Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Health Economics
Statistics
Data Science
Program Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,575
2,022
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Maternal Newborn Child & Adolescent Heath and Health Systems Specialist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,870
1,762
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Public Health
Maternal and Child Health
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Quality Measurement
Willingness-To-Pay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,958
1,042
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,415
1,090
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Sustainability
Demography
Climate Change
Urban
Geostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
640
407
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
demography
population policies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
151
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
HIV/AIDS
GIS
Tuberculosis
The Global Fund
Global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
165
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Demography
Civil Registration
Vital Statistics
Indirect Estimation Methods
Mortality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
242
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Migration
social protection
sexuality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448
166
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Demography
Development
Statistics
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
298
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Mental Health
Maternal Health
Sexual and Gender Based Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229
178
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
HIV
Adolescent Health
Sexual Health and Reproductive Health and Rights
Youth
Monitoring and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
218
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Health Information Systems and Monitoring & Evaluation of public Health Interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
144
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Health Systems
Gender-Based Violence
Gender Equality
Maternal Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
191
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Demography
Population Studies
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
145
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Reproductive Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
160
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Child marriage
IPV
Maternal Mortality
Unmeet Need
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
143
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
indigenous peoples
sexual and reproductive health and rights
mental health
suicide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
43
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
56
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
public health
global health
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
64
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Gênero
Migrantes
LGBTI
Transfeminismo
Direitos Humanos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
54
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Youth Studies
CSE/SRHR
Gender Studies
Child marriage
VAC/VAW
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
28
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Global Communication
Social Justice
Media Activism
Gender
Global South
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Development evaluation
strategic planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,235
77,266
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Howard Steven Friedman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,575
2,022
0.442
Health Economics
Statistics
Data Science
Program Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326,460
108,828
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dewan Md Emdadul Hoque
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,870
1,762
0.614
Maternal Newborn Child & Adolescent Heath and Health Systems Specialist
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,195
139,371
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dat Van Duong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,958
1,042
0.532
Public Health
Maternal and Child Health
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Quality Measurement
Willingness-To-Pay
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,907
167,850
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Satvika Chalasani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,415
1,090
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
822,837
235,826
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sainan Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
640
407
0.636
Sustainability
Demography
Climate Change
Urban
Geostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
834,142
238,314
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nikolai Botev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
151
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
890,728
250,357
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Itamar Katz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
165
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
899,347
252,015
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Romesh Silva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
242
0.481
Demography
Civil Registration
Vital Statistics
Indirect Estimation Methods
Mortality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
946,164
260,014
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Le Bach Duong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448
166
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,095,943
283,749
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kathrin Weny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
298
0.974
Demography
Development
Statistics
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,215,801
300,527
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Henia Dakkak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229
178
0.777
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Mental Health
Maternal Health
Sexual and Gender Based Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,220,641
301,182
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Babatunde Adelekan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
218
0.965
HIV
Adolescent Health
Sexual Health and Reproductive Health and Rights
Youth
Monitoring and
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,259,837
306,583
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Olugbemiga Adelakin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
144
0.699
Health Information Systems and Monitoring & Evaluation of public Health Interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,265,217
307,362
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rabiatu Sageer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
191
0.941
Health Systems
Gender-Based Violence
Gender Equality
Maternal Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,327,897
315,819
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Muhammad Asif Wazir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
145
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,364,706
320,870
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Riznawaty Imma Aryanty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
160
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,392,452
324,673
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mashiur Rahman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
143
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,423,334
328,681
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Astrid Bant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
43
0.307
indigenous peoples
sexual and reproductive health and rights
mental health
suicide
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,628,843
356,393
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kemal Ordek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
56
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,720,135
368,944
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nabila H. Purno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
64
0.985
public health
global health
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,776,386
376,660
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lua Da Mota Stabile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
54
0.982
Gênero
Migrantes
LGBTI
Transfeminismo
Direitos Humanos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,939,451
398,406
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
José Roberto Luna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
28
0.875
Youth Studies
CSE/SRHR
Gender Studies
Child marriage
VAC/VAW
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,149,978
424,505
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Akinkunmi Akinbajo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,205,934
430,870
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Keya Saxena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
Global Communication
Social Justice
Media Activism
Gender
Global South
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,262,461
436,944
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Raed Zahrawi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833