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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 20 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
Reference Standard and Critical Reagents Management
Assay Development
Validatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,883
2,615
0.240
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
hot melt extrusion
solubility enhancement
solid dispersion
rheolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,081
3,301
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fiction writing
Biomedical science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,172
1,881
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biopharmaceutics
Permeability
Solid State Characterization
Preformulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,559
827
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,178
1,475
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
drug discovery and developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,795
819
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
analytical development
neuroscience
cell biology
neuroinflammation
drug discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,695
713
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,006
268
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sustained Biologics Delivery
Formulations & Process Development
Cancer Therapeutic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,466
1,441
0.983
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Statistics
Clinical Trial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,387
664
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,073
753
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Biochemistry
Biochemical Technology
Protein purification
Protein stability
Protein biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,021
689
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Formulation
solubility
transderma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
604
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Preformulation
Formulation
PK
Drug deliver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
941
344
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bioseparation
Filtration
Chromatography
Process Development
Bioprocessin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
265
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
CNS/Movement Disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
650
394
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
640
109
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
476
164
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Immuno therapy & Biopharmaceutical Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
194
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
biotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332
140
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,219
741
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pinaki Datta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,883
2,615
0.240
Reference Standard and Critical Reagents Management
Assay Development
Validatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,409
1,109
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Simerdeep Singh Gupta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,081
3,301
0.408
hot melt extrusion
solubility enhancement
solid dispersion
rheolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,593
1,291
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael Burczynski (Aka Michael Ransom)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,172
1,881
0.262
Fiction writing
Biomedical science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,839
2,521
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mehran Yazdanian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,559
827
0.232
Biopharmaceutics
Permeability
Solid State Characterization
Preformulatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,506
2,759
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sarah Taves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,178
1,475
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,173
3,022
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Conrad Cowan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,795
819
0.293
drug discovery and developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,791
3,103
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dmitri Leonoudakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,695
713
0.265
analytical development
neuroscience
cell biology
neuroinflammation
drug discover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,598
3,766
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Weihua Wan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,006
268
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,492
4,428
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nishant Kulkarni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,466
1,441
0.983
Sustained Biologics Delivery
Formulations & Process Development
Cancer Therapeutic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
588,097
4,540
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mat D Davis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,387
664
0.479
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
679,688
5,039
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Haichen Nie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,073
753
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
697,750
5,144
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Abhijit Shirke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,021
689
0.675
Biochemistry
Biochemical Technology
Protein purification
Protein stability
Protein biochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
703,709
5,184
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Simerdeep Singh Gupta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
604
0.602
Formulation
solubility
transderma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
727,340
5,295
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ramesh Srirangam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
941
344
0.366
Preformulation
Formulation
PK
Drug deliver
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
838,564
5,878
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dharmesh Kanani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
265
0.386
Bioseparation
Filtration
Chromatography
Process Development
Bioprocessin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
857,198
5,944
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rolf T. Hansen III
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
650
394
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
862,972
5,966
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mark Millichip
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
640
109
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
978,832
6,310
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Amit Wani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
476
164
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,072,514
6,534
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sammatur L
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
194
0.511
Immuno therapy & Biopharmaceutical Researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,129,551
6,641
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Baohua Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332
140
0.422