Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 258 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
Slovakia
Marek Majdan
Public Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,168
86,873
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Slovakia
Stanislav Miertus
chemistry
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,112
4,520
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Slovakia
Roman Boča
coordination compounds
single molecule magnets
quantum chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,217
3,174
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Slovakia
Jiri Pospichal
umelá inteligencia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,232
1,811
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Slovakia
Ildiko Matusikova
molecular physiology of plant stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,127
908
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Slovakia
Jana Sedlakova Kadukova
environmental biotechnology
microbiology
nanotechnology
biometallurgy
bioremediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,913
930
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Slovakia
Dusan Valigura
Inorganic chemistry
Coordination chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,906
525
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Slovakia
Branislav Pupala
education
school policy
curriculum development
preschool education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,498
398
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Slovakia
Zdenko Stacho
management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,475
1,129
0.765

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Slovakia
Jana Moravcikova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,230
568
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Slovakia
Silvia Pokrivcakova
language pedagogy
teaching of foreign languages
CLIL
teaching literature
literary analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,172
780
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Slovakia
Vladimír Frišták
Environmental analytical chemistry
Remediation technologies
New analytical procedures in heavy metal analyses and pyrolysis pr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,002
716
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Slovakia
Ondrej Kaščák
Sociology of Education
Education Policy
Comparative Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
289
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Slovakia
Miroslava Hlebová
Microbiology
mycology
mycotoxins
food quality
essential oils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
828
717
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Slovakia
Peter Sýkora|Peter Sykora
biology
bioethics
philosophy
gene editing
ethics of organ donation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
304
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Slovakia
Nataliya Panasenko
linguistics
media studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
718
303
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Slovakia
Daniela Chmelová
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
706
562
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Slovakia
Pavol Tišliar
history
historical sciences
historical demography
museology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
676
342
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Slovakia
Ladislav Huraj
Information Security
IoT
Cloud security
Technical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
552
411
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Slovakia
Michal Cernansky
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Echo State Networks
Reservoir Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473
67
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Slovakia
Slavomir Galik
médiá
filozofia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460
291
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Slovakia
Michal Kohút
psychology
psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453
435
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Slovakia
Lubica Uvackova
proteomika
fyziológia rastlín
cytológia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
156
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Slovakia
Milan Seman
mikrobiológia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
93
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,313
Slovakia
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marek Majdan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,168
86,873
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,181
Slovakia
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stanislav Miertus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,112
4,520
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,122
Slovakia
28
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Roman Boča
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,217
3,174
0.311
coordination compounds
single molecule magnets
quantum chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,279
Slovakia
113
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jiri Pospichal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,232
1,811
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,739
Slovakia
280
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ildiko Matusikova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,127
908
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,425
Slovakia
314
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jana Sedlakova Kadukova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,913
930
0.486
environmental biotechnology
microbiology
nanotechnology
biometallurgy
bioremediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,595
Slovakia
315
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dusan Valigura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,906
525
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,104
Slovakia
413
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Branislav Pupala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,498
398
0.266
education
school policy
curriculum development
preschool education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,253
Slovakia
423
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zdenko Stacho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,475
1,129
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,918
Slovakia
485
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter Ďurčo|Peter Durco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,283
441
0.344

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
612,698
Slovakia
504
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jana Moravcikova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,230
568
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
629,984
Slovakia
529
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Silvia Pokrivcakova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,172
780
0.666
language pedagogy
teaching of foreign languages
CLIL
teaching literature
literary analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
686,148
Slovakia
619
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vladimír Frišták
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,002
716
0.715
Environmental analytical chemistry
Remediation technologies
New analytical procedures in heavy metal analyses and pyrolysis pr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
700,576
Slovakia
640
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ondrej Kaščák
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
289
0.300
Sociology of Education
Education Policy
Comparative Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,247
Slovakia
740
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Miroslava Hlebová
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
828
717
0.866
Microbiology
mycology
mycotoxins
food quality
essential oils
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
775,843
Slovakia
769
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Peter Sýkora|Peter Sykora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
304
0.390
biology
bioethics
philosophy
gene editing
ethics of organ donation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,836
Slovakia
815
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nataliya Panasenko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
718
303
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
809,358
Slovakia
832
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Daniela Chmelová
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
706
562
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
824,284
Slovakia
852
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pavol Tišliar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
676
342
0.506
history
historical sciences
historical demography
museology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
891,392
Slovakia
972
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ladislav Huraj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
552
411
0.745
Information Security
IoT
Cloud security
Technical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
953,166
Slovakia
1,102
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michal Cernansky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473
67
0.142
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Echo State Networks
Reservoir Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
964,049
Slovakia
1,130
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Slavomir Galik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460
291
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
969,866
Slovakia
1,141
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michal Kohút
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453
435
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
991,919
Slovakia
1,188
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lubica Uvackova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
156
0.363
proteomika
fyziológia rastlín
cytológia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
997,792
Slovakia
1,195
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Milan Seman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
93
0.219
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