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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 481 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
Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
Neural Networks
Evolutionary Computatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,079
8,639
0.537
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Unconventional algorithms
deterministic chaos
fractal geometry
complexity
quantum computatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,789
3,234
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
QKD
Cybersecurity
WSN
IoT
QoS/QoE and big data analytic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,630
4,315
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Digital Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Biomedical Engineering
Measurement
Manufacturin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,444
4,896
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marketing Research
Strategic Management
Education Marketing
Social Media Marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,958
1,249
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
environmental catalysis
chemical engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,815
1,792
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Operational Analytics
Data Mining
Data Envelopment Analysis
Multi-objective programmin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,148
2,755
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nanomaterials
photocatalysis
materials
analytical
and environmetal chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,699
2,030
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Risk Assessment
Civil Protectio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,697
2,220
0.600
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Optimization
numerical linear algebra
computational mechanics
parallel algoritm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,661
689
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Finance
corporate financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,369
411
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
structural geology
tectonic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,388
1,148
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
nanomaterials design
environmental pollution reduction
high-pressure green technologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,389
1,700
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biomedical Engineering
Medical Devices
Biosignal Processing
Technical Cybernetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,303
1,349
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
materials scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,173
1,683
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
RES
energy utilization of biomass and waste
environment impacts
SCG
compos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,159
2,407
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
metrology
interferometry
fiber optics
sensors
plasmonic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,064
890
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
nanotechnology
organic chemistry
carbon materials
chromatography with mass spectrometr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,947
1,454
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
machine learning
data compression
data mining
optimization
soft-computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,910
1,680
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
materials science
nanoscience
environmental chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,677
1,438
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
clay minerals
material scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,623
967
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
nanotechnology
carbons
clays
nanocomposites
batterie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,595
1,300
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
electrical engineering
medium voltage system
smart grid
artifficial inteligence
renewable source
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,565
1,664
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Evolutionary algorithms
data mining
gpgpu computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
963
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
mineralogie a geochemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,385
1,473
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,457
53
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Vaclav Snasel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,079
8,639
0.537
Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
Neural Networks
Evolutionary Computatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,625
170
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ivan Zelinka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,789
3,234
0.368
Unconventional algorithms
deterministic chaos
fractal geometry
complexity
quantum computatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,684
278
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Miroslav Voznak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,630
4,315
0.651
QKD
Cybersecurity
WSN
IoT
QoS/QoE and big data analytic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,649
296
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Radek Martinek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,444
4,896
0.760
Digital Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Biomedical Engineering
Measurement
Manufacturin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,602
337
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Roman Kozel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,958
1,249
0.210
Marketing Research
Strategic Management
Education Marketing
Social Media Marketin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,764
423
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lucie Obalová
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,815
1,792
0.372
environmental catalysis
chemical engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,161
525
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mehdi Toloo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,148
2,755
0.664
Operational Analytics
Data Mining
Data Envelopment Analysis
Multi-objective programmin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,534
613
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Petr Praus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,699
2,030
0.549
Nanomaterials
photocatalysis
materials
analytical
and environmetal chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,659
615
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Rehak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,697
2,220
0.600
Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Risk Assessment
Civil Protectio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,045
621
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zdeněk Dostál
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,661
689
0.188
Optimization
numerical linear algebra
computational mechanics
parallel algoritm
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,222
704
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dana Dluhošová
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,369
411
0.122
Finance
corporate financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,759
696
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michal Nemcok
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,388
1,148
0.339
structural geology
tectonic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,661
695
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lenka Matějová|Lenka Matejova, L. Matejova, L. Matějová
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,389
1,700
0.502
nanomaterials design
environmental pollution reduction
high-pressure green technologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,487
730
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marek Penhaker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,303
1,349
0.408
Biomedical Engineering
Medical Devices
Biosignal Processing
Technical Cybernetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326,175
770
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vlastimil Matějka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,173
1,683
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,337
778
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dagmar Juchelková
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,159
2,407
0.762
RES
energy utilization of biomass and waste
environment impacts
SCG
compos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,662
806
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Petr Hlubina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,064
890
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,400
841
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Daniela Plachá
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,947
1,454
0.493
nanotechnology
organic chemistry
carbon materials
chromatography with mass spectrometr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,965
858
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jan Platoš
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,910
1,680
0.577
machine learning
data compression
data mining
optimization
soft-computin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,976
957
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jana Kukutschova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,677
1,438
0.537
materials science
nanoscience
environmental chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,995
977
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marta Valášková
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,623
967
0.369
clay minerals
material scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,255
986
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gražyna Simha Martynková
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,595
1,300
0.501
nanotechnology
carbons
clays
nanocomposites
batterie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,644
1,000
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stanislav Mišák
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,565
1,664
0.649
electrical engineering
medium voltage system
smart grid
artifficial inteligence
renewable source
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,064
1,039
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pavel Krömer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
963
0.390
Evolutionary algorithms
data mining
gpgpu computin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,264
1,069
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dalibor Matysek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,385
1,473
0.618