Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Virology 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 :26
Finland
Vapalahti Olli
virology
emerging infections
infectious diseases
zoonoses
arboviruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,739
16,076
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
United Kingdom
R Tedder
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,453
8,294
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
United Kingdom
Paul Kellam
Virology and genomics of host pathogen interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,343
12,260
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Germany
Mengji Lu
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
Germany
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
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
Belgium
Hans Nauwynck
Virology
Vaccinology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,788
10,214
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
United States
Arvind Varsani
Virology
virus evolution
viral metagenomics
DNA viruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,977
18,978
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Thailand
Yong Poovorawan
Virology
Hepatology
Infectious disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,071
10,267
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Sweden
Göran Wadell
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,064
4,125
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
United Kingdom
William Paxton
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,708
9,346
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
South Africa
Wolfgang Preiser
Medical Virology
HIV
Virological Diagnosis
Emerging viral diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,635
15,093
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Australia
John S Mackenzie
Virology
epidemiology
emerging diseases
One Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,634
7,519
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Netherlands
Berend Jan Bosch
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,540
18,158
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
United Kingdom
Paul Digard
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,306
10,973
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
United Kingdom
judith Breuer
varicella zoster
viruses
human papillomavirus
sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,211
13,400
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
United States
Vineet Menachery
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
Belgium
Zeger Debyser
virologie
HIV
drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,461
6,329
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
United States
Kyong Mi Chang
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
Germany
Ulrike Protzer
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
Germany
Karl-Klaus Conzelmann
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
Australia
Miles Davenport
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
Hong Kong
Daniel KW Chu
virology
virus evolution
laboratory diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,722
19,717
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Germany
Friedemann Weber
RNA viruses
innate immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,341
8,938
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
United States
Kenneth Sherman
Viral Hepatitis
Drug Hepatotoxicity
Liver Disease in HIV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,005
5,964
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
United States
Shan Lu Liu
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,477
15,988
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,580
Finland
106
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Vapalahti Olli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,739
16,076
0.541
virology
emerging infections
infectious diseases
zoonoses
arboviruses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,953
United Kingdom
2,017
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
R Tedder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,453
8,294
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,104
United Kingdom
2,026
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,964
Germany
1,060
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Mengji Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,631
17,363
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,804
Germany
1,090
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,985
14,772
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,061
Belgium
213
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Hans Nauwynck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,788
10,214
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,202
United States
12,001
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,577
Thailand
23
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Yong Poovorawan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,071
10,267
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,256
Sweden
363
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Göran Wadell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,064
4,125
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,886
United Kingdom
2,587
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
William Paxton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,708
9,346
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,025
South Africa
94
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Wolfgang Preiser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,635
15,093
0.613
Medical Virology
HIV
Virological Diagnosis
Emerging viral diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,027
Australia
1,316
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
John S Mackenzie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,634
7,519
0.305
Virology
epidemiology
emerging diseases
One Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,192
Netherlands
791
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Berend Jan Bosch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,540
18,158
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,631
United Kingdom
2,660
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Paul Digard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,306
10,973
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,807
United Kingdom
2,674
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
judith Breuer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,211
13,400
0.553
varicella zoster
viruses
human papillomavirus
sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,150
United States
14,509
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Vineet Menachery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,519
22,313
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,250
Belgium
292
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Zeger Debyser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,461
6,329
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,430
United States
14,611
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Kyong Mi Chang
Citation Metrics
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,459
Germany
1,400
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Ulrike Protzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,356
14,961
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,973
Germany
1,430
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Karl-Klaus Conzelmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,102
7,987
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,896
Australia
1,530
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,938
Hong Kong
309
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Daniel KW Chu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,722
19,717
0.908
virology
virus evolution
laboratory diagnostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,851
Germany
1,587
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Friedemann Weber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,341
8,938
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,703
United States
16,787
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Kenneth Sherman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,005
5,964
0.284
Viral Hepatitis
Drug Hepatotoxicity
Liver Disease in HIV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,058
United States
17,340
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Shan Lu Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,477
15,988
0.781