Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Virology 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 :76
South Africa
Ed Rybicki
Virology
Vaccinology
Plant Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,759
5,209
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Germany
Thomas Iftner
Viren
Onkologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,634
5,144
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
China
Tong Yigang Tong Yi gang|Tong, Y
Virology
Microbiology
Bacteriophage
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,288
11,731
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
Australia
Paul Young
virology
dengue
vaccine
diagnostics
pathogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,080
6,865
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
Sweden
Helene Norder
Virologi
virus evolution
hepatit
picornavirus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,540
3,772
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
United Kingdom
Ervin Fodor
Viruses
Influenza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,536
5,823
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Japan
Yuko Sakai Tagawa
Virology
Influenza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,411
7,003
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Canada
Christopher D Richardson
Virology
viruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,263
3,107
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
United Kingdom
Georgios Pollakis
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,185
10,233
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
Canada
Jacques Corbeil
virology/microbiology
metabolomic
diagnostics
computational biology
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,174
4,417
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
Australia
Ian M Mackay
virology
virus
pcr
pathology testing
emerging viruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,127
3,593
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
Hong Kong
Zhu Huachen
Virology
Immunology
Public Health
Molecular Biology
Genetic Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,062
10,160
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
Canada
Shayan Sharif
Viral immunology
gut health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,996
7,289
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Norway
Olav Dalgard
Viral hepatitis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,893
8,877
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
Australia
Peter J Walker
virology
disease emergence
virus taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,762
6,910
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
Mexico
Susana Lopez
Virology
Cellular Biology
Molecular Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,641
4,681
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
Poland
Krzysztof Pyrc
virology
molecular biology
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,478
9,571
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
United States
Blossom Damania
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,388
6,293
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
Italy
Teresa Pollicino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,129
4,694
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
United States
Peter Nagy
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,918
3,613
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Canada
Jutta Preiksaitis
virology
immunology
transplant infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,767
3,276
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Estonia
Andres Merits
viriology
molecular biology
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,746
7,304
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
United Kingdom
Alexander Tarr
Virology
Immunology
HCV
HBV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,721
9,523
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
Mexico
Carlos F Arias
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,693
4,591
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
United States
W Paul Duprex
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,664
7,695
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,740
South Africa
185
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Ed Rybicki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,759
5,209
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,328
Germany
2,446
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Thomas Iftner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,634
5,144
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,992
China
2,281
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Tong Yigang Tong Yi gang|Tong, Y
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,288
11,731
0.767
Virology
Microbiology
Bacteriophage
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,066
Australia
2,651
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Paul Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,080
6,865
0.455
virology
dengue
vaccine
diagnostics
pathogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,936
Sweden
832
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Helene Norder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,540
3,772
0.259
Virologi
virus evolution
hepatit
picornavirus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,953
United Kingdom
5,299
567
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Ervin Fodor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,536
5,823
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,656
Japan
1,009
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Yuko Sakai Tagawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,411
7,003
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,511
Canada
2,805
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Christopher D Richardson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,263
3,107
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,994
United Kingdom
5,455
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Georgios Pollakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,185
10,233
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,069
Canada
2,830
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Jacques Corbeil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,174
4,417
0.312
virology/microbiology
metabolomic
diagnostics
computational biology
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,368
Australia
2,895
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Ian M Mackay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,127
3,593
0.254
virology
virus
pcr
pathology testing
emerging viruses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,775
Hong Kong
527
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Zhu Huachen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,062
10,160
0.723
Virology
Immunology
Public Health
Molecular Biology
Genetic Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,164
Canada
2,888
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Shayan Sharif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,996
7,289
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,812
Norway
380
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Olav Dalgard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,893
8,877
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,615
Australia
3,014
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Peter J Walker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,762
6,910
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,404
Mexico
187
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Susana Lopez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,641
4,681
0.343
Virology
Cellular Biology
Molecular Virology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,427
Poland
144
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Krzysztof Pyrc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,478
9,571
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,994
United States
28,757
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Blossom Damania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,388
6,293
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,742
Italy
2,752
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Teresa Pollicino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,129
4,694
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,198
United States
29,883
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Peter Nagy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,918
3,613
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,295
Canada
3,252
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Jutta Preiksaitis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,767
3,276
0.257
virology
immunology
transplant infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,429
Estonia
48
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Andres Merits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,746
7,304
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,593
United Kingdom
6,248
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Alexander Tarr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,721
9,523
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,810
Mexico
212
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Carlos F Arias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,693
4,591
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,053
United States
30,570
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
W Paul Duprex
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,664
7,695
0.608