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
United States
Simon J Brooker
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
United States
Keith Klugman
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
United States
Gary N Atlin
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
United States
Jonathan Peter Arm
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
United States
Christian Witt
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
United States
Thea
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
United States
Steven Kern
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
United States
David Blazes
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
United States
Hao Hu
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
United States
Sohail Agha
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
United States
Halos Lénaïg
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
United States
Cliff Kerr
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
United States
Bruno Moonen
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
United States
Andrew D Trister
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
United States
David Bergvinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,176
847
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Chris Duncombe
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
United States
Benjamin Piper
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
United States
Doulaye Kone
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
United States
Mike Famulare
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
United States
Andre Lin Ouedraogo
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
United States
Jian Yan
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
United States
Georgina Murphy
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
United States
Jennifer Mccleary-Sills
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
United States
Niteen Wairagkar
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
United States
Peter Warner
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
United States
3,268
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Simon J Brooker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,828
25,185
0.401
global health
infectious diseases
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,101
United States
4,334
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Keith Klugman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,836
14,624
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,875
United States
32,671
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gary N Atlin
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
United States
41,022
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jonathan Peter Arm
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
United States
43,566
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christian Witt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,966
2,732
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,071
United States
57,273
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,679
3,083
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,160
United States
72,974
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Steven Kern
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
United States
79,403
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Blazes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,495
1,243
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,578
United States
81,949
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hao Hu
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
United States
83,986
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sohail Agha
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
United States
85,238
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Halos Lénaïg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,104
2,287
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,981
United States
89,619
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cliff Kerr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,838
2,931
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,105
United States
90,225
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bruno Moonen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,803
1,654
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,311
United States
99,513
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrew D Trister
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
United States
102,812
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Bergvinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,176
847
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,548
United States
103,283
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chris Duncombe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,156
852
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,009
United States
105,873
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Benjamin Piper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,044
2,228
0.732
International Education
research
literacy
numeracy
evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,821
United States
106,109
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Doulaye Kone
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
United States
108,133
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mike Famulare
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
United States
110,250
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andre Lin Ouedraogo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,871
1,557
0.542
Malaria modeling
infectious disease epidemiology
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,563
United States
111,928
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jian Yan
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
United States
120,641
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Georgina Murphy
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
United States
122,452
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jennifer Mccleary-Sills
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
United States
140,477
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Niteen Wairagkar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,971
1,106
0.561
Viral diseases and Vaccines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,156
United States
149,105
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Warner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,784
513
0.288
Global health
Medicinal chemistry
drug discovery
organic chemistry