Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign 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
nutrition
health
immunology
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,545
4,052
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Parent-child relationships
pediatric obesity
emotion regulation
social relationships and health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,072
2,179
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,737
2,136
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Membrane Fusion
Lipid Metabolism
Phosphoinositides
Phosphatidic Acid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,648
1,348
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Microbial evolution
host-pathogen interactions
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,456
2,680
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Pediatric Nutrition
Cognition
Obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,396
3,936
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
nutrition
epigenetics
nutrient-gene interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,969
1,880
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Post-transcriptional gene regulation
Tissue development and disease
Myotonic dystrophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,705
2,423
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Neuroscience
Glia
Astrocytes
Neuropsychiatric disorders
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,565
3,140
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Spontaneous brain activity
cognitive control
functional connectivity
network neuroscience
neuroimaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,362
2,455
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Auditory Neuroscience
Aging
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,005
2,571
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
microbiology
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,654
1,033
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
soft tissue biomechanics
wheelchairs
rehabilitation engineering
physical therapy
kinesiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,462
2,287
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Farmland
Risk
Crop Insurance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,446
1,339
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,380
786
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Immunology
neuroimmunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,362
2,690
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Nuclear receptors
Cancer
Metastasis
Metabolism
Health Disparities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,268
1,804
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Membrane Proteins
Lipidomics
Nanodiscs
Cytochrome P450
Endocannabinoids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,190
1,745
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Biochemistry
Immunology
T cells
Cancer Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,873
1,410
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Nutrition
Cancer Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,753
1,208
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,746
2,242
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,685
1,159
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Veterinary Epidemiology
One Health
Zoonoses
Tick-Borne Diseases
Disease Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,609
1,289
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Microbiology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,583
1,481
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,561
2,127
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,899
58,773
526
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Ryan N. Dilger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,545
4,052
0.619
nutrition
health
immunology
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,442
62,752
555
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Kelly Bost
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,072
2,179
0.359
Parent-child relationships
pediatric obesity
emotion regulation
social relationships and health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,320
65,765
586
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Cari Vanderpool
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,737
2,136
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,265
66,695
596
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Rutilio Fratti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,648
1,348
0.239
Membrane Fusion
Lipid Metabolism
Phosphoinositides
Phosphatidic Acid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,372
68,566
612
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Rachel Whitaker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,456
2,680
0.491
Microbial evolution
host-pathogen interactions
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,381
69,127
616
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Naiman Khan Rd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,396
3,936
0.729
Pediatric Nutrition
Cognition
Obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,512
74,018
651
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Hong Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,969
1,880
0.378
nutrition
epigenetics
nutrient-gene interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,595
77,273
672
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Auinash Kalsotra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,705
2,423
0.515
Post-transcriptional gene regulation
Tissue development and disease
Myotonic dystrophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,770
79,073
688
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Xinzhu Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,565
3,140
0.688
Neuroscience
Glia
Astrocytes
Neuropsychiatric disorders
Neurodevelopmental disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,524
81,964
712
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Sepideh Sadaghiani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,362
2,455
0.563
Spontaneous brain activity
cognitive control
functional connectivity
network neuroscience
neuroimaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,725
87,576
756
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Daniel A Llano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,005
2,571
0.642
Auditory Neuroscience
Aging
Neurology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,909
93,618
813
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Sergey Korshunov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,654
1,033
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,979
97,401
846
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Yih Kuen Jan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,462
2,287
0.661
soft tissue biomechanics
wheelchairs
rehabilitation engineering
physical therapy
kinesiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,144
97,766
853
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Bruce Sherrick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,446
1,339
0.389
Farmland
Risk
Crop Insurance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,013
99,161
861
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Dennis French
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,380
786
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,311
99,530
864
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Daniel Mckim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,362
2,690
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,546
101,574
884
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Zeynep Madak Erdogan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,268
1,804
0.552
Nuclear receptors
Cancer
Metastasis
Metabolism
Health Disparities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,653
103,327
900
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Aditi Das
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,190
1,745
0.547
Membrane Proteins
Lipidomics
Nanodiscs
Cytochrome P450
Endocannabinoids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,432
111,097
968
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Jennifer D Stone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,873
1,410
0.491
Biochemistry
Immunology
T cells
Cancer Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,283
114,366
998
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Zhang Libin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,753
1,208
0.439
Nutrition
Cancer Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,970
114,549
1,000
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Daniel R Principe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,746
2,242
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,333
116,337
1,011
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Carol Maddox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,685
1,159
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,555
118,619
1,025
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Nohra Mateus Pinilla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,609
1,289
0.494
Veterinary Epidemiology
One Health
Zoonoses
Tick-Borne Diseases
Disease Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,345
119,375
1,034
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Asma Hatoum Aslan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,583
1,481
0.573
Microbiology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,729
120,020
1,043
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Christopher Brooke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,561
2,127
0.831