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: 26
luminescence
nanoscience
fluorescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,076
4,536
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,469
8,686
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Collaborative Networks
Virtual Enterprises
Virtual Organizations
Intelligent Manufacturing
Multi-Agent Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,285
4,752
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Digital Health
Asthma
Allergy
Patient reported outcomes
Health Services Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,092
10,911
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Football
Team Sports
Sports Training
Performance Analysis
Training load monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,745
14,181
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
cancer
breast
leukemia
VEGF
cholesterol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,739
2,225
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Biofilmes
espécies de Candida
Biomateriais
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,407
8,474
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Instrumentation
Detectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,002
9,647
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
CIÊNCIAS DO DESPORTO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,976
8,019
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Neuroregeneration
Stem Cells and Biomaterials Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,778
6,487
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Nanomedicne
Cancer
Theranostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,696
8,775
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
transcranial brain stimulation
tumor treating fields
computational models
electric field
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,536
7,001
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Molecular Mechanisms of Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,405
6,576
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Ótica
fotónica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,078
6,077
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
compositos polimericos
baterias de ião-lítio
separadores
electrolitos
electrodes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,786
9,440
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,718
9,023
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Innate Immunity
Inflammation
Sepsis
Immunometabolism
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,563
6,209
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,403
7,210
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,332
2,591
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Fitoquímica
Fitoterapia
Biologia Vegetal
Actividades biológicas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,625
6,090
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
hereditary ataxias
Machado-Joseph disease
genetic testing and counselling
psychosocial genetics
genetics and society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,307
3,828
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,222
6,195
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,137
7,793
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Bullying
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,004
5,162
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
biodiesel
microalgae
Life Cycle Analysis
sustainable biorefineries
waste valorization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,947
6,392
0.494
Mario Berberan-Santos
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,076
4,536
0.251
Ester Serrao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,469
8,686
0.497
Luis M. Camarinha-Matos
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,285
4,752
0.275
Collaborative Networks
Virtual Enterprises
Virtual Organizations
Intelligent Manufacturing
Multi-Agent Systems
João A Fonseca
Universidade do Porto
Porto, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,092
10,911
0.638
Digital Health
Asthma
Allergy
Patient reported outcomes
Health Services Research
Filipe Manuel Clemente
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo
Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,745
14,181
0.847
Football
Team Sports
Sports Training
Performance Analysis
Training load monitoring
Sergio Dias
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,739
2,225
0.133
Mariana CR Henriques
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,407
8,474
0.516
Fernando Amaro
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,002
9,647
0.603
Manuel Coelho-E-Silva
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,976
8,019
0.502
Belém Sampaio-Marques
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,778
6,487
0.411
Pedro Viana Baptista
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,696
8,775
0.559
Pedro Cavaleiro Miranda
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,536
7,001
0.451
transcranial brain stimulation
tumor treating fields
computational models
electric field
Sandra Tenreiro
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,405
6,576
0.427
Ferreira André
Universidade de Aveiro
Aveiro, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,078
6,077
0.403
Carlos M. Costa
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,786
9,440
0.638
compositos polimericos
baterias de ião-lítio
separadores
electrolitos
electrodes
Miguel Xavier
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,718
9,023
0.613
Luis Ferreira Moita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,563
6,209
0.426
Innate Immunity
Inflammation
Sepsis
Immunometabolism
Cardiovascular Disease
Clevio Nobrega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,403
7,210
0.501
Ajc Varandas
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,332
2,591
0.181
Ligia Salgueiro
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,625
6,090
0.447
Fitoquímica
Fitoterapia
Biologia Vegetal
Actividades biológicas
Jorge Sequeiros
Universidade do Porto
Porto, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,307
3,828
0.288
hereditary ataxias
Machado-Joseph disease
genetic testing and counselling
psychosocial genetics
genetics and society
Paula Sa-Pereira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,222
6,195
0.469
Artur Ribeiro
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,137
7,793
0.593
Paulo Jorge Costa
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,004
5,162
0.397
Nidia Caetano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,947
6,392
0.494
biodiesel
microalgae
Life Cycle Analysis
sustainable biorefineries
waste valorization