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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 603 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
structural geology
Himalayan geology
paleoseismolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,412
2,163
0.292
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
cultural psychology
child development
intelligence
multilingualism
literac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,172
1,668
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Reproductive Health
HIV and Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,623
3,517
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Food Safety
Antimicrobial Resistance
Zoonose
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,308
2,773
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,655
2,486
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Community health and community based implementation researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,512
3,059
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Infectious Diseases
Genomics and Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Molecular Epidemiology
Antimicrobial Resistanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,434
2,766
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Veterinary Public Health
One Health
Zoonoses
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Wildlif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,347
1,950
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Neglected tropical diseases
Emerging and re-emerging zoonoses
Tick-borne diseases
Antigen-antibody interactions
Mechanisms of resistance to infectious agents (with emphasis to Protozoan parasites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,976
1,519
0.510
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Water
Geology
Environment
Mining
Climate Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,808
1,882
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pharmacy
Pharmacology
Pharmaceutical Public Health
Health Professions Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,688
2,576
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Epidemiology
genomics
parasitology
One Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,487
1,513
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Veterinary Virology/Infectious Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,463
2,174
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Parasitic zoonoses
public health
Project Management
Monitoring and Evaluatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,157
774
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Obstetrics and Gynaecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,018
1,487
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Environmental pollution
Oxidative Stress
Drug residue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,879
1,094
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
parasitolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,797
725
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Applied Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Business Informatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,796
1,514
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sustainable agriculture technology evaluation
impact evaluatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,777
954
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Construction Management
Project Management
Risk Management
Construction Craft Skill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,764
810
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Soil Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,751
949
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mental Health of Women and Young People
PPD
Gender Based Violence
Sexual and Reproductive Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,646
1,154
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
rural development
agricultural economics
rural extensio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,433
678
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
cost management
schedule management
knowledge management
project finance
construction managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,385
678
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Associate Professor of Veterinary Tropical Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
898
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,151
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bishal Nath Upreti|B.N. Upreti, Bishal Upreti
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,412
2,163
0.292
structural geology
Himalayan geology
paleoseismolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,217
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert Serpell
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,172
1,668
0.233
cultural psychology
child development
intelligence
multilingualism
literac
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,694
4
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bellington Vwalika
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,623
3,517
0.625
Reproductive Health
HIV and Epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,932
5
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Muma Bwalya John
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,308
2,773
0.522
Food Safety
Antimicrobial Resistance
Zoonose
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,504
6
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bernard Hangombe
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,655
2,486
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,584
7
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joseph Zulu
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,512
3,059
0.871
Community health and community based implementation researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,286
8
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Geoffrey Kwenda
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,434
2,766
0.805
Infectious Diseases
Genomics and Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Molecular Epidemiology
Antimicrobial Resistanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,975
9
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Musso Munyeme
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,347
1,950
0.583
Veterinary Public Health
One Health
Zoonoses
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Wildlif
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,634
12
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Namangala Boniface
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,976
1,519
0.510
Neglected tropical diseases
Emerging and re-emerging zoonoses
Tick-borne diseases
Antigen-antibody interactions
Mechanisms of resistance to infectious agents (with emphasis to Protozoan parasites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,028
14
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Imasiku Anayawa Nyambe
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,808
1,882
0.670
Water
Geology
Environment
Mining
Climate Chang
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,615
15
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Aubrey Chichonyi Kalungia
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,688
2,576
0.958
Pharmacy
Pharmacology
Pharmaceutical Public Health
Health Professions Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,639
16
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Simuunza Martin
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,487
1,513
0.608
Epidemiology
genomics
parasitology
One Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,527
17
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Edgar Simulundu
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,463
2,174
0.883
Veterinary Virology/Infectious Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,373
21
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chummy Sikalizyo Sikasunge
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,157
774
0.359
Parasitic zoonoses
public health
Project Management
Monitoring and Evaluatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,651
22
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mwansa Ketty Lubeya
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,018
1,487
0.737
Obstetrics and Gynaecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,164
23
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Muzandu Kaampwe
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,879
1,094
0.582
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Environmental pollution
Oxidative Stress
Drug residue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,173
25
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew Malata Phiri
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,797
725
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,248
26
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jackson Phiri
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,796
1,514
0.843
Applied Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Business Informatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,921
27
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kuntashula Elias
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,777
954
0.537
Sustainable agriculture technology evaluation
impact evaluatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,497
28
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mundia Muya
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,764
810
0.459
Construction Management
Project Management
Risk Management
Construction Craft Skill
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,993
29
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lungu, Obed I.
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,751
949
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,836
30
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anitha Menon
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,646
1,154
0.701
Mental Health of Women and Young People
PPD
Gender Based Violence
Sexual and Reproductive Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,729
31
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thomson Kalinda
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,433
678
0.473
rural development
agricultural economics
rural extensio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,647
33
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chabota Kaliba
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,385
678
0.490
cost management
schedule management
knowledge management
project finance
construction managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589,830
34
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kabemba Evans Mwape
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
898
0.653
Associate Professor of Veterinary Tropical Disease