Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 258 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
573
World Rank
48
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Physical Chemistry | Theoretical Chemistry | Ab initio Computational Method
Physical Chemistry | Theoretical Chemistry | Ab initio Computational Method
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Total241,965
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Last 6 Years72,613
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Last 6 Years / Total0.300
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
3,897
World Rank
220
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total93,251
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Last 6 Years35,561
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Last 6 Years / Total0.381
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,091
World Rank
231
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total90,716
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Last 6 Years41,648
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Last 6 Years / Total0.459
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,272
World Rank
241
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total88,369
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Last 6 Years37,362
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Last 6 Years / Total0.423
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
23,985
World Rank
940
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total30,274
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Last 6 Years11,929
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Last 6 Years / Total0.394
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
33,600
World Rank
1,300
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Medical and Health Sciences / Pathology
Human Pathology - Cancer - Neurodegeneration - Autophagy - Lysosomes - Cell death - Complementary Medicin
Human Pathology - Cancer - Neurodegeneration - Autophagy - Lysosomes - Cell death - Complementary Medicin
Citation Metrics
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Total24,122
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Last 6 Years9,011
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Last 6 Years / Total0.374
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
35,014
World Rank
1,361
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total23,410
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Last 6 Years2,427
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Last 6 Years / Total0.104
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
35,527
World Rank
1,383
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatrics and Child Health
Pediatrics | Cell Biology | Cystic Fibrosis | Mucosal Immunology | Autophag
Pediatrics | Cell Biology | Cystic Fibrosis | Mucosal Immunology | Autophag
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Total23,163
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Last 6 Years8,299
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Last 6 Years / Total0.358
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
39,079
World Rank
1,523
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total21,659
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Last 6 Years10,012
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Last 6 Years / Total0.462
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
40,026
World Rank
1,560
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total21,298
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Last 6 Years5,322
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Last 6 Years / Total0.250
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
43,169
World Rank
1,673
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total20,179
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Last 6 Years8,287
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Last 6 Years / Total0.411
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
58,880
World Rank
2,241
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total16,028
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Last 6 Years7,696
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Last 6 Years / Total0.480
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
60,436
World Rank
2,297
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total15,729
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Last 6 Years6,667
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Last 6 Years / Total0.424
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
59,919
World Rank
2,279
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Medical and Health Sciences / Nephrology
Nephrology | acute kidney injury | kidney transplantation | dialysis | sepsi
Nephrology | acute kidney injury | kidney transplantation | dialysis | sepsi
Citation Metrics
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Total15,823
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Last 6 Years9,202
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Last 6 Years / Total0.582
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
61,871
World Rank
2,347
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total15,454
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Last 6 Years7,114
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Last 6 Years / Total0.460
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
64,517
World Rank
2,465
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total14,954
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Last 6 Years10,028
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Last 6 Years / Total0.671
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
68,490
World Rank
2,645
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total14,293
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Last 6 Years4,290
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Last 6 Years / Total0.300
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
69,910
World Rank
2,706
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total14,064
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Last 6 Years4,905
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Last 6 Years / Total0.349
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
71,421
World Rank
2,769
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total13,829
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Last 6 Years12,210
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Last 6 Years / Total0.883
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
80,113
World Rank
3,123
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
biologia vegetale | interazioni piante -microrganismi | fitorisanamento | batteri rizosferic
biologia vegetale | interazioni piante -microrganismi | fitorisanamento | batteri rizosferic
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Total12,597
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Last 6 Years4,408
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Last 6 Years / Total0.350
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
81,581
World Rank
3,181
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total12,410
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Last 6 Years6,061
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Last 6 Years / Total0.488
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
83,751
World Rank
3,284
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total12,151
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Last 6 Years4,789
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Last 6 Years / Total0.394
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
97,792
World Rank
3,892
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total10,669
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Last 6 Years1,762
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Last 6 Years / Total0.165
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
106,577
World Rank
4,277
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
neuroscience | neuropsychopharmacology | neural stem cells | neurogenesis | glia-neural stem cell
neuroscience | neuropsychopharmacology | neural stem cells | neurogenesis | glia-neural stem cell
Citation Metrics
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Total9,900
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Last 6 Years2,065
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Last 6 Years / Total0.209
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
120,665
World Rank
4,969
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
China's international economic relations (trade | FDI | finance
China's international economic relations (trade | FDI | finance
Citation Metrics
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Total8,871
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Last 6 Years2,967
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Last 6 Years / Total0.334
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