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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 216 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
Computational Mechanics
Structural optimization
Reliability Analysis
Structural Health Monitoring
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,551
17,763
0.669
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
computational linguistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,607
1,434
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Catalysis
Kinetics
Drugs
Surfactants
Protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,105
3,972
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
2D Materials
Modeling and Simulation
Density Functional Theory
Semiconductor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,426
4,201
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Corpus Linguistics
Computational Linguistics
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,153
607
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,124
1,360
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hydraulic
hydrology
climate chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,020
2,969
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Economic Evaluation
Pharmacoeconomics
Health Economics
Mental Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,360
2,355
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
AI
Machine learning
Data minin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,344
1,817
0.775
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Remote sensing
climate change
mountain and glacier research
Environmental monitorin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,766
1,454
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fractional calculus
Fractional Dynamic systems
Fuzzy Differential equation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,739
1,280
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
MOFs and its derivatives for catalysis application
biomass conversion
homogeneous catalyst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,147
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Language & Linguistics
Language Instruction
Language teaching and learning
TESO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,330
1,196
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Computational Mechanics
Geomechanics
Machine Learning/Deep Learning
Mechanics of Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,175
837
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Multicriteria Decision Making Model (MCDM)
Operation Research
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Renewable Energies
Prod
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,123
1,034
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
statistics
clustering
classification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,086
891
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Environ. Eng.
Photocatalysis
Natural Products
Material Science
Computational Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,044
1,026
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dental implant
Digital work flow
Dental pulp healing
Paleomicrobiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,038
243
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Artificial Intelligence
Synthesizing ANFIS
Identifying Fault
Predicting Control
Big Dat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,017
646
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,010
409
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
872
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
873
816
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
721
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
829
817
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
cardiovascular
physiology
biomarkers
inflammation
hypertensio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
595
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,042
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nguyen-Thoi Trung
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,551
17,763
0.669
Computational Mechanics
Structural optimization
Reliability Analysis
Structural Health Monitoring
Artificial Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,694
107
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gertjan Van Noord
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,607
1,434
0.256
computational linguistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,283
128
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dileep Kumar
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,105
3,972
0.778
Catalysis
Kinetics
Drugs
Surfactants
Protein
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,698
154
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tuan V. Vu
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,426
4,201
0.949
2D Materials
Modeling and Simulation
Density Functional Theory
Semiconductor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,649
235
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hans Van Halteren
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,153
607
0.193
Corpus Linguistics
Computational Linguistics
Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,113
237
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Eibun Senaha
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,124
1,360
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,195
250
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Duong Tran Anh
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,020
2,969
0.983
Hydraulic
hydrology
climate chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,145
337
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Men Hoang
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,360
2,355
0.998
Economic Evaluation
Pharmacoeconomics
Health Economics
Mental Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,265
341
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tuong Le
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,344
1,817
0.775
AI
Machine learning
Data minin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,954
492
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bijeesh Kozhikkodan Veettil
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,766
1,454
0.823
Remote sensing
climate change
mountain and glacier research
Environmental monitorin
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,199
498
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ngô Văn Hòa|Ngô Văn Hòa
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,739
1,280
0.736
Fractional calculus
Fractional Dynamic systems
Fuzzy Differential equation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589,928
670
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chi V. Nguyen
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,147
0.832
MOFs and its derivatives for catalysis application
biomass conversion
homogeneous catalyst
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,762
697
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pham Vu Phi Ho
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,330
1,196
0.899
Language & Linguistics
Language Instruction
Language teaching and learning
TESO
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
647,027
804
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sy-Tuan Nguyen
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,175
837
0.712
Computational Mechanics
Geomechanics
Machine Learning/Deep Learning
Mechanics of Material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
663,143
845
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nguyen Van Thanh
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,123
1,034
0.921
Multicriteria Decision Making Model (MCDM)
Operation Research
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Renewable Energies
Prod
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,232
872
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nguyen Trang Thao
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,086
891
0.820
statistics
clustering
classification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
689,533
907
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Truong Hai Bang|Hai Bang Truong, HB Truong
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,044
1,026
0.983
Environ. Eng.
Photocatalysis
Natural Products
Material Science
Computational Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
691,898
914
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lam Tran Hung
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,038
243
0.234
Dental implant
Digital work flow
Dental pulp healing
Paleomicrobiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,166
932
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sy Dzung Nguyen|Sy Dung Nguyen
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,017
646
0.635
Artificial Intelligence
Synthesizing ANFIS
Identifying Fault
Predicting Control
Big Dat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
701,732
938
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andreu Van Hooft
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,010
409
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
753,499
1,083
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bui Thi Phuong Thuy
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
872
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
753,925
1,086
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tho pt
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
873
816
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
764,245
1,119
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chau Ngoc Dang|Chau N. Dang
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
721
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
772,164
1,149
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Van Duc Phan
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
829
817
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
775,204
1,160
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Shani Botha Le Roux
Van Lang University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
595
0.724
cardiovascular
physiology
biomarkers
inflammation
hypertensio