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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
Economía de la Salud - Evaluación Económica de Vacuna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,213
148,307
0.768
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Life chemistry
Molecular machines
Replicating biological functions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,414
3,518
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Experimental Allergy
Immunology
Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,795
8,817
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tecnologías Postcosech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,996
3,657
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Knowledge Management and IC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,085
8,010
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Environmental Sciencies
Biodiversity
Natural Product
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,486
5,951
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
corporate governance
gender diversity
CS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,902
5,234
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Finance
Small and Medium Enterprises
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Family Busines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,509
4,339
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
soil scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,940
4,600
0.579
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tecnología Postcosecha y procesado mínimo hortofutícol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,711
4,055
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Postharvest
Fresh-cut
Reuse of by-products
Functional Food
Packagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,132
2,639
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Agrometeorology. crop physiology
irrigation managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,869
1,729
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
medio ambiente
análisis de riesgos
rehabilitación
metales pesados
suelo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,644
4,095
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Total Quality Management
ISO 9001
EFQ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,106
1,925
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,779
4,942
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
horticulture
soilless culture
cultivation techniques
protected cultivation
vegetable crop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,482
3,228
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
immunology
allergology
dermatology
personalized medicine
biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,416
2,756
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
fruits
vegetables
postharvest
biotechnology
food quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,173
2,233
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Antennas
Microwaves
Electromagnetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,148
2,689
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Soil and plant water relations
Water Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,102
2,279
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Microwave circuits
antennas
electromagnetic modeling
RFI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,072
2,296
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Wind energy
PV power plants
renewable energy integration
energy efficienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,931
2,994
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
soil sensor
ornamental plant
irrigation
substrat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,767
1,778
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,761
1,660
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dynamical System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
3,784
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
956
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nelson Rafael Alvis Guzmán
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,213
148,307
0.768
Economía de la Salud - Evaluación Económica de Vacuna
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,901
622
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Toribio Fernández Otero
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,414
3,518
0.144
Life chemistry
Molecular machines
Replicating biological functions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,152
44
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Luis Caraballo
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,795
8,817
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,099
1,325
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Francisco Artés Calero
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,996
3,657
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,321
1,644
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Juan Gabriel Cegarra Navarro
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,085
8,010
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,720
79
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jesus Olivero-Verbel
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,486
5,951
0.477
Environmental Sciencies
Biodiversity
Natural Product
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,915
2,909
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Emma García-Meca
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,902
5,234
0.588
corporate governance
gender diversity
CS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,089
3,113
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Domingo Garcia-Pérez-De-Lema
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,509
4,339
0.510
Finance
Small and Medium Enterprises
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Family Busines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,146
3,423
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Raul Zornoza
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,940
4,600
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,504
3,568
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Francisco Artés-Hernández
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,711
4,055
0.526
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,660
3,983
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Encarna Aguayo
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,132
2,639
0.370
Postharvest
Fresh-cut
Reuse of by-products
Functional Food
Packagin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,751
4,174
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alain Baille
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,869
1,729
0.252
Agrometeorology. crop physiology
irrigation managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,328
4,374
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jose Alberto Acosta Avilés
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,644
4,095
0.616
medio ambiente
análisis de riesgos
rehabilitación
metales pesados
suelo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,083
4,848
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Angel Rafael Martinez-Lorente
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,106
1,925
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,197
257
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Josefina Zakzuk
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,779
4,942
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,218
5,496
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Juan A. Fernández
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,482
3,228
0.589
horticulture
soilless culture
cultivation techniques
protected cultivation
vegetable crop
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,608
283
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nathalie Acevedo
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,416
2,756
0.509
immunology
allergology
dermatology
personalized medicine
biomarker
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,769
5,853
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Perla A. Gomez
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,173
2,233
0.432
fruits
vegetables
postharvest
biotechnology
food quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,741
5,889
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jose Luis Gomez Tornero
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,148
2,689
0.522
Antennas
Microwaves
Electromagnetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,627
5,960
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rafael Domingo Miguel
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,102
2,279
0.447
Soil and plant water relations
Water Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,845
6,003
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alejandro Alvarez Melcón
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,072
2,296
0.453
Microwave circuits
antennas
electromagnetic modeling
RFI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,720
6,193
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Angel Molina-Garcia|Angel Molina, Angel Molina-Garcia, Angel Molina-García
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,931
2,994
0.607
Wind energy
PV power plants
renewable energy integration
energy efficienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,892
6,440
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sebastián Bañón
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,767
1,778
0.373
soil sensor
ornamental plant
irrigation
substrat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,150
6,455
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joan Garcia-Haro
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,761
1,660
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,163
6,488
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Juan Luis García Guirao
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
3,784
0.799