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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,636
111,794
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
brain
MRI
multiple sclerosis
dementia
Alzheimer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,800
79,305
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,465
86,568
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Biofilm
Wastewater
Anammox
Nutrient Removal
Resource Recovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,179
61,353
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Experimentelle Medizin
Pharmakologie
Herz-Kreislauf
Nervensystem
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,414
48,562
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,113
66,292
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
stability of complex systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,530
67,344
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,640
79,902
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Natuurkunde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,361
92,737
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,548
45,274
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Thrombosis and Hemostasis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,836
38,020
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Gravitational wave detection
precision measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,846
83,080
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Imaging Neuroscience & Methodology
Biomarker Development
FMRI
Data Analysis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,362
57,290
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,695
39,088
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,520
54,964
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Artificial Sociality
Culture
agent-based modelling
simulation gaming
social simulation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,262
30,589
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
gravitational wave astronomy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,115
78,066
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
virology
one health
emerging infections
preparedness
viromics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,994
56,962
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,964
62,400
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
geneeskunde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,346
47,722
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
cost-effectiveness
musculoskeletal disorders
back pain
low back pain
neck pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,727
37,206
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,982
34,883
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Echocardiography
cardiomyopathies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,652
35,471
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
IVF
PCOS
ovarian stimulation
primary ovarian insufficiency (POI)
ovarian aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,865
33,917
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,195
29,286
0.356
Brenda Penninx
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,636
111,794
0.541
Frederik Barkhof
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,800
79,305
0.449
Evangelia Demerouti
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,465
86,568
0.603
Mark Van Loosdrecht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,179
61,353
0.435
Thomas Unger
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,414
48,562
0.346
Experimentelle Medizin
Pharmakologie
Herz-Kreislauf
Nervensystem
Gk Hovingh
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,113
66,292
0.483
Marten Scheffer
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,530
67,344
0.501
Adriaan Voors
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,640
79,902
0.602
Chris Van Den Broeck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,361
92,737
0.740
Twj Huizinga
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,548
45,274
0.392
Ph Reitsma
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,836
38,020
0.334
Conor Mow-Lowry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,846
83,080
0.736
Christian F Beckmann
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,362
57,290
0.524
Imaging Neuroscience & Methodology
Biomarker Development
FMRI
Data Analysis
Frank Verhulst
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,695
39,088
0.384
Pedro Crous
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,520
54,964
0.541
Gert Jan Hofstede
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,262
30,589
0.318
Artificial Sociality
Culture
agent-based modelling
simulation gaming
social simulation
Maria Haney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,115
78,066
0.821
Marion Koopmans
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,994
56,962
0.606
D Posthuma
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,964
62,400
0.686
Frans Rutten
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,346
47,722
0.534
Mw Tulder Van
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,727
37,206
0.419
cost-effectiveness
musculoskeletal disorders
back pain
low back pain
neck pain
Ewine van Dishoeck
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,982
34,883
0.396
Folkert Ten Cate
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,652
35,471
0.405
Bc Fauser
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,865
33,917
0.395
IVF
PCOS
ovarian stimulation
primary ovarian insufficiency (POI)
ovarian aging
Max Viergever
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,195
29,286
0.356