Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Raman spectroscopy
cultural heritage science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,277
3,619
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Internal medicine diabetes and metabolism
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,252
1,710
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
deep learning
intelligent transportation systems
machine vision
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,083
1,553
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,869
3,401
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Cardiac pathophysiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,796
1,141
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Intensive Care Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,752
7,271
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,744
4,375
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,728
2,851
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
botanica farmaceutica
fitochimica
piante medicinali
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,698
3,671
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Physics
Raman spectroscopy
Minerals
Cultural heritage
Nanocrystals
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,563
3,900
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Communications
Networking
Signal Processing
Internet of Things
Smart Systems
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,489
3,770
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Semiconductors
crystal growth
functional materials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,478
4,772
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Environmental biotechnology
Phytoremediation
Food traceability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,229
2,805
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,212
2,338
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,208
2,917
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
biostatistica
epidemiologia
data science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,171
3,712
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
calcolatori
valutazione prestazioni
sistemi distribuiti
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,168
723
0.089
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Pharmacy
Drug Delivery
Pharmaceutical Technology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,163
3,111
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Industrial logistics
supply chain management
industrial plants
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,990
4,764
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Risk Assessment
Toxicology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,902
3,682
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Physics
magnetism
quantum information
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,705
3,447
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Biologia Molecolare
Vaccini Ricombinanti
Genomica
Biotecnologie
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,648
2,263
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
organic chemistry
supramolecular chemistry
bioorganic chemistry
nanomedicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,380
2,054
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Geology
Stratigraphy
Sedimentology
Evaporites
Mediterranean
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,246
2,873
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Neurologia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,213
1,535
0.213
Pier Paolo Lottici
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,277
3,619
0.390
Raman spectroscopy
cultural heritage science
Ivana Zavaroni
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,252
1,710
0.185
Internal medicine diabetes and metabolism
Massimo Bertozzi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,083
1,553
0.171
deep learning
intelligent transportation systems
machine vision
Patrizia Santi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,869
3,401
0.383
Ezio Musso
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,796
1,141
0.130
Sandra Rossi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,752
7,271
0.831
Claudio Feliciani
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,744
4,375
0.500
Stefano Rozzi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,728
2,851
0.327
Renato Bruni
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,698
3,671
0.422
botanica farmaceutica
fitochimica
piante medicinali
Danilo Bersani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,563
3,900
0.455
Physics
Raman spectroscopy
Minerals
Cultural heritage
Nanocrystals
Gianluigi Ferrari
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,489
3,770
0.444
Communications
Networking
Signal Processing
Internet of Things
Smart Systems
Roberto Fornari
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,478
4,772
0.563
Semiconductors
crystal growth
functional materials
Elena Maestri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,229
2,805
0.341
Environmental biotechnology
Phytoremediation
Food traceability
Marta Catellani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,212
2,338
0.285
Gabriele Costantino
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,208
2,917
0.355
Matteo Puntoni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,171
3,712
0.454
biostatistica
epidemiologia
data science
Gianni Conte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,168
723
0.089
Ruggero Bettini
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,163
3,111
0.381
Pharmacy
Drug Delivery
Pharmaceutical Technology
Eleonora Bottani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,990
4,764
0.596
Industrial logistics
supply chain management
industrial plants
Matteo Goldoni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,902
3,682
0.466
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Risk Assessment
Toxicology
Stefano Carretta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,705
3,447
0.447
Simone Ottonello
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,648
2,263
0.296
Biologia Molecolare
Vaccini Ricombinanti
Genomica
Biotecnologie
Francesco Sansone
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,380
2,054
0.278
organic chemistry
supramolecular chemistry
bioorganic chemistry
nanomedicine
Marco Roveri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,246
2,873
0.396
Geology
Stratigraphy
Sedimentology
Evaporites
Mediterranean
Giovanni Pavesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,213
1,535
0.213