Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
North America Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
721,349
278,478
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cancer
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512,802
109,304
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487,284
288,763
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
high energy physics
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460,013
160,312
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459,052
223,332
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452,894
196,982
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452,095
193,757
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Genetics
Genomics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436,590
146,031
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Elementary Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434,432
154,719
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
density functional theory
materials theory
quantum chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424,049
178,969
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Evolution
Evolutionary biology
Molecular evolution
Population genetics
Phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
423,629
85,955
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Physics
Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Instrumentation
Elementary Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414,273
153,553
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Statistics
Economics
Psychology
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412,497
141,664
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407,316
167,447
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399,576
157,600
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393,809
172,515
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Elementary Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384,666
149,259
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382,443
123,762
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Experimental high energy physics
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380,145
175,660
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
High Energy Physics
Distributed Computing
Advanced Cyberinfrastructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374,974
150,047
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Statistical learning and modeling
data mining
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,361
178,809
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Experimental Partical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369,156
145,185
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368,158
154,972
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366,606
145,123
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364,222
141,904
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eric Lander
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
721,349
278,478
0.386
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bert Vogelstein
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512,802
109,304
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30
18
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fuquan Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487,284
288,763
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Joey Huston
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460,013
160,312
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
James Brau
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459,052
223,332
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42
23
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mark Daly
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452,894
196,982
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43
24
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stephane Willocq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452,095
193,757
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Daniel Levy
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436,590
146,031
0.334
Genetics
Genomics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pekka Sinervo
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434,432
154,719
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54
30
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John P Perdew
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424,049
178,969
0.422
density functional theory
materials theory
quantum chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55
31
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Masatoshi Nei
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
423,629
85,955
0.203
Evolution
Evolutionary biology
Molecular evolution
Population genetics
Phylogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andreas Warburton
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414,273
153,553
0.371
Physics
Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Instrumentation
Elementary Particle Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60
32
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Donald B Rubin
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412,497
141,664
0.343
Statistics
Economics
Psychology
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64
33
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eric Torrence
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407,316
167,447
0.411
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69
36
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andrei Gritsan
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399,576
157,600
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Richard K Wilson
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393,809
172,515
0.438
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80
40
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dhiman Chakraborty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384,666
149,259
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81
41
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robert A Weinberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382,443
123,762
0.324
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83
42
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lei Layla Li
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380,145
175,660
0.462
Experimental high energy physics
Particle physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87
44
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Robert W Gardner Jr
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374,974
150,047
0.400
High Energy Physics
Distributed Computing
Advanced Cyberinfrastructure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90
47
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Trevor Hastie
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,361
178,809
0.479
Statistical learning and modeling
data mining
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97
50
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John Rutherfoord
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369,156
145,185
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Manuella G Vincter
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368,158
154,972
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102
51
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mark Oreglia
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366,606
145,123
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103
52
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Benjamin Hooberman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364,222
141,904
0.390