Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe Medical and Health Sciences / Veterinary Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 2.398 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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
Evolution
Epidemiology
Virology
Genomics
Phylodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,225
46,701
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Pharmacology
Neurosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,239
16,087
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,801
19,343
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
virology
influenza
immunity
T lymphocytes
antibodies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,378
12,517
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Epidemiology
Zoonoses
Public Health
One Health
Neglected Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,594
16,326
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mastitis
Infectious diseases
statistics
mathematical modeling
veterinary epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,005
9,725
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ethology
Animal Behaviour
Animal Welfare
Laboratory Animal Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,601
19,002
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Animal welfare
cognitive ability
animal behaviour
sustainable agriculture
animal ethics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,210
10,609
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Regenerative Medicine
Biomaterials
Orthopaedics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,471
10,992
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,331
8,591
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
ecology
biodiversity
conservation biology
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,611
15,772
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
infezioni virali enteriche in animali e uomo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,327
11,566
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Veterinary Science
Tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,778
5,804
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biochemistry
Neuroscience
Neurodegeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,446
12,012
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
evolution
molecular ecology
environmental toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,286
6,771
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rumen microbiology
Animal science
Greenhouse Gases..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,531
8,296
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,067
9,003
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Animal Learning and Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,116
6,029
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
veterinary medicine
bayesian statistics
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,425
11,663
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
evolution
genetics
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,972
4,827
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
hematopoiesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,962
12,116
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
neurobiology
pain
neuronal death
synaptic transmission
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,838
7,436
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Animal Behaviour
Behavioural Ecology
Behavioral Endocrinology
Ecotoxicology
Sexual selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,445
6,500
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Biology
Animal Science
Carbohydrates
Phytochemicals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,259
6,536
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Avian Ecology
Tropical Ecology
Foraging Ecology
Seabirds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,774
6,666
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,677
374
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Oliver Pybus
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,225
46,701
0.575
Evolution
Epidemiology
Virology
Genomics
Phylodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,892
273
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wolfgang Löscher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,239
16,087
0.250
Pharmacology
Neurosciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,409
61
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Freddy Haesebrouck
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,801
19,343
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,831
446
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Guus Rimmelzwaan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,378
12,517
0.259
virology
influenza
immunity
T lymphocytes
antibodies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,955
1,298
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Eric M Fevre
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,594
16,326
0.412
Epidemiology
Zoonoses
Public Health
One Health
Neglected Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,307
377
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ynte H Schukken
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,005
9,725
0.249
Mastitis
Infectious diseases
statistics
mathematical modeling
veterinary epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,669
316
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hanno Würbel
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,601
19,002
0.534
Ethology
Animal Behaviour
Animal Welfare
Laboratory Animal Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,980
1,583
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Donald M Broom
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,210
10,609
0.301
Animal welfare
cognitive ability
animal behaviour
sustainable agriculture
animal ethics.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,368
518
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wouter Dhert
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,471
10,992
0.339
Regenerative Medicine
Biomaterials
Orthopaedics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,514
524
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Martien Groenen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,331
8,591
0.266
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,319
275
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Henrik G Smith
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,611
15,772
0.515
ecology
biodiversity
conservation biology
ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,920
935
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Vito Martella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,327
11,566
0.394
infezioni virali enteriche in animali e uomo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,868
2,248
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Glyn Hewinson
Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,778
5,804
0.209
Veterinary Science
Tuberculosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,911
2,436
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Patrick A Lewis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,446
12,012
0.454
Biochemistry
Neuroscience
Neurodegeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,814
787
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nico M Van Straalen
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,286
6,771
0.268
evolution
molecular ecology
environmental toxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,204
2,726
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Charles James Jamie Newbold
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,531
8,296
0.338
Rumen microbiology
Animal science
Greenhouse Gases..
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,048
1,391
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Volkmar Wolters
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,067
9,003
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,922
2,975
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Peter Jones
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,116
6,029
0.261
Animal Learning and Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,400
3,102
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Martin Green
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,425
11,663
0.520
veterinary medicine
bayesian statistics
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,427
480
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Göran Arnqvist
Uppsala University
Uppsala, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,972
4,827
0.220
evolution
genetics
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,981
171
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ioannis Bossis *
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,962
12,116
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,329
1,541
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Adalberto Merighi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,838
7,436
0.357
neurobiology
pain
neuronal death
synaptic transmission
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,384
375
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marcel Eens
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,445
6,500
0.318
Animal Behaviour
Behavioural Ecology
Behavioral Endocrinology
Ecotoxicology
Sexual selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,866
374
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Knud Erik Bach Knudsen
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,259
6,536
0.323
Biology
Animal Science
Carbohydrates
Phytochemicals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,227
3,677
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Keith C Hamer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,774
6,666
0.337
Avian Ecology
Tropical Ecology
Foraging Ecology
Seabirds