Sebastian Ruder: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Sebastian Ruder's h-index is 1 (1 i10-index, 56,872+ total citations across 1+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. Sebastian Ruder is affiliated with Research Scientist, Meta.
Sebastian Ruder is a researcher affiliated with Research Scientist, Meta, specializing in AI & Machine Learning. Their work has been cited 56,872 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Sebastian Ruder's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 1 indexed publication.
- H-Index
- 1
- i10-Index
- 1
- Total Citations
- 56,872
- Citing Countries
- 9
As of June 2026.
Sebastian Ruder has an h-index of 1 and 56,872 total citations across 1 publication, with research cited by institutions in 9 countries.
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An overview of gradient descent optimization algorithms
201613,419
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About Sebastian Ruder's research
Sebastian Ruder is a researcher in AI & Machine Learning at Research Scientist, Meta. Their work has been cited 56,872 times across 1 publications, according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “An overview of gradient descent optimization algorithms” (2016), has accumulated 13,419 citations.
Citations of Sebastian Ruder's research come primarily from United States, Bangladesh and Canada, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.











