Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Epidemiology
Public Health
Environmental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,352
45,454
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,838
4,164
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Systems Theory
Participatory Action Research
Salutogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,530
4,183
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Veterinary Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,081
4,363
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
microbiome
'omics
meta-omics
bioinformatics
computational biology and biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,811
7,858
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Exercise metabolism and endocrinology
pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes
Energy balance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,536
4,486
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Agricultural safety and health
pesticides
mental disorders
depression
suicide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,198
4,083
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Infectious disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,288
5,338
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,684
2,497
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Infectious Diseases
Vaccines
Cancer Immunotherapy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,330
2,760
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Bacteriology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,260
3,081
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,823
3,136
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
comparative medicine
translational medicine
disease ecology
veterinary medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,301
3,416
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
vector
mosquito
arbovirus
malaria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,965
3,037
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
infectious disease
systems biology
mass spectrometry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,794
2,456
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Prion diseases
neurodegeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,164
1,172
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Health/Risk/Environmental Communication
Natural Hazards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,743
1,930
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
metabolism
skeletal muscle biochemistry
bioethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,645
1,070
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
neuromuscular physiology
aging
movement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,569
1,621
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Evolutionary Biology
Conservation Genetics
Genebank Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,374
2,832
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
aging
regenerative medicine
surgical oncology
orthopaedic surgery
translational science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,231
2,631
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Virology and Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,130
2,327
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Prions
amyloid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,939
2,065
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Veterinary Surgery
Surgical Implants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,609
1,518
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Virology
microbiology
biochemistry
drug discovery
diagnostics development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,556
2,931
0.643
David Rojas Rueda
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,352
45,454
0.706
Epidemiology
Public Health
Environmental Health
Jim Bamburg
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,838
4,164
0.182
Bruno Sobral
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,530
4,183
0.269
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Systems Theory
Participatory Action Research
Salutogenesis
MO Salman
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,081
4,363
0.289
Veterinary Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Zaid Abdo
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,811
7,858
0.531
microbiome
'omics
meta-omics
bioinformatics
computational biology and biostatistics
Barry Braun
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,536
4,486
0.358
Exercise metabolism and endocrinology
pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes
Energy balance
Lorann Stallones
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,198
4,083
0.365
Agricultural safety and health
pesticides
mental disorders
depression
suicide
Silva CA
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,288
5,338
0.519
Robert Cohen
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,684
2,497
0.258
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Raymond Goodrich
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,330
2,760
0.296
Infectious Diseases
Vaccines
Cancer Immunotherapy
Dean C Crick
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,260
3,081
0.333
Diane Ordway
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,823
3,136
0.401
Sue Vandewoude
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,301
3,416
0.468
comparative medicine
translational medicine
disease ecology
veterinary medicine
Brian D Foy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,965
3,037
0.436
vector
mosquito
arbovirus
malaria
Karen M Dobos
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,794
2,456
0.361
infectious disease
systems biology
mass spectrometry
Richard A Bessen
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,164
1,172
0.190
Prion diseases
neurodegeneration
Craig Trumbo
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,743
1,930
0.336
Health/Risk/Environmental Communication
Natural Hazards
Matt Hickey
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,645
1,070
0.190
metabolism
skeletal muscle biochemistry
bioethics
Brian L Tracy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,569
1,621
0.291
neuromuscular physiology
aging
movement
Chris Richards
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,374
2,832
0.527
Evolutionary Biology
Conservation Genetics
Genebank Genomics
Nicole Ehrhart
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,231
2,631
0.503
aging
regenerative medicine
surgical oncology
orthopaedic surgery
translational science
Olve Peersen
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,130
2,327
0.454
Virology and Structural Biology
Eric Ross
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,939
2,065
0.418
Daniel D Smeak
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,609
1,518
0.329
Veterinary Surgery
Surgical Implants
Brian Geiss
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,556
2,931
0.643
Virology
microbiology
biochemistry
drug discovery
diagnostics development