Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 70 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 Rankings
Rankings
470,396
World Rank
1,367
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total1,965
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Last 6 Years1,449
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Last 6 Years / Total0.737
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
545,024
World Rank
1,684
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Education / Education (Other, All)
Liderazgo en educación | gestión de la innovación curricular en educación superio
Liderazgo en educación | gestión de la innovación curricular en educación superio
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Total1,574
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Last 6 Years902
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Last 6 Years / Total0.573
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
666,161
World Rank
2,227
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Psychology
Lenguaje inclusivo | Psicolingüística | Narratología | Narrativa venezolana | Crítica literari
Lenguaje inclusivo | Psicolingüística | Narratología | Narrativa venezolana | Crítica literari
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Total1,118
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Last 6 Years278
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Last 6 Years / Total0.249
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
677,141
World Rank
2,277
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Others
Aprendizaje-Servicio | Aprendizaje Basado en la Comunidad | Formación Docente | Justicia Curricular | Métodos de Investigación
Aprendizaje-Servicio | Aprendizaje Basado en la Comunidad | Formación Docente | Justicia Curricular | Métodos de Investigación
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Total1,084
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Last 6 Years721
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Last 6 Years / Total0.665
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
782,750
World Rank
2,759
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Social Sciences / Sociology
sociología | teoría social | sociología política | sociología de las profesiones | educación superio
sociología | teoría social | sociología política | sociología de las profesiones | educación superio
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Total807
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Last 6 Years405
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Last 6 Years / Total0.502
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
811,037
World Rank
2,878
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Business & Management / Public Administration
Políticas públicas | Acción colectiva y Movimientos Sociales | Análisis territorial y desarrollo territorial | Metodologías d
Políticas públicas | Acción colectiva y Movimientos Sociales | Análisis territorial y desarrollo territorial | Metodologías d
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Total744
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Last 6 Years531
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Last 6 Years / Total0.714
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
825,051
World Rank
2,944
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
History, Philosophy, Theology / History
historia política | movimientos juveniles | militancias | historia de la juventud | generacione
historia política | movimientos juveniles | militancias | historia de la juventud | generacione
Citation Metrics
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Total715
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Last 6 Years339
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Last 6 Years / Total0.474
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
841,047
World Rank
3,012
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Education / Education (Other, All)
Formación directores escolares | formación profesores | metodologías cualitativa
Formación directores escolares | formación profesores | metodologías cualitativa
Citation Metrics
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Total683
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Last 6 Years322
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Last 6 Years / Total0.471
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
936,957
World Rank
3,375
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total527
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Last 6 Years295
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Last 6 Years / Total0.560
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
943,144
World Rank
3,398
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total519
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Last 6 Years424
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Last 6 Years / Total0.817
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,003,007
World Rank
3,590
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total450
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Last 6 Years395
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Last 6 Years / Total0.878
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,007,635
World Rank
3,608
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total445
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Last 6 Years402
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Last 6 Years / Total0.903
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,085,689
World Rank
3,854
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Law / Law and Legal Studies
educación | interculturalidad | violencia y femicidio | derechos humanos | teologí
educación | interculturalidad | violencia y femicidio | derechos humanos | teologí
Citation Metrics
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Total369
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Last 6 Years342
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Last 6 Years / Total0.927
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,130,114
World Rank
4,000
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total333
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Last 6 Years99
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Last 6 Years / Total0.297
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,320,772
World Rank
5,106
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total221
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Last 6 Years147
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Last 6 Years / Total0.665
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,325,994
World Rank
5,133
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total219
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Last 6 Years0
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Last 6 Years / Total0.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,331,712
World Rank
5,179
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total216
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Last 6 Years172
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Last 6 Years / Total0.796
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,356,692
World Rank
5,329
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total206
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Last 6 Years0
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Last 6 Years / Total0.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,386,604
World Rank
5,519
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total194
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Last 6 Years162
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Last 6 Years / Total0.835
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,427,425
World Rank
5,743
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total180
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Last 6 Years0
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Last 6 Years / Total0.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,515,034
World Rank
6,212
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total152
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Last 6 Years111
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Last 6 Years / Total0.730
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,525,636
World Rank
6,273
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total149
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Last 6 Years94
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Last 6 Years / Total0.631
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,599,104
World Rank
6,675
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total129
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Last 6 Years108
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Last 6 Years / Total0.837
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,629,919
World Rank
6,840
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total121
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Last 6 Years120
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Last 6 Years / Total0.992
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,666,876
World Rank
7,052
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total113
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Last 6 Years58
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Last 6 Years / Total0.513
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