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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 41 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
Plant Breeding & Biotechnology
Plant Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
746
394
0.528
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Using computational approaches such as mathematical & statistical modeling
social network analysis and bioinformatics (.g.
Wh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
165
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Higher Education
Governance
Gender
International Development
Social Diversit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
89
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
LANGUAGES AND LITERATUR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
75
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Financial reporting
Environmental Accounting
Financial Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
27
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Computational Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
70
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Urban planning
Urban governace
Urban informality
Monitoring and evaluatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
74
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Education policy & Planning
Education Management
stress and burnout
Personnel managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
70
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
media governance
local governance
public policy and developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
68
0.932
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Legumes
crop production and management
agricultural science
sustainable cropping systems
food and nutritional securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
69
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Governance
Finance
Risk
Bankin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
40
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Public health communication
emergency and crisis communication
intercultural communication
gende
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
54
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Genera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
44
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Food Science and Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
29
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
SOCIOLOGY (Education
Health
& Cultural Practices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
44
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Social work and Mental Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
25
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Information systems
Web and Mobile Application devt
IT
Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
35
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Development Studies
Monitoring and Evaluation
Community-based Monitoring
Citizen Science
Gende
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
32
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Human Resource Management
Education Management
Foundations of Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
16
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Communication
Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
11
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Health Communication
Social and Behaviour Change Communication
Media Law
Radi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
16
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Entrepreneurship
Monitoring and Evaluation
Project management
development issues
marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
6
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Finance
Management
Business
economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Information systems
Artificial Intelligence
Soft Biometrics
Pattern Recognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Burnout
Education Administration
Psychology
Mental healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
808,716
282
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Elizabeth Balyejusa Kizito
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
746
394
0.528
Plant Breeding & Biotechnology
Plant Physiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,406,230
799
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ronald Galiwango
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
165
0.892
Using computational approaches such as mathematical & statistical modeling
social network analysis and bioinformatics (.g.
Wh
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,451,755
857
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kukunda Liz Bacwayo
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
89
0.524
Higher Education
Governance
Gender
International Development
Social Diversit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,586,216
1,023
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mary Naula Owor
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
75
0.573
LANGUAGES AND LITERATUR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,711,790
1,150
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vincent Kisenyi
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
27
0.265
Financial reporting
Environmental Accounting
Financial Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,796,805
1,258
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John Mulindwa Kitayimbwa
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
70
0.824
Computational Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,812,963
1,279
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Waiswa Jeremy
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
74
0.902
Urban planning
Urban governace
Urban informality
Monitoring and evaluatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,818,793
1,286
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Masagazi Joel Yawe
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
70
0.864
Education policy & Planning
Education Management
stress and burnout
Personnel managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,864,962
1,335
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Emilly Comfort Maractho
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
68
0.932
media governance
local governance
public policy and developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,882,448
1,360
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rosemary Bulyaba
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
69
0.986
Legumes
crop production and management
agricultural science
sustainable cropping systems
food and nutritional securit
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,980,122
1,482
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Olobo Maurice
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
40
0.714
Governance
Finance
Risk
Bankin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,984,402
1,485
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Angella Napakol
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
54
0.982
Public health communication
emergency and crisis communication
intercultural communication
gende
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,044,814
1,590
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Omona Andrew David
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
44
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,062,192
1,619
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Martin Mutambuka
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
29
0.644
Food Science and Technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,064,517
1,624
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bernard Omukunyi
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
44
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,094,848
1,669
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Winfred Naamara
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
25
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,125,919
1,729
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Fred Wauyo
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
35
0.946
Information systems
Web and Mobile Application devt
IT
Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Securit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,144,831
1,756
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Solomon Mwije
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
32
0.914
Development Studies
Monitoring and Evaluation
Community-based Monitoring
Citizen Science
Gende
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,175,926
1,813
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Joel Masagazi Yawe
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
16
0.500
Human Resource Management
Education Management
Foundations of Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,206,640
1,872
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Annette Kezaabu Kasimbazi
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
11
0.379
Communication
Psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,292,856
2,011
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Joseph
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
16
0.762
Health Communication
Social and Behaviour Change Communication
Media Law
Radi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,295,673
2,017
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Martin Kabanda
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
6
0.286
Entrepreneurship
Monitoring and Evaluation
Project management
development issues
marketin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,297,000
2,018
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Henry Mugisha
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Finance
Management
Business
economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,322,211
2,058
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joshua Mwesigye
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
Information systems
Artificial Intelligence
Soft Biometrics
Pattern Recognitio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,334,257
2,080
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Faith Mbabazi Musinguzi
Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000