Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
global health
infectious diseases
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,828
25,185
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,836
14,624
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
plant breeding
agriculture
international development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,896
5,337
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Immunology. Global health. Early drug development. Translational Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,523
1,371
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Agronomy
soil science
environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,966
2,732
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,679
3,083
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
pharmacokinetics
modeling simulation
clinical pharmacology
pediatrics
malaria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,000
1,513
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
public health
disease surveillance
tropical medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,495
1,243
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
gender equality
strategy development
quantitative analysis
global development
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,316
2,534
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Public Health
Family Planning
Social Marketing
Quality of Care
Mass media impact
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,180
1,472
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Veterinary parasitology and zoonotic diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,104
2,287
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Epidemiology
Computational neuroscience
Numerical methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,838
2,931
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Malaria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,803
1,654
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Digital Health
Bayesian Approaches
Global Health
Molecular Profiling
Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,325
2,599
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,176
847
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
HIV
Public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,156
852
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
International Education
research
literacy
numeracy
evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,044
2,228
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Sanitation
Water
Environmental Engineering
Social Entreprises
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,035
1,343
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Epidemiology
Infectious disease transmission
epidemiological modeling
virology
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,954
2,656
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Malaria modeling
infectious disease epidemiology
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,871
1,557
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Clinical research
maternal and child health
nutrition
choline
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,808
1,666
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Epidemiology
Global Health
Africa
Non-communicable Diseases
Maternal and Newborn Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,511
1,958
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
research
gender equality
social equity and justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,454
1,694
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Viral diseases and Vaccines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,971
1,106
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Global health
Medicinal chemistry
drug discovery
organic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,784
513
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,888
3,268
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Simon J Brooker
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,828
25,185
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,101
4,334
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Keith Klugman
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,836
14,624
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,875
32,671
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gary N Atlin
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,896
5,337
0.449
plant breeding
agriculture
international development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,705
41,022
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jonathan Peter Arm
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,523
1,371
0.144
Immunology. Global health. Early drug development. Translational Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,142
43,566
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christian Witt
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,966
2,732
0.305
Agronomy
soil science
environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,071
57,273
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thea
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,679
3,083
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,160
72,974
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Steven Kern
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,000
1,513
0.303
pharmacokinetics
modeling simulation
clinical pharmacology
pediatrics
malaria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,912
79,403
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Blazes
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,495
1,243
0.277
public health
disease surveillance
tropical medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,578
81,949
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hao Hu
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,316
2,534
0.587
gender equality
strategy development
quantitative analysis
global development
global health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,569
83,986
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sohail Agha
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,180
1,472
0.352
Public Health
Family Planning
Social Marketing
Quality of Care
Mass media impact
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,718
85,238
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Halos Lénaïg
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,104
2,287
0.557
Veterinary parasitology and zoonotic diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,981
89,619
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cliff Kerr
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,838
2,931
0.764
Epidemiology
Computational neuroscience
Numerical methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,105
90,225
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bruno Moonen
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,803
1,654
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,311
99,513
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrew D Trister
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,325
2,599
0.782
Digital Health
Bayesian Approaches
Global Health
Molecular Profiling
Oncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,947
102,812
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Bergvinson
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,176
847
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,548
103,283
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chris Duncombe
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,156
852
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,009
105,873
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Benjamin Piper
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,044
2,228
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,821
106,109
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Doulaye Kone
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,035
1,343
0.443
Sanitation
Water
Environmental Engineering
Social Entreprises
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,906
108,133
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mike Famulare
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,954
2,656
0.899
Epidemiology
Infectious disease transmission
epidemiological modeling
virology
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,507
110,250
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andre Lin Ouedraogo
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,871
1,557
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,563
111,928
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jian Yan
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,808
1,666
0.593
Clinical research
maternal and child health
nutrition
choline
global health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,074
120,641
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Georgina Murphy
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,511
1,958
0.780
Epidemiology
Global Health
Africa
Non-communicable Diseases
Maternal and Newborn Care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,660
122,452
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jennifer Mccleary-Sills
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,454
1,694
0.690
research
gender equality
social equity and justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,040
140,477
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Niteen Wairagkar
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,971
1,106
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,156
149,105
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Warner
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,784
513
0.288
Global health
Medicinal chemistry
drug discovery
organic chemistry