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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.587 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
Stroke
Neurorehabilitation
Neurogenetics
Non-communicable diseases
Population healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,671
164,831
0.856
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Health Policy and Management
Infection Prevention and Control
Disease Prevention and Contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,386
122,207
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Psychiatr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,345
71,243
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neurology
Neuroscience
Ageing Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,740
77,056
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Non-communicable diseases
Health Promoting Schools
Implementation science
Child and adolescent health
women's healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,113
22,851
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Reproductive Health
HIV and AIDS
Cervical Cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,700
4,800
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hypertension mediated organ damag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,805
18,645
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Medical Statistics
Health Data Science
M&E
Public & Digital Health
Demograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,451
17,656
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hypertension
Heart failure
Left ventricular hypertrophy
CVD epidemiology
Atrial fibrillatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,239
13,888
0.761
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Biochemical & Molecular Toxicology
Chemoprevention
Nutrigenomics
Signal Transduction Mechanisms
Antioxidant Redox Mechanism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,292
7,598
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Health Promotion
Implementation Science
Health Policy Analysis
Noncommunicable Diseases Preventio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,028
13,697
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
enteric bacteria
diarrhoeal pathogens
antimicrobial resistance
microbial sciences in Afric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,415
5,669
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
adsorption studies
isolation of starch and proteins from underutilised legumes
Fuzzy logic mode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,985
3,879
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Environmental Chemistry
Instrumental Analysis
Waste Management
Climate Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,787
4,005
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Medical Education
Maternal Health
Urban Health
Gynaecological Oncology
Surgical Safet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,526
5,673
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Climate and Society
Disaster Risk Reduction
Flood Hazards
Vulnerability and Resilience
Urban areas and Coastal zone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,263
5,879
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Neurosurgery
Skull base surgery
low-cost surgical innovations for limited-resource practic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,284
6,324
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Global Mental Health
mHealth Mental Health
Maternal Mental Health
Adolescent Mental Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,601
3,917
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Energy
Energy Conversion
Energy Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,261
4,742
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Food Microbiology & Food Biotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,118
2,512
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Community Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,725
3,010
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Breast Cancer
General Surgery
Genetic Epidemiology
Bioethic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,396
2,385
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Medical Statistics
Demography
Public Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,391
3,763
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Veterinary pathology
Respiratory pathology
Diagnostic pathology
toxicopathology
One healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,333
3,266
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pharmacology
Toxicology
Natural products researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,290
2,783
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
956
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mayowa Owolabi
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,671
164,831
0.856
Stroke
Neurorehabilitation
Neurogenetics
Non-communicable diseases
Population healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,981
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,386
122,207
0.923
Health Policy and Management
Infection Prevention and Control
Disease Prevention and Contro
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,098
5
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Oye Gureje
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,345
71,243
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,134
8
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rufus Akinyemi
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,740
77,056
0.859
Neurology
Neuroscience
Ageing Medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,395
18
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yetunde John-Akinola
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,113
22,851
0.989
Non-communicable diseases
Health Promoting Schools
Implementation science
Child and adolescent health
women's healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,431
23
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Isaac Adewole
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,700
4,800
0.232
Reproductive Health
HIV and AIDS
Cervical Cance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,964
25
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Abiodun M. Adeoye
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,805
18,645
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,483
26
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe|A. F. Fagbamigbe, A Fagbamigbe, A. F. Adeniyi
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,451
17,656
0.957
Medical Statistics
Health Data Science
M&E
Public & Digital Health
Demograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,244
27
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Okechukwu Samuel Ogah
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,239
13,888
0.761
Hypertension
Heart failure
Left ventricular hypertrophy
CVD epidemiology
Atrial fibrillatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,867
29
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Olatunde Farombi
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,292
7,598
0.439
Biochemical & Molecular Toxicology
Chemoprevention
Nutrigenomics
Signal Transduction Mechanisms
Antioxidant Redox Mechanism
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,750
34
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mojisola Oluwasanu
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,028
13,697
0.976
Health Promotion
Implementation Science
Health Policy Analysis
Noncommunicable Diseases Preventio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,019
39
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Iruka N Okeke
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,415
5,669
0.457
enteric bacteria
diarrhoeal pathogens
antimicrobial resistance
microbial sciences in Afric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,939
45
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kayode Adebowale|Kayode O. Esuoso, K. O. Esuoso
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,985
3,879
0.388
adsorption studies
isolation of starch and proteins from underutilised legumes
Fuzzy logic mode
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,365
49
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Oladele Osibanjo
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,787
4,005
0.409
Environmental Chemistry
Instrumental Analysis
Waste Management
Climate Chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,740
52
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Akinyinka Omigbodun
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,526
5,673
0.596
Medical Education
Maternal Health
Urban Health
Gynaecological Oncology
Surgical Safet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,837
66
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ibidun O. Adelekan
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,263
5,879
0.711
Climate and Society
Disaster Risk Reduction
Flood Hazards
Vulnerability and Resilience
Urban areas and Coastal zone
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,797
87
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Amos Olufemi Adeleye
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,284
6,324
0.868
Neurosurgery
Skull base surgery
low-cost surgical innovations for limited-resource practic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,913
113
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lola Kola
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,601
3,917
0.593
Global Mental Health
mHealth Mental Health
Maternal Mental Health
Adolescent Mental Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,063
121
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Temitope Raphael Ayodele
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,261
4,742
0.757
Energy
Energy Conversion
Energy Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,170
127
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Abiodun I. Sanni
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,118
2,512
0.411
Food Microbiology & Food Biotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,351
150
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Eme Owoaje
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,725
3,010
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,727
162
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Temidayo Ogundiran
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,396
2,385
0.442
Breast Cancer
General Surgery
Genetic Epidemiology
Bioethic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,895
163
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joshua Odunayo Akinyemi
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,391
3,763
0.698
Medical Statistics
Demography
Public Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,005
167
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Benjamin O. Emikpe
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,333
3,266
0.612
Veterinary pathology
Respiratory pathology
Diagnostic pathology
toxicopathology
One healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,591
172
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adeolu Adedapo
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,290
2,783
0.526
Pharmacology
Toxicology
Natural products researc