Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe Medical and Health Sciences / Virology Highly Cited Researchers 223 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
Virology
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,780
115,873
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Virology
Zoonoses
Evolution
Influenza
Virus transmission
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,179
36,860
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,703
23,775
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Virology
Zoonoses
virus host interaction
coronaviruses
autophagy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,754
51,084
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
virology
zoonoses
emerging infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,818
43,953
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Virologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,863
18,960
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Virology
herpesviruses
innate immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,818
15,684
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
virology
emerging infections
infectious diseases
zoonoses
arboviruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,414
15,109
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,944
7,873
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Virology and genomics of host pathogen interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,848
11,094
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,405
16,136
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,887
12,792
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Virology
Vaccinology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,235
9,019
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,248
3,421
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,111
9,313
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,081
17,536
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
varicella zoster
viruses
human papillomavirus
sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,878
12,784
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,789
9,588
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,165
14,297
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
virologie
HIV
drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,738
5,488
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Virology
innate immune response
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,562
7,126
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
RNA viruses
innate immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,709
8,299
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,291
5,430
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Virology
Exscientia
Drug Discovery
Antivirals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,394
13,410
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,230
10,383
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,516
41
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christian Drosten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,780
115,873
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,146
72
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ron Fouchier
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,179
36,860
0.364
Virology
Zoonoses
Evolution
Influenza
Virus transmission
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,273
438
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter Simmonds
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,703
23,775
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,505
302
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marcel A Müller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,754
51,084
0.841
Virology
Zoonoses
virus host interaction
coronaviruses
autophagy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,722
393
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Victor Max Corman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,818
43,953
0.848
virology
zoonoses
emerging infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,439
756
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stephan Becker
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,863
18,960
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,469
137
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Søren Paludan
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,818
15,684
0.438
Virology
herpesviruses
innate immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,497
106
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Vapalahti Olli
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,414
15,109
0.497
virology
emerging infections
infectious diseases
zoonoses
arboviruses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,082
2,031
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
R Tedder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,944
7,873
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,200
2,040
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paul Kellam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,848
11,094
0.372
Virology and genomics of host pathogen interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,761
1,042
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mengji Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,405
16,136
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,378
1,072
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,887
12,792
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,197
216
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hans Nauwynck
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,235
9,019
0.319
Virology
Vaccinology
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,829
370
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Göran Wadell
Umea University
Umeå, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,248
3,421
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,069
2,614
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
William Paxton
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,111
9,313
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,118
802
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Berend Jan Bosch
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,081
17,536
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,488
2,659
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
judith Breuer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,878
12,784
0.514
varicella zoster
viruses
human papillomavirus
sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,645
2,678
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Paul Digard
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,789
9,588
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,779
1,382
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ulrike Protzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,165
14,297
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,611
294
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zeger Debyser
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,738
5,488
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,969
1,434
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Karl-Klaus Conzelmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,562
7,126
0.302
Virology
innate immune response
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,980
1,597
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Friedemann Weber
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,709
8,299
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,677
379
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Graciela Andrei
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,291
5,430
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,217
3,770
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
IG Goodfellow
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,394
13,410
0.691
Virology
Exscientia
Drug Discovery
Antivirals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,720
1,889
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jan Felix Drexler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,230
10,383
0.540