The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
evolutionary computation
multiobjective optimization
computational intelligence
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,892
23,297
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Pathology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,290
14,187
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pathology
Oncology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,074
10,535
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pathology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,794
8,422
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
pancreas & bile duct cancer early detection
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,801
14,724
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cell Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,820
6,180
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,326
5,933
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
pathology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,612
9,515
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gastric carcinoma
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,239
12,030
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,128
7,550
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Infectious diseases
tuberculosis
antimicrobial resistance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,456
13,405
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Surgical pathology
Genitourinary pathology
Endocrine pathology
Dermatopathology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,466
5,508
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pathology
Bioinformatics
Compiler design
Finite element modelling
Cell biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,364
5,823
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Epigenetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,083
6,173
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pathology
Oncology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,079
6,598
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Pathology
Cancer biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,014
7,249
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kidney disease
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,478
5,398
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Amyloidosis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,043
4,243
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Medicine
Pathology
endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,804
14,685
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,167
4,881
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Neuropathology
Neuro-oncology
Brain tumor genetics
Molecular oncology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,719
7,904
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,947
6,740
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pathology
Cancer biology
Stem cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,322
5,452
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,103
4,997
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Molecular Pathology
Epigenetics
Osteoclastogenesis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,618
3,197
0.219
Qingfu Zhang
China Medical University
Shenyang, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,892
23,297
0.543
evolutionary computation
multiobjective optimization
computational intelligence
Yuichi Ishikawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,290
14,187
0.344
Zhou Sheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,074
10,535
0.300
Takeya M
Kumamoto Health Science University
Kumamoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,794
8,422
0.265
Seung-Mo Hong
University of Ulsan
Ulsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,801
14,724
0.478
pancreas & bile duct cancer early detection
Masahide Takahashi
Nagoya University
Nagoya, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,820
6,180
0.230
Michiyuki Matsuda
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,326
5,933
0.225
Chong Jai Kim
University of Ulsan
Ulsan, South Korea
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,612
9,515
0.372
Kyoung Mee Kim
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,239
12,030
0.477
Toru Furukawa
Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,128
7,550
0.326
Rumina Hasan
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,456
13,405
0.597
Infectious diseases
tuberculosis
antimicrobial resistance
Tsuzuki Toyonori
Aichi Medical University
Nagakute, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,466
5,508
0.257
Surgical pathology
Genitourinary pathology
Endocrine pathology
Dermatopathology
Rifat Hamoudi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,364
5,823
0.273
Pathology
Bioinformatics
Compiler design
Finite element modelling
Cell biology
Gyeong Hoon Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,083
6,173
0.293
Masahiko Kuroda
Tokyo Medical University
Tokyo, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,079
6,598
0.313
Yung Ming Jeng
National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,014
7,249
0.345
Michio Nagata
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,478
5,398
0.264
Naiki Hironobu
University of Fukui
Fukui, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,043
4,243
0.212
Mohsin Ali
Shifa Tameer e Millat University
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,804
14,685
0.781
Medicine
Pathology
endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Kakudo Kennichi
Kindai University
Osaka, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,167
4,881
0.284
Sung Hye Park
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,719
7,904
0.473
Neuropathology
Neuro-oncology
Brain tumor genetics
Molecular oncology
Hironori Haga
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,947
6,740
0.423
Atsushi Enomoto|Enomoto A
Nagoya University
Nagoya, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,322
5,452
0.356
Pathology
Cancer biology
Stem cell biology
Taisuke Mori
National Cancer Center
Tokyo, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,103
4,997
0.331
Sohei Kitazawa
Ehime University
Matsuyama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,618
3,197
0.219
Molecular Pathology
Epigenetics
Osteoclastogenesis