Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 2.062 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
Internet skills
digital inequality
digital literacy
digital divide
older adults
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,193
17,415
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
plant physiology
membrane transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,506
15,105
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Sleep
circadian rhythms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,345
8,368
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Adhesive Dentistry
Dental Biomaterials
Prosthodontics
Reconstructive Dentistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,708
22,092
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,510
6,355
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
personality
assessment
positive psychology
humor
character strengths
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,281
16,936
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,517
22,735
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Plant immunity
signaling
receptor kinases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,154
18,629
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
epigenetics
apomixis
plant science
development
reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,114
10,591
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
astrophysics
cosmology
theoretical physics
computational science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,709
7,983
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,620
13,950
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Bioinformatics
Evolutionary Biology
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,605
16,741
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Nutrition
lifestyle
chronic diseases
cancer risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,411
16,845
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,153
11,568
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Molecular Biology
Cell Communication
Oncogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,384
9,155
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Parasitologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,074
11,556
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Stress
Psychoneuroendocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,065
12,046
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,326
12,004
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Theoretical physics
Flavour Physics
Beyond the Standard Model
Effective field theories
Theoretical particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,219
10,260
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Neuroscience
Brain Research
Neural Networks
Neural Circuits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,831
12,026
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Glaciology
High Mountains
Climate Change
Geomorphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,558
8,615
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Genome evolution
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,550
14,952
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,742
6,821
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Biomedical Image Analysis
Medical Image Analysis
Medical Image Computing
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,674
25,277
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Computational Astrophysics
High Performance Computing
Cosmology
Galaxy Formation
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,472
13,238
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,993
231
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Eszter Hargittai
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,193
17,415
0.403
Internet skills
digital inequality
digital literacy
digital divide
older adults
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,345
243
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Enrico Martinoia
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,506
15,105
0.355
plant physiology
membrane transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,934
250
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Alexander Borbély
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,345
8,368
0.202
Sleep
circadian rhythms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,307
255
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Mutlu Özcan
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,708
22,092
0.543
Adhesive Dentistry
Dental Biomaterials
Prosthodontics
Reconstructive Dentistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,414
257
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Jean-Marc Fritschy
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,510
6,355
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,546
262
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Willibald Ruch
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,281
16,936
0.420
personality
assessment
positive psychology
humor
character strengths
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,001
270
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Liam O Mahony
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,517
22,735
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,225
274
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Cyril Zipfel
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,154
18,629
0.476
Plant immunity
signaling
receptor kinases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,882
288
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Ueli Grossniklaus
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,114
10,591
0.278
epigenetics
apomixis
plant science
development
reproduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,162
291
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Ben Moore
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,709
7,983
0.212
astrophysics
cosmology
theoretical physics
computational science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,873
297
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Thomas Attin
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,620
13,950
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,887
299
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Alexander Roth
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,605
16,741
0.457
Bioinformatics
Evolutionary Biology
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,052
303
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Sabine Rohrmann
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,411
16,845
0.463
Nutrition
lifestyle
chronic diseases
cancer risk
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,251
310
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Leo Eberl
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,153
11,568
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,850
321
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Konrad Basler
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,384
9,155
0.259
Molecular Biology
Cell Communication
Oncogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,079
328
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Peter Deplazes
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,074
11,556
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,088
329
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Ulrike Ehlert
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,065
12,046
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,678
344
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Massimiliano Grazzini
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,326
12,004
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,768
349
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Gino Isidori
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,219
10,260
0.300
Theoretical physics
Flavour Physics
Beyond the Standard Model
Effective field theories
Theoretical particle physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,098
355
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Fritjof Helmchen
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,831
12,026
0.355
Neuroscience
Brain Research
Neural Networks
Neural Circuits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,354
358
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Wilfried Haeberli
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,558
8,615
0.257
Glaciology
High Mountains
Climate Change
Geomorphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,286
371
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Wicker Thomas
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,550
14,952
0.459
Genome evolution
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,096
384
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Dietrich Lehmann
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,742
6,821
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,175
385
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Bjoern H Menze
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,674
25,277
0.798
Biomedical Image Analysis
Medical Image Analysis
Medical Image Computing
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,400
390
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Romain Teyssier
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,472
13,238
0.421
Computational Astrophysics
High Performance Computing
Cosmology
Galaxy Formation
Astrophysics