Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Rickettsia
Infectious Diseases
Viruses
Microbiota
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240,217
97,066
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Microbiology
Microbiome
Microbial Ecology
Bacterial Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,295
93,741
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Environmental Sciences
Taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,863
27,077
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,904
40,790
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Microbiology
microbiome
bacteriophage
bacteriocins
infection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,843
49,919
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,614
34,965
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
anaerobic microbiology
nitrogen cycle
methane archaea
anammox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,488
33,852
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,001
18,390
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,794
43,320
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,910
25,093
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Chemical Biofilm Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,981
22,812
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Microbiology
pathogens
molecular epidemiology
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,507
11,094
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Mikrobiologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,247
18,790
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
microbiologia
enfermedades infecciosas
micosis
trasplante
infección nosocomial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,245
29,685
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
microbiology
environmental biotechnology
microbial ecology
wastewater treatment
environmental microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,007
29,572
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
microbiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,990
14,043
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,514
37,013
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,032
24,055
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,502
53,027
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
microbiology
CRISPR
Argonaute
biosensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,920
28,231
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Microbiology
Infectious diseases
Antibiotic resistance
Antimicrobial Agents
Genomic evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,675
35,115
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Microbiome
lactobacillus
IBS
colorectal cancer
ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,701
34,029
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Microbial Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,572
12,989
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Microbiology and Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,293
15,257
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
microbiology
prebiotics
probiotics
gut microbiota
nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,493
28,307
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
512
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Didier Raoult
Université D'Aix Marseille
Marseille, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240,217
97,066
0.404
Rickettsia
Infectious Diseases
Viruses
Microbiota
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
836
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Willem M De Vos
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,295
93,741
0.475
Microbiology
Microbiome
Microbial Ecology
Bacterial Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,330
64
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rudolf Amann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,863
27,077
0.234
Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Environmental Sciences
Taxonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,443
32
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Patrice Nordmann
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,904
40,790
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,256
9
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Colin Hill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,843
49,919
0.510
Microbiology
microbiome
bacteriophage
bacteriocins
infection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,834
57
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Laurent Poirel
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,614
34,965
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,079
90
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mike SM Jetten
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,488
33,852
0.391
anaerobic microbiology
nitrogen cycle
methane archaea
anammox
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,990
77
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stewart Cole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,001
18,390
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,018
416
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Harry J Flint
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,794
43,320
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,448
40
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter Vandamme
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,910
25,093
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,101
33
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Givskov
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,981
22,812
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,992
602
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Brian G Spratt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,507
11,094
0.177
Microbiology
pathogens
molecular epidemiology
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,047
46
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Søren Molin
Technical University of Denmark
Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,247
18,790
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,228
140
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Patricia Muñoz García
Hospital Gregorio Marañón
Madrid, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,245
29,685
0.485
microbiologia
enfermedades infecciosas
micosis
trasplante
infección nosocomial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,457
55
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nico Boon
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,007
29,572
0.493
microbiology
environmental biotechnology
microbial ecology
wastewater treatment
environmental microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,858
58
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jean Swings
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,990
14,043
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,964
23
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Paul Cotter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,514
37,013
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,332
148
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pierre Edouard Fournier
Université D'Aix Marseille
Marseille, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,032
24,055
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,475
4
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eleonora Dubljanin
University of Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,502
53,027
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,625
196
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
John Van Der Oost
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,920
28,231
0.514
microbiology
CRISPR
Argonaute
biosensor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,686
153
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jean Marc Rolain
Université D'Aix Marseille
Marseille, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,675
35,115
0.642
Microbiology
Infectious diseases
Antibiotic resistance
Antimicrobial Agents
Genomic evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,945
24
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Paul O Toole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,701
34,029
0.634
Microbiome
lactobacillus
IBS
colorectal cancer
ageing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,975
361
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rudolf Kurt Thauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,572
12,989
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,055
793
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gurdyal Besra
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,293
15,257
0.286
Microbiology and Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,255
166
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jan Knol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,493
28,307
0.539
microbiology
prebiotics
probiotics
gut microbiota
nutrition