Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 234 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
57,000
World Rank
602
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecologia da Vegetação | Fitogeografia | Amazônia | Cerrado | Transiçã
Ecologia da Vegetação | Fitogeografia | Amazônia | Cerrado | Transiçã
Citation Metrics
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Total16,423
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Last 6 Years10,933
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Last 6 Years / Total0.666
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
204,003
World Rank
4,252
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total5,362
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Last 6 Years2,562
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Last 6 Years / Total0.478
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
258,896
World Rank
6,038
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Ecology | Neotropical Savanna | Cerrado | Phytogeography | Fir
Plant Ecology | Neotropical Savanna | Cerrado | Phytogeography | Fir
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Total4,162
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Last 6 Years2,136
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Last 6 Years / Total0.513
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
273,756
World Rank
6,585
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Environmental Sciences | Remote Sensing | LULCC | Agriculture | Climate Chang
Environmental Sciences | Remote Sensing | LULCC | Agriculture | Climate Chang
Citation Metrics
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Total3,908
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Last 6 Years3,442
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Last 6 Years / Total0.881
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
274,372
World Rank
6,604
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total3,898
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Last 6 Years1,936
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Last 6 Years / Total0.497
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
310,633
World Rank
7,807
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total3,372
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Last 6 Years1,821
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Last 6 Years / Total0.540
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
335,149
World Rank
8,745
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total3,076
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Last 6 Years2,229
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Last 6 Years / Total0.725
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
406,554
World Rank
11,457
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Agrometeorologia | Modelagem | Clima | Zoneamento | Geoprocessament
Agrometeorologia | Modelagem | Clima | Zoneamento | Geoprocessament
Citation Metrics
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Total2,405
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Last 6 Years1,184
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Last 6 Years / Total0.492
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
432,377
World Rank
12,456
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Education / Education (Other, All)
Sport Pedagogy | Physical Education | Positive Development | Social Impact | Bioecological Mode
Sport Pedagogy | Physical Education | Positive Development | Social Impact | Bioecological Mode
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Total2,212
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Last 6 Years1,296
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Last 6 Years / Total0.586
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
449,108
World Rank
13,137
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Others
Ciência da Computação | Ciências Computacionais | Telemedicina | Informática em Saúde e Tecnologias
Ciência da Computação | Ciências Computacionais | Telemedicina | Informática em Saúde e Tecnologias
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Total2,098
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Last 6 Years2,024
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Last 6 Years / Total0.965
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
492,828
World Rank
14,815
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total1,837
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Last 6 Years641
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Last 6 Years / Total0.349
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
521,053
World Rank
15,942
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total1,690
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Last 6 Years1,344
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Last 6 Years / Total0.795
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
533,883
World Rank
16,433
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total1,626
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Last 6 Years1,454
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Last 6 Years / Total0.894
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
556,288
World Rank
17,383
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total1,524
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Last 6 Years1,223
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Last 6 Years / Total0.802
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
569,139
World Rank
17,937
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total1,469
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Last 6 Years517
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Last 6 Years / Total0.352
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
576,493
World Rank
18,229
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total1,438
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Last 6 Years699
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Last 6 Years / Total0.486
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
580,625
World Rank
18,401
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total1,421
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Last 6 Years835
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Last 6 Years / Total0.588
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
582,420
World Rank
18,485
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Geography
Geografia | geomorfologia fluvial | bacia hidrográfica e gestão de bacias hidrográfica
Geografia | geomorfologia fluvial | bacia hidrográfica e gestão de bacias hidrográfica
Citation Metrics
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Total1,414
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Last 6 Years547
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Last 6 Years / Total0.387
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
604,536
World Rank
19,473
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genética Vegetal. Genética da Conservação. Biologia Molecular.Meio Ambient
Genética Vegetal. Genética da Conservação. Biologia Molecular.Meio Ambient
Citation Metrics
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Total1,328
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Last 6 Years814
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Last 6 Years / Total0.613
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
614,296
World Rank
19,894
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total1,292
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Last 6 Years705
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Last 6 Years / Total0.546
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
632,761
World Rank
20,696
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Anatomia ecológica | Biologia da Conservação | Plantas medicinai
Anatomia ecológica | Biologia da Conservação | Plantas medicinai
Citation Metrics
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Total1,227
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Last 6 Years680
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Last 6 Years / Total0.554
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
691,210
World Rank
23,279
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total1,043
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Last 6 Years558
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Last 6 Years / Total0.535
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
727,596
World Rank
24,873
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total943
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Last 6 Years488
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Last 6 Years / Total0.517
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
761,427
World Rank
26,420
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total858
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Last 6 Years186
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Last 6 Years / Total0.217
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
766,687
World Rank
26,645
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total845
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Last 6 Years445
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Last 6 Years / Total0.527
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