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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 476 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
Leadership
cognitive psychology
organizational behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,289
13,279
0.287
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Polymer
materials
chemistry
physics
engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,048
7,058
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,627
8,594
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biomaterials
Biophysics
Biointerface
Computational Biology/Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,810
14,992
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
masculinit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,014
6,741
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Work Motivation
Emotional Labo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,104
8,013
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
polymers
2D materials
energy storage
sustainability
membrane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,938
5,372
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Feedback
Performance Management
Coaching
Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,275
5,973
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Emerging Markets
Corporate Misbehavior
Reputation
International Strateg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,523
14,807
0.896
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
mass spectrometry
gas-phase ion chemistry
materials characterizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,518
4,742
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
polymer engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,809
3,420
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Intelligent Composites La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,793
7,422
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Advertising effectiveness
innovation
market orientation
learning orientation
entrepreneuria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,755
3,917
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
polymer science and engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,634
2,610
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
problem-based learning
student ownership for learning
rich environments for active learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,010
3,812
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Macroions
Polymer Physics
Colloids
Surfactants
Polyelectrolyte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,007
3,656
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
manufacturing processes
mechanical behavior of materials
fatigue and fracture of materials an
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,537
3,470
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Heterogeneous catalyst
hydrogen generation/storage/utilization
electrochemistry
electrochemical engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,485
6,014
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Adhesion
Bioinspired Adhesives
Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy
Thin Films
Polymer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,419
5,414
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Evolutionary Ecology
pollination biology
floral ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,070
3,499
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Energy
Polymer
Nanotechnology
Nanodevice fabricatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,940
4,996
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
cultural finance
political econom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,910
10,821
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Business
Finance
International Busines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,576
3,288
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Research and development of energy and environment-related materials and processe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,335
3,661
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
chemical engineering
filtration
electrospinning
filtratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,610
3,342
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,162
5,716
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert G Lord
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,289
13,279
0.287
Leadership
cognitive psychology
organizational behavio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,758
9,548
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephen Zd Cheng
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,048
7,058
0.214
Polymer
materials
chemistry
physics
engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,267
10,212
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Xiong Gong
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,627
8,594
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,282
13,666
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jie Zheng
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,810
14,992
0.581
Biomaterials
Biophysics
Biointerface
Computational Biology/Material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,981
16,857
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ronald Levant
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,014
6,741
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,194
20,019
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
James Diefendorff
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,104
8,013
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,775
20,244
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alamgir Karim
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,938
5,372
0.284
polymers
2D materials
energy storage
sustainability
membrane
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,965
22,671
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Levy Paul E
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,275
5,973
0.346
Feedback
Performance Management
Coaching
Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,232
23,924
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Debmalya Mukherjee
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,523
14,807
0.896
Emerging Markets
Corporate Misbehavior
Reputation
International Strateg
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,271
23,939
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chrys Wesdemiotis
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,518
4,742
0.287
mass spectrometry
gas-phase ion chemistry
materials characterizatio
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,664
25,229
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
RA Weiss
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,809
3,420
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,059
27,232
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jiahua Zhu
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,793
7,422
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,271
27,318
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
William Baker
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,755
3,917
0.265
Advertising effectiveness
innovation
market orientation
learning orientation
entrepreneuria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,020
27,600
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ai İsayev
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,634
2,610
0.178
polymer science and engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,658
31,453
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
John R Savery
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,010
3,812
0.293
problem-based learning
student ownership for learning
rich environments for active learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,680
31,461
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tianbo Liu
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,007
3,656
0.281
Macroions
Polymer Physics
Colloids
Surfactants
Polyelectrolyte
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,087
32,670
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ts Srivatsan
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,537
3,470
0.277
manufacturing processes
mechanical behavior of materials
fatigue and fracture of materials an
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,492
32,824
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zhenmeng Peng
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,485
6,014
0.482
Heterogeneous catalyst
hydrogen generation/storage/utilization
electrochemistry
electrochemical engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,025
33,003
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ali Dhinojwala
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,419
5,414
0.436
Adhesion
Bioinspired Adhesives
Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy
Thin Films
Polymer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,951
34,064
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Randall J Mitchell
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,070
3,499
0.290
Evolutionary Ecology
pollination biology
floral ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,092
34,481
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yu Zhu
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,940
4,996
0.418
Energy
Polymer
Nanotechnology
Nanodevice fabricatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,341
34,574
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John W Goodell
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,910
10,821
0.909
cultural finance
political econom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,365
35,685
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Raj Aggarwal
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,576
3,288
0.284
Business
Finance
International Busines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,878
39,972
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Steven SC Chuang
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,335
3,661
0.354
Research and development of energy and environment-related materials and processe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,673
43,044
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
George G Chase
University of Akron
Akron, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,610
3,342
0.348
chemical engineering
filtration
electrospinning
filtratio