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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
Public health genomics
genetic epidemiology
precision public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,524
54,572
0.360
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Virology (Orthomyxo/Corona)
Genomics and Vaccines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,510
8,640
0.640
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Molecular epidemiology
public health
pathogen genomics
antimicrobial resistance
outbreak investigations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,522
4,745
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Rickettsial Diseases
Vector Biology
Disease Ecology
Genomics
Metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,610
4,144
0.249
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
whole genome sequencing
microbiology
salmonella
MRSA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,738
3,709
0.479
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,434
3,492
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Emergency response
Microbiology
Genomics
Tropical Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,147
3,153
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Next Generation Sequencing of Virus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,775
3,018
0.632
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Mycology
Molecular Epidemiology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,701
2,885
0.780
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Genomic and Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,048
2,482
0.613
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Antimicrobial Resistance
Food Safety
Genomics
COVID-19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,342
2,086
0.891
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Bioinformatics
Data Science
Scientific Project Management
Scientific Data Management
Microbial Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,403
1,495
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
molecular biology
infectious diseases
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,366
1,455
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Clinical Molecular Genetics
Laboratory Medicine
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,446
1,432
0.416
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Waterborne Disease
Wastewater
Legionella Diagnostic Testing and Typing
Next-Generation Sequencing
Comparative Microbial Geno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,433
1,402
0.576
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
public health microbiology
global health
infectious disease
mycoplasma
microbial genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,341
1,391
0.594
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
molecular subtyping
microbial genomics
STI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,872
1,315
0.458
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Genetic toxicology and cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,761
1,114
0.296
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Genomic Epidemiology
Microbial Genomics
Bioinformatics
Microbiology
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,044
1,110
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
bioinformatics
computational biology
modeling
immunology
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,437
949
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
763
745
0.976
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
bioinformatics
genomics
vaccine-preventable diseases
virology
molecular diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
821
731
0.890
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Computational biology
Molecular epidemiology
Data science
Machine learning
Human genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,529
707
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Molecular diagnostics
infectious disease
next generation sequencing
public health
Real-time PCR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
626
0.485
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
microRNA
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,500
505
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,409
955
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Muin J Khoury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,524
54,572
0.360
Public health genomics
genetic epidemiology
precision public health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,020
16,309
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David E Wentworth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,510
8,640
0.640
Virology (Orthomyxo/Corona)
Genomics and Vaccines
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,465
34,539
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Duncan Maccannell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,522
4,745
0.728
Molecular epidemiology
public health
pathogen genomics
antimicrobial resistance
outbreak investigations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,785
40,189
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gregory Dasch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,610
4,144
0.249
Rickettsial Diseases
Vector Biology
Disease Ecology
Genomics
Metagenomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,565
45,197
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Heather Carleton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,738
3,709
0.479
whole genome sequencing
microbiology
salmonella
MRSA
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,928
48,162
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Indira H Shrivastava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,434
3,492
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,156
53,576
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jessica N Ricaldi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,147
3,153
0.513
Emergency response
Microbiology
Genomics
Tropical Medicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,946
55,831
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Terry Fei Fan Ng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,775
3,018
0.632
Next Generation Sequencing of Virus
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,365
58,422
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lalitha Gade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,701
2,885
0.780
Mycology
Molecular Epidemiology
Bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,742
67,556
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yanhui Peng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,048
2,482
0.613
Genomic and Biotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,399
79,363
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jessica Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,342
2,086
0.891
Antimicrobial Resistance
Food Safety
Genomics
COVID-19
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,274
105,146
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Vishal K Nayak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,403
1,495
0.439
Bioinformatics
Data Science
Scientific Project Management
Scientific Data Management
Microbial Genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,310
107,433
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lashondra Berman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,366
1,455
0.432
molecular biology
infectious diseases
microbiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,083
108,744
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ira M Lubin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,446
1,432
0.416
Clinical Molecular Genetics
Laboratory Medicine
Public Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,681
110,589
347
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jeffrey W Mercante
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,433
1,402
0.576
Waterborne Disease
Wastewater
Legionella Diagnostic Testing and Typing
Next-Generation Sequencing
Comparative Microbial Geno
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,136
111,309
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maureen H Diaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,341
1,391
0.594
public health microbiology
global health
infectious disease
mycoplasma
microbial genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
369,595
116,205
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Brian H Raphael
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,872
1,315
0.458
molecular subtyping
microbial genomics
STI
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,482
131,039
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Linda Sargent
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,761
1,114
0.296
Genetic toxicology and cancer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,758
131,367
404
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sandeep J Joseph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,044
1,110
0.543
Genomic Epidemiology
Microbial Genomics
Bioinformatics
Microbiology
Infectious Diseases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,208
145,766
442
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Brian Gurbaxani|Brian Mohan Gurbaxani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,437
949
0.389
bioinformatics
computational biology
modeling
immunology
statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,926
168,403
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter William Cook
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
763
745
0.976
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,680
170,093
508
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christina J Castro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
821
731
0.890
bioinformatics
genomics
vaccine-preventable diseases
virology
molecular diagnostics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
583,440
173,138
517
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David S Campo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,529
707
0.462
Computational biology
Molecular epidemiology
Data science
Machine learning
Human genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
627,648
184,131
534
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bernard Jefferson Wolff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
626
0.485
Molecular diagnostics
infectious disease
next generation sequencing
public health
Real-time PCR
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705,769
202,666
575
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chen-Chung Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,500
505
0.337
microRNA
Cancer Biology