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
neurodegeneration
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,776
4,131
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
immunology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,521
5,586
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
leukemogenesis
inflammation
cell death
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,359
7,920
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Mucosal Innate Immunity
Gut-Brain Axis
Inflammation
COVID-19
Infection
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,912
8,594
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
nutrition
medication use
obesity
diabetes
cardiovascular diseases
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,801
6,800
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
systems biology
gene expression
metabolism
C. elegans
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,216
6,380
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Imaging
Molecular Imaging
Biophysics
Drug delivery
Membrane Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,120
2,295
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
ALS
motor neuron disease
genomics
genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,073
8,109
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Calcium
Endocytosis
Microscopy
Imaging
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,556
3,528
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Higher Education Research
PBL
Cyberinfluence
Digital
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,500
7,224
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Adipose tissue biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,464
3,971
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Adeno-associated virus
non-viral gene therapy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,456
3,451
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Bioinformatics and computational biology
cancer biology
genomics
gene expression and regulation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,276
9,235
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,610
2,650
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,520
4,428
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Innate Immunity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,292
5,065
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Physician-patient communication
patient perceptions of health and healthcare
breakdowns in care
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,361
6,826
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
immunology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,078
6,136
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,953
4,681
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,880
5,256
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,532
3,080
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,487
3,233
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
biomedical informatics
natural language processing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,466
6,498
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
medical physics
nuclear medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,330
2,866
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Health Informatics
Behavior Change
Implementation Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,310
4,450
0.361
Zuoshang Xu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,776
4,131
0.220
Samuel M Behar
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,521
5,586
0.302
Michelle A Kelliher
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,359
7,920
0.431
Javier E Irazoqui *
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,912
8,594
0.480
Mucosal Innate Immunity
Gut-Brain Axis
Inflammation
COVID-19
Infection
Yunsheng Ma
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,801
6,800
0.382
nutrition
medication use
obesity
diabetes
cardiovascular diseases
Albertha Jm Walhout
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,216
6,380
0.371
systems biology
gene expression
metabolism
C. elegans
Alexei Bogdanov Jr
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,120
2,295
0.142
Imaging
Molecular Imaging
Biophysics
Drug delivery
Membrane Biology
John Landers
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,073
8,109
0.505
ALS
motor neuron disease
genomics
genetics
Kevin Fogarty
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,556
3,528
0.227
Maggi Savin-Baden
University of Worcester
Worcester, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,500
7,224
0.466
Higher Education Research
PBL
Cyberinfluence
Digital
Silvia Corvera
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,464
3,971
0.257
Robert M Kotin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,456
3,451
0.223
Lihua Julie Zhu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,276
9,235
0.605
Bioinformatics and computational biology
cancer biology
genomics
gene expression and regulation
Mark Klempner
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,610
2,650
0.181
Vivian Budnik
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,520
4,428
0.305
Neal Silverman
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,292
5,065
0.354
Kathleen Mazor
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,361
6,826
0.511
Physician-patient communication
patient perceptions of health and healthcare
breakdowns in care
Joonsoo Kang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,078
6,136
0.469
Rene Maehr
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,953
4,681
0.361
Celia A Schiffer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,880
5,256
0.408
Roger Craig
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,532
3,080
0.246
Libraty
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,487
3,233
0.259
Hong Yu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,466
6,498
0.521
biomedical informatics
natural language processing
Michael King
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,330
2,866
0.232
medical physics
nuclear medicine
Thomas K Houston
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,310
4,450
0.361