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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 430 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
Impact Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,028
5,533
0.184
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Molecular Breeding
Functional Genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,818
5,286
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant Patholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,708
2,924
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nanotechnology
Soil Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,327
4,345
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Abiotic Stress Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,219
4,824
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant Molecular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,220
2,039
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant breeding
Biotechnology
Pulse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,964
2,371
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Molecular breeding
genetics
genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,349
3,470
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
microbiologist nanotec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,967
1,561
0.314
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Biological Control of Plant Pathogen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,822
2,706
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
agriculture
plant breeding and genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,626
1,682
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,569
423
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bioconversion
Laccase
Biofuel
Metabolomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,344
3,255
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Heavy metal polution and Remediation in Soil and Wate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,322
1,562
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Engineering properties
processing of spices
waste utilisation
drying of crop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,184
1,731
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,999
2,409
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Molecular breeding
Vigna breeding
Sunflower and Groundnut breedin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,859
2,139
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Environmental biotechnology
Fermentation technology
C sequestration
Biofuel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,815
2,733
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Environmental Pollution and Remediation and Soil Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,808
1,145
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,286
1,097
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant Breeding - Cotton
Maize and Millet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,010
1,945
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Farming systems
soil fertilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,905
1,198
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Virology
Biological Contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,865
2,027
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Biological control
Virolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,831
1,348
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
molecular ecology insect- plant interaction and IP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,744
1,717
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,138
182
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kadangode Ramakrishnan
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,028
5,533
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,052
2,102
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Raveendran Muthurajan
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,818
5,286
0.676
Molecular Breeding
Functional Genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,215
2,145
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Raguchander Thiruvengadam
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,708
2,924
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,962
2,313
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
KS Subramanian
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,327
4,345
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,258
2,358
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
M Djanaguiraman
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,219
4,824
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,350
2,937
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sudhakar D
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,220
2,039
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,933
3,100
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nadarajan N
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,964
2,371
0.398
Plant breeding
Biotechnology
Pulse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,525
3,644
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Senthil Natesan
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,349
3,470
0.649
Molecular breeding
genetics
genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,636
4,062
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
K Ramasamy
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,967
1,561
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,868
4,246
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sevugapperumal Nakkeeran
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,822
2,706
0.561
Biological Control of Plant Pathogen
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,741
4,489
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ananda Kumar Cr
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,626
1,682
0.364
agriculture
plant breeding and genetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,490
4,558
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Baskaran R
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,569
423
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,673
4,906
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sivakumar Uthandi
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,344
3,255
0.749
Bioconversion
Laccase
Biofuel
Metabolomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,887
4,945
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Avudainayagam
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,322
1,562
0.361
Heavy metal polution and Remediation in Soil and Wate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,481
5,182
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Visvanathan Ranagraju
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,184
1,731
0.414
Engineering properties
processing of spices
waste utilisation
drying of crop
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,063
5,518
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anderson Amalan Kumar A
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,999
2,409
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,460
5,803
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Manivannan N
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,859
2,139
0.554
Molecular breeding
Vigna breeding
Sunflower and Groundnut breedin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,243
5,891
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Subburamu Karthikeyan
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,815
2,733
0.716
Environmental biotechnology
Fermentation technology
C sequestration
Biofuel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,742
5,908
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mahimairaja S
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,808
1,145
0.301
Environmental Pollution and Remediation and Soil Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,124
7,109
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
V Ramamoorthy
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,286
1,097
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,575
7,914
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ravikesavan Rajasekaran
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,010
1,945
0.646
Plant Breeding - Cotton
Maize and Millet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,596
8,268
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mohamed Amanullah M
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,905
1,198
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,472
8,396
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Karthikeyan Gandhi
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,865
2,027
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,907
8,508
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
S Harish
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,831
1,348
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,954
8,806
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
S Mohankumar
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,744
1,717
0.626
molecular ecology insect- plant interaction and IP