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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 114 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
Pattern language
architectural design
design theory
urban design and plannin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,107
9,457
0.205
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant litter decomposition
Carbon sequestration
Nutrient dynamics in decomposing litte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,490
6,806
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
organisations
education for sustainable development
collaboration
corporate sustainabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,924
15,528
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
physical workload
variation at work
effective data collectio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,714
5,100
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
GeoInformatics
City Science
Cartography
Space Syntax
Spatial Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,710
4,730
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cities
Biodiversity
Climate
Human Behaviour
Civil Societ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,476
7,817
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
ventilatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,087
4,268
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,096
4,209
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Environmental Psychology
Noise
Cognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,947
1,915
0.276
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
kognitiv psykologi miljöpsykologi metodi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,432
1,280
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,065
3,319
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,546
2,076
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
nursin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,338
3,252
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
environment
energy
waste
LC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,078
2,291
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Operations management
Supply chain management
Global operations
Operations strategy
Relocatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,501
2,808
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,356
2,080
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sustainable Human-Nature Relationships
Regenerative Sustainability
Transformative Innovatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,189
2,734
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
nonlinear dynamic circuits and system
RF measurement technology
electromagnetic metamaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,083
668
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
English
World Englishes
Sociolinguistics
Applied Linguistics
English Linguistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,850
853
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Developmental psychology
child language
screening
social judgment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,607
1,142
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
innovation processes. production strategier
outsourcing
supply chain
lea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,489
921
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nursin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,186
1,241
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
nonlinear systems and radio frequency measurement technology. Robotic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,149
768
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,123
712
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
GIS
Hydrology
Geomorpholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,077
903
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,191
136
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christopher Alexander
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,107
9,457
0.205
Pattern language
architectural design
design theory
urban design and plannin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,438
337
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Björn Berg
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,490
6,806
0.248
Plant litter decomposition
Carbon sequestration
Nutrient dynamics in decomposing litte
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,721
396
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rodrigo Lozano
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,924
15,528
0.623
organisations
education for sustainable development
collaboration
corporate sustainabilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,548
974
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Svend Erik Mathiassen
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,714
5,100
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,589
1,103
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bin Jiang
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,710
4,730
0.372
GeoInformatics
City Science
Cartography
Space Syntax
Spatial Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,307
1,124
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stephan Barthel
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,476
7,817
0.627
Cities
Biodiversity
Climate
Human Behaviour
Civil Societ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,722
1,313
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mats Sandberg
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,087
4,268
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,460
1,940
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Igor Knez
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,096
4,209
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,097
2,301
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Staffan Hygge
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,947
1,915
0.276
Environmental Psychology
Noise
Cognitio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,018
2,513
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anders Kjellberg
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,432
1,280
0.199
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,302
2,676
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Patrik Sörqvist
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,065
3,319
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,909
2,960
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bahram Moshfegh
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,546
2,076
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,341
3,068
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Maria Engström
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,338
3,252
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,499
3,215
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ola Eriksson
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,078
2,291
0.451
environment
energy
waste
LC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,116
3,603
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Per Hilletofth
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,501
2,808
0.624
Operations management
Supply chain management
Global operations
Operations strategy
Relocatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,686
4,691
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Göran Fransson
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,356
2,080
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,218
4,879
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matteo Giusti
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,189
2,734
0.857
Sustainable Human-Nature Relationships
Regenerative Sustainability
Transformative Innovatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,417
5,025
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Daniel Ronnow
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,083
668
0.217
nonlinear dynamic circuits and system
RF measurement technology
electromagnetic metamaterial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,124
5,369
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marko Modiano
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,850
853
0.299
English
World Englishes
Sociolinguistics
Applied Linguistics
English Linguistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,045
5,724
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mårten Eriksson
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,607
1,142
0.438
Developmental psychology
child language
screening
social judgment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,767
5,957
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lars Bengtsson
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,489
921
0.370
innovation processes. production strategier
outsourcing
supply chain
lea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,389
6,567
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gunilla Mårtensson
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,186
1,241
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,844
6,649
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Magnus Isaksson
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,149
768
0.357
nonlinear systems and radio frequency measurement technology. Robotic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,666
6,708
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Judith E. Gold
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,123
712
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,680
6,809
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
S Anders Brandt
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,077
903
0.435
GIS
Hydrology
Geomorpholog