Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 91 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
1,143,221
World Rank
1,255
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Business & Management / Public Administration
Environmental planning | public administration | development management | community deveolmen
Environmental planning | public administration | development management | community deveolmen
Citation Metrics
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Total322
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Last 6 Years318
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Last 6 Years / Total0.988
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,242,400
World Rank
1,538
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total260
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Last 6 Years0
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Last 6 Years / Total0.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,352,680
World Rank
1,903
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economics | Econometrics | Development Economics | Impact Evaluatio
Economics | Econometrics | Development Economics | Impact Evaluatio
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Total207
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Last 6 Years141
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Last 6 Years / Total0.681
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,448,686
World Rank
2,280
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total172
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Last 6 Years158
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Last 6 Years / Total0.919
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,552,368
World Rank
2,672
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
R Programming | Biostatistics | Environmetrics | Data Scienc
R Programming | Biostatistics | Environmetrics | Data Scienc
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Total141
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Last 6 Years122
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Last 6 Years / Total0.865
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,630,522
World Rank
3,009
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total121
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Last 6 Years93
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Last 6 Years / Total0.769
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,659,936
World Rank
3,137
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total114
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Last 6 Years102
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Last 6 Years / Total0.895
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,665,350
World Rank
3,171
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental Impact Assessment | Economic Valuatio
Environmental Impact Assessment | Economic Valuatio
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Total113
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Last 6 Years75
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Last 6 Years / Total0.664
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,673,952
World Rank
3,221
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Software Engineering | Information and Communications Techolog
Software Engineering | Information and Communications Techolog
Citation Metrics
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Total111
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Last 6 Years80
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Last 6 Years / Total0.721
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,685,391
World Rank
3,272
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total108
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Last 6 Years107
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Last 6 Years / Total0.991
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,762,960
World Rank
3,660
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total92
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Last 6 Years91
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Last 6 Years / Total0.989
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,844,978
World Rank
4,097
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total77
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Last 6 Years77
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,854,132
World Rank
4,153
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total76
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Last 6 Years54
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Last 6 Years / Total0.711
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,888,537
World Rank
4,353
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total70
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Last 6 Years67
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Last 6 Years / Total0.957
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,894,139
World Rank
4,381
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Education / Mathematics and Science Education
Mathematics Education | Research and Evaluation | Teaching and Learnin
Mathematics Education | Research and Evaluation | Teaching and Learnin
Citation Metrics
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Total69
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Last 6 Years68
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Last 6 Years / Total0.986
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,915,302
World Rank
4,525
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Economics & Econometrics / Financial Economics
Economics | Econometrics | Agricultural Markets | Financial Economic
Economics | Econometrics | Agricultural Markets | Financial Economic
Citation Metrics
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Total66
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Last 6 Years55
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Last 6 Years / Total0.833
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,924,641
World Rank
4,590
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,941,916
World Rank
4,726
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Humanities | Mindanao Studies | Indigenous Languages | Bangsamoro Studies | Translatio
Humanities | Mindanao Studies | Indigenous Languages | Bangsamoro Studies | Translatio
Citation Metrics
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Total62
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Last 6 Years52
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Last 6 Years / Total0.839
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,912,269
World Rank
4,498
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total66
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Last 6 Years66
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,955,640
World Rank
4,815
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total60
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Last 6 Years50
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Last 6 Years / Total0.833
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,956,878
World Rank
4,826
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total60
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Last 6 Years39
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Last 6 Years / Total0.650
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,975,075
World Rank
4,982
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total57
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Last 6 Years56
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Last 6 Years / Total0.982
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,988,361
World Rank
5,075
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total55
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Last 6 Years55
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,989,633
World Rank
5,087
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total55
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Last 6 Years54
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Last 6 Years / Total0.982
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,020,890
World Rank
5,366
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Information Technology | Computer Network | Information Security | Network Security | Internet Securit
Information Technology | Computer Network | Information Security | Network Security | Internet Securit
Citation Metrics
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Total51
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Last 6 Years42
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Last 6 Years / Total0.824
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