Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 37 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
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Data Mining
Quantum M
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,070
1,065
0.995
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cybersecurity
Machine Learning
Project Management
Knowledge Management
Health Informatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
801
654
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
302
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
migration
integration
transnationalism
mobilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436
240
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
software engineering
cloud computing
service oriented computing
Web services
J2E
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
433
72
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Child welfare
child abuse and neglect
child and adolescent mental health
social cultural issue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
266
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
IoT
ML
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Comparative politics
elections
nationalism
democratization and transition studies
EU
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
tourism marketing
destination branding
partial least squares structural modellin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
168
0.828
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Medical Law
Bioethics
Migration La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
119
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
ML Applications in Finance and Telco
Risk Management
Quant Investment Management
Access to PE and VC Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
142
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fractal Tilings
Ergodic Theory
Computational mathematics
Functional Analysis
Topology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
English Literatur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
53
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
human resource management
CSR
stakeholder theory
Triple Helix
knowledge exchang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
67
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
project management
organizational behavior
human resources
service managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
72
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Finance
Economics
Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
58
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Databases & BI
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
NLP
LLM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
69
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Leadership
ethics
institutionalization of ethics
organizational behaviou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
38
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Statistic
Econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
33
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
English Language
Academic Writing
Teaching Methodology
Legal Measures in Pre Education Universit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
64
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
33
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
European integration
democratization
Eastern Europe
Western Balkans
Party Politic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
33
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Econometrics Banking Financial Stability Risk Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
30
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Comparative Politics
Authoritarian Regimes
Comparative Area Studies
State socialism
Politics of Memor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
21
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
architecture theory
architecture and urban design
urban landscape
heritag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
14
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,572
29
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marjana Prifti Skenduli
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,070
1,065
0.995
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Data Mining
Quantum M
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
784,179
37
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Narasimha Rao Vajjhala|NR Vajjhala
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
801
654
0.816
Cybersecurity
Machine Learning
Project Management
Knowledge Management
Health Informatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
819,286
43
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marenglen Biba
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
302
0.417
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,015,184
62
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Eda Gemi
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436
240
0.550
migration
integration
transnationalism
mobilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,018,385
63
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ervin Ramollari
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
433
72
0.166
software engineering
cloud computing
service oriented computing
Web services
J2E
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,093,669
82
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Enila Cenko
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
266
0.737
Child welfare
child abuse and neglect
child and adolescent mental health
social cultural issue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,209,279
102
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Miralda Çuka
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,323,327
134
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ilir Kalemaj
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
0
0.000
Comparative politics
elections
nationalism
democratization and transition studies
EU
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,359,867
140
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Irisi Kasapi
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
168
0.828
tourism marketing
destination branding
partial least squares structural modellin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,440,904
156
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Denard Veshi
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
119
0.684
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,490,650
172
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alban Duka
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
142
0.899
ML Applications in Finance and Telco
Risk Management
Quant Investment Management
Access to PE and VC Financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,589,333
208
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nertila Gjini
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
0
0.000
Fractal Tilings
Ergodic Theory
Computational mathematics
Functional Analysis
Topology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,658,949
234
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ali Gunes
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
53
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,689,774
241
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dorian Aliu
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
67
0.626
human resource management
CSR
stakeholder theory
Triple Helix
knowledge exchang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,866,613
311
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Eriona Shtembari
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
72
0.986
project management
organizational behavior
human resources
service managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,880,827
317
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
A Kufo
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
58
0.817
Finance
Economics
Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,889,986
325
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Muhamet Kastrati
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
69
1.000
Databases & BI
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
NLP
LLM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,901,094
328
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Riza Feridun Elgün
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
38
0.559
Leadership
ethics
institutionalization of ethics
organizational behaviou
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,901,409
329
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ines Nurja|Ines heba
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
33
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,922,668
342
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eriona Çela
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
64
1.000
English Language
Academic Writing
Teaching Methodology
Legal Measures in Pre Education Universit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,927,617
344
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ada Huibregtse
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
33
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,120,639
443
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eltion Meka
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
33
0.868
European integration
democratization
Eastern Europe
Western Balkans
Party Politic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,165,215
472
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ardit Gjeçi
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
30
0.909
Econometrics Banking Financial Stability Risk Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,280,414
540
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sokol Lleshi
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
21
0.955
Comparative Politics
Authoritarian Regimes
Comparative Area Studies
State socialism
Politics of Memor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,354,663
597
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dorina Papa
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
14
0.875
architecture theory
architecture and urban design
urban landscape
heritag