Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 26 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
49,020
World Rank
21,140
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Gender Bias | Feminist Legal Theory | Work/Life Issues | How Gender Bias Differs by Race | Masculinit
Gender Bias | Feminist Legal Theory | Work/Life Issues | How Gender Bias Differs by Race | Masculinit
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Total18,376
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Last 6 Years6,224
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Last 6 Years / Total0.339
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
106,462
World Rank
41,920
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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Total9,909
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Last 6 Years3,086
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Last 6 Years / Total0.311
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
176,982
World Rank
64,654
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total6,194
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Last 6 Years1,372
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Last 6 Years / Total0.222
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
311,554
World Rank
104,083
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total3,361
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Last 6 Years1,421
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Last 6 Years / Total0.423
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
384,225
World Rank
124,194
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total2,593
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Last 6 Years647
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Last 6 Years / Total0.250
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
405,348
World Rank
129,886
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total2,415
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Last 6 Years219
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Last 6 Years / Total0.091
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
454,118
World Rank
143,229
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
civil procedure | litigation | jurisdiction | federal jurisdiction | federal court
civil procedure | litigation | jurisdiction | federal jurisdiction | federal court
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Total2,066
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Last 6 Years781
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Last 6 Years / Total0.378
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
553,046
World Rank
169,279
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
securities regulation | corporations | busines organizations | insider trading | unbundling higher educatio
securities regulation | corporations | busines organizations | insider trading | unbundling higher educatio
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Total1,539
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Last 6 Years178
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Last 6 Years / Total0.116
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
553,194
World Rank
169,317
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total1,538
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Last 6 Years726
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Last 6 Years / Total0.472
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
569,192
World Rank
173,516
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total1,468
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Last 6 Years1,238
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Last 6 Years / Total0.843
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
610,323
World Rank
183,972
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Law / International Law
International Law | Transnational Litigation | Cyberlaw | Jurisdiction and Immunitie
International Law | Transnational Litigation | Cyberlaw | Jurisdiction and Immunitie
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Total1,307
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Last 6 Years489
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Last 6 Years / Total0.374
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
663,162
World Rank
197,236
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total1,127
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Last 6 Years605
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Last 6 Years / Total0.537
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
669,958
World Rank
198,934
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total1,106
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Last 6 Years485
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Last 6 Years / Total0.439
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
898,554
World Rank
249,438
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total581
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Last 6 Years100
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Last 6 Years / Total0.172
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
917,547
World Rank
253,016
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total553
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Last 6 Years41
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Last 6 Years / Total0.074
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,008,154
World Rank
268,490
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total445
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Last 6 Years194
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Last 6 Years / Total0.436
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,007,400
World Rank
268,380
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total446
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Last 6 Years100
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Last 6 Years / Total0.224
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,012,709
World Rank
269,208
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total440
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Last 6 Years242
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Last 6 Years / Total0.550
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,166,053
World Rank
292,770
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total306
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Last 6 Years261
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Last 6 Years / Total0.853
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,312,058
World Rank
312,836
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total225
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Last 6 Years128
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Last 6 Years / Total0.569
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,349,339
World Rank
317,703
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total209
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Last 6 Years42
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Last 6 Years / Total0.201
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,575,852
World Rank
346,696
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Institutional Repository | Self Archiving | Scholarly Communication | Open Access | Law Librarianshi
Institutional Repository | Self Archiving | Scholarly Communication | Open Access | Law Librarianshi
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Total135
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Last 6 Years109
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Last 6 Years / Total0.807
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,722,587
World Rank
364,667
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Clinical Teaching | Legal Writing | Lawyering | Prisoners' Rights | Civil Right
Clinical Teaching | Legal Writing | Lawyering | Prisoners' Rights | Civil Right
Citation Metrics
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Total101
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Last 6 Years35
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Last 6 Years / Total0.347
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,016,365
World Rank
399,307
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total52
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Last 6 Years29
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Last 6 Years / Total0.558
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,073,116
World Rank
405,875
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total44
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Last 6 Years42
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Last 6 Years / Total0.955
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