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 :26
virology
emerging infections
infectious diseases
zoonoses
arboviruses
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,739
16,076
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Virology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,453
8,294
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Virology and genomics of host pathogen interactions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,343
12,260
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,631
17,363
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,985
14,772
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Virology
Vaccinology
Immunology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,788
10,214
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Virology
virus evolution
viral metagenomics
DNA viruses
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,977
18,978
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Virology
Hepatology
Infectious disease
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,071
10,267
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
virology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,064
4,125
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Virology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,708
9,346
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Medical Virology
HIV
Virological Diagnosis
Emerging viral diseases
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,635
15,093
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Virology
epidemiology
emerging diseases
One Health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,634
7,519
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Virology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,540
18,158
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
virology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,306
10,973
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
varicella zoster
viruses
human papillomavirus
sequencing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,211
13,400
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,519
22,313
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
virologie
HIV
drug discovery
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,461
6,329
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
viral hepatitis and liver disease immune pathogenesis and therapy
genomics and single cell analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,373
14,297
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,356
14,961
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Virology
innate immune response
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,102
7,987
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Viral dynamics
theoretical immunology
mathematical biology
infectious disease dynamics
biomathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,173
14,587
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
virology
virus evolution
laboratory diagnostics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,722
19,717
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
RNA viruses
innate immunity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,341
8,938
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Viral Hepatitis
Drug Hepatotoxicity
Liver Disease in HIV
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,005
5,964
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,477
15,988
0.781
Vapalahti Olli
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,739
16,076
0.541
virology
emerging infections
infectious diseases
zoonoses
arboviruses
R Tedder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,453
8,294
0.282
Paul Kellam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,343
12,260
0.418
Virology and genomics of host pathogen interactions
Mengji Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,631
17,363
0.606
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,985
14,772
0.528
Hans Nauwynck
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,788
10,214
0.368
Virology
Vaccinology
Immunology
Arvind Varsani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,977
18,978
0.703
Virology
virus evolution
viral metagenomics
DNA viruses
Yong Poovorawan
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,071
10,267
0.394
Virology
Hepatology
Infectious disease
Göran Wadell
Umea University
Umeå, Sweden
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,064
4,125
0.165
William Paxton
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,708
9,346
0.378
Wolfgang Preiser
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,635
15,093
0.613
Medical Virology
HIV
Virological Diagnosis
Emerging viral diseases
John S Mackenzie
Curtin University
Bentley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,634
7,519
0.305
Virology
epidemiology
emerging diseases
One Health
Berend Jan Bosch
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,540
18,158
0.740
Paul Digard
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,306
10,973
0.451
judith Breuer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,211
13,400
0.553
varicella zoster
viruses
human papillomavirus
sequencing
Vineet Menachery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,519
22,313
0.949
Zeger Debyser
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,461
6,329
0.270
Kyong Mi Chang
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,373
14,297
0.612
viral hepatitis and liver disease immune pathogenesis and therapy
genomics and single cell analysis
Ulrike Protzer
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,356
14,961
0.641
Karl-Klaus Conzelmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,102
7,987
0.346
Virology
innate immune response
Miles Davenport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,173
14,587
0.658
Viral dynamics
theoretical immunology
mathematical biology
infectious disease dynamics
biomathematics
Daniel KW Chu
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,722
19,717
0.908
virology
virus evolution
laboratory diagnostics
Friedemann Weber
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,341
8,938
0.419
Kenneth Sherman
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,005
5,964
0.284
Viral Hepatitis
Drug Hepatotoxicity
Liver Disease in HIV
Shan Lu Liu
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,477
15,988
0.781