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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :76
Extracellular matrix
electron microscopy
atomic force microscopy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,751
1,540
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Immunologia
virologia
oncologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,240
1,533
0.473
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Sport sciences
exercise sciences
physical activity
health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,919
1,533
0.799
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
chirurgia vascolare
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,260
1,514
0.464
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
GIS
Conservation biology
modelling
zoology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,014
1,437
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
thoracic surgery
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,470
1,424
0.577
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,683
1,404
0.300
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Databases
Security
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,612
1,389
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
laser physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,908
1,372
0.280
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
numerical linear algebra
discrete ill-posed problems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,613
1,351
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
odontoiatria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,137
1,332
0.623
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,959
1,324
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
Radiologia Diagnostica ed Interventistica
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,700
1,270
0.470
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Analisi Numerica
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,838
1,268
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
Analytical chemistry
trace elements
trace elements speciation
environmental analysis
voltammetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,904
1,264
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
Reconstructive surgery
breast
hand surgery
Stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,787
1,235
0.691
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
analytical chemistry
nanomaterials
catalysis
photocatalysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,958
1,234
0.417
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
Endocrinology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,540
1,219
0.792
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,536
1,128
0.173
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,862
1,086
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Endocrinology
Thyroid
Fertility
Pituitary
Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,137
1,061
0.933
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
analytical chemistry
chemometrics
training
spectroscopy
miniaturized instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,861
1,054
0.566
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Deep Learning
Text Analysis
Pattern Recognition
Neural Computing
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,799
1,037
0.576
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
structural geology
paleoseismology
seismotectonics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,506
1,035
0.687
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,228
1,021
0.458
Mario Raspanti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,751
1,540
0.324
Extracellular matrix
electron microscopy
atomic force microscopy
Greta Forlani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,240
1,533
0.473
Immunologia
virologia
oncologia
Damiano Formenti
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,919
1,533
0.799
Sport sciences
exercise sciences
physical activity
health
Matteo Tozzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,260
1,514
0.464
chirurgia vascolare
Damiano G. Preatoni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,014
1,437
0.477
GIS
Conservation biology
modelling
zoology
Nicola Rotolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,470
1,424
0.577
Ettore Fois
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,683
1,404
0.300
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Alberto Trombetta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,612
1,389
0.385
Franco Prati
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,908
1,372
0.280
Marco Donatelli
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,613
1,351
0.517
numerical linear algebra
discrete ill-posed problems
Luca Levrini
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,137
1,332
0.623
Charlotte Kilstrup Nielsen
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,959
1,324
0.447
Federico Fontana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,700
1,270
0.470
Radiologia Diagnostica ed Interventistica
Carlo Garoni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,838
1,268
0.690
Damiano Monticelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,904
1,264
0.664
Analytical chemistry
trace elements
trace elements speciation
environmental analysis
voltammetry
Mario Cherubino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,787
1,235
0.691
Reconstructive surgery
breast
hand surgery
Stem cells
Sandro Recchia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,958
1,234
0.417
analytical chemistry
nanomaterials
catalysis
photocatalysis
Daniela Gallo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,540
1,219
0.792
Sandro Morasca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,536
1,128
0.173
Elisabetta Sieni
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,862
1,086
0.583
Silvia Ippolito
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,137
1,061
0.933
Endocrinology
Thyroid
Fertility
Pituitary
Nutrition
Barbara Giussani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,861
1,054
0.566
analytical chemistry
chemometrics
training
spectroscopy
miniaturized instrumentation
Ignazio Gallo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,799
1,037
0.576
Deep Learning
Text Analysis
Pattern Recognition
Neural Computing
Computer Vision
Franz Livio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,506
1,035
0.687
structural geology
paleoseismology
seismotectonics
Milena Marsoni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,228
1,021
0.458