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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,351
56,582
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Microbiome
Antimicrobials
Gut health
Bacteriophage
Pathogens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,916
49,894
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
microbiome
IBD
mucosal immunology
microbiota
medical humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,994
29,291
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,242
19,191
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,996
30,260
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cognitive genetics
social cognition
Cognitive remediation.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,153
27,033
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cereal and beverage science
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,922
21,735
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,520
11,028
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Sepsis
Cell based therapies
Postoperative Pain
Airway/Resuscitation Medical Devices
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,289
22,652
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Inflammation
signaling pathways
angiogenesis
biotherapeutics
rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,710
17,707
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,627
10,507
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
sepsis
shock
antimicrobials
antibiotics
septic shock
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,616
27,391
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,046
18,867
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,628
11,237
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,337
11,590
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
constraint-based modeling
multiscale modeling
human metabolism
gut microbiome
gut-brain-axis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,036
15,674
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Inflammation
innate and adaptive immunity
helminths
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,797
12,436
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,042
14,203
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,112
8,865
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,817
14,589
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
inflammation
tissue damage
genetics
pharmacogenetics
rheumatoid arthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,345
5,354
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,920
8,717
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Neuroinflammation
Age
Microglia
Alzheimer's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,799
7,192
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Network Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,043
4,959
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
physical activity
nutrition
childhood
school-based interventions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,927
19,049
0.764
Michael Gill
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,351
56,582
0.403
Paul Ross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,916
49,894
0.467
Fergus Shanahan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,994
29,291
0.341
microbiome
IBD
mucosal immunology
microbiota
medical humanities
Gerald Fitzgerald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,242
19,191
0.313
Derek Morris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,996
30,260
0.496
Gary Donohoe
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,153
27,033
0.599
Elke Arendt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,922
21,735
0.495
Ian H Robertson
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,520
11,028
0.266
John Laffey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,289
22,652
0.562
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Sepsis
Cell based therapies
Postoperative Pain
Airway/Resuscitation Medical Devices
Douglas J Veale
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,710
17,707
0.457
Inflammation
signaling pathways
angiogenesis
biotherapeutics
rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis
Michael J Duffy
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,627
10,507
0.272
Ignacio Martin Loeches
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,616
27,391
0.748
Paul Cormican
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,046
18,867
0.523
Pat Lonergan
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,628
11,237
0.334
Umar Khan
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,337
11,590
0.348
Ines Thiele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,036
15,674
0.489
constraint-based modeling
multiscale modeling
human metabolism
gut microbiome
gut-brain-axis
Padraic G Fallon
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,797
12,436
0.391
Richard Anney
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,042
14,203
0.473
Andrew Bowie
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,112
8,865
0.305
Orla O'Sullivan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,817
14,589
0.524
Anthony G Wilson
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,345
5,354
0.203
inflammation
tissue damage
genetics
pharmacogenetics
rheumatoid arthritis
Lina Zgaga
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,920
8,717
0.336
Marina Lynch
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,799
7,192
0.279
Gerard Cagney
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,043
4,959
0.198
Tara Coppinger *
Cork Institute of Technology
Bishopstown, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,927
19,049
0.764
physical activity
nutrition
childhood
school-based interventions