Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 666 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
504,217
World Rank
241
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Obstetrics and Gynecology
Distance Education | Mobile Learning | Quality Assurance | HPV vaccines | Ob-Gyn Infection
Distance Education | Mobile Learning | Quality Assurance | HPV vaccines | Ob-Gyn Infection
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Total1,776
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Last 6 Years942
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Last 6 Years / Total0.530
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
732,275
World Rank
512
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Information and communication technology for development | knowledge management | indigenous knowledg
Information and communication technology for development | knowledge management | indigenous knowledg
Citation Metrics
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Total931
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Last 6 Years370
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Last 6 Years / Total0.397
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
783,766
World Rank
584
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Real-Time Systems | Embedded Systems | Image Processin
Real-Time Systems | Embedded Systems | Image Processin
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Total804
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Last 6 Years802
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Last 6 Years / Total0.998
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
843,527
World Rank
677
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total678
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Last 6 Years420
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Last 6 Years / Total0.619
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,155,366
World Rank
1,279
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies
communication | open education | elearning | ICT4D | social mobilizatio
communication | open education | elearning | ICT4D | social mobilizatio
Citation Metrics
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Total314
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Last 6 Years145
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Last 6 Years / Total0.462
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,266,771
World Rank
1,610
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total247
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Last 6 Years75
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Last 6 Years / Total0.304
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,436,934
World Rank
2,216
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total176
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Last 6 Years174
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Last 6 Years / Total0.989
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,464,126
World Rank
2,333
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Medical and Health Sciences / Perinatology
perinatology | gynecology | reproductive biomedicine | reproductive immunolog
perinatology | gynecology | reproductive biomedicine | reproductive immunolog
Citation Metrics
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Total167
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Last 6 Years167
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,477,162
World Rank
2,384
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Architecture and Design / Urban Planning
Urban and regional development and planning | small island studies | Ecotourism | SMART Citie
Urban and regional development and planning | small island studies | Ecotourism | SMART Citie
Citation Metrics
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Total163
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Last 6 Years162
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Last 6 Years / Total0.994
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,556,003
World Rank
2,677
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Concrete | Construction Materials | Life Cycle Assessment | Sustainability | Water and Wastewate
Concrete | Construction Materials | Life Cycle Assessment | Sustainability | Water and Wastewate
Citation Metrics
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Total140
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Last 6 Years138
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Last 6 Years / Total0.986
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,621,823
World Rank
2,961
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
civil engineering | environmental engineering | solid waste management | plastic pollutio
civil engineering | environmental engineering | solid waste management | plastic pollutio
Citation Metrics
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Total123
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Last 6 Years122
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Last 6 Years / Total0.992
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,642,407
World Rank
3,062
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total118
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Last 6 Years118
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,743,457
World Rank
3,544
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total96
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Last 6 Years96
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,779,909
World Rank
3,739
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Medical and Health Sciences / Plastic Surgery
Plastic Surgery | Burns | Reconstructive Surgery | Aesthetic Surger
Plastic Surgery | Burns | Reconstructive Surgery | Aesthetic Surger
Citation Metrics
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Total89
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Last 6 Years88
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Last 6 Years / Total0.989
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,807,940
World Rank
3,882
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total84
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Last 6 Years78
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Last 6 Years / Total0.929
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,809,360
World Rank
3,888
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental Science | Landscape Ecology | GIS | Open and Distance e-Learnin
Environmental Science | Landscape Ecology | GIS | Open and Distance e-Learnin
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Total84
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Last 6 Years61
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Last 6 Years / Total0.726
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,816,965
World Rank
3,936
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total82
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Last 6 Years82
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,824,321
World Rank
3,973
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total81
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Last 6 Years78
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Last 6 Years / Total0.963
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,829,810
World Rank
4,003
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Control Theory | Machine Learning | Physics | Electrical Engineerin
Control Theory | Machine Learning | Physics | Electrical Engineerin
Citation Metrics
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Total80
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Last 6 Years78
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Last 6 Years / Total0.975
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,834,515
World Rank
4,036
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total79
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Last 6 Years79
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,835,267
World Rank
4,041
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total79
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Last 6 Years78
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Last 6 Years / Total0.987
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,836,018
World Rank
4,044
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Molecular Biology | Genomics | Plant Breeding | Phytochemistry | Bioinformatic
Molecular Biology | Genomics | Plant Breeding | Phytochemistry | Bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
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Total79
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Last 6 Years75
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Last 6 Years / Total0.949
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,819,763
World Rank
3,953
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total82
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Last 6 Years70
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Last 6 Years / Total0.854
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,848,270
World Rank
4,112
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Communication | Internet of Things | Data Science | Machine Learning | Environmental Scienc
Communication | Internet of Things | Data Science | Machine Learning | Environmental Scienc
Citation Metrics
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Total77
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Last 6 Years69
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Last 6 Years / Total0.896
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,851,910
World Rank
4,132
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total76
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Last 6 Years76
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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