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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 774 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
Quantum information
Superconducting qubits
Circuit QED
Quantum optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,261
19,590
0.475
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
plant ecology
statistical method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,527
16,609
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant ecology
Community Ecology
Ecological Genetics
Conservatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,052
17,710
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Evolutionary Ecology
Population Dynamics
Conservation Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,775
8,849
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Intensive care medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,148
21,627
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
électrons de basse énergi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,658
5,936
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Civil/Structural Engineering
FRP Reinforcement
Concrete Structures Reinforced with FRP
Experimental/Analytical/Design of FRP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,201
15,703
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Colorectal cancer
Intestinal inflammation
Stemnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,625
8,565
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chemistry
physics
mathematic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,062
4,404
0.176
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Quantum Materials
Superconductor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,588
6,924
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
maladies infectieuse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,401
4,495
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
diabète
métabolisme des lipides
obésité
métabolisme des tissus adipeux
cardimyopathie diabétiqu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,638
9,410
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
polymers
material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,507
7,848
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Multimorbidity
chronic diseases
comorbidit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,649
9,533
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Community ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,272
12,716
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Medical image analysis
brain connectivity
diffusion MRI
tractograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,578
11,175
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Machine learning
video analytics
medical image analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,153
10,868
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Image processing
computer vision
data mining
visual document management
Physical model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,707
7,203
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
RNA splicing - cancer - agin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,303
3,190
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
III-V semiconductors
Epitaxy
optoelectronics
photovoltaics
nanostructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,959
2,390
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
electrochemistry
electrocatalysis
hydrogen adsorption
absorption and evolution
electrochemica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,753
4,851
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Integrated care
implementation science
complex needs
primary care
mixed method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,398
6,670
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lung biology and diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,546
3,067
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Evolutionary ecology
Molecular ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,996
5,020
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
diagnosis
herpes
chlamydia
STI
influenz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,941
4,370
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,763
591
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alexandre Blais
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,261
19,590
0.475
Quantum information
Superconducting qubits
Circuit QED
Quantum optic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,518
793
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bill Shipley
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,527
16,609
0.481
plant ecology
statistical method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,834
844
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark Vellend
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,052
17,710
0.536
Plant ecology
Community Ecology
Ecological Genetics
Conservatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,190
907
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marco Festa Bianchet
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,775
8,849
0.278
Evolutionary Ecology
Population Dynamics
Conservation Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,873
940
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Francois Lamontagne
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,148
21,627
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,475
958
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Léon Sanche
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,658
5,936
0.194
électrons de basse énergi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,088
1,149
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brahim Benmokrane
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,201
15,703
0.577
Civil/Structural Engineering
FRP Reinforcement
Concrete Structures Reinforced with FRP
Experimental/Analytical/Design of FRP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,699
1,261
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jean Francois Beaulieu
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,625
8,565
0.334
Colorectal cancer
Intestinal inflammation
Stemnes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,717
1,310
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andre D Bandrauk
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,062
4,404
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,579
1,355
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Louis Taillefer
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,588
6,924
0.282
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,960
1,377
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jacques Pepin
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,401
4,495
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,055
1,674
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
André Carpentier
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,638
9,410
0.435
diabète
métabolisme des lipides
obésité
métabolisme des tissus adipeux
cardimyopathie diabétiqu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,389
1,687
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yue Zhao
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,507
7,848
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,669
1,923
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Martin Fortin
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,649
9,533
0.485
Multimorbidity
chronic diseases
comorbidit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,825
1,975
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dominique Gravel
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,272
12,716
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,220
2,088
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maxime Descoteaux
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,578
11,175
0.602
Medical image analysis
brain connectivity
diffusion MRI
tractograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,665
2,326
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pierre Marc Jodoin
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,153
10,868
0.634
Machine learning
video analytics
medical image analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,644
2,424
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Djemel Ziou
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,707
7,203
0.431
Image processing
computer vision
data mining
visual document management
Physical model
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,504
2,713
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Benoit Chabot
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,303
3,190
0.208
RNA splicing - cancer - agin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,380
2,814
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Simon Fafard
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,959
2,390
0.160
III-V semiconductors
Epitaxy
optoelectronics
photovoltaics
nanostructure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,546
2,861
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andrzej Lasia
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,753
4,851
0.329
electrochemistry
electrocatalysis
hydrogen adsorption
absorption and evolution
electrochemica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,725
2,968
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Catherine Hudon
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,398
6,670
0.463
Integrated care
implementation science
complex needs
primary care
mixed method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,147
3,201
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
André Cantin
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,546
3,067
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,027
3,371
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dany Garant
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,996
5,020
0.386
Evolutionary ecology
Molecular ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,419
3,384
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eric H Frost
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,941
4,370
0.338