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Highly Cited Researchers
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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 :1
Chemical Biology
Cell Death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,226
77,692
0.768
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
ecology
biodiversity
conservation
extinction
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,525
34,969
0.348
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,724
22,913
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Algorithms
Complexity
Game Theory
Evolution
Computational Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,061
19,103
0.199
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Structural biology
structure-based drug design
fatty acid metabolism
metabolic enzymes
RNA processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,437
10,132
0.322
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Exercise Physiology
Physical Activity
Chronic Diseases
Aging
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,956
10,110
0.460
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Mitochondrial Psychobiology
Mitochondria
Energy
Aging
Healing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,754
9,617
0.754
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
microbiome
genome engineering
evolution
synthetic biology
systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,543
9,210
0.680
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Synthetic biology
Genome engineering
High-throughput Screening
Neurodegenerative Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,922
8,674
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
evolutionary biology
population genetics
human genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,973
8,622
0.308
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Cancer Biology
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,482
6,504
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Computational Biology
Bioengineering
Spectral Analysis
Electrocardiology
Celiac Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,821
6,325
0.644
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Environmental microbiology
Microbial N cycle
Nitrous oxide
Microbial ecology
Anammox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,629
6,167
0.530
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
tuberculosis
genomic epidemiology
bacterial evolution
drug resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,818
5,976
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,664
5,778
0.135
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,289
5,084
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Virology
Viral Ecology
Viral Evolution
Pandemic Intelligence
Zoonotic Viruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,861
4,832
0.615
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ecosystem ecology
Plant ecophysiology
Earth system modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,894
4,578
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Disease ecology
epidemiology
conservation medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,644
4,527
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
astrochronology
paleontology
paleoecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,082
4,089
0.254
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Evolution
Adaptation
Population genetics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,927
4,050
0.340
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
First interest
Microbial physiological ecology
Second interest
Neurosciences and learning theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,822
4,039
0.215
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
microbiology
signaling
redox homeostasis
biofilm
phenazines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,480
3,820
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
structural biology
cryo-electron microscopy
cryo-electron tomography
mechanotransduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,813
3,775
0.990
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Bioinformatics
System Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,744
3,491
0.608
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,345
486
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Brent R Stockwell
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,226
77,692
0.768
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,985
2,016
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shahid Naeem
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,525
34,969
0.348
ecology
biodiversity
conservation
extinction
global change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,663
3,868
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrea Califano
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,724
22,913
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,730
5,142
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christos H Papadimitriou
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,061
19,103
0.199
Algorithms
Complexity
Game Theory
Evolution
Computational Neuroscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,309
13,045
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Liang Tong
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,437
10,132
0.322
Structural biology
structure-based drug design
fatty acid metabolism
metabolic enzymes
RNA processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,409
13,086
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Carol Ewing Garber
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,956
10,110
0.460
Exercise Physiology
Physical Activity
Chronic Diseases
Aging
Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,845
13,979
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martin Picard
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,754
9,617
0.754
Mitochondrial Psychobiology
Mitochondria
Energy
Aging
Healing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,268
14,902
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Harris H Wang
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,543
9,210
0.680
microbiome
genome engineering
evolution
synthetic biology
systems biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,764
16,208
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alejandro Chavez
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,922
8,674
0.728
Synthetic biology
Genome engineering
High-throughput Screening
Neurodegenerative Disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,151
16,356
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Molly Przeworski
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,973
8,622
0.308
evolutionary biology
population genetics
human genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,708
23,668
464
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jacob H Levine
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,482
6,504
0.767
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Cancer Biology
Data Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,145
24,566
478
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Edward J Ciaccio
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,821
6,325
0.644
Computational Biology
Bioengineering
Spectral Analysis
Electrocardiology
Celiac Disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,366
25,337
488
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kartik Chandran
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,629
6,167
0.530
Environmental microbiology
Microbial N cycle
Nitrous oxide
Microbial ecology
Anammox
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,238
26,341
501
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Barun Mathema
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,818
5,976
0.432
tuberculosis
genomic epidemiology
bacterial evolution
drug resistance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,428
27,364
515
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Franklin D Costantini
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,664
5,778
0.135
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,604
31,914
584
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tal Danino
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,289
5,084
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,350
33,850
615
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Simon J Anthony
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,861
4,832
0.615
Virology
Viral Ecology
Viral Evolution
Pandemic Intelligence
Zoonotic Viruses
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,725
35,898
650
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ensheng Weng
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,894
4,578
0.580
Ecosystem ecology
Plant ecophysiology
Earth system modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,141
36,357
657
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Maria Diuk Wasser
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,644
4,527
0.592
Disease ecology
epidemiology
conservation medicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,573
40,736
721
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Paul E Olsen
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,082
4,089
0.254
astrochronology
paleontology
paleoecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,869
41,157
724
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter Andolfatto
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,927
4,050
0.340
Evolution
Adaptation
Population genetics
Genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,249
41,260
725
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
O Roger Anderson
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,822
4,039
0.215
First interest
Microbial physiological ecology
Second interest
Neurosciences and learning theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,163
43,795
759
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lars Dietrich
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,480
3,820
0.511
microbiology
signaling
redox homeostasis
biofilm
phenazines
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,955
44,390
768
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Micah Rapp
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,813
3,775
0.990
structural biology
cryo-electron microscopy
cryo-electron tomography
mechanotransduction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,975
48,183
813
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pietro Zoppoli
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,744
3,491
0.608