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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 337 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
classical/quantum topological dynamic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,123
5,920
0.346
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Neuropsychology
Aging
Gait and Mobility
Neurodegenerative Disorders
Fatigu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,595
7,602
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
drug development
neurodegeneration
neurodevelopmental disorders
genomics
biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,067
4,063
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Cancer Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,685
2,723
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,390
6,696
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Molecular pharmacology
Biomaterials
aging
Growth factor
Autophag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,139
6,947
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
patholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,687
3,012
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
health psychology
behavioral medicine
diabetes
HIV/AIDS
adherenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,472
6,259
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
systems neuroscience
computational neuroscience
visio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,603
5,706
0.453
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
neurophysiology
sensory processing
multisensory integration
autism
attentio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,101
4,956
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Metabolomic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,039
5,281
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
diabetes and hypoglycemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,833
1,977
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Epidemiology
Practice-based Research
Dissemination and Implementation Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,804
4,071
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,621
4,705
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
malaria
purine transporters
drug and metabolite transport
neuroscience
ion channel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,576
1,642
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Stem Cell Biology
Epigenetics
erythropoiesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,998
2,027
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Drug discovery
Drug target ideation
Cardiovascular diseases
Heart failur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,990
4,741
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Connexins
gap junctions
system biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,970
1,996
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
evolutionary systems biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,895
4,005
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
functional genomics of human agin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,868
5,020
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
virus entry
virus fusion
virus exi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,867
2,343
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
small animal imagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,701
2,207
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Cancer
immunology
translational medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,195
2,554
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
HIV-1 uncoating
reverse transcription
nuclear impor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,082
3,955
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Epilepsy
Neurology
Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,575
5,789
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,694
22,935
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Emil Prodan
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,123
5,920
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,904
25,695
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Roee Holtzer
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,595
7,602
0.487
Neuropsychology
Aging
Gait and Mobility
Neurodegenerative Disorders
Fatigu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,649
26,722
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Brett Abrahams
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,067
4,063
0.270
drug development
neurodegeneration
neurodevelopmental disorders
genomics
biomarker
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,823
27,514
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Antonio Di Cristofano
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,685
2,723
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,648
28,187
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Michal Melamed
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,390
6,696
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,185
28,755
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Zhouguang Wang
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,139
6,947
0.491
Molecular pharmacology
Biomaterials
aging
Growth factor
Autophag
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,058
29,796
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Michael Prystowsky
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,687
3,012
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,513
30,314
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Jeffrey S Gonzalez
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,472
6,259
0.465
health psychology
behavioral medicine
diabetes
HIV/AIDS
adherenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,763
32,541
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Adam Kohn
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,603
5,706
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,882
34,024
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Sophie Molholm
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,101
4,956
0.410
neurophysiology
sensory processing
multisensory integration
autism
attentio
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,415
34,215
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Yunping Qiu
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,039
5,281
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,182
34,844
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Harry Shamoon
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,833
1,977
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,451
34,950
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Jonathan N Tobin
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,804
4,071
0.345
Epidemiology
Practice-based Research
Dissemination and Implementation Researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,149
35,601
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
William Chang
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,621
4,705
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,554
35,740
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Myles Akabas
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,576
1,642
0.142
malaria
purine transporters
drug and metabolite transport
neuroscience
ion channel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,068
37,639
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Eric Bouhassira
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,998
2,027
0.184
Stem Cell Biology
Epigenetics
erythropoiesi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,146
37,667
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Wei Cheng
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,990
4,741
0.431
Drug discovery
Drug target ideation
Cardiovascular diseases
Heart failur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,355
37,734
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Feliksas Bukauskas
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,970
1,996
0.182
Connexins
gap junctions
system biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,105
38,000
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Aviv Bergman
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,895
4,005
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,374
38,092
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Yousin Suh
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,868
5,020
0.462
functional genomics of human agin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,385
38,097
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Margaret Kielian
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,867
2,343
0.216
virus entry
virus fusion
virus exi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,098
38,683
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Linda Jelicks
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,701
2,207
0.206
small animal imagin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,754
40,605
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
B Hilda Ye
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,195
2,554
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,090
41,069
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Felipe Diaz Griffero
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,082
3,955
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,374
43,251
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Wei Zhao
Yeshiva University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,575
5,789
0.605