Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Microbiology 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 :51
medical mycology
fungal biology
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,037
20,797
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
microbiology
prebiotics
probiotics
gut microbiota
nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,030
27,879
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Experimental Evolution
Evolutionary Dynamics
Microbial Evolution
Microbial Genomics
Digital Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,723
16,513
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,000
11,241
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
staphylococci
nosocomial infections
resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,815
10,705
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Immunology
Tolerance
Multiple Sclerosis
Immune Regulation
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,158
15,942
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Biofilms
Prosthetic Joint Infection
Microbiology
Diagnostic Testing
Antimicrobial Resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,101
25,620
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
microbiology
microbiome
food
companion animal
human
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,742
27,215
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
virology
immunology
vaccines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,548
9,765
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
microbiology
microbial physiology
microbial systematics
environmental science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,207
16,987
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,753
16,526
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Biotechnology
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,103
14,948
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,068
15,672
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Microbial & Environmental Biotechnology
Molecular Microbiology of Biosurfactants
Fermentation
Bioremediation and biofuels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,969
20,507
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,135
5,528
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Medical entomology and vector control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,980
29,900
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
bacterial pathogenesis
bacterial immunology
antimicrobials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,976
8,453
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Microbiology
genomics
metagenomics
genome evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,858
11,811
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,013
14,199
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Antimicrobial Resistance
Medical Microbiology
Nano-Biotechnology
Nano-Medicine
Polymer Controlled Drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,688
42,575
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Microbiology
Staphylococcus
Lactobacilli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,587
12,992
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,517
21,097
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Modelling
Movies
Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,272
32,731
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Evolution
fungi
Fusarium
plant pathology
mycotoxins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,713
17,164
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
marine genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,609
11,290
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,316
813
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Neil Gow
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,037
20,797
0.400
medical mycology
fungal biology
microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,321
165
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Jan Knol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,030
27,879
0.536
microbiology
prebiotics
probiotics
gut microbiota
nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,410
4,489
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Richard Lenski
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,723
16,513
0.319
Experimental Evolution
Evolutionary Dynamics
Microbial Evolution
Microbial Genomics
Digital Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,610
4,578
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Jorge E Galán
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,000
11,241
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,683
221
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Verbrugh HA
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,815
10,705
0.211
staphylococci
nosocomial infections
resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,892
4,708
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Stephen D Miller
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,158
15,942
0.318
Immunology
Tolerance
Multiple Sclerosis
Immune Regulation
Virology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,913
4,716
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Robin Patel
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,101
25,620
0.511
Biofilms
Prosthetic Joint Infection
Microbiology
Diagnostic Testing
Antimicrobial Resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,026
171
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Emmanuelle Maguin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,742
27,215
0.547
microbiology
microbiome
food
companion animal
human
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,082
4,798
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Harry Greenberg
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,548
9,765
0.197
virology
immunology
vaccines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,512
5,006
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
William B Whitman
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,207
16,987
0.352
microbiology
microbial physiology
microbial systematics
environmental science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,661
5,064
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Bruce Paster
Forsyth Institute
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,753
16,526
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,911
428
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Jack John Saddler
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,103
14,948
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,923
5,181
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Joanne L Flynn
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,068
15,672
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,951
956
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Ibrahim M Banat
University of Ulster
Coleraine, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,969
20,507
0.437
Microbial & Environmental Biotechnology
Molecular Microbiology of Biosurfactants
Fermentation
Bioremediation and biofuels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,267
5,331
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Jon Beckwith
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,135
5,528
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,327
75
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Hassan Vatandoost
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,980
29,900
0.650
Medical entomology and vector control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,329
5,366
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Patrick Schlievert
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,976
8,453
0.184
bacterial pathogenesis
bacterial immunology
antimicrobials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,368
5,386
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
William (Bill) C Nelson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,858
11,811
0.258
Microbiology
genomics
metagenomics
genome evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,706
33
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Timothy Foster J
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,013
14,199
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,847
109
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Saravanan Muthupandian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,688
42,575
0.953
Antimicrobial Resistance
Medical Microbiology
Nano-Biotechnology
Nano-Medicine
Polymer Controlled Drug delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,902
498
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Friedrich Goetz
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,587
12,992
0.291
Microbiology
Staphylococcus
Lactobacilli
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,936
1,043
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Laura Piddock
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,517
21,097
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,045
110
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Naveen Kumar C
Bharath University
Chennai, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,272
32,731
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,303
5,832
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Kerry O'Donnell
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,713
17,164
0.393
Evolution
fungi
Fusarium
plant pathology
mycotoxins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,343
5,852
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Stephen Giovannoni
Oregon State University
Corvallis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,609
11,290
0.259