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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 96 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
Pulp
Paper
Biorefiner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,649
3,173
0.683
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,085
826
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
material scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,459
932
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Drug Discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,024
830
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Evolutionary Genetics
Computational biology
Omic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,852
748
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
biotecnologí
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,675
1,079
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Solidification
Mechanical Properties
Corrosion
Biomaterials
Nanomaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,610
650
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Genética de Poblaciones - Genética Evolutiva - Genética Cuantitativ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,016
293
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ciencia de Materiales
Modelización y simulación de procesos
Desgaste
Recubrimientos delgados
biomateriale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
988
447
0.452
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Power electronic and digital control of electronic converter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
190
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Electric Power System
Renewable Energy
Electric Machines
Energy Efficienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
824
402
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Techno-Economic Assessment
Life Cycle Assessment
Carbon Capture
Bioeconomy
Industry 4.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
728
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
GENETICA EVOLUTIV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
697
365
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Metodología de la investigación cuantitativ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
203
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ciencias de la Salu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
549
186
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Microbiología clínica
infectología
bacteriología clínic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
253
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Forest management and Planning
Forestry Simulation and Optimization
Forestry Logistics
Forest Valuation
Goal Programmin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434
308
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Microbiología-Virología-Bioinformática-Biología Molecula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
189
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Economics of disasters
Development
Econometrics
Causal Inferenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
407
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Insect systematics-Chromosomes-Evolution-Genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409
179
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
biotecnología
microbiologí
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
266
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Medical genetics
molecular genetics
congenital malformations
statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
389
66
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Primatologí
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
222
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Diagnóstico de Fallas en Máquinas Eléctricas Rotativa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322
257
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bacteriología
Biología Molecular
Biotecnologí
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296
213
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,177
596
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
María Cristina Area
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,649
3,173
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,825
728
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marcos Miretti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,085
826
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,184
1,353
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carlos Enrique Schvezov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,459
932
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,965
1,689
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Julian Ferreras
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,024
830
0.410
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Drug Discover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,249
1,851
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dardo Andrea Marti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,852
748
0.404
Evolutionary Genetics
Computational biology
Omic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,230
2,055
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pedro Dario Zapata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,675
1,079
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,508
2,135
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alicia Esther Ares
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,610
650
0.404
Solidification
Mechanical Properties
Corrosion
Biomaterials
Nanomaterial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
700,038
3,141
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
María Victoria García
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,016
293
0.288
Genética de Poblaciones - Genética Evolutiva - Genética Cuantitativ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
709,915
3,202
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mario Rosenberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
988
447
0.452
Ciencia de Materiales
Modelización y simulación de procesos
Desgaste
Recubrimientos delgados
biomateriale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
767,310
3,545
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Fernando Botteron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
190
0.226
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
774,825
3,588
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mario Orlando Oliveira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
824
402
0.488
Electric Power System
Renewable Energy
Electric Machines
Energy Efficienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
794,228
3,711
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nicolás Martín Clauser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
728
0.935
Techno-Economic Assessment
Life Cycle Assessment
Carbon Capture
Bioeconomy
Industry 4.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
833,265
3,961
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ana Isabel Honfi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
697
365
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
895,208
4,337
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Williams Rene Pedrozo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
203
0.347
Metodología de la investigación cuantitativ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
919,629
4,466
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Graciela Bonneau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
549
186
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
953,392
4,617
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Martha Von Specht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
253
0.500
Microbiología clínica
infectología
bacteriología clínic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,017,408
4,838
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Diego Broz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434
308
0.710
Forest management and Planning
Forestry Simulation and Optimization
Forestry Logistics
Forest Valuation
Goal Programmin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,023,379
4,864
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Karina Salvatierra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
189
0.442
Microbiología-Virología-Bioinformática-Biología Molecula
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,039,708
4,910
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fernando Antonio Ignacio González
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
407
0.990
Economics of disasters
Development
Econometrics
Causal Inferenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,042,469
4,917
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Elio Rodrigo D. Castillo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409
179
0.438
Insect systematics-Chromosomes-Evolution-Genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,051,467
4,935
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Daniela Rodríguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
266
0.665
biotecnología
microbiologí
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,063,553
4,964
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carola Cheroki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
389
66
0.170
Medical genetics
molecular genetics
congenital malformations
statistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,141,716
5,272
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
María Paula Tujague
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
222
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,142,852
5,280
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
M. Armando Mazzoletti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322
257
0.798
Diagnóstico de Fallas en Máquinas Eléctricas Rotativa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,180,079
5,487
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Margarita Laczeski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296
213
0.720
Bacteriología
Biología Molecular
Biotecnologí