Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 194 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
529,079
World Rank
325
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Business & Management / Strategic Management
Management | Project Management | Project Portfolio Management | Entrepreneurship | Outsourcing Risk
Management | Project Management | Project Portfolio Management | Entrepreneurship | Outsourcing Risk
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Total1,648
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Last 6 Years689
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Last 6 Years / Total0.418
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
587,401
World Rank
410
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total1,392
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Last 6 Years776
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Last 6 Years / Total0.557
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
656,579
World Rank
487
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total1,146
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Last 6 Years831
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Last 6 Years / Total0.725
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
827,667
World Rank
744
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total709
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Last 6 Years271
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Last 6 Years / Total0.382
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
862,744
World Rank
808
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total641
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Last 6 Years421
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Last 6 Years / Total0.657
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
888,476
World Rank
856
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Social Science
Social Sciences | Performance Management | Management Control | Computational Intelligence | Fuzzy Logi
Social Sciences | Performance Management | Management Control | Computational Intelligence | Fuzzy Logi
Citation Metrics
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Total596
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Last 6 Years453
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Last 6 Years / Total0.760
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,043,615
World Rank
1,208
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total408
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Last 6 Years347
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Last 6 Years / Total0.850
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,046,914
World Rank
1,216
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total405
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Last 6 Years259
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Last 6 Years / Total0.640
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,050,060
World Rank
1,223
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total402
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Last 6 Years265
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Last 6 Years / Total0.659
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,055,464
World Rank
1,241
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total397
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Last 6 Years192
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Last 6 Years / Total0.484
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,064,554
World Rank
1,264
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
agriculture policy | agri-environmental policy | agroecology | high nature value farmin
agriculture policy | agri-environmental policy | agroecology | high nature value farmin
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Total388
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Last 6 Years306
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Last 6 Years / Total0.789
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,069,374
World Rank
1,275
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total384
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Last 6 Years126
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Last 6 Years / Total0.328
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,073,254
World Rank
1,286
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Business & Management / Strategic Management
Strategic management | Human resourse management | Leadership | Knowledge managemen
Strategic management | Human resourse management | Leadership | Knowledge managemen
Citation Metrics
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Total380
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Last 6 Years309
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Last 6 Years / Total0.813
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,103,647
World Rank
1,370
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Agriculture & Forestry / Agricultural Economics
multifunctional agriculture | rural development | family farms | networks | cooperativ
multifunctional agriculture | rural development | family farms | networks | cooperativ
Citation Metrics
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Total354
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Last 6 Years164
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Last 6 Years / Total0.463
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,157,839
World Rank
1,507
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Others
External Migration | Foreign Direct Investment | Income Distribution | Tax-benefit Redistributio
External Migration | Foreign Direct Investment | Income Distribution | Tax-benefit Redistributio
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Total312
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Last 6 Years128
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Last 6 Years / Total0.410
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,160,896
World Rank
1,516
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total310
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Last 6 Years99
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Last 6 Years / Total0.319
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,168,892
World Rank
1,533
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total304
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Last 6 Years210
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Last 6 Years / Total0.691
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,188,847
World Rank
1,580
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total291
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Last 6 Years218
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Last 6 Years / Total0.749
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,209,121
World Rank
1,634
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total279
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Last 6 Years108
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Last 6 Years / Total0.387
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,212,113
World Rank
1,642
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total277
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Last 6 Years166
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Last 6 Years / Total0.599
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,215,114
World Rank
1,653
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total275
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Last 6 Years207
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Last 6 Years / Total0.753
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,215,831
World Rank
1,657
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Business & Management / Business Administration
organizational behavior | corporate cultures | business strategy | work motivation | national cultures and value
organizational behavior | corporate cultures | business strategy | work motivation | national cultures and value
Citation Metrics
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Total275
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Last 6 Years79
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Last 6 Years / Total0.287
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,230,951
World Rank
1,696
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total266
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Last 6 Years183
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Last 6 Years / Total0.688
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,239,182
World Rank
1,714
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
Environmental Fiscal Policy | Agroforestry | Sustainable Waste Management | Circular Economy | Social Entrepreneurshi
Environmental Fiscal Policy | Agroforestry | Sustainable Waste Management | Circular Economy | Social Entrepreneurshi
Citation Metrics
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Total261
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Last 6 Years246
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Last 6 Years / Total0.943
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,243,072
World Rank
1,724
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Business & Management / Strategic Management
Management | Creative Business Management | Change Management | EU Fund
Management | Creative Business Management | Change Management | EU Fund
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Total259
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Last 6 Years224
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Last 6 Years / Total0.865
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