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
biophysics
photosynthesis
physics
quantum biology
light harvesting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,188
12,056
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Biophysics
Photosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,253
5,775
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biophysics
Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,983
14,024
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biophysics
Photosynthesis
Light harvesting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,914
4,778
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Photosynthesis
Photobiology
Plant Sciences
Light harvesting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,837
7,272
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biophysics
Fluorescence
Protein Folding
Amyloid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,860
4,118
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,082
3,900
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,553
3,185
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
NMR
micro-MRI
rheo-MRI
plant water transport (xylem-phloem)
foods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,002
2,148
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,256
2,043
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
biophysics
protein dynamics
ultrafast spectroscopy
microscopy
biophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,320
1,205
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
biophysics
photosynthesis
biohybrid solar cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,341
823
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nanophotonics
Biophysics
Fluorescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,323
1,533
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biophysics
Microscopy
Characterization of biomolecules and biological processes
Disordered proteins
Solubility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,517
1,260
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Teaching
biophysics
spectroscopy
photosynthesis
physical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,234
720
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biophysics
Photoreceptors
Protein-Cofactor Interaction
Flavoproteins
Optogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,846
680
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Biophysics
Microscopy
Innovation
Skin
Hair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,063
440
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Biophysics
Systems Biology
Noise Biology
Cell Free Protein Expression
Cell Free Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,054
748
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,033
466
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bioengineering
3D bioprinting
Tissue mechanics
Mechanobiology
Tissue Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
968
830
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Biophysics
single-molecule
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
967
372
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
biophysics
bioenergetics
photosynthesis
molecular dynamics
ultrafast spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
934
696
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Amyloid Biochemistry and Biophysics
Antibody Therapeutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
741
494
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
378
0.582
Rienk Van Grondelle
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,188
12,056
0.218
biophysics
photosynthesis
physics
quantum biology
light harvesting
Ivo Hm Van Stokkum
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,253
5,775
0.248
Frank Coumans
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,983
14,024
0.780
Herbert Van Amerongen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,914
4,778
0.267
Biophysics
Photosynthesis
Light harvesting
Roberta Croce
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,837
7,272
0.408
Photosynthesis
Photobiology
Plant Sciences
Light harvesting
Vinod Subramaniam
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,860
4,118
0.260
Biophysics
Fluorescence
Protein Folding
Amyloid
Erwin Peterman
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,082
3,900
0.352
John Kennis
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,553
3,185
0.302
Henk Van As
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,002
2,148
0.268
NMR
micro-MRI
rheo-MRI
plant water transport (xylem-phloem)
foods
Mireille Claessens
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,256
2,043
0.389
Marie Louise Groot
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,320
1,205
0.279
biophysics
protein dynamics
ultrafast spectroscopy
microscopy
biophotonics
Raoul Frese
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,341
823
0.246
biophysics
photosynthesis
biohybrid solar cells
Christian Blum
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,323
1,533
0.461
Nanophotonics
Biophysics
Fluorescence
Mohammad Amin Abolghassemi Fakhree
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,517
1,260
0.501
Biophysics
Microscopy
Characterization of biomolecules and biological processes
Disordered proteins
Solubility
Bart Van Oort
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,234
720
0.322
Teaching
biophysics
spectroscopy
photosynthesis
physical chemistry
Tilo Mathes
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,846
680
0.368
Biophysics
Photoreceptors
Protein-Cofactor Interaction
Flavoproteins
Optogenetics
Jonathan Palero
Philips Research
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,063
440
0.414
Biophysics
Microscopy
Innovation
Skin
Hair
Maike Hansen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,054
748
0.710
Biophysics
Systems Biology
Noise Biology
Cell Free Protein Expression
Cell Free Synthetic Biology
Felix Oswald
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,033
466
0.451
Ignasi Jorba
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
968
830
0.857
Bioengineering
3D bioprinting
Tissue mechanics
Mechanobiology
Tissue Engineering
Niels Laurens
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
967
372
0.385
Nicoletta Liguori
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
934
696
0.745
biophysics
bioenergetics
photosynthesis
molecular dynamics
ultrafast spectroscopy
Aditya Iyer
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
741
494
0.667
Amyloid Biochemistry and Biophysics
Antibody Therapeutics
Katarzyna Tych
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
378
0.582