Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 2.411 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
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,552
52,784
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Multiple sclerosis
Exercise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,007
22,561
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
bioenergetics
nitric oxide
redox biology
mitochondria
lipid peroxidation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,920
13,254
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Respiratory Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,158
18,147
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Gravitational wave detection
Advanced Interferometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,467
27,160
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,359
12,048
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Molecular Biology
Cancer
Genome stability
Non-coding RNAs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,740
12,906
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Endocrinology
Vitamin D
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,868
14,868
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Liquid air energy storage
Thermal energy storage
Cold chain technology
Multiphase flow and heat transfer
Renewable energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,449
24,240
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,724
19,043
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
liver disease
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,696
15,676
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Health services research
human behaviour
critical illness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,797
9,436
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
oncology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,734
22,318
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Biomedical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,127
16,614
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
platelet receptors
signalling pathways
platelet function
thrombosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,954
11,028
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Bayesian modelling
Cost-effectiveness
Health economics
Middle- and Low-Income Countries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,932
13,851
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,667
18,483
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Microbiology
High-throughput Sequencing
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,547
30,575
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
bile acids
isoflavones
mass spectrometry
cancer
lens cataracts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,539
7,963
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Nanosafety
environmental fate & behaviour
biomolecules
microplastics
water pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,988
19,111
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Neurology
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,803
13,446
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Steroid Endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,774
20,020
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
health care research
geriatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,325
10,231
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
epidemiology
diabetes
cardiovascular disease
microvascular complications
health disparities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,079
36,124
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
liver
mesenchymal stromal cells
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,269
30,653
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,210
806
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Christopher A Green
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,552
52,784
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,361
4,453
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Robert Motl
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,007
22,561
0.426
Multiple sclerosis
Exercise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,694
4,603
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Darley Usmar
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,920
13,254
0.255
bioenergetics
nitric oxide
redox biology
mitochondria
lipid peroxidation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,930
860
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Martin R Miller
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,158
18,147
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,439
912
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Mengyao Wang
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,467
27,160
0.549
Gravitational wave detection
Advanced Interferometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,472
4,973
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Casey T Weaver
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,359
12,048
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,664
5,060
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Anindya Dutta
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,740
12,906
0.265
Molecular Biology
Cancer
Genome stability
Non-coding RNAs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,983
956
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Martin Hewison
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,868
14,868
0.311
Endocrinology
Vitamin D
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,113
973
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
YL Ding, Yulong Ding
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,449
24,240
0.511
Liquid air energy storage
Thermal energy storage
Cold chain technology
Multiphase flow and heat transfer
Renewable energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,800
1,032
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Laura Piddock
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,724
19,043
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,809
1,034
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
David H Adams
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,696
15,676
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,203
1,074
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Julian Bion
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,797
9,436
0.211
Health services research
human behaviour
critical illness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,711
1,125
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Nicholas James
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,734
22,318
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,989
6,146
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Victor Thannickal
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,127
16,614
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,083
1,150
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Steve P. Watson
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,954
11,028
0.257
platelet receptors
signalling pathways
platelet function
thrombosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,095
1,154
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Richard Lilford
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,932
13,851
0.323
Bayesian modelling
Cost-effectiveness
Health economics
Middle- and Low-Income Countries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,220
1,163
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Christopher D Buckley
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,667
18,483
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,286
1,167
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Nicholas J Loman
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,547
30,575
0.719
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Microbiology
High-throughput Sequencing
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,291
6,284
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Stephen Barnes
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,539
7,963
0.187
bile acids
isoflavones
mass spectrometry
cancer
lens cataracts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,552
1,194
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Iseult Lynch
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,988
19,111
0.455
Nanosafety
environmental fate & behaviour
biomolecules
microplastics
water pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,212
6,689
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
David G Standaert
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,803
13,446
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,228
1,248
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Wiebke Arlt
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,774
20,020
0.491
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Steroid Endocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,484
6,831
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Seth Landefeld
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,325
10,231
0.254
health care research
geriatrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,637
6,902
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
April P Carson
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,079
36,124
0.901
epidemiology
diabetes
cardiovascular disease
microvascular complications
health disparities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,117
1,314
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Philip Newsome
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,269
30,653
0.781
liver
mesenchymal stromal cells
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease