Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
Human microbiome
bioinformatics
gut bacteria
genomics
metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,072
86,990
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
innate immunity
pulmonary fibrosis
asthma
genetics
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,669
19,531
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
cancer biology
immunology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,560
12,160
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Extracellular matrix
bioscaffolds
fibrosis
clinical proteomics
coagulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,522
11,928
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
leukemia stem cells
informatics
precision medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,715
4,970
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
molecular evolution
protein structure and evolution
computational biology
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,922
5,339
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Cancer biology
chemoprevention
prostate cancer
colon cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,611
7,487
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cancer Systems Biology
Functional Genomics
Network Inference
Data Integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,040
6,761
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
cancer biology
metastasis
EMT
developmental proteins and cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,187
4,872
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
genetic epidemiology
population genetics
computational genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,629
5,980
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
cancer biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,109
5,002
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
pain
stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,572
2,975
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Oncology - GI Cancers and Developmental Therapeutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,322
4,156
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Bioinformatics
Microbial Communities
Genomics
Metagenomics
Archaea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,905
2,187
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
oxidative stress
metabolism
cancer
molecular biology
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,194
3,484
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Stem cells
signal transduction
RNA epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,969
1,434
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Bioinformatics
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,613
1,745
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cancer Genomics
Personalized Medicine
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,098
2,457
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Down syndrome
Genomics
Transcription
CDK8/p53/HIF1A
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,028
3,047
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
herpesviruses
varicella-zoster virus
stem cells
autophagy
haploid cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,019
2,551
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Mosquito physiology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Control of egg development
digestion and Juvenile Hormone Biosythesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,815
642
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
molecular neuroscience
synaptic neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,711
1,851
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,117
1,784
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
neural development
sensory systems
stem cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,037
1,510
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Evolution
Genomics
Thermal biology
diapause
stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
1,514
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,513
675
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Catherine Lozupone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,072
86,990
0.612
Human microbiome
bioinformatics
gut bacteria
genomics
metagenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,107
3,890
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David A Schwartz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,669
19,531
0.351
innate immunity
pulmonary fibrosis
asthma
genetics
epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,168
10,284
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James Degregori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,560
12,160
0.411
cancer biology
immunology
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,654
18,053
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kirk Hansen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,522
11,928
0.611
Extracellular matrix
bioscaffolds
fibrosis
clinical proteomics
coagulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,509
23,466
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Clay Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,715
4,970
0.316
leukemia stem cells
informatics
precision medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,383
24,936
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Pollock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,922
5,339
0.358
molecular evolution
protein structure and evolution
computational biology
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,995
25,564
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Komal Raina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,611
7,487
0.512
Cancer biology
chemoprevention
prostate cancer
colon cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,760
31,708
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James Costello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,040
6,761
0.562
Cancer Systems Biology
Functional Genomics
Network Inference
Data Integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,875
34,326
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Heide Ford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,187
4,872
0.436
cancer biology
metastasis
EMT
developmental proteins and cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,156
36,163
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nick Rafaels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,629
5,980
0.563
genetic epidemiology
population genetics
computational genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,374
47,276
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rajeev Vibhakar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,109
5,002
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,004
50,481
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael A Henry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,572
2,975
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,709
51,981
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stephen Leong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,322
4,156
0.568
Oncology - GI Cancers and Developmental Therapeutics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,508
54,811
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christopher S Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,905
2,187
0.317
Bioinformatics
Microbial Communities
Genomics
Metagenomics
Archaea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,641
60,292
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Maneesh G Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,194
3,484
0.562
oxidative stress
metabolism
cancer
molecular biology
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,808
62,223
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christopher J Phiel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,969
1,434
0.240
Stem cells
signal transduction
RNA epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,545
76,745
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anis Karimpour Fard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,613
1,745
0.378
Bioinformatics
computational biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,528
84,152
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robert T Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,098
2,457
0.600
Cancer Genomics
Personalized Medicine
Pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,362
85,292
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matthew D Galbraith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,028
3,047
0.756
Down syndrome
Genomics
Transcription
CDK8/p53/HIF1A
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,896
85,451
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Katherine S Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,019
2,551
0.635
herpesviruses
varicella-zoster virus
stem cells
autophagy
haploid cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,618
88,829
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dov Borovsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,815
642
0.168
Mosquito physiology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Control of egg development
digestion and Juvenile Hormone Biosythesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,976
90,663
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jason Aoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,711
1,851
0.499
molecular neuroscience
synaptic neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,982
102,798
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hyunmin Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,117
1,784
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,662
104,632
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Linda Barlow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,037
1,510
0.497
neural development
sensory systems
stem cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,847
107,517
351
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ragland Gregory J
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
1,514
0.518
Evolution
Genomics
Thermal biology
diapause
stress