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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.231 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
Particle Physics
LHC
Experimental High energy physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205,724
100,198
0.487
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Epidemiology
Health Economics
Modelling
Data Analysis
Knowledge Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,389
157,562
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fisica
fisica de particulas elementales
fisica de altas energia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,563
50,991
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Public Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,544
51,471
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Disaster Risk Management
Disaster Risk Reduction
Climate Change Adaptation
Seismic Hazard
Earthquake Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,230
18,012
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,071
28,557
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
particle physics
high energy physics
high energy physics phenomenology
LHCb Colla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,831
12,141
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
respiratory medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,062
16,908
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
biorefineries
bioenergy
techno-economic analysis
process systems engineering
industrial biotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,752
8,441
0.450
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
alometría
diversidad
dinámica
manejo de bosques
cambio globa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,806
9,795
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ornitología
Taxonomía
Conservación
Ecologí
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,243
3,562
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Salud mental
medición en salud
calidad de vida
cáncer
terapias complementarias y alternativa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,025
5,054
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
machine learning
artificial intelligence
natural language processing
computer vision
biomedica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,667
6,972
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Au
ZnO
Nanotecnolgia
Espectroscopia Rama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,144
6,426
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
infectious diseases
antimicrobial resistance
infection control
VI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,673
7,536
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
tributari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,232
5,544
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
elementary particles
gauge theorie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,980
3,632
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Physical pharmacy
Solubility
Solution thermodynamics
Pharmaceutics
History of Pharmac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,770
6,170
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Power systems analysis
Power systems optimization
Power systems economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,660
5,034
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hydrology
Climatology
Climate Variability
Climate Change
Human Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,559
5,670
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Derech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,435
5,506
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Psicología experimental
Historia de la Psicología
Asuntos Sociale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,103
3,590
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Neutrino Physics
Astro-Particle Physics
Nuclear Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,205
5,454
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Biomateriales
Materiales
Ingeniería de materiales
Cerámic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,345
4,050
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Termodinámica
Calorimetría
Carbones activados
Depuración de agua
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,825
5,075
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
845
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Carlos Sandoval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205,724
100,198
0.487
Particle Physics
LHC
Experimental High energy physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
957
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carlos Andres Castaneda-Orjuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,389
157,562
0.815
Epidemiology
Health Economics
Modelling
Data Analysis
Knowledge Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,382
11
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Diego Milanes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,563
50,991
0.423
Fisica
fisica de particulas elementales
fisica de altas energia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,429
17
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fernando Pio De La Hoz Restrepo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,544
51,471
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,784
21
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Omar-Dario Cardona A|Omar D Cardona - Click Hömepage/Página principal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,230
18,012
0.437
Disaster Risk Management
Disaster Risk Reduction
Climate Change Adaptation
Seismic Hazard
Earthquake Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,817
24
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paula Andrea Davila Castro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,071
28,557
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,472
30
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jairo Alexis Rodriguez L
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,831
12,141
0.407
particle physics
high energy physics
high energy physics phenomenology
LHCb Colla
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,630
42
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Michael Kreuter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,062
16,908
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,629
47
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Carlos Ariel Cardona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,752
8,441
0.450
biorefineries
bioenergy
techno-economic analysis
process systems engineering
industrial biotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,890
54
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alvaro Duque
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,806
9,795
0.620
alometría
diversidad
dinámica
manejo de bosques
cambio globa
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,838
58
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
F. Gary Stiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,243
3,562
0.234
Ornitología
Taxonomía
Conservación
Ecologí
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,007
61
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ricardo Sanchez Pedraza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,025
5,054
0.336
Salud mental
medición en salud
calidad de vida
cáncer
terapias complementarias y alternativa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,050
62
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fabio Gonzalez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,667
6,972
0.475
machine learning
artificial intelligence
natural language processing
computer vision
biomedica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,292
65
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Carlos Vargas-Hernández
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,144
6,426
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,279
69
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carlos Arturo Alvarez-Moreno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,673
7,536
0.551
infectious diseases
antimicrobial resistance
infection control
VI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,337
72
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yolanda Cepeda Rincon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,232
5,544
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,158
77
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Roberto Enrique Martinez Martinez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,980
3,632
0.280
elementary particles
gauge theorie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,906
83
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fleming Martinez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,770
6,170
0.524
Physical pharmacy
Solubility
Solution thermodynamics
Pharmaceutics
History of Pharmac
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,903
87
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Carlos Edmundo Murillo Sanchez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,660
5,034
0.432
Power systems analysis
Power systems optimization
Power systems economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,848
88
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Germán Poveda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,559
5,670
0.491
Hydrology
Climatology
Climate Variability
Climate Change
Human Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,018
89
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Felipe Bohorquez Rodriguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,435
5,506
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,160
94
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rubén Ardila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,103
3,590
0.323
Psicología experimental
Historia de la Psicología
Asuntos Sociale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,812
105
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jorge-Aurelio Diaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,205
5,454
0.534
Neutrino Physics
Astro-Particle Physics
Nuclear Physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,651
120
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Claudia Garcia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,345
4,050
0.433
Biomateriales
Materiales
Ingeniería de materiales
Cerámic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,158
127
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Liliana Giraldo Gutierrez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,825
5,075
0.575
Termodinámica
Calorimetría
Carbones activados
Depuración de agua