia
188
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Aaro Toomela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,457
1,400
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,844
Estonia
191
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lembi LÞµugas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,436
1,807
0.526