Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 595 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hungary
László Árpád Gergely
General relativity
Gravitational waves
Black hole astrophysics
Cosmology
Modified gravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,347
78,714
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hungary
Tápai Márton *
Gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,339
59,818
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hungary
László Vécsei Dsc
Neurology
Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis
Headache
Parkinson's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,104
13,084
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hungary
Tamás Forster
kardiológia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,679
11,485
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hungary
Lajos Kemény
Medicine
dermatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,745
9,999
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hungary
Imre Dékány
Nanopartiles
surface chemistry
thin films
graphite oxide
colloids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,678
5,025
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hungary
Fulop Ferenc
organic synthesis
drug research
pharmaceutical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,530
5,202
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hungary
Csaba Vágvölgyi
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,549
10,361
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hungary
Zoltan Konya
Chemistry
Nanostructures
Environmental Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,233
8,665
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hungary
Andras Varro
The physiology and pharmacology of the cardiovascular system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,027
5,535
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hungary
Tibor Hortobágyi
pathology
neuropathology
neurodegeneration
dementia
movement disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,026
8,821
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hungary
Bettina Piko
behavioral medicine - health psychology - substance use and healh behavior - risk and protecive factors - social inequalities in
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,322
3,720
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hungary
Tamas Papp
biology
microbiology
mycology
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,193
6,022
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hungary
Akos Kukovecz
materials science
nanotechnology
porous nanocomposites
chemometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,751
4,922
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hungary
Etelka Tombácz
colloids
magnetic nanoparticles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,668
3,713
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hungary
Klivenyi Peter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,576
3,558
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hungary
Zoltán Hantos
physiology
respiratory system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,768
2,586
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hungary
Miklos Maroti
Mathematics
Wireless Sensor Networks
Embedded Systems
Universal Algebra
Constraint Satisfaction Problem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,167
1,371
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hungary
Benő Csapó
education
cognition
cognitive development
testing
technology-based assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,771
3,590
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hungary
Árpád Molnár
catalysis
organic synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,711
2,284
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hungary
Mark Jelasity
machine learning
decentralized learning
AI safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,645
1,706
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hungary
Mihály Bartók
organic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,352
731
0.078
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hungary
Csaba Lengyel *
Diabetes
Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Arrhythmia
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,061
6,408
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hungary
Tamas Szabo
colloid chemistry
materials science
graphene-based materials
intercalation compounds
chemical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,282
2,517
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hungary
Gábor Jancsó
neurobiológia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,218
593
0.072
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,376
Hungary
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
László Árpád Gergely
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,347
78,714
0.677
General relativity
Gravitational waves
Black hole astrophysics
Cosmology
Modified gravity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,120
Hungary
16
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tápai Márton *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,339
59,818
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,348
Hungary
39
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
László Vécsei Dsc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,104
13,084
0.466
Neurology
Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis
Headache
Parkinson's disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,055
Hungary
46
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tamás Forster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,679
11,485
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,728
Hungary
49
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lajos Kemény
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,745
9,999
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,733
Hungary
54
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Imre Dékány
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,678
5,025
0.212
Nanopartiles
surface chemistry
thin films
graphite oxide
colloids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,071
Hungary
59
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fulop Ferenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,530
5,202
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,024
Hungary
70
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Csaba Vágvölgyi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,549
10,361
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,842
Hungary
72
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zoltan Konya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,233
8,665
0.428
Chemistry
Nanostructures
Environmental Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,829
Hungary
83
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andras Varro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,027
5,535
0.307
The physiology and pharmacology of the cardiovascular system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,832
Hungary
84
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tibor Hortobágyi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,026
8,821
0.489
pathology
neuropathology
neurodegeneration
dementia
movement disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,460
Hungary
148
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bettina Piko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,322
3,720
0.302
behavioral medicine - health psychology - substance use and healh behavior - risk and protecive factors - social inequalities in
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,508
Hungary
153
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tamas Papp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,193
6,022
0.494
biology
microbiology
mycology
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,220
Hungary
164
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Akos Kukovecz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,751
4,922
0.419
materials science
nanotechnology
porous nanocomposites
chemometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,916
Hungary
168
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Etelka Tombácz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,668
3,713
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,672
Hungary
170
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Klivenyi Peter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,576
3,558
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,358
Hungary
197
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zoltán Hantos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,768
2,586
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,669
Hungary
212
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Miklos Maroti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,167
1,371
0.135
Mathematics
Wireless Sensor Networks
Embedded Systems
Universal Algebra
Constraint Satisfaction Problem
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,247
Hungary
220
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Benő Csapó
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,771
3,590
0.367
education
cognition
cognitive development
testing
technology-based assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,976
Hungary
221
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Árpád Molnár
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,711
2,284
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,752
Hungary
223
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mark Jelasity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,645
1,706
0.177
machine learning
decentralized learning
AI safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,557
Hungary
237
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mihály Bartók
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,352
731
0.078
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,483
Hungary
249
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Csaba Lengyel *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,061
6,408
0.707
Diabetes
Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Arrhythmia
Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,407
Hungary
275
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tamas Szabo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,282
2,517
0.304
colloid chemistry
materials science
graphene-based materials
intercalation compounds
chemical
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,464
Hungary
277
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gábor Jancsó
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,218
593
0.072