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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 546 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
Occupational health
public health. preventive medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,649
11,288
0.521
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Materials Chemistry & Materials Science
Nanochemistry & Nanosciences
Nanotechnology
Metal oxide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,710
11,040
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
heath economics
evidence-based medicine
epidemiology
clinical medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,164
14,966
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
tropical trees
forest biomass
forest dynamic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,977
8,320
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,254
7,029
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Energy
Functional Materials
Fuel Cells
Biomass
Photocatalys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,000
8,741
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fish Biology
Fisheries Science
Aquatic Biology
Ichthyology
Aquatic Pollutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,592
3,091
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Biostatistics
Occupational Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,400
4,725
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Business Information Systems
Knowledge Management Systems
Customer Relationship Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,037
6,399
0.796
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Survival analysis
Theoretical and Applied Statistics
Biostatistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,408
7,358
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anthropology
Sociology
Southeast Asian Studies
Tourism and Heritage Studies
Development and Environmental Studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,434
1,474
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Physical Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,388
3,612
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,143
3,769
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Speech Processing
Smart Grid
Smart Sensors
Smart Hom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,995
2,382
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Globalization
migration
refugee
HIV/AIDS
development and Povert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,928
3,806
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Vibration
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Mechatronics
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,889
4,568
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
General Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Laparoscopic Surgery
Medical Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,842
3,400
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Clustering
Computational Intelligence
Evolutionary Computation
Data Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,804
5,676
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
phonetics
acoustics
misunderstandings
English in SE Asi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,801
2,099
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,713
3,245
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mathematics Education
Teacher Education
Teaching and Learning
Classroom Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,566
3,569
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Digital Education
Learning Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,462
3,490
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
E-Business/E-Commerce
E-Health
Information Security
Business Ecosystem
Digital Transformatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,455
3,710
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
marine invertebrate biology
ecological physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,294
2,237
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bioanalytical Chemistry
Bio/Nano materials
Biosensors
Diagnostics
Food Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,244
3,446
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,025
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Koh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,649
11,288
0.521
Occupational health
public health. preventive medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,622
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mohammad Mansoob Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,710
11,040
0.661
Materials Chemistry & Materials Science
Nanochemistry & Nanosciences
Nanotechnology
Metal oxide
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,081
6
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
LC Ming 罗孝銘
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,164
14,966
0.926
heath economics
evidence-based medicine
epidemiology
clinical medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,361
8
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
JW Ferry Slik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,977
8,320
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,724
9
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David James Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,254
7,029
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,179
10
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Abul K Azad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,000
8,741
0.795
Energy
Functional Materials
Fuel Cells
Biomass
Photocatalys
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,879
12
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Takaomi Arai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,592
3,091
0.360
Fish Biology
Fisheries Science
Aquatic Biology
Ichthyology
Aquatic Pollutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,021
13
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lin Naing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,400
4,725
0.563
Biostatistics
Occupational Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,434
14
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Muhammad Anshari|Muhammad Anshari Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,037
6,399
0.796
Business Information Systems
Knowledge Management Systems
Customer Relationship Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,804
15
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Elvynna Leong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,408
7,358
0.993
Survival analysis
Theoretical and Applied Statistics
Biostatistic
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,088
18
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Victor T King
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,434
1,474
0.229
Anthropology
Sociology
Southeast Asian Studies
Tourism and Heritage Studies
Development and Environmental Studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,258
19
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anwar Usman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,388
3,612
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,165
20
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kamariah Abu Salim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,143
3,769
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,601
21
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Liyanage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,995
2,382
0.397
Speech Processing
Smart Grid
Smart Sensors
Smart Hom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,697
22
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ullah Akm Ahsan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,928
3,806
0.642
Globalization
migration
refugee
HIV/AIDS
development and Povert
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,899
23
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wahyu Caesarendra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,889
4,568
0.776
Vibration
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Mechatronics
Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,385
24
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kenneth YY Kok
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,842
3,400
0.582
General Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Laparoscopic Surgery
Medical Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,576
25
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Daphne Teck Ching Lai|Daphne Lai, Daphne T. C. Lai, D. T. C. Lai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,804
5,676
0.978
Clustering
Computational Intelligence
Evolutionary Computation
Data Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,694
26
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Deterding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,801
2,099
0.362
phonetics
acoustics
misunderstandings
English in SE Asi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,491
27
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Linda Bl Lim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,713
3,245
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,394
28
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Masitah Shahrill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,566
3,569
0.641
Mathematics Education
Teacher Education
Teaching and Learning
Classroom Researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,095
30
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Glenn Hardaker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,462
3,490
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,379
31
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mohammad Nabil Almunawar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,455
3,710
0.680
E-Business/E-Commerce
E-Health
Information Security
Business Ecosystem
Digital Transformatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,232
32
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
David J Marshall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,294
2,237
0.423
marine invertebrate biology
ecological physiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,116
33
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Minhaz Uddin Ahmed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,244
3,446
0.657
Bioanalytical Chemistry
Bio/Nano materials
Biosensors
Diagnostics
Food Chemistr