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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 310 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
Marketing
service management
service innovation
new service development
service qualit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,298
10,126
0.334
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Service
Performance management
CSR
sustainable developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,333
4,260
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Service Innovation
Servitization
Service marketing
Service research
Customer experienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,299
8,021
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,851
6,137
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Travel behavior
life-satisfaction
quality
wellbeing
soft measure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,614
7,483
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
First interest
Second interes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,069
2,053
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,478
5,768
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
molecular semiconductor
solar cell
organic photovoltaics
film morphology
X-ray spectroscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,587
2,274
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Consumer psychology
Service Management
Innovatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,388
3,849
0.410
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Quantum field theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,370
2,854
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
user innovation
open innovation
service innovation
idea managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,394
3,338
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sport Psychology
Psychology
Sport Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,175
5,227
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Customer Relationships
Qualitative Method
Switching Behavior
Service Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,542
1,747
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biology Education
Genetic Education
Sustainability Education
Models and modelling in education
History and Philosophy of Sc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,374
5,974
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sustainability Assessment
Circular Bioeconomy
Decarbonization
Techno-Economic Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,160
3,911
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
subjective wellbeing
travel
sustainability
decision making
idea managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,907
4,780
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Service Research
Marketing
Consumer Research
Organization Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,612
3,488
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fish ecology
Population ecology
Stream Ecology
Conservation biology
Fisherie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,252
1,788
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Condensed matter physics
computational materials science
computational physics
energy material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,129
3,155
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
community ecology
geobotany
functional ecology
invasibility
population and landscape genetics..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,671
3,299
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Materials Physics
Surface Science
Photoemission Spectroscopy
Scanning Probe Microscopy
Perovskite Solar Cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,440
4,322
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Programmable Networks
Network Programmability
Network Virtualization
SDN/NFV
Data Cente
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,423
2,140
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
mediatization
geomedia
communication geography
urban studies
tourism and lifestyle mobilitie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,348
2,166
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Evolutionary Biology
Sexual Conflict
Evolutionary Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,145
1,788
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cloud Computing
Edge Computing
Optimization
Artificial Intelligence
High Performance Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,144
2,716
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,865
295
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bo Edvardsson
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,298
10,126
0.334
Marketing
service management
service innovation
new service development
service qualit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,237
845
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mikael Johnson
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,333
4,260
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,209
928
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lars Witell
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,299
8,021
0.561
Service Innovation
Servitization
Service marketing
Service research
Customer experienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,030
973
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carl Gustaf Bornehag
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,851
6,137
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,519
1,003
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Margareta Friman
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,614
7,483
0.550
Travel behavior
life-satisfaction
quality
wellbeing
soft measure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,154
1,189
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bengt Starrin
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,069
2,053
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,480
1,266
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Anna Stigsdotter Neely
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,478
5,768
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,236
1,587
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ellen Moons
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,587
2,274
0.237
molecular semiconductor
solar cell
organic photovoltaics
film morphology
X-ray spectroscop
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,854
1,639
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Per Kristensson
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,388
3,849
0.410
Consumer psychology
Service Management
Innovatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,095
1,641
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jurgen Fuchs
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,370
2,854
0.305
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Rankings
127,903
1,879
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Peter Magnusson
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,394
3,338
0.398
user innovation
open innovation
service innovation
idea managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,718
1,936
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Henrik Gustafsson
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,175
5,227
0.639
Sport Psychology
Psychology
Sport Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,777
2,116
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Inger Roos
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,542
1,747
0.232
Customer Relationships
Qualitative Method
Switching Behavior
Service Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,261
2,171
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Niklas M Gericke
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,374
5,974
0.810
Biology Education
Genetic Education
Sustainability Education
Models and modelling in education
History and Philosophy of Sc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,835
2,250
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ali Mohammadi
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,160
3,911
0.546
Sustainability Assessment
Circular Bioeconomy
Decarbonization
Techno-Economic Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,691
2,351
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lars E Olsson
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,907
4,780
0.692
subjective wellbeing
travel
sustainability
decision making
idea managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,979
2,465
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Per Skålén
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,612
3,488
0.528
Service Research
Marketing
Consumer Research
Organization Theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,721
2,623
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Larry Greenberg
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,252
1,788
0.286
Fish ecology
Population ecology
Stream Ecology
Conservation biology
Fisherie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,249
2,673
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
C Moyses Araujo
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,129
3,155
0.515
Condensed matter physics
computational materials science
computational physics
energy material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,551
2,910
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rl Eckstein
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,671
3,299
0.582
community ecology
geobotany
functional ecology
invasibility
population and landscape genetics..
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,570
3,041
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Zafer Hawash
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,440
4,322
0.794
Materials Physics
Surface Science
Photoemission Spectroscopy
Scanning Probe Microscopy
Perovskite Solar Cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,193
3,051
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andreas Kassler
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,423
2,140
0.395
Programmable Networks
Network Programmability
Network Virtualization
SDN/NFV
Data Cente
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,918
3,098
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
André Jansson
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,348
2,166
0.405
mediatization
geomedia
communication geography
urban studies
tourism and lifestyle mobilitie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,688
3,197
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Edward H Morrow
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,145
1,788
0.348
Evolutionary Biology
Sexual Conflict
Evolutionary Medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,722
3,199
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Javid Taheri
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,144
2,716
0.528
Cloud Computing
Edge Computing
Optimization
Artificial Intelligence
High Performance Computin