Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 196 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
Machine Learning
Data Science
Surrogate-based analysis and optimization
Robust and reliability-based design optimization
Re
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,860
2,183
0.318
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Morfofisiologia
implantacion embrionaria
mortalidad embrionaria
biotecnologia reproductiv
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,412
3,754
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
immunology
biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,359
958
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Catálisi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,391
573
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
marketing
estrategias
gerencia
ciencias sociales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,089
1,731
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Reproducción anima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,954
332
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Surrogate-based analysis and optimization
Global Optimization
Geostatistics for Reservoir Characterization
kernel-based appr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,887
566
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Organizacion del conocimiento
Análisis documental
Currículum en Ciencias de la Informacion
Archivistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,741
1,281
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Reproducción Animal
Andrologia
Producción porcin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,689
491
0.291
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
estrategias financieras
finanzas
indicadores financieros
sistemas de información
responsabilidad social empresaria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,616
1,023
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ética y Bioética
Filosofía Jurídica y Política
Epistemología
Filosofía de la Educación y Gerenci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
1,116
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tecnología de Alimentos
Seguridad Alimentaria
Procesamiento de Dato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,522
390
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bacteriología. Microbiología
Infectología
Antibióticos
Epidemiología. Biología Molecula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,439
698
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Genetic Diversity
Stastical Data analysis
Animal Science
Molecular Genetics
Conservation Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,417
288
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
gerencia
sector agroalimentario
operaciones
costos
estrategia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,333
1,009
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Limnologia
ecología fluvial
macroinvertebrados acuatico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,258
628
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Human Dimensions
Marine Biology
Marine Turtles
Conservation
Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,169
624
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gestión empresarial
Competitividad
Marketing
Desarrollo Local
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,123
578
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chemical Engineering
Biocombustibles & Biomass
Food Science & Engineering Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
359
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Water and sediment quality
Biogeochemical processes
Environmental risk
Biological treatmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,071
352
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dairy Science
Food Technology
High pressure
Tecnología de la leche
Microbilogía de productos lácteo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,032
319
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Endocrinologia y Metabolismo Humano. Cardiopatia Isquemica. Aterosclerosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,015
366
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ingeniería Ambiental
tratamiento de agua
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
284
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Meat science and technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
968
339
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Inmunologia
enfermedades infecciosas
diabetes
obesidad
inflamacio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
961
505
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,543
23
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nestor V Queipo
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,860
2,183
0.318
Machine Learning
Data Science
Surrogate-based analysis and optimization
Robust and reliability-based design optimization
Re
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,224
33
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
José M Rodriguez Marquez
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,412
3,754
0.694
Morfofisiologia
implantacion embrionaria
mortalidad embrionaria
biotecnologia reproductiv
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,267
60
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Héctor Pons
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,359
958
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,703
101
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jorge Sánchez
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,391
573
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,739
118
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
María Cristina Useche
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,089
1,731
0.829
marketing
estrategias
gerencia
ciencias sociales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
470,576
132
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jorge Rubio Guillén
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,954
332
0.170
Reproducción anima
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,015
137
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Salvador Pintos
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,887
566
0.300
Surrogate-based analysis and optimization
Global Optimization
Geostatistics for Reservoir Characterization
kernel-based appr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,108
148
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tania Peña Vera
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,741
1,281
0.736
Organizacion del conocimiento
Análisis documental
Currículum en Ciencias de la Informacion
Archivistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,518
153
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Armando Quintero Moreno
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,689
491
0.291
Reproducción Animal
Andrologia
Producción porcin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,226
163
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Maria Alejandra Ferrer
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,616
1,023
0.633
estrategias financieras
finanzas
indicadores financieros
sistemas de información
responsabilidad social empresaria
Smart Institutional Plan
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
535,263
165
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
José Vicente Villalobos Antúnez
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
1,116
0.693
Ética y Bioética
Filosofía Jurídica y Política
Epistemología
Filosofía de la Educación y Gerenci
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,035
183
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Aleida Garcia
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,522
390
0.256
Tecnología de Alimentos
Seguridad Alimentaria
Procesamiento de Dato
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
574,465
199
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Armindo Perozo Mena
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,439
698
0.485
Bacteriología. Microbiología
Infectología
Antibióticos
Epidemiología. Biología Molecula
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
579,819
203
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jose Atilio Aranguren Mendez
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,417
288
0.203
Genetic Diversity
Stastical Data analysis
Animal Science
Molecular Genetics
Conservation Genetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601,342
214
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rosana Meleán Romero
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,333
1,009
0.757
gerencia
sector agroalimentario
operaciones
costos
estrategia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621,885
224
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jose Rincon
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,258
628
0.499
Limnologia
ecología fluvial
macroinvertebrados acuatico
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
648,317
239
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hector Barrios Garrido
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,169
624
0.534
Human Dimensions
Marine Biology
Marine Turtles
Conservation
Ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
662,666
250
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mercy Narváez Castro
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,123
578
0.515
Gestión empresarial
Competitividad
Marketing
Desarrollo Local
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
671,766
257
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cateryna Aiello Mazzarri
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
359
0.328
Chemical Engineering
Biocombustibles & Biomass
Food Science & Engineering Technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
679,890
271
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Julio César Marín Leal
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,071
352
0.329
Water and sediment quality
Biogeochemical processes
Environmental risk
Biological treatmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
693,405
282
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wilfido José Briñez Zambrano
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,032
319
0.309
Dairy Science
Food Technology
High pressure
Tecnología de la leche
Microbilogía de productos lácteo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,422
288
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mayela Cabrera
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,015
366
0.361
Endocrinologia y Metabolismo Humano. Cardiopatia Isquemica. Aterosclerosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,804
289
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Edixon C Gutierrez G
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
284
0.280
Ingeniería Ambiental
tratamiento de agua
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
716,592
298
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jorge Ruiz Ramã¬Rez
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
968
339
0.350
Meat science and technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,082
301
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adriana Pedreañez
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
961
505
0.525
Inmunologia
enfermedades infecciosas
diabetes
obesidad
inflamacio