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
tissue engineering
regenerative medicine
biomaterials
stem cells
biomedical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,057
53,792
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tissue Engineering
Tendon tissue regeneration
magnetic based tissue engineering
3D bioprinting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,314
8,722
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biomaterials
Tissue Engineering
Nanotechnology
Drug Delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,340
6,425
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Skin & Bone Tissue Engineering
in vitro 3D tissue-like models
Vascularization
Hydrogels & Cell Sheet Engineering
Bioprinting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,959
6,049
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Central Nervous System
Regenerative Medicine
Stem Cells
Secretome
Tissue Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,140
3,869
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
Bioprinting
Hydrogels
Cancer
In vitro models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,895
3,114
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Biomaterials
cancer
bone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,444
2,366
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Biomaterials
Glycosaminoglycans
Self-assembly
Supramolecular materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,175
2,040
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tissue engineering
nanomedicine
nanocomposite biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,938
2,758
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Biomedical Sciences
Immunobiology
Immunotherapy
Tissue Engineering
Regenerative Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,389
1,326
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
biomaterials
tissue engineering
regenerative medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,677
2,289
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Scaffold-free Tissue Engineering
Vascularization
Stem Cells
Regenerative Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,643
1,629
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Biomaterials Bioprinting Microfluidics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,530
2,013
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Microfluidics
Biofabrication
Tissue Engineering
Hydrogels
Biophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,932
1,884
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tissue Engineering
Regenerative Medicine
Multilayered films
Green Chemistry
Light
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,874
1,349
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
Hydrogels
Glycosaminoglycans
Sulfation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,534
1,019
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Additive Manufacturing
Tissue Engineering
Biomechanics
Ergonomics
Anthropometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,499
595
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Parkinson's Disease
Spinal Cord Injury
Regenerative Medicine
Obesity-Related Disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,193
836
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Medicina Regenerativa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
1,000
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Antimicrobial Resistance
Tissue Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,063
681
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stem Cell Bioenginnering
Tissue Engineering
Cell Encapsulation
Biomaterials
Cell Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
775
581
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Breast Cancer
3D Tumor Models
Stem Cell Research
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
723
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tendon Tissue Engineering
Magnetic technology
Bioreactors
Tendon regeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
521
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Scaffold free TE
Nanotechnology
Cancer
Supercritical Fluids
Microfabrication and Drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
703
508
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tissue Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
538
0.792
Rui L Reis
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,057
53,792
0.472
tissue engineering
regenerative medicine
biomaterials
stem cells
biomedical engineering
Manuela E Gomes
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,314
8,722
0.391
Tissue Engineering
Tendon tissue regeneration
magnetic based tissue engineering
3D bioprinting
Nuno M Neves
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,340
6,425
0.419
Biomaterials
Tissue Engineering
Nanotechnology
Drug Delivery
Alexandra P Marques
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,959
6,049
0.506
Skin & Bone Tissue Engineering
in vitro 3D tissue-like models
Vascularization
Hydrogels & Cell Sheet Engineering
Bioprinting
António J Salgado
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,140
3,869
0.347
Central Nervous System
Regenerative Medicine
Stem Cells
Secretome
Tissue Engineering
Joana Silva Correia
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,895
3,114
0.636
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
Bioprinting
Hydrogels
Cancer
In vitro models
Banani Kundu
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,444
2,366
0.532
Biomaterials
cancer
bone
Pashkuleva I
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,175
2,040
0.489
Biomaterials
Glycosaminoglycans
Self-assembly
Supramolecular materials
Rui Ma Domingues
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,938
2,758
0.700
Tissue engineering
nanomedicine
nanocomposite biomaterials
Tircia C. Santos
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,389
1,326
0.391
Biomedical Sciences
Immunobiology
Immunotherapy
Tissue Engineering
Regenerative Medicine
Manuel Gomez Florit
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,677
2,289
0.855
biomaterials
tissue engineering
regenerative medicine
Rogério Pedro Pirraco
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,643
1,629
0.616
Scaffold-free Tissue Engineering
Vascularization
Stem Cells
Regenerative Medicine
Luca Gasperini
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,530
2,013
0.796
Biomaterials Bioprinting Microfluidics
Carlos F. Guimarães
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,932
1,884
0.975
Microfluidics
Biofabrication
Tissue Engineering
Hydrogels
Biophotonics
Joana M Silva
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,874
1,349
0.720
Tissue Engineering
Regenerative Medicine
Multilayered films
Green Chemistry
Light
Diana Soares Da Costa
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,534
1,019
0.664
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
Hydrogels
Glycosaminoglycans
Sulfation
Henrique De Amorim Almeida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,499
595
0.397
Additive Manufacturing
Tissue Engineering
Biomechanics
Ergonomics
Anthropometrics
Eduardo D. Gomes
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,193
836
0.701
Parkinson's Disease
Spinal Cord Injury
Regenerative Medicine
Obesity-Related Disorders
Costa Jb
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
1,000
0.849
Medicina Regenerativa
Susana Correia
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,063
681
0.641
Antimicrobial Resistance
Tissue Engineering
Javad Hatami
Universidade de Aveiro
Aveiro, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
775
581
0.750
Stem Cell Bioenginnering
Tissue Engineering
Cell Encapsulation
Biomaterials
Cell Biomechanics
Luís Pedro Ferreira
Universidade de Aveiro
Aveiro, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
723
0.935
Breast Cancer
3D Tumor Models
Stem Cell Research
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Ana I Gonçalves|AI Gonçalves
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
521
0.702
Tendon Tissue Engineering
Magnetic technology
Bioreactors
Tendon regeneration
A.Sofia Silva
Universidade de Aveiro
Aveiro, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
703
508
0.723
Scaffold free TE
Nanotechnology
Cancer
Supercritical Fluids
Microfabrication and Drug delivery
Daniela Figueira
Universidade da Beira Interior
Covilhã, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
538
0.792