Top self-citing researchers in the ABS Nexora Directory (2026)
Directory self-citation author rankings place several scholars near 100% self_citation_pct. Among those with ≥500 total citations, examples include Boonpok (~98.1%, 1,451 cites) and Efetov (~96.7%, 970 cites).
Who has the highest self-citation share in the Directory?
Direct answer: ABS Nexora ranks researchers by native field self_citation_pct (Stanford–Ioannidis self%). In the 2026 single-year world leaderboard, the top of the list includes scholars at or near 100.00% self-citation share — often with modest total citation counts. Filtering to researchers with ≥500 total citations (all), high self-cite examples include Boonpok, Chawalit (~98.07%, 1,451 cites) and Efetov, Konstantin A. (~96.70%, 970 cites).
High self-citation % is a share metric, not proof of impact — always open the profile and compare all-citations vs excluding-self (ns) indicators.
World leaderboard examples (by self_citation_pct)
| Researcher | Country | Self-citation % | Total citations (all) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gildenkov, M. Yu | RUS | 100.00% | 63 |
| Yamazaki, Taichi | JPN | 100.00% | 124 |
| Malekian, Farhad | SWE | 98.18% | 110 |
| Boonpok, Chawalit | THA | 98.07% | 1,451 |
| Shamolin, Maxim V. | RUS | 97.24% | 145 |
| Perevaryukha, A. Yu | RUS | 97.08% | 171 |
| Efetov, Konstantin A. | UKR | 96.70% | 970 |
| El-Hadidy, Mohamed Abd Allah | EGY | 96.40% | 250 |
| McGee, Robert W. | USA | 91.04% | 614 |
| Kurhade, Anant Sidhappa | IND | 92.01% | 964 |
High self-cite share with ≥500 total citations
These researchers still appear near the top of the self-citation ranking but are not low-cite edge cases:
| Researcher | Country | Self-citation % | Total citations (all) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boonpok, Chawalit | THA | 98.07% | 1,451 |
| Efetov, Konstantin A. | UKR | 96.70% | 970 |
| Kurhade, Anant Sidhappa | IND | 92.01% | 964 |
| McGee, Robert W. | USA | 91.04% | 614 |
| Waware, Shital Yashwant | IND | 90.82% | 686 |
| Mollaamin, Fatemeh | TUR | 85.03% | 1,430 |
| Naseer, T. | PAK | 80.65% | 1,457 |
| Selvakumar, P. S. | IND | 79.89% | 1,870 |
| Gaidai, Oleg | CHN | 75.04% | 1,739 |
| Feng, Huijun | CHN | 67.73% | 1,004 |
Worked example: all-citations vs excluding self-citations
For Boonpok, Chawalit in the leaderboard payload: self_citation_pct ≈ 98.07%, total_citations_all = 1,451, total_citations_ns = 28. The ns (no-self) citation total is far smaller than the all-citations total — exactly why Top 2% lists publish both views.
Country slices
- United States top self-cite author in this pull: McGee, Robert W. (~91.04%, 614 cites). USA mean country self-cite remains low (~8.30%).
- China examples include Guo, Guangbao (~92.31%) and higher-cite Gaidai, Oleg (~75.04%, 1,739 cites).
How to use this list responsibly
- Prefer profiles over screenshots of a single percentage.
- Pair self-cite % with rank_ns / citations_ns (excluding self-citations).
- Compare peers in the same subfield, not across unrelated disciplines.
- Read: Self-citations vs total citations and How to interpret self-citation stats.
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FAQ
Who is #1 by self-citation %? In this 2026 single-year world pull, Gildenkov, M. Yu and Yamazaki, Taichi both show 100.00% self_citation_pct (with 63 and 124 total citations respectively).
Who are notable high-cite, high self-cite examples? Boonpok (~98.07%, 1,451 cites) and Efetov (~96.70%, 970 cites) are clear Directory examples with ≥500 citations.
Does 100% self-citation mean zero external impact? It means the indicator’s self-citation share is total for that row; check total_citations_ns and field ranks on the profile before drawing conclusions.
Can I filter by country? Yes — analytics exposes scoped author lists (e.g. USA / China) via the self-citation authors API used by the Directory UI.
Where is the live ranking? Open Analytics self-citation leaderboards, or call /api/analytics/self-citation/authors.