Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.882 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
disease therapeutics
genomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,254
16,589
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
immunology oncology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,133
13,382
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,045
35,482
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,349
36,896
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
immunology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,996
25,706
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Molecular biophysics
structural biology
magnetic resonance
NMR spectroscopy
Chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,221
8,847
0.097
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,063
47,714
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
cardiology
clinical research
epidemiology
grant funding
peer review
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,078
33,271
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
hematopoiesis
bone marrow failure
aplastic anemia
myelodysplastic syndromes
PNH
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,495
17,968
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
cell biology
bone
stem cells
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,130
16,188
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Cell Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,467
20,746
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
neurology
clinical neurophysiology
movement disorders
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,004
18,078
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
medicine
hematology
oncology
lymphoma
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,785
24,937
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
immunology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,155
17,301
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Pathology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,695
22,264
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,976
12,859
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
genomics
evolution
archaea
CRISPR
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,180
36,927
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
genomics
bioinformatics
microbiology
algorithms
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,974
24,800
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Neurobiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,264
7,694
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
drug discovery
pharmacology
cardiovascular disease
GPCRs
oxidative stress
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,326
21,887
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Human genetics
cancer genomics
microbiomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,562
33,954
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Pharmacology
Oncology
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacogenetics
Clinical Pharmacology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,084
16,904
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Genome Informatics
Genome Assembly
Sequence Analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,298
43,291
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Epidemiology and Public Health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,117
24,818
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Genetic Epidemiology
Genomics
Human Genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,141
30,452
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,481
1,644
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Richard Simon
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,254
16,589
0.172
disease therapeutics
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,488
1,647
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Thomas A Waldmann
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,133
13,382
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,494
1,650
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
H Clifford Lane
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,045
35,482
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,678
1,733
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Philip Rosenberg
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,349
36,896
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,770
1,778
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
John J Oshea
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,996
25,706
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,834
1,815
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
G Marius Clore Frs
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,221
8,847
0.097
Molecular biophysics
structural biology
magnetic resonance
NMR spectroscopy
Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,924
1,860
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Karel Pacak
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,063
47,714
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,136
1,952
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Michael Lauer
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,078
33,271
0.382
cardiology
clinical research
epidemiology
grant funding
peer review
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,525
2,147
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Neal Young
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,495
17,968
0.218
hematopoiesis
bone marrow failure
aplastic anemia
myelodysplastic syndromes
PNH
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,569
2,169
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Pamela Robey
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,130
16,188
0.197
cell biology
bone
stem cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,751
2,245
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Juan S Bonifacino
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,467
20,746
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,793
2,267
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Mark Hallett
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,004
18,078
0.226
neurology
clinical neurophysiology
movement disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,818
2,284
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Wyndham Wilson
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,785
24,937
0.313
medicine
hematology
oncology
lymphoma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,010
2,371
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Warren J Leonard
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,155
17,301
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,150
2,430
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Maria J Merino
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,695
22,264
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,361
2,538
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
David Goldman
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,976
12,859
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,436
2,575
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Kira Makarova
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,180
36,927
0.498
genomics
evolution
archaea
CRISPR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,848
2,767
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Daniel Haft
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,974
24,800
0.349
genomics
bioinformatics
microbiology
algorithms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,090
2,885
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Gold PW
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,264
7,694
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,229
2,944
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Pal Pacher
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,326
21,887
0.320
drug discovery
pharmacology
cardiovascular disease
GPCRs
oxidative stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,472
3,056
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jianxin Shi
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,562
33,954
0.510
Human genetics
cancer genomics
microbiomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,903
3,266
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
William Douglas Figg, Sr
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,084
16,904
0.264
Pharmacology
Oncology
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacogenetics
Clinical Pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,222
3,416
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Adam M Phillippy
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,298
43,291
0.695
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Genome Informatics
Genome Assembly
Sequence Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,249
3,428
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Montserrat Garcia-Closas
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,117
24,818
0.400
Epidemiology and Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,420
3,513
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Adebowale Adeyemo
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,141
30,452
0.498
Genetic Epidemiology
Genomics
Human Genetics