Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 44 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
327,878
World Rank
1,010
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Antropología de la alimentación | nutrición | seguridad alimentaria | política alimentari
Antropología de la alimentación | nutrición | seguridad alimentaria | política alimentari
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Total3,156
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Last 6 Years1,510
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Last 6 Years / Total0.478
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
438,876
World Rank
1,559
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total2,164
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Last 6 Years894
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Last 6 Years / Total0.413
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
507,990
World Rank
1,953
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
epidemología | mortalidad | análisis espacial | violencias | cohorte de nacimiento
epidemología | mortalidad | análisis espacial | violencias | cohorte de nacimiento
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Total1,754
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Last 6 Years850
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Last 6 Years / Total0.485
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
653,530
World Rank
2,846
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total1,156
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Last 6 Years674
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Last 6 Years / Total0.583
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
720,548
World Rank
3,265
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total961
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Last 6 Years182
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Last 6 Years / Total0.189
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
868,276
World Rank
4,167
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total631
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Last 6 Years394
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Last 6 Years / Total0.624
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
921,202
World Rank
4,474
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Sociology
sociología de los movimientos sociales | sociología política | movimientos sociales | política latinoamericana | acciones cole
sociología de los movimientos sociales | sociología política | movimientos sociales | política latinoamericana | acciones cole
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Total547
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Last 6 Years374
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Last 6 Years / Total0.684
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,006,232
World Rank
4,790
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
China | Asia | economía política | relaciones internacionales | comercio internaciona
China | Asia | economía política | relaciones internacionales | comercio internaciona
Citation Metrics
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Total447
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Last 6 Years98
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Last 6 Years / Total0.219
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,133,669
World Rank
5,233
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total330
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Last 6 Years91
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Last 6 Years / Total0.276
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,228,868
World Rank
5,823
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total267
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Last 6 Years221
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Last 6 Years / Total0.828
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,248,999
World Rank
5,965
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total256
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Last 6 Years164
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Last 6 Years / Total0.641
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,327,530
World Rank
6,469
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Liberalismo | Economía Política | Fundamentos teóricos del desarroll
Liberalismo | Economía Política | Fundamentos teóricos del desarroll
Citation Metrics
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Total218
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Last 6 Years49
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Last 6 Years / Total0.225
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,338,951
World Rank
6,571
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Social Work
Trabajo Social | Investigación cualitativa | Gestión Social | Intervención comunitaria | políticas alimenticia
Trabajo Social | Investigación cualitativa | Gestión Social | Intervención comunitaria | políticas alimenticia
Citation Metrics
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Total213
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Last 6 Years55
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Last 6 Years / Total0.258
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,342,391
World Rank
6,590
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total211
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Last 6 Years185
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Last 6 Years / Total0.877
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,478,596
World Rank
7,423
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Ingeniería del Software | Data Mining | Inteligencia Artificial | Explotación de Informació
Ingeniería del Software | Data Mining | Inteligencia Artificial | Explotación de Informació
Citation Metrics
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Total163
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Last 6 Years55
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Last 6 Years / Total0.337
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,500,572
World Rank
7,578
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total156
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Last 6 Years112
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Last 6 Years / Total0.718
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,507,891
World Rank
7,627
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total154
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Last 6 Years84
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Last 6 Years / Total0.545
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,557,587
World Rank
7,940
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total140
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Last 6 Years47
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Last 6 Years / Total0.336
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,565,839
World Rank
7,980
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total137
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Last 6 Years137
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,626,239
World Rank
8,355
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total122
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Last 6 Years99
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Last 6 Years / Total0.811
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,710,428
World Rank
8,874
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total103
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Last 6 Years79
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Last 6 Years / Total0.767
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,726,412
World Rank
8,994
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
History, Philosophy, Theology / History
Signal processing | Audio | Acoustics | History of Technolog
Signal processing | Audio | Acoustics | History of Technolog
Citation Metrics
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Total100
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Last 6 Years35
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Last 6 Years / Total0.350
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,831,539
World Rank
9,672
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total80
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Last 6 Years44
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Last 6 Years / Total0.550
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,979,541
World Rank
10,735
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total57
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Last 6 Years18
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Last 6 Years / Total0.316
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,982,094
World Rank
10,744
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Social Science
Ciencias sociales | Salud colectiva | Gestión y políticas | Trabajo | Fuerzas de segurida
Ciencias sociales | Salud colectiva | Gestión y políticas | Trabajo | Fuerzas de segurida
Citation Metrics
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Total56
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Last 6 Years55
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Last 6 Years / Total0.982
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