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Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 176 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Poland
Ponikowski P
cardiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475,853
241,819
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Poland
Jacek Szepietowski
narciarstwo
turystyk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,608
24,387
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Poland
Maciej Zabel
histology
oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,686
3,979
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Poland
Grzegorz Mazur
hematologia
onkologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,462
5,329
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Poland
Julita Kulbacka
drug resistance
drug delivery methods
oxidative stress
apoptosis
ferroptosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,383
6,469
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Poland
Izabella Uchmanowicz
frailty
heart failure
cardiovascular nursin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,652
6,240
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Poland
Joanna Rymaszewska
mental disorders
neuromodulation/stimulation
social health
dementia
whole-body cryotherap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,818
4,242
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Poland
Dorota Frydecka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,933
4,267
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Poland
Jan Biegus
medycyn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,081
3,616
0.886

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Poland
Donata Kurpas
integrated care
QoL
quality of medical services
public health
health behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,193
3,001
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Poland
Izabela Fecka
phytochemistry
herbal medicine
plant scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,787
2,107
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Poland
Jerzy Mozrzymas
Neuronal inhibition
neuropharmacology
synaptic plasticit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,766
1,291
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Poland
Zbigniew Sroka
natural medicine
antimicrobial and antiradical activity of natural compound
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,349
1,481
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Poland
Jacek Gajek
kardiologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,257
888
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Poland
Agnieszka Mastalerz Migas
medycyna rodzinna
grypa
szczepienia
otyłość
choroby nere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,068
2,490
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Poland
Barbara Adamik
medycyn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,647
1,539
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Poland
Marcin Mikulewicz
orthodontics
biocompatibility
material science
cleft lip and palat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,474
1,593
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Poland
Dawid Przystupski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
2,359
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Poland
Smolinska Sylwia
immunology
microbiome
allerg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,252
1,681
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Poland
Krzysztof Kotowski
Molecular Oncology
Cancer
Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,209
2,114
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Poland
Anna Paradowska Stolarz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,133
1,500
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Poland
Mieczyslaw Wozniak
medycyna laboratoryjna
kardiologia
nefrologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,092
466
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Poland
Krystyna Pawlas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,959
888
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Poland
Tomasz Zatonski
ENT
Otorhinolaryngology
Head and Neck Surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
1,766
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Poland
Pawel Gajdanowicz
Immunology
Molecular Biology
Plant Biology
Biophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,919
1,208
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40
Poland
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ponikowski P
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475,853
241,819
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,767
Poland
33
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jacek Szepietowski
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,608
24,387
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,437
Poland
208
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Maciej Zabel
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,686
3,979
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,923
Poland
309
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Grzegorz Mazur
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,462
5,329
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,359
Poland
312
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Julita Kulbacka
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,383
6,469
0.772
drug resistance
drug delivery methods
oxidative stress
apoptosis
ferroptosi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,793
Poland
359
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Izabella Uchmanowicz
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,652
6,240
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,051
Poland
441
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joanna Rymaszewska
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,818
4,242
0.622
mental disorders
neuromodulation/stimulation
social health
dementia
whole-body cryotherap
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,520
Poland
561
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dorota Frydecka
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,933
4,267
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,228
Poland
965
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jan Biegus
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,081
3,616
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,799
Poland
932
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Donata Kurpas
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,193
3,001
0.716
integrated care
QoL
quality of medical services
public health
health behavio

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,912
Poland
1,069
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Izabela Fecka
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,787
2,107
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,230
Poland
1,082
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jerzy Mozrzymas
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,766
1,291
0.343
Neuronal inhibition
neuropharmacology
synaptic plasticit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,998
Poland
1,274
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Zbigniew Sroka
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,349
1,481
0.442
natural medicine
antimicrobial and antiradical activity of natural compound
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,463
Poland
1,336
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jacek Gajek
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,257
888
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,537
Poland
1,453
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Agnieszka Mastalerz Migas
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,068
2,490
0.812
medycyna rodzinna
grypa
szczepienia
otyłość
choroby nere
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,583
Poland
1,775
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Barbara Adamik
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,647
1,539
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,563
Poland
1,920
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marcin Mikulewicz
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,474
1,593
0.644
orthodontics
biocompatibility
material science
cleft lip and palat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,309
Poland
1,927
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dawid Przystupski
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
2,359
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,276
Poland
2,169
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Smolinska Sylwia
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,252
1,681
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
432,265
Poland
2,224
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Krzysztof Kotowski
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,209
2,114
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,405
Poland
2,328
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anna Paradowska Stolarz
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,133
1,500
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,727
Poland
2,386
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mieczyslaw Wozniak
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,092
466
0.223
medycyna laboratoryjna
kardiologia
nefrologi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
470,979
Poland
2,575
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Krystyna Pawlas
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,959
888
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,905
Poland
2,594
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tomasz Zatonski
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
1,766
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,703
Poland
2,642
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pawel Gajdanowicz
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,919
1,208
0.629
Immunology
Molecular Biology
Plant Biology
Biophysic