Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

North America Others Highly Cited Researchers 178.359 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: 26
United States
Virginia Lee
Neurodegenerative disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,469
70,274
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
United States
John Spertus
Cardiovascular Outcomes Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,426
80,844
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
United States
Mary Cushman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,982
75,788
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
United States
Narayan KM
Diabetes
noncommunicable diseases
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,456
80,302
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
United States
Katherine Flegal
obesity
growth
misclassification
body weight
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,434
30,628
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
United States
David A Kenny
Interpersonal Perception
Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,074
60,780
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
United States
Derek C Angus
sepsis
critical care
health services research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,904
100,438
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
United States
Andrew Moran
Global Health
Cardiovascular Disease
Comparative Effectiveness
Epidemiology
Simulation Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,800
109,275
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
United States
Bradley Hyman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216,079
78,779
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
United States
Saul Teukolsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,071
37,035
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Canada
John Eikelboom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212,977
72,193
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Canada
Cheryl Poth
Mixed methods research
Assessment
Evaluation
Qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212,975
94,183
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Canada
Jean-Pierre Després
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,964
62,045
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
United States
Jean Baudrillard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,841
42,353
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
United States
Michelle L Bell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,031
121,332
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
United States
Leslee Shaw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,191
67,824
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
United States
Jacquelynne Sue Eccles
Developmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205,494
58,917
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Canada
Stuart J Connolly
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,486
60,754
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
United States
Hyuna Sung
Cancer
Epidemiology
Surveillance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,072
190,126
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
United States
Leslie T Cooper
myocarditis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,278
101,650
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
United States
Mitchell Elkind
Stroke
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199,501
107,039
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
United States
Saad B Omer
Vaccines
COVID-19
Influenza
RSV
Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,965
88,821
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
United States
Murray B Stein
Anxiety
stress
trauma
genetics
suicide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,681
92,396
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
United States
Frank J Gonzalez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,293
46,094
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
United States
Eugene Blackstone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,691
61,639
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
629
United States
247
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Virginia Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,469
70,274
0.309
Neurodegenerative disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
630
United States
248
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
John Spertus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,426
80,844
0.355
Cardiovascular Outcomes Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640
United States
251
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Mary Cushman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,982
75,788
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
644
United States
252
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Narayan KM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,456
80,302
0.358
Diabetes
noncommunicable diseases
global health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
645
United States
253
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Katherine Flegal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,434
30,628
0.136
obesity
growth
misclassification
body weight
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675
United States
266
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
David A Kenny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,074
60,780
0.276
Interpersonal Perception
Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678
United States
268
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Derek C Angus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,904
100,438
0.457
sepsis
critical care
health services research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680
United States
270
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Andrew Moran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,800
109,275
0.497
Global Health
Cardiovascular Disease
Comparative Effectiveness
Epidemiology
Simulation Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
703
United States
280
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Bradley Hyman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216,079
78,779
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
712
United States
284
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Saul Teukolsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,071
37,035
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
724
Canada
30
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
John Eikelboom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212,977
72,193
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725
Canada
31
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Cheryl Poth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212,975
94,183
0.442
Mixed methods research
Assessment
Evaluation
Qualitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
747
Canada
33
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Jean-Pierre Després
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,964
62,045
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749
United States
296
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Jean Baudrillard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,841
42,353
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
768
United States
304
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Michelle L Bell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,031
121,332
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
786
United States
309
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Leslee Shaw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,191
67,824
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
796
United States
313
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Jacquelynne Sue Eccles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205,494
58,917
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
823
Canada
37
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Stuart J Connolly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,486
60,754
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
828
United States
331
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Hyuna Sung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,072
190,126
0.941
Cancer
Epidemiology
Surveillance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
839
United States
338
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Leslie T Cooper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,278
101,650
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
848
United States
342
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Mitchell Elkind
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199,501
107,039
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
855
United States
345
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Saad B Omer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,965
88,821
0.446
Vaccines
COVID-19
Influenza
RSV
Global Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
857
United States
347
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Murray B Stein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,681
92,396
0.465
Anxiety
stress
trauma
genetics
suicide
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
862
United States
350
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Frank J Gonzalez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,293
46,094
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
871
United States
355
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Eugene Blackstone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,691
61,639
0.313