Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
North America Natural Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 20.093 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
Cancer
Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516,743
92,689
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460,426
174,148
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Genetics
Genomics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
443,220
125,305
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399,219
149,340
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386,556
106,564
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
A.I.
genomics
digital
individualized medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364,399
88,156
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cancer
Genetics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364,121
79,876
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
genomics
computer science
molecular biology
evolution
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320,403
109,570
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Genomics
Phylogenetics
Bioinformatics
Medicine
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307,766
116,019
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298,352
50,137
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cancer
Genetics
Leukemia
microRNA
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294,690
49,039
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
genomics
bioinformatics
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281,196
55,976
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
274,585
73,061
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
stem cells
immunology
cancer
developmental biology
phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256,468
62,019
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Segmental duplication
copy number variation
autism
developmental delay
gene duplication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239,547
86,860
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cell Biology
Molecular Metabolism
Mitochondrial Biology
Biochemistry
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,379
56,281
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,650
46,991
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Genetics
Omics
Proteomics
Medicine
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228,292
85,923
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
metastasis
TGF-beta
stem cells
signal transduction
transcription
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,824
42,763
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Melatonin
Oxidative Stress
Neuroendocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,414
67,935
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Genetics
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,997
67,344
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
DNA
Cancer
Genomics
Mutations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,816
118,094
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Genetics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,950
67,457
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Molecular Biology
Cancer
Epigenomics
Epigenetics
DNA Methylation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211,534
110,042
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bioinformatics
cancer genetics
gene expression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205,040
105,184
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bert Vogelstein
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516,743
92,689
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43
24
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark Daly
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460,426
174,148
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Levy
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
443,220
125,305
0.283
Genetics
Genomics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73
37
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard K Wilson
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399,219
149,340
0.374
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86
44
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert A Weinberg
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386,556
106,564
0.276
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109
54
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Eric Topol
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364,399
88,156
0.242
A.I.
genomics
digital
individualized medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110
55
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kenneth Kinzler
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364,121
79,876
0.219
Cancer
Genetics
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181
82
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Haussler
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320,403
109,570
0.342
genomics
computer science
molecular biology
evolution
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211
93
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sudhir Kumar
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307,766
116,019
0.377
Genomics
Phylogenetics
Bioinformatics
Medicine
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235
103
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Botstein
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298,352
50,137
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253
111
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carlo Croce
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294,690
49,039
0.166
Cancer
Genetics
Leukemia
microRNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305
131
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Webb Miller
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281,196
55,976
0.199
genomics
bioinformatics
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334
140
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Craig Thompson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
274,585
73,061
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428
179
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Irving Weissman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256,468
62,019
0.242
stem cells
immunology
cancer
developmental biology
phylogeny
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
556
218
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Evan Eichler
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239,547
86,860
0.363
Segmental duplication
copy number variation
autism
developmental delay
gene duplication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
579
226
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bruce M Spiegelman
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,379
56,281
0.238
Cell Biology
Molecular Metabolism
Mitochondrial Biology
Biochemistry
Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
582
228
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stephen Altschul
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,650
46,991
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621
243
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Snyder
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228,292
85,923
0.376
Genetics
Omics
Proteomics
Medicine
Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
679
269
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Joan Massague
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,824
42,763
0.195
metastasis
TGF-beta
stem cells
signal transduction
transcription
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684
271
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Russel J Reiter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,414
67,935
0.311
Melatonin
Oxidative Stress
Neuroendocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
688
273
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Aravinda Chakravarti
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,997
67,344
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
689
274
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael S Lawrence
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,816
118,094
0.542
DNA
Cancer
Genomics
Mutations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
715
285
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Richard M Myers
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,950
67,457
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
734
291
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter W Laird
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211,534
110,042
0.520
Molecular Biology
Cancer
Epigenomics
Epigenetics
DNA Methylation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
799
315
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Joel Parker
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205,040
105,184
0.513
Bioinformatics
cancer genetics
gene expression