Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World 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 :26
Biostatistics
Human Genetics
Statistical Computing
Genetics
Complex Traits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369,912
192,293
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Global Health
Child Survival
Public Health Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364,133
250,007
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Digestive oncology
Chronic liver disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,110
261,993
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358,923
134,146
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
medicine
epidemiology
coronary heart disease
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,543
147,004
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,056
163,827
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352,512
216,846
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Signal Transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349,834
84,198
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Cancer Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348,201
123,366
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Cardiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345,754
160,382
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
biochemistry
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345,531
22,090
0.064
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Critical Care Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
343,396
152,573
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
health and health care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338,808
131,415
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Social determinants of health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322,540
105,380
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
molecular neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322,445
36,116
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Professor of Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320,382
105,292
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,441
84,788
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,263
234,938
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
cardiology
kardiologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303,948
131,245
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
GRADE
Recommendations
Knowledge Synthesis
Systematic Reviews
Guidelines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302,358
176,830
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
medicine
cardiology
atherosclerosis
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300,883
97,369
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Epidemiologia cardiovascular
Epidemiologia do diabetes
Biomarcadores
Atenção Primária a Saúde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297,395
210,810
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297,089
79,090
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
critical care medicine
sepsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,514
119,869
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,775
163,171
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95
48
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Goncalo Abecasis
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369,912
192,293
0.520
Biostatistics
Human Genetics
Statistical Computing
Genetics
Complex Traits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Zulfiqar Bhutta
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364,133
250,007
0.687
Global Health
Child Survival
Public Health Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Reza Malekzadeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,110
261,993
0.728
Digestive oncology
Chronic liver disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Karl Friston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358,923
134,146
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Diederick E. Grobbee
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,543
147,004
0.411
medicine
epidemiology
coronary heart disease
global health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Nicholas Wareham
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,056
163,827
0.459
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Mika Kivimaki
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352,512
216,846
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122
61
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Michael Karin
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349,834
84,198
0.241
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Signal Transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125
63
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
David J Hunter
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348,201
123,366
0.354
Cancer Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Global Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Philippe Gabriel Steg
Université Paris Cité
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345,754
160,382
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Ulrich K. Laemmli
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345,531
22,090
0.064
biochemistry
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137
12
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Deborah Cook
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
343,396
152,573
0.444
Critical Care Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139
67
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Harlan Krumholz
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338,808
131,415
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168
15
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Michael G Marmot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322,540
105,380
0.327
Social determinants of health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169
76
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Tom Maniatis
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322,445
36,116
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174
78
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Eric Rimm
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320,382
105,292
0.329
Professor of Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184
86
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Steven A Rosenberg
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,441
84,788
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Yousef Khader
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,263
234,938
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Adam Torbicki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303,948
131,245
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208
13
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Holger Schünemann
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302,358
176,830
0.585
GRADE
Recommendations
Knowledge Synthesis
Systematic Reviews
Guidelines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210
93
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Peter Libby
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300,883
97,369
0.324
medicine
cardiology
atherosclerosis
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Paulo Andrade Lotufo
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297,395
210,810
0.709
Epidemiologia cardiovascular
Epidemiologia do diabetes
Biomarcadores
Atenção Primária a Saúde
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223
97
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Richard A Flavell
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297,089
79,090
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Jean Louis Vincent
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,514
119,869
0.404
critical care medicine
sepsis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235
104
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Gordon Mills
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,775
163,171
0.557