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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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Peanut Breeding
Genetics
and Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,422
6,710
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
genetics
aquaculturr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,597
3,980
0.316
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Quantum Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,938
3,522
0.894
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Childhood obesity
cell signaling
Diabetes
Alzheimers disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,353
2,577
0.406
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Molecular biology and Diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,623
1,792
0.388
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Stem Cells
Reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,641
1,270
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
genetics
cancer
health disparities
underrepresented individuals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,138
1,090
0.510
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Genetics
genomics
bioinformatics
cancer research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,152
1,084
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Molecular biology
Crop physiology
Abiotic stress
Plant metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,120
980
0.875
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Comparative genomics
Epigenomics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,217
933
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Genomic Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
929
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Protein Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,046
876
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Genetics
Genetic Therapy
Vaccines
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,645
875
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
molecular virology
RNA structure and function
long non-coding RNAs
epitranscriptomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,087
669
0.615
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
small fruit breeding
quantitative genetics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
815
614
0.753
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
cell motility
wound repair
marine plankton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,707
527
0.309
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Transcriptomics
Phylogenetics
Biogeography
Arachnology
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
728
452
0.621
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
molecular mycology
pathogen-host interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
605
385
0.636
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
plant breeding
genetics and genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
383
349
0.911
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262
259
0.989
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
243
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
157
0.957
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Bioinformatics
Statistics
Stream Ecology
Aquatic Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
156
0.642
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Genetics and genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
122
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
genetics
developmental biology
fertilization
molecular biology
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
117
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,642
24,253
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Charles Chen
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,422
6,710
0.540
Peanut Breeding
Genetics
and Genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,207
44,217
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rex Dunham
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,597
3,980
0.316
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,665
50,328
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Ga Smith
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,938
3,522
0.894
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,620
68,432
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thangiah Geetha
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,353
2,577
0.406
Childhood obesity
cell signaling
Diabetes
Alzheimers disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,799
94,557
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Raj Amin
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,623
1,792
0.388
Molecular biology and Diabetes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,314
123,749
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paul Dyce
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,641
1,270
0.481
Stem Cells
Reproduction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,637
137,543
325
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nancy Merner
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,138
1,090
0.510
genetics
cancer
health disparities
underrepresented individuals
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,527
138,051
326
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jiaren Zhang
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,152
1,084
0.504
Genetics
genomics
bioinformatics
cancer research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,803
147,394
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lovely Mae F Lawas
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,120
980
0.875
Molecular biology
Crop physiology
Abiotic stress
Plant metabolism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,097
151,936
360
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xiaozhu Wang
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,217
933
0.767
Comparative genomics
Epigenomics
Bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,510
152,283
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dongya Gao
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
929
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,757
157,879
388
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jeffrey J Rice
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,046
876
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,124
157,972
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bruce F Smith
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,645
875
0.331
Genetics
Genetic Therapy
Vaccines
Cancer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625,943
182,615
464
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Joanna Sztuba Solinska
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,087
669
0.615
molecular virology
RNA structure and function
long non-coding RNAs
epitranscriptomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,513
190,175
480
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sushan Ru
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
815
614
0.753
small fruit breeding
quantitative genetics
bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
713,504
203,226
516
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anthony G Moss
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,707
527
0.309
cell motility
wound repair
marine plankton
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
773,472
216,419
550
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nicole L Garrison
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
728
452
0.621
Transcriptomics
Phylogenetics
Biogeography
Arachnology
Conservation Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
840,219
229,946
577
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ambika Pokhrel
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
605
385
0.636
molecular mycology
pathogen-host interaction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
882,684
238,111
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jinesh Patel
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
383
349
0.911
plant breeding
genetics and genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,014,515
262,200
637
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
De Xing
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262
259
0.989
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,043,918
267,231
649
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anwar Kalalah
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
243
1.000
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,245,066
299,663
742
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nathan D Hall
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
157
0.957
Genomics
Bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,246,854
299,966
744
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stephen A Sefick
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
156
0.642
Bioinformatics
Statistics
Stream Ecology
Aquatic Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,362,043
317,303
808
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Haolong Wang
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
122
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,378,059
319,631
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tim L Kroft
Auburn University Montgomery
Montgomery, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
117
0.342
genetics
developmental biology
fertilization
molecular biology
cell biology