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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 348 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
Clinical pharmacology
Cardiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,529
3,652
0.428
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kirurgij
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,495
5,219
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Quantitative biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,587
1,955
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
anesteziologija
intenzivna medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,438
3,125
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,376
3,911
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pediatric surgery
General surgery
Emergency medicine
Sport medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,418
2,025
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
psychology
life satisfaction
personality
personality development
motivatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,335
1,400
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
edukacijska psihologija
kognitivna psihologija
psihologija emocij
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,926
1,059
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Otorhinolaringology
Head and Neck Surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,907
1,373
0.720
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
mikotoksini
sigurnost hran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,766
638
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
occupational stress
well-being
teachers
seafarer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,708
1,353
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
marine biology/ecology
community ecology
fish behaviour
benthic habitat monitoring
biomimicr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
1,107
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dialectology
History of Croatian languag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,595
504
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Thoracic surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,551
1,413
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
human information behavior
information literacy
librarianship
library managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,509
665
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
razvojna psihopatologija
razvojna psihologija
prilagodba adolescenata
roditeljsko ponašanje
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,428
975
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
klinička psihologija
razvojna psihopatologija
psihodijagnostik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,394
516
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
social psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,344
905
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
onomastics
linguistic geography
linguistic anthropology
ethnolinguistics
Mediterranean studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,313
421
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Media
journalis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,247
465
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marketing
Management
Touris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,220
811
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
regionalizacija
geografija Hrvatsk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,138
395
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
društvene znanost
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,112
755
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
biomedicine and health
public health
toxicology
dietetics and nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,111
690
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pčelarstvo
oprašivanje
uzgo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,086
660
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,042
52
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Aleksandar Knezevic
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,529
3,652
0.428
Clinical pharmacology
Cardiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,658
88
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jakov Mihanovic
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,495
5,219
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,019
107
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Finka A
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,587
1,955
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,157
116
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tatjana Šimurina
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,438
3,125
0.704
anesteziologija
intenzivna medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,284
118
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Irena Burić
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,376
3,911
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,419
255
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert Karlo
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,418
2,025
0.837
Pediatric surgery
General surgery
Emergency medicine
Sport medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,959
264
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Zvjezdan Penezic
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,335
1,400
0.600
psychology
life satisfaction
personality
personality development
motivatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,217
337
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Izabela Sorić
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,926
1,059
0.550
edukacijska psihologija
kognitivna psihologija
psihologija emocij
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,425
341
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Neven Skitarelic
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,907
1,373
0.720
Otorhinolaringology
Head and Neck Surger
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,385
377
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Slaven Zjalić
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,766
638
0.361
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
514,560
389
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ana Slišković
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,708
1,353
0.792
occupational stress
well-being
teachers
seafarer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,399
395
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Claudia Kruschel
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
1,107
0.657
marine biology/ecology
community ecology
fish behaviour
benthic habitat monitoring
biomimicr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
537,749
430
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Josip Lisac
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,595
504
0.316
Dialectology
History of Croatian languag
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
547,151
447
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
İvan Bacic
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,551
1,413
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
556,966
467
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ivanka Stricevic
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,509
665
0.441
human information behavior
information literacy
librarianship
library managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,035
496
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ivana Macuka
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,428
975
0.683
razvojna psihopatologija
razvojna psihologija
prilagodba adolescenata
roditeljsko ponašanje
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,553
510
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anita Vulić Prtorić
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,394
516
0.370
klinička psihologija
razvojna psihopatologija
psihodijagnostik
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,408
522
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Vera Cubela Adoric
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,344
905
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605,726
534
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dunja Brozović Rončević
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,313
421
0.321
onomastics
linguistic geography
linguistic anthropology
ethnolinguistics
Mediterranean studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,084
570
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stjepan Malovic
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,247
465
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
631,900
582
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Aleksandra Krajnović
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,220
811
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
656,865
621
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Damir Magaš
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,138
395
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
664,921
631
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Smiljana Zrilić
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,112
755
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
665,271
633
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marijana Matek Sarić
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,111
690
0.621
biomedicine and health
public health
toxicology
dietetics and nutritio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,612
642
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Janja Kezić Filipi
University of Zadar
Zadar, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,086
660
0.608