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
medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,836
18,505
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,374
14,425
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Diabetes
endocrinology
molecular medicine
medical devices
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,312
19,866
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Human-Centered AI
Digital Transformation
XAI
interactive Machine Learning
trustworthy AI
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,181
17,567
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Integative Structural Biology & Signalling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,027
13,942
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Placenta
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,328
7,891
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
quantitative MRI
brain
multiple sclerosis
AD
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,387
8,914
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,269
8,959
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cancer research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,158
11,148
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Heart Failure
HFpEF
Aging
Autophagy
Metabolism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,154
8,824
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Infectious Diseases
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,360
8,673
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cholestatic liver diseases
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,120
6,066
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Aging
Autophagy
Calcium
Cardiac pathophysiology
HFpEF
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,068
9,151
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,806
7,851
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Orthopaedic Surgery
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,416
9,521
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,147
5,015
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Developmental Disorders
Development
Language
Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,475
8,077
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Pharmacology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,078
6,573
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
ion channels
pulmonary circulation
pulmonary vascular reactivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,944
6,727
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Medicine
pathology
microbiology
infectious diseases
microbiome
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,889
6,265
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Neonatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,548
6,704
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
computational cardiology
cardiac modelling
cardiac mechanics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,311
5,475
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,933
3,265
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Hepatology
microbiome
probiotic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,880
5,402
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,581
6,906
0.721
Horst Olschewski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,836
18,505
0.364
Lorenzo Cerroni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,374
14,425
0.340
Thomas Pieber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,312
19,866
0.470
Diabetes
endocrinology
molecular medicine
medical devices
Andreas Holzinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,181
17,567
0.602
Human-Centered AI
Digital Transformation
XAI
interactive Machine Learning
trustworthy AI
Tobias Madl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,027
13,942
0.580
Integative Structural Biology & Signalling
Berthold Huppertz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,328
7,891
0.353
Stefan Ropele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,387
8,914
0.485
quantitative MRI
brain
multiple sclerosis
AD
Gernot Desoye
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,269
8,959
0.490
Martin Pichler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,158
11,148
0.614
Mahmoud Abdellatif
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,154
8,824
0.546
Krause Robert
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,360
8,673
0.565
Peter Fickert
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,120
6,066
0.401
Simon Sedej *
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,068
9,151
0.607
Eleonore Fröhlich
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,806
7,851
0.530
Andreas Leithner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,416
9,521
0.660
Wolfgang Graier
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,147
5,015
0.354
Peter B Marschik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,475
8,077
0.647
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Developmental Disorders
Development
Language
Communication
Akos Heinemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,078
6,573
0.544
Andrea Olschewski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,944
6,727
0.615
ion channels
pulmonary circulation
pulmonary vascular reactivity
Gregor Gorkiewicz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,889
6,265
0.575
Medicine
pathology
microbiology
infectious diseases
microbiome
Berndt Urlesberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,548
6,704
0.636
Gernot Plank
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,311
5,475
0.531
computational cardiology
cardiac modelling
cardiac mechanics
Ruth Prassl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,933
3,265
0.329
Vanessa Stadlbauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,880
5,402
0.547
Hepatology
microbiome
probiotic
Ellen Heitzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,581
6,906
0.721