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

5,981
World Rank

312
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total72,469
-
Last 6 Years48,151
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.664
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

6,160
World Rank

323
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
-
Total71,310
-
Last 6 Years28,021
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.393
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

6,882
World Rank

352
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
-
Total66,491
-
Last 6 Years16,932
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.255
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

7,455
World Rank

374
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
-
Total63,190
-
Last 6 Years25,916
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.410
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

9,521
World Rank

437
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
-
Total54,340
-
Last 6 Years28,692
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.528
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

15,140
World Rank

622
Country Rank

6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
-
Total40,659
-
Last 6 Years14,153
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.348
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

15,533
World Rank

634
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Medical and Health Sciences / Obstetrics and Gynecology
gynecolgic oncology | surgery | prevention | regulator | Public Healt
gynecolgic oncology | surgery | prevention | regulator | Public Healt
Citation Metrics
-
Total39,994
-
Last 6 Years10,476
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.262
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

17,271
World Rank

694
Country Rank

8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total37,351
-
Last 6 Years12,598
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.337
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

17,506
World Rank

703
Country Rank

9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total37,059
-
Last 6 Years22,927
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.619
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

20,436
World Rank

814
Country Rank

10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
-
Total33,466
-
Last 6 Years19,783
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.591
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

21,317
World Rank

849
Country Rank

11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total32,596
-
Last 6 Years10,413
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.319
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

23,521
World Rank

924
Country Rank

12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total30,618
-
Last 6 Years6,369
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.208
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

24,340
World Rank

952
Country Rank

13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
-
Total29,945
-
Last 6 Years16,085
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.537
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

28,579
World Rank

1,108
Country Rank

14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
-
Total26,895
-
Last 6 Years5,470
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.203
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

30,766
World Rank

1,195
Country Rank

15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Medical and Health Sciences / Anesthesiology and Reanimation
Critical care medicine | neurocritical care | critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy | muscle weakness | longterm outcome
Critical care medicine | neurocritical care | critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy | muscle weakness | longterm outcome
Citation Metrics
-
Total25,582
-
Last 6 Years18,578
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.726
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

31,391
World Rank

1,216
Country Rank

16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Physics
nanowires | metal oxides | gas sensing | material science | nanotechnolog
nanowires | metal oxides | gas sensing | material science | nanotechnolog
Citation Metrics
-
Total25,247
-
Last 6 Years9,079
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.360
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

35,065
World Rank

1,364
Country Rank

17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
-
Total23,351
-
Last 6 Years7,568
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.324
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

36,763
World Rank

1,440
Country Rank

18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
-
Total22,579
-
Last 6 Years3,360
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.149
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

38,160
World Rank

1,490
Country Rank

19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
-
Total22,005
-
Last 6 Years5,347
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.243
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

39,292
World Rank

1,529
Country Rank

20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
-
Total21,546
-
Last 6 Years9,543
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.443
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

47,623
World Rank

1,835
Country Rank

21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
-
Total18,754
-
Last 6 Years7,999
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Last 6 Years / Total0.427
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

48,505
World Rank

1,870
Country Rank

22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
-
Total18,497
-
Last 6 Years11,610
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.628
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

48,908
World Rank

1,885
Country Rank

23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
-
Total18,387
-
Last 6 Years6,812
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.370
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

49,741
World Rank

1,913
Country Rank

24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
-
Total18,156
-
Last 6 Years6,809
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.375
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

51,539
World Rank

1,963
Country Rank

25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
-
Total17,678
-
Last 6 Years11,608
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.657