Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.586 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
Geografia
Território
Região
Pensamento Descolonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,508
9,694
0.396
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,415
7,502
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,739
9,844
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
nanotecnologia
toxicologia
métodos alternativos
biologia ossea
bioengenhari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,582
7,847
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Endodontia
Odontologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,411
9,022
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Metaheuristics
Combinatorial optimization
Sports scheduling
GRASP
Biased random key genetic algorithm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,814
3,419
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Síntese orgânica em carboidratos
heterociclos e naftoquinona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,045
6,107
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
fisic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,161
2,837
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Humanidade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,856
3,296
0.256
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
ecological economics
environmental governance
collective action
globalizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,660
5,600
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nutrição
Atividade Física
Epidemiologia
Saúde Públic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,813
3,273
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Psicologia
Saúde Pública
Metodologia de Pesquisa
Pesquisa Qualitativa
Subjetividad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,657
4,156
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
sensory analisys
dairy technology
functional foods
consumer researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,548
8,809
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Educaçã
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,371
3,657
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Renal Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,001
6,172
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,740
3,836
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
gestão organizaciona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,639
7,428
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Medicina
Cardiologia
Liderança estratégica
Gestão da saúd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,354
3,654
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Reef fish ecology
Coral reef conservation
Macroecology
Ichthyolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,197
4,571
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,179
3,638
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
stroke - stem cells - brain deat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,000
2,993
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,559
3,616
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,256
2,732
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
heavy ion physics
quark-gluon plasma
fluid dynamics
kinetic theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,227
4,283
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Saúde Coletiv
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,179
2,206
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,735
278
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rogério Haesbaert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,508
9,694
0.396
Geografia
Território
Região
Pensamento Descolonia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,632
350
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rogerio Menezes De Almeida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,415
7,502
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,681
454
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alexandre Grezzi De Miranda Schmidt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,739
9,844
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,210
461
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jose Mauro Granjeiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,582
7,847
0.422
nanotecnologia
toxicologia
métodos alternativos
biologia ossea
bioengenhari
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,620
539
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gustavo De Deus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,411
9,022
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,852
655
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Celso C Ribeiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,814
3,419
0.216
Metaheuristics
Combinatorial optimization
Sports scheduling
GRASP
Biased random key genetic algorithm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,911
728
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vitor Francisco Ferreira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,045
6,107
0.406
Síntese orgânica em carboidratos
heterociclos e naftoquinona
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,199
807
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gomes Prs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,161
2,837
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,026
961
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Theotonio Dos Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,856
3,296
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,458
978
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Roldan Muradian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,660
5,600
0.442
ecological economics
environmental governance
collective action
globalizatio
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Rankings
96,101
1,327
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Luiz Antonio Dos Anjos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,813
3,273
0.303
Nutrição
Atividade Física
Epidemiologia
Saúde Públic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,764
1,352
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eduardo Passos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,657
4,156
0.390
Psicologia
Saúde Pública
Metodologia de Pesquisa
Pesquisa Qualitativa
Subjetividad
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,901
1,373
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
ERICK ALMEIDA ESMERINO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,548
8,809
0.835
sensory analisys
dairy technology
functional foods
consumer researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,856
1,404
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
C Prodrigues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,371
3,657
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,210
1,500
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Denise Mafra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,001
6,172
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,415
1,575
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paula Sibilia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,740
3,836
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,701
1,601
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Osvaldo LG Quelhas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,639
7,428
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,521
1,682
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Evandro Tinoco Mesquita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,354
3,654
0.391
Medicina
Cardiologia
Liderança estratégica
Gestão da saúd
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,723
1,728
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Carlos El Ferreira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,197
4,571
0.497
Reef fish ecology
Coral reef conservation
Macroecology
Ichthyolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,992
1,735
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
J Lubian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,179
3,638
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,570
1,803
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gabriel R. De Freitas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,000
2,993
0.333
stroke - stem cells - brain deat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,405
1,975
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Helena Carla Castro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,559
3,616
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,503
2,110
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Patricia De Azambuja Penna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,256
2,732
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,973
2,124
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gabriel Silveira Denicol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,227
4,283
0.521
heavy ion physics
quark-gluon plasma
fluid dynamics
kinetic theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,850
2,145
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Túlio Batista Franco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,179
2,206
0.270