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Highly Cited Researchers

North America Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics Highly Cited Researchers 431 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.

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Total 431 scientists, 63 country, 633 institution
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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8,614
World Rank
United States
4,075
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
40
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Philip Felgner
University of California Irvine Irvine, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
Vaccines | Infectious Disease | Adaptive Immunit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    57,868
  • Last 6 Years
    13,813
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.239
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Rankings

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10,532
World Rank
Canada
413
Country Rank
York University Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Nicola Luigi Bragazzi|Nicola Bragazzi
York University Toronto, Canada
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
biostatistics | mathematical models | statistical models | epidemiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    50,917
  • Last 6 Years
    46,179
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.907
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Rankings

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10,535
World Rank
United States
4,972
Country Rank
Johns Hopkins University Logo
59
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Taekjip Ha
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
Biophysics | single molecule biophysics | FRET | helicase | structural biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    50,915
  • Last 6 Years
    16,361
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.321
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Rankings

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12,593
World Rank
United States
5,918
Country Rank
University of Connecticut Logo
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Peter Setlow
University of Connecticut Storrs, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
bacterial spore

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,544
  • Last 6 Years
    11,463
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.252
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Rankings

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13,765
World Rank
Canada
542
Country Rank
University of Calgary Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Walter Herzog
University of Calgary Calgary, Canada
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
biophysics | muscle mechanics cartilage biomechanic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,466
  • Last 6 Years
    12,998
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.299
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Rankings

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13,618
World Rank
United States
6,384
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
280
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Steven M Block
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
biophysic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,386
  • Last 6 Years
    7,483
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.172
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Rankings

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15,962
World Rank
United States
7,448
Country Rank
Michigan State University Logo
47
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Michael Feig
Michigan State University East Lansing, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
Biophysics | Biochemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    39,383
  • Last 6 Years
    18,129
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.460
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Rankings

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19,145
World Rank
United States
8,852
Country Rank
University of Texas Southwestern Logo
33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Michael Rosen
University of Texas Southwestern Dallas, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
Biophysics | Cell Biology | Signal Transductio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,031
  • Last 6 Years
    19,684
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.562
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Rankings

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23,708
World Rank
United States
10,863
Country Rank
Princeton University Logo
122
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Cliff Brangwynne
Princeton University Princeton, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
Biophysics | Bioengineering | Developmental Biology | RNA Biology | Soft Matte

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    30,519
  • Last 6 Years
    21,835
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.715
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Rankings

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24,511
World Rank
United States
11,209
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
84
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
James C Gumbart
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
Biophysic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    29,869
  • Last 6 Years
    11,584
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.388
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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27,704
World Rank
United States
12,573
Country Rank
University of Texas Southwestern Logo
53
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Luke Rice
University of Texas Southwestern Dallas, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
Microtubule Dynamics | Structural Biology | Biochemistry and Reconstitutio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    27,519
  • Last 6 Years
    3,016
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.110
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Rankings

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30,362
World Rank
United States
13,688
Country Rank
Medical College of Wisconsin Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Neil Hogg
Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
nitric oxide | cance

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    25,881
  • Last 6 Years
    4,340
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.168
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Rankings

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30,785
World Rank
United States
13,877
Country Rank
University of California San Francisco Logo
174
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Bo Huang
University of California San Francisco San Francisco, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
Biophysic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    25,627
  • Last 6 Years
    10,884
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.425
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Rankings

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31,134
World Rank
United States
14,028
Country Rank
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo
345
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
James C Weaver
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
biophysics | electromagnetic interactions with cells | early work sensor technogy and microencpseation of microorganism

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    25,432
  • Last 6 Years
    7,683
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.302
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Rankings

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32,343
World Rank
United States
14,534
Country Rank
Temple University Logo
41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Allan Haldane
Temple University Philadelphia, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
Biophysic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,756
  • Last 6 Years
    24,574
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.993
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Rankings

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32,630
World Rank
United States
14,642
Country Rank
University of California Los Angeles Logo
300
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Alan J Waring
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
biophysics | antimicrobial peptides | lung surfactant | protein drug desig

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,614
  • Last 6 Years
    4,213
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.171
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Rankings

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33,126
World Rank
United States
14,820
Country Rank
University at Buffalo Logo
33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Frederick Sachs
University at Buffalo Buffalo, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
biophysic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,374
  • Last 6 Years
    5,536
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.227
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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33,925
World Rank
United States
15,167
Country Rank
Pennsylvania State University Logo
144
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Nikolay Dokholyan
Pennsylvania State University University Park, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
Biophysics | Biochemistry | Computational Biology | ML/AI | Translational Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,978
  • Last 6 Years
    9,507
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.396
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Rankings

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37,490
World Rank
United States
16,647
Country Rank
Case Western Reserve University Logo
57
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Mark Chance
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
Biophysics | Bioinformatics

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,323
  • Last 6 Years
    5,502
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.246
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Rankings

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39,791
World Rank
Canada
1,711
Country Rank
University of Toronto Logo
235
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Mona Alqazzaz
University of Toronto Toronto, Canada
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
biophysics | molecular biology | membrane proteins | cance

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,403
  • Last 6 Years
    17,932
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.838
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Rankings

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41,081
World Rank
United States
18,058
Country Rank
University of Chicago Logo
176
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Margaret Gardel
University of Chicago Chicago, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
Biophysics | Soft Condensed Matter | Cell Adhesion | Cell Mechanobiology | Actin Cytoskeleto

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,924
  • Last 6 Years
    8,438
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.403
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Rankings

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42,107
World Rank
United States
18,421
Country Rank
Boston University Logo
95
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Diane Joseph Mccarthy
Boston University Boston, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
Biophysics | chemical biology | computational science | drug discover

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,561
  • Last 6 Years
    4,513
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.219
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Rankings

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42,183
World Rank
United States
18,448
Country Rank
University of California Los Angeles Logo
365
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
William M Gelbart
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
biophysics | virology | gene deliver

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,530
  • Last 6 Years
    2,803
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.137
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Rankings

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42,963
World Rank
United States
18,759
Country Rank
University of Texas Southwestern Logo
75
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Daniel Rosenbaum
University of Texas Southwestern Dallas, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
GPCRs | membrane protein biophysics | lipid regulatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,261
  • Last 6 Years
    5,860
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.289
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Rankings

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48,352
World Rank
United States
20,870
Country Rank
Mayo Clinic Logo
129
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Raul Urrutia
Mayo Clinic Rochester, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
Epigenetics and Cance

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,583
  • Last 6 Years
    6,447
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.347
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