Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 550 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,459
4,253
0.198
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Economía de la salu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,249
20,112
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Public Health
Obesity
epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,515
15,440
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,272
6,766
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
medicinal chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,152
6,008
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Morpholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,466
4,518
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Proyectos
Inversiones
finanzas
riesg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,848
2,221
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,364
5,845
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Distributed Artificial Intelligence
Federated Learning
XAI
Fuzzy Cognitive Map
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,477
2,596
0.401
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Neuroscience
biology
oxidative stress
mitochondria
confocal micrsocop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,069
3,076
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,046
3,273
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
psiquiatría
neurociencias
salud mental
envejecimient
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,949
2,621
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Metodología de Ciencias del Comportamiento y de la Salu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,898
3,089
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Educación
flipped classroom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,180
780
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Restorative Dentistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,942
3,022
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,893
2,115
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carbon Materials
Nanotechnology
Energy
Photocatalysis
Natural Ga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,769
1,570
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
astronomy
interstellar medium
CMB foreground
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,650
1,644
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Química Inorgánic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,423
2,834
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Biomedical Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,543
2,847
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Morphology
Higher Education
science for citizenship
Science communication
open scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,351
1,254
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nursing
end-of-life care
nursing process
educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,339
2,527
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
genomics
bioinformatics
agricultural
phytopatholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,822
1,325
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,701
1,464
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ecología Marina
Biología Pesquera
Biogeografí
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,681
1,690
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,515
44
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hans Zinnecker
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,459
4,253
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,093
46
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Garcia Gordillo Ma
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,249
20,112
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,127
49
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Vicente Martinez
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,515
15,440
0.753
Public Health
Obesity
epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,338
59
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Francisco Rodriguez
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,272
6,766
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,753
60
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Eugenio Uriarte
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,152
6,008
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,696
100
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
José Antonio Vega
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,466
4,518
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,819
196
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nassir Sapag
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,848
2,221
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,685
217
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jose Jesus Gazquez Linares
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,364
5,845
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,886
312
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jose L Salmeron
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,477
2,596
0.401
Distributed Artificial Intelligence
Federated Learning
XAI
Fuzzy Cognitive Map
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,349
343
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rodrigo A Quintanilla
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,069
3,076
0.507
Neuroscience
biology
oxidative stress
mitochondria
confocal micrsocop
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,094
345
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rolando Vernal
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,046
3,273
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,024
357
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
María Elena Sánchez Ch
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,949
2,621
0.441
psiquiatría
neurociencias
salud mental
envejecimient
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,644
361
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Salvador Chacón Moscoso
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,898
3,089
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,679
418
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ernesto Schiefelbein
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,180
780
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,436
451
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Eduardo Fernández Godoy
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,942
3,022
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,516
455
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Francisco Capani
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,893
2,115
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,984
484
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Juan Matos Lale
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,769
1,570
0.329
Carbon Materials
Nanotechnology
Energy
Photocatalysis
Natural Ga
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,348
499
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matías Vidal Navarro
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,650
1,644
0.354
astronomy
interstellar medium
CMB foreground
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,328
532
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alvaro Muñoz Castro
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,423
2,834
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,389
682
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jordi Olloquequi
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,543
2,847
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,861
737
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Iván Suazo Galdames
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,351
1,254
0.374
Morphology
Higher Education
science for citizenship
Science communication
open scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,762
741
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cayetano Fernández Sola
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,339
2,527
0.757
Nursing
end-of-life care
nursing process
educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,919
909
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Evelyn Silva Moreno
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,822
1,325
0.470
genomics
bioinformatics
agricultural
phytopatholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,676
936
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Francisco Javier Alcalá
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,701
1,464
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,782
951
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jose Carlos Baez Barrionuevo
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,681
1,690
0.630
Ecología Marina
Biología Pesquera
Biogeografí