Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Microbiology Rankings 2025
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 :76
medical mycology
hospital infection control
epidemiology and prevention of hospital infections
Aspergillus and innate immunit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,881
22,888
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
metagenomics
virus-host interactions
viral ecology
microbial genomics
phage biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,716
28,406
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Medical Emtomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,649
35,499
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
Microbial Ecology
Metagenomics
Metatranscriptomics
Human microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,594
26,430
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
microbiology
ecology
plant rhizosphere
natural products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,330
23,475
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
microbiology nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,286
23,803
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Immunology/cytokines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,161
2,442
0.062
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Drug resistance
microorganism virulence factors
microbiota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,148
26,224
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
Microbiology
Bacteriology
Infectious diseases
Host defense
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,062
12,881
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
Bioinformatics
functional annotation
gene expression
third generation sequencing
multiomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,871
20,172
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
Microbiology
molecular biology
genomics
bioinformatics
CRISPR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,711
22,032
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
microbiology
prebiotics
milk
biotechnology
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,561
22,439
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
Microbiology
Immunology
Infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,717
36,401
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
The University of Melbourne
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,629
15,842
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
microbiology
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,822
12,052
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
toxicology
chemical carcinogenesis
urinary tract cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,348
8,362
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,053
23,207
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
Malaria
drug resistance
drug discovery
pathogenesis
molecular genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,831
15,660
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
global health
antimicrobial resistance
zoonoses
S. suis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,616
25,292
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,249
8,112
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,811
11,044
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Actinomycetes
antibiotic biosynthesis
gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,617
6,912
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
virology
virus-host interactions
viral proteases
viral IFN antagonists
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,438
22,391
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
AIDS
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,179
8,311
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
microbiología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,083
16,135
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,298
59
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Cornelia Lass Flörl
Medizinische Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,881
22,888
0.560
medical mycology
hospital infection control
epidemiology and prevention of hospital infections
Aspergillus and innate immunit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,381
6,373
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Matthew B Sullivan
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,716
28,406
0.698
metagenomics
virus-host interactions
viral ecology
microbial genomics
phage biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,420
82
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Ahmadali Enayati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,649
35,499
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,460
531
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Gene W Tyson
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,594
26,430
0.651
Microbial Ecology
Metagenomics
Metatranscriptomics
Human microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,603
338
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Jos M Raaijmakers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,330
23,475
0.582
microbiology
ecology
plant rhizosphere
natural products
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,625
113
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Mahendra Rai
Amravati University
Amravati, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,286
23,803
0.591
microbiology nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,261
6,781
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Jan Vilcek
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,161
2,442
0.062
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,266
594
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Maurizio Sanguinetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,148
26,224
0.670
Drug resistance
microorganism virulence factors
microbiota
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,311
6,797
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Frank R Deleo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,062
12,881
0.330
Microbiology
Bacteriology
Infectious diseases
Host defense
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,418
6,842
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Ana Conesa
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,871
20,172
0.519
Bioinformatics
functional annotation
gene expression
third generation sequencing
multiomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,517
6,887
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Philippe Horvath
DuPont Company
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,711
22,032
0.569
Microbiology
molecular biology
genomics
bioinformatics
CRISPR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,620
6,942
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
David A Mills
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,561
22,439
0.582
microbiology
prebiotics
milk
biotechnology
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,143
121
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Nasir Salam
Central University of Punjab Bathinda
Bathinda, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,717
36,401
0.965
Microbiology
Immunology
Infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,199
623
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
James McCluskey
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,629
15,842
0.421
The University of Melbourne
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,712
7,435
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Ferric Fang
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,822
12,052
0.327
microbiology
infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,056
7,588
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Samuel M Cohen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,348
8,362
0.230
toxicology
chemical carcinogenesis
urinary tract cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,258
660
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Marco Ventura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,053
23,207
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,407
7,758
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
David Fidock
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,831
15,660
0.437
Malaria
drug resistance
drug discovery
pathogenesis
molecular genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,559
412
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Constance Schultsz
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,616
25,292
0.710
global health
antimicrobial resistance
zoonoses
S. suis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,821
67
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Ingolf Nes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,249
8,112
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,173
8,092
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Yasuko Rikihisa
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,811
11,044
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,324
1,519
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Mervyn Bibb
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,617
6,912
0.200
Actinomycetes
antibiotic biosynthesis
gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,476
8,216
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Susan C Baker
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,438
22,391
0.650
virology
virus-host interactions
viral proteases
viral IFN antagonists
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,695
8,318
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Andrew Lackner
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,179
8,311
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,775
292
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Ramon Rossello-Mora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,083
16,135
0.473