Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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
Embodied AI
CV
CG
ML
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,294
95,012
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Theoretical Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,461
30,117
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Aging
dementi
Alzheimer's
biomarkers
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,517
47,675
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
theoretical and computational molecular biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,807
30,196
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,315
32,721
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
microbiome
citizen science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,053
77,991
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Computational Biology
New Sequencing Technologies
QIIME
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,989
76,323
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Brain Development in Health and Illness
Neuroimaging
Genetics
Behavior
Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,292
32,412
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Cognitive Psychology
Language processing
Reading
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,475
27,905
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Hematology/Oncology
Biology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,977
34,542
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
inorganic chemistry
crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,268
18,993
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Genomics
Immunotherapy
Precision Medicine
Personalized Cancer Therapy
Rare Tumors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,205
43,255
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,123
28,485
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
liver fibrosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,541
35,748
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Glaucoma
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,754
35,151
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,049
26,331
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Cognitive neurology and dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,477
41,397
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Glycosciences
Anthropogeny
Infectious Disease
Cancer Biology
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,639
27,800
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,955
32,039
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Antimicrobial Peptides
Microbiome
Innate Immunity
Dermatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,428
33,939
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Cell Adhesion
Signal Transduction
Integrins
Cerebral Cavernous Malformations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,386
13,903
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
MASLD
fatty liver
NASH
cirrhosis
liver disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,243
70,871
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
cell biology
cancer
angiogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,024
13,320
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,039
16,546
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
cell signaling
G proteins
GPCRs
cancer
precision immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,953
20,316
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,568
1,218
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Hao Su
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,294
95,012
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,612
1,238
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
R Sekhar Chivukula
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,461
30,117
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,657
1,262
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Douglas Galasko
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,517
47,675
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,695
1,282
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
J Andrew Mccammon
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,807
30,196
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,713
1,289
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Webster Cavenee
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,315
32,721
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,726
1,296
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Daniel Mcdonald
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,053
77,991
0.729
microbiome
citizen science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,734
1,302
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Antonio González
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,989
76,323
0.713
Computational Biology
New Sequencing Technologies
QIIME
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,825
1,343
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Jay Giedd
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,292
32,412
0.308
Brain Development in Health and Illness
Neuroimaging
Genetics
Behavior
Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,028
1,445
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Keith Rayner
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,475
27,905
0.275
Cognitive Psychology
Language processing
Reading
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,114
1,497
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Thomas J Kipps
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,977
34,542
0.345
Hematology/Oncology
Biology
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,292
1,575
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Arnold L Rheingold
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,268
18,993
0.195
inorganic chemistry
crystallography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,369
1,611
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Razelle Kurzrock
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,205
43,255
0.450
Genomics
Immunotherapy
Precision Medicine
Personalized Cancer Therapy
Rare Tumors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,372
1,614
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Robert K Heaton
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,123
28,485
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,488
1,663
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
David A Brenner
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,541
35,748
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,603
1,712
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Robert Weinreb
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,754
35,151
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,660
1,735
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
James D Hamilton
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,049
26,331
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,691
1,750
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Howard H Feldman
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,477
41,397
0.453
Cognitive neurology and dementia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,830
1,827
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Ajit Varki
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,639
27,800
0.310
Glycosciences
Anthropogeny
Infectious Disease
Cancer Biology
Inflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,044
1,921
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Sonia Ancoli Israel
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,955
32,039
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,138
1,960
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Richard L Gallo
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,428
33,939
0.397
Antimicrobial Peptides
Microbiome
Innate Immunity
Dermatology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,143
1,962
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Mark H Ginsberg
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,386
13,903
0.163
Cell Adhesion
Signal Transduction
Integrins
Cerebral Cavernous Malformations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,234
2,012
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Rohit Loomba
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,243
70,871
0.841
MASLD
fatty liver
NASH
cirrhosis
liver disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,256
2,024
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
David Cheresh
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,024
13,320
0.159
cell biology
cancer
angiogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,333
2,067
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Steven A Hillyard
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,039
16,546
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,748
2,255
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
J Silvio Gutkind
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,953
20,316
0.257
cell signaling
G proteins
GPCRs
cancer
precision immunotherapy