Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 254 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
bio-based chemicals
circular bioeconomy
food packaging
food processing technology
nanocellulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,274
9,582
0.850
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Photonics
Optical Fibre Sensing
Fibre Microresonator
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,089
5,020
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Renewable Energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,823
3,585
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Antenna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,386
2,081
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Precision Medicine
Artificial Intelligence
Dat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,761
5,060
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Women Crime and Justice
Research Methodologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,407
3,243
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Food Packaging
Antimicrobial Coatings
Biopolymers
Applied Microbiology
Biomaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,182
5,368
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Performance Science
Exercise Physiology
Intermittent Exercise
Data Analytics
Gaelic Spor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,579
3,274
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical & Food Chemistry
Biochemical Pharmacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,218
1,555
0.369
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Multisensory
EEG
Psychophysics
Signal Processing
Numerical Method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,150
2,413
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
grid integration of renewable energy
utility application of power electronics
UPQC
microgrids
E
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,083
1,726
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Coatings
Corrosion
Antimicrobial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,922
2,430
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Physics
Mathematics
Engineering
Computer Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,164
943
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,966
1,892
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,642
1,415
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Elastomers
Fatigue
Strain Energy
Pedagog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,433
1,555
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Physics & Liquid Crystal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,370
660
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Media literacy
digital policy
online safety
internet governanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,327
1,043
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Organic photochemistry
Functional dyes
Charge transfer
Intersystem crossing
Singlet oxyge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,280
1,398
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Breastfeeding
Human Milk
Milk Sharing
Infant Feeding in Emergencies
Food Insecurit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,196
1,642
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nutrition
Food Science and Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,151
1,308
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Software Defined Networking
OpenFlow
Network Function Virtualization
Cloud Computing
Ad hoc Networkin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,142
1,059
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,098
1,033
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Microbiology
Biorefinery
Fermentation
Biofuel
Bioproduct
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,934
1,755
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Interstitial Lung Disease
Extracellular Vesicles
Bacterial Biofilms
Educational Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,926
1,143
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,555
367
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Amit K Jaiswal|Amit K. Jaiswal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,274
9,582
0.850
bio-based chemicals
circular bioeconomy
food packaging
food processing technology
nanocellulos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,322
376
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gerald Farrell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,089
5,020
0.453
Photonics
Optical Fibre Sensing
Fibre Microresonator
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,982
393
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Philip Owende
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,823
3,585
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,269
676
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Max Ammann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,386
2,081
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,514
745
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John D Kelleher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,761
5,060
0.748
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Precision Medicine
Artificial Intelligence
Dat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,776
799
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christina Quinlan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,407
3,243
0.506
Women Crime and Justice
Research Methodologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,042
838
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Swarna Jaiswal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,182
5,368
0.868
Food Packaging
Antimicrobial Coatings
Biopolymers
Applied Microbiology
Biomaterial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,742
1,147
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kieran Collins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,579
3,274
0.715
Performance Science
Exercise Physiology
Intermittent Exercise
Data Analytics
Gaelic Spor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,385
1,234
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gary Henehan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,218
1,555
0.369
Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical & Food Chemistry
Biochemical Pharmacolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,254
1,251
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John S Butler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,150
2,413
0.581
Multisensory
EEG
Psychophysics
Signal Processing
Numerical Method
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,140
1,268
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Malabika Basu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,083
1,726
0.423
grid integration of renewable energy
utility application of power electronics
UPQC
microgrids
E
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,549
1,313
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Brendan Duffy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,922
2,430
0.620
Coatings
Corrosion
Antimicrobial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,230
1,577
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jonathan Blackledge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,164
943
0.298
Physics
Mathematics
Engineering
Computer Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,814
1,677
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Suzanne L Doyle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,966
1,892
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,151
1,828
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Orla Howe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,642
1,415
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,620
1,961
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stephen Jerrams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,433
1,555
0.639
Elastomers
Fatigue
Strain Energy
Pedagog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,580
1,997
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Y Panarin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,370
660
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,183
2,023
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Brian O Neill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,327
1,043
0.448
Media literacy
digital policy
online safety
internet governanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,494
2,045
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mikhail A Filatov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,280
1,398
0.613
Organic photochemistry
Functional dyes
Charge transfer
Intersystem crossing
Singlet oxyge
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,194
2,095
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Elizabeth J O Sullivan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,196
1,642
0.748
Breastfeeding
Human Milk
Milk Sharing
Infant Feeding in Emergencies
Food Insecurit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,754
2,126
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Uma Tiwari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,151
1,308
0.608
Nutrition
Food Science and Technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,093
2,131
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sachin Sharma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,142
1,059
0.494
Software Defined Networking
OpenFlow
Network Function Virtualization
Cloud Computing
Ad hoc Networkin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,743
2,172
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Susan Mckeever
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,098
1,033
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,127
2,324
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shady Hassan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,934
1,755
0.907
Microbiology
Biorefinery
Fermentation
Biofuel
Bioproduct
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,521
2,332
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gordon Cooke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,926
1,143
0.593
Interstitial Lung Disease
Extracellular Vesicles
Bacterial Biofilms
Educational Researc