Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National Institutes of Health Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :301
Neuroscience
MRI
molecular imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,269
5,956
0.218
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :302
developmental biology
single-cell RNAseq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,817
5,946
0.872
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :303
Suicide Prevention
Psychology
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,753
5,933
0.765
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :304
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,740
5,915
0.764
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :305
genomics genetics regenerative biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,958
5,896
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :306
Machine Learning
Medical Image Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,624
5,824
0.675
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :307
Nephrology
sepsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,038
5,823
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :308
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,921
5,815
0.840
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :309
physical activity
energy metabolism
skeletal muscle
gerontology
body composition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,934
5,805
0.732
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :310
mucosal immunity
host-microbiome interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,736
5,728
0.656
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :311
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,284
5,708
0.784
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :312
bibliometrics
open access
ophthalmology
vision science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,814
5,689
0.835
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :313
Biomedical Informatics
Computational Biology
Large Language Models
Human-Computer Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,512
5,688
0.757
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :314
physical biochemistry
biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,573
5,644
0.239
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :315
emotion and health-related decision-making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,761
5,569
0.718
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :316
biomedical ontology
bioNLP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,708
5,557
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :317
Metabolism
Genetics
Obesity
Biostatistics
Bioengineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,457
5,511
0.652
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :318
Neuroscience
genetics
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,462
5,500
0.526
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :319
Thyroid
Diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,859
5,443
0.423
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :320
cognitive neuroscience
memory
parietal cortex
brain networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,189
5,428
0.755
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :321
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,270
5,427
0.866
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :322
bioinformatics
microbiology
cancer
whole shotgun metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,383
5,419
0.849
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :323
protein biophysics
protein folding
protein aggregation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,502
5,410
0.172
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :324
Genomics
Population Genetics
Evolution
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,268
5,410
0.863
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :325
Aging
Alzheimer's disease
Mitophagy
NAD+
cGAS-STING
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,496
5,355
0.974
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,062
27,459
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 301
Alan Koretsky
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,269
5,956
0.218
Neuroscience
MRI
molecular imaging
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,219
27,505
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 302
Jeffrey A Farrell
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,817
5,946
0.872
developmental biology
single-cell RNAseq
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,462
27,598
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 303
Elizabeth Ballard
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,753
5,933
0.765
Suicide Prevention
Psychology
Psychiatry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,743
27,698
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 304
Kevin Vannella
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,740
5,915
0.764
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,080
27,825
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 305
Shawn M Burgess
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,958
5,896
0.422
genomics genetics regenerative biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,269
28,236
304
Ranking Based On Selection: 306
Stefan Jaeger
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,624
5,824
0.675
Machine Learning
Medical Image Analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,277
28,241
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 307
Peter St Yuen
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,038
5,823
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,403
28,286
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 308
Belynda Hicks
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,921
5,815
0.840
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,584
1,044
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 309
Yosuke Yamada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,934
5,805
0.732
physical activity
energy metabolism
skeletal muscle
gerontology
body composition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,907
28,818
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 310
Niki Moutsopoulos
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,736
5,728
0.656
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,275
28,947
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 311
Mark Benson
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,284
5,708
0.784
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,621
29,065
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 312
Pamela Sieving
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,814
5,689
0.835
bibliometrics
open access
ophthalmology
vision science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,638
29,076
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 313
Brian Ondov
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,512
5,688
0.757
Biomedical Informatics
Computational Biology
Large Language Models
Human-Computer Interaction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,464
29,363
311
Ranking Based On Selection: 314
Allen P Minton
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,573
5,644
0.239
physical biochemistry
biophysics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,875
29,857
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 315
Rebecca Ferrer
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,761
5,569
0.718
emotion and health-related decision-making
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,080
29,924
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 316
Olivier Bodenreider
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,708
5,557
0.354
biomedical ontology
bioNLP
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,978
30,205
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 317
Paolo Piaggi
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,457
5,511
0.652
Metabolism
Genetics
Obesity
Biostatistics
Bioengineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,177
30,276
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 318
Brandon K Harvey
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,462
5,500
0.526
Neuroscience
genetics
molecular biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,260
30,652
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 319
Henry B Burch
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,859
5,443
0.423
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,580
30,760
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 320
Adrian W Gilmore
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,189
5,428
0.755
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,599
30,765
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 321
Michael Ward
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,270
5,427
0.866
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,750
30,819
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 322
John Anthony Mcculloch
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,383
5,419
0.849
bioinformatics
microbiology
cancer
whole shotgun metagenomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,896
30,872
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 323
William A Eaton
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,502
5,410
0.172
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,915
30,880
321
Ranking Based On Selection: 324
Justin Lack
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,268
5,410
0.863
Genomics
Population Genetics
Evolution
Cancer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,027
31,250
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 325
Yujun Hou
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,496
5,355
0.974