Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University West 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
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,383
2,137
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
cancer
pharmacokinetics
pharmacogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,300
1,041
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Bioinformatics
Epigenomics
Chatbots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,163
4,184
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Parasitology
Herpetology
Batrachology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,861
2,643
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,850
4,601
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Nursing
Infection Prevention
Improvement Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,701
3,624
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
stem cell
in vitro microenvironment
chondrogenic differentiation
cartilage repair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,688
3,352
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Plant Genetics
Plant Physiology
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,630
3,166
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Adolescent health
health behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,605
4,152
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Drug Discovery from microbial sources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,539
5,201
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Pharmacy
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,387
2,918
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Nutrition leadership
haemostasis
human nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,287
3,169
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
ophthalmology
vision
electrophysiology
psychophysics
toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,636
1,602
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Veterinary Science
Ceramic & Glass Biomaterials
Marine biomaterials
Silk biomaterials
Drug
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,617
3,899
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Stuttering
Cluttering
Public Attitudes
Stories of Stuttering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,575
2,368
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Aquatic Parasitology
Ecosystem Health
Aquatic Ecology
Marine Parasitology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,552
3,649
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
environment
water
agri-food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,544
2,718
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Diabetes and wound healing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,524
2,506
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Public Health & Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,459
3,560
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
ischemia
traumatic brain injury
stroke
cranial base
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,243
2,379
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Transdermal and topical drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,115
2,667
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
injury
mortality
suicide
substance use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,104
2,556
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Breast cancer
obesity
adipokines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,072
1,337
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Epidemiology of non-communicable disease
cardiovascular health promotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,023
4,114
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Pharmaceutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,973
949
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,174
52,823
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Lori Hazlehurst
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,383
2,137
0.289
Pharmaceutical Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,882
53,385
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
William Petros
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,300
1,041
0.143
cancer
pharmacokinetics
pharmacogenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,729
54,299
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Gangqing Hu
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,163
4,184
0.584
Bioinformatics
Epigenomics
Chatbots
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,378
609
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Louis Du Preez
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,861
2,643
0.385
Parasitology
Herpetology
Batrachology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,637
10
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Sureshwar Pandey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,850
4,601
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,104
12,138
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
HP Loveday
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,701
3,624
0.541
Nursing
Infection Prevention
Improvement Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,410
57,713
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Ming Pei
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,688
3,352
0.501
stem cell
in vitro microenvironment
chondrogenic differentiation
cartilage repair
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,825
58,160
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Vagner Benedito
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,630
3,166
0.478
Plant Genetics
Plant Physiology
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,449
58,329
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Álfgeir Kristjánsson
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,605
4,152
0.629
Adolescent health
health behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,038
12,436
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Mostafa E Rateb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,539
5,201
0.795
Drug Discovery from microbial sources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,879
60,064
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Karen Hassell
West Coast University
North Hollywood, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,387
2,918
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,585
666
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Johann Jerling
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,287
3,169
0.504
Nutrition leadership
haemostasis
human nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,621
66,809
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
J Vernon Odom
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,636
1,602
0.284
ophthalmology
vision
electrophysiology
psychophysics
toxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,203
3,060
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Samit K Nandi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,617
3,899
0.694
Veterinary Science
Ceramic & Glass Biomaterials
Marine biomaterials
Silk biomaterials
Drug
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,483
67,376
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Kenneth O St Louis
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,575
2,368
0.425
Stuttering
Cluttering
Public Attitudes
Stories of Stuttering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,221
789
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Nico J Smit
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,552
3,649
0.657
Aquatic Parasitology
Ecosystem Health
Aquatic Ecology
Marine Parasitology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,478
14,322
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Darren Reynolds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,544
2,718
0.490
environment
water
agri-food
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,140
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
B Shivananda Nayak|Nayak BS
University of the West Indies at St Augustine
Trinidad ve Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,524
2,506
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,270
14,520
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Hafiz TA Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,459
3,560
0.652
Public Health & Biostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,961
70,823
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Charles Rosen
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,243
2,379
0.454
ischemia
traumatic brain injury
stroke
cranial base
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,626
857
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jeanetta Du Plessis
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,115
2,667
0.521
Transdermal and topical drug delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,033
72,354
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Ian Rockett
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,104
2,556
0.501
injury
mortality
suicide
substance use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,312
72,720
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Linda Vona Davis
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,072
1,337
0.264
Breast cancer
obesity
adipokines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,262
878
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Iolanthé Marike Kruger
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,023
4,114
0.819
Epidemiology of non-communicable disease
cardiovascular health promotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,377
888
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
AF Kotze
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,973
949
0.191