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
biochemistry
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346,452
18,054
0.052
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Biochemistry
Protein Engineering
Antibody Engineering
Directed evolution
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,611
13,479
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
TNF family ligands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,879
10,261
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biochemistry
structural biology
RNA
CRISPR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,997
24,877
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lipids
membranes
chemical biology
lipidomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,772
8,490
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Molecular dynamics
drug design
epitranscriptomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,881
10,282
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Circadian clock
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,132
7,983
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
medicine
infectious diseases
immunology
virology
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,712
6,813
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
intracellular transport
cell signaling
ageing
proteostasis
mRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,242
7,918
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Innate Immunity
Cell Death
Host-pathogen interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,704
12,763
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,186
6,944
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
physics of biology
lipid membrane mechanics
epithelium mechanics
intracellular membrane traffic
endocytosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,744
7,465
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
mitochondrial biogenesis
molecular parasitology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,813
3,540
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
ion channels
channelopathies
cardiac electrophysiology
cellular electrophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,876
2,879
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Biochemistry
Pharmacology
Molecular Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,297
2,945
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression
nonsense-mediated mRNA decay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,172
3,440
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
isotope
plant biochemistry
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,052
2,494
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
chemical biology
synthetic biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,283
3,304
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
SBDD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,441
1,683
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Biophysics
IDPs
single-molecule-FRET
phase-separation
biomolecular-condensates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,308
1,678
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bioanalytical Chemistry
Chemical Ecology
Chemical Biology
Metabolomics
Natural Products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,145
1,440
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Longevity
proteostasis
mitochondria
cholesterol
metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,806
1,881
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Biochemistry
X-ray crystallography
Lipid Signalling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,763
1,368
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Biochemistry / Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,747
2,054
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
biochemistry
biophysics
drug discovery
enzyme kinetics
protein science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,463
1,062
0.431
Ulrich K. Laemmli
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346,452
18,054
0.052
biochemistry
molecular biology
Andreas Pluckthun|Andreas Plueckthun
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,611
13,479
0.219
Biochemistry
Protein Engineering
Antibody Engineering
Directed evolution
Biotechnology
Pascal Schneider
Université de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,879
10,261
0.190
Martin Jinek
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,997
24,877
0.553
Biochemistry
structural biology
RNA
CRISPR
Howard Riezman
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,772
8,490
0.244
Lipids
membranes
chemical biology
lipidomics
Amedeo Caflisch
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,881
10,282
0.333
Molecular dynamics
drug design
epitranscriptomics
Urs Albrecht
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,132
7,983
0.265
Hans Lutz
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,712
6,813
0.276
medicine
infectious diseases
immunology
virology
biochemistry
Anne Spang *
Universität Basel
Basel, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,242
7,918
0.356
intracellular transport
cell signaling
ageing
proteostasis
mRNA
Petr Broz
Université de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,704
12,763
0.648
Innate Immunity
Cell Death
Host-pathogen interaction
Jürg Gertsch
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,186
6,944
0.489
Aurelien Roux
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,744
7,465
0.543
physics of biology
lipid membrane mechanics
epithelium mechanics
intracellular membrane traffic
endocytosis
André Schneider
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,813
3,540
0.327
mitochondrial biogenesis
molecular parasitology
Hugues Abriel
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,876
2,879
0.292
ion channels
channelopathies
cardiac electrophysiology
cellular electrophysiology
Oliver Hantschel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,297
2,945
0.317
Biochemistry
Pharmacology
Molecular Medicine
Oliver Mühlemann
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,172
3,440
0.421
post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression
nonsense-mediated mRNA decay
Roland A Werner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,052
2,494
0.310
isotope
plant biochemistry
plant physiology
Kathrin Lang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,283
3,304
0.454
chemical biology
synthetic biochemistry
Markus G. Rudolph
Roche
Basel, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,441
1,683
0.309
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
SBDD
Alessandro Borgia
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,308
1,678
0.507
Biophysics
IDPs
single-molecule-FRET
phase-separation
biomolecular-condensates
Stephan H Von Reuss
Université de Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,145
1,440
0.458
Bioanalytical Chemistry
Chemical Ecology
Chemical Biology
Metabolomics
Natural Products
Vincenzo Sorrentino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,806
1,881
0.670
Longevity
proteostasis
mitochondria
cholesterol
metabolism
Oscar Vadas
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,763
1,368
0.495
Biochemistry
X-ray crystallography
Lipid Signalling
Virginie Hamel
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,747
2,054
0.748
Biochemistry / Cell Biology
Arne Rufer
Roche
Basel, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,463
1,062
0.431
biochemistry
biophysics
drug discovery
enzyme kinetics
protein science