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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
genetica di popolazione
ecologia molecolare
biologia evolutiva
biologia marina
seagrasses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,143
4,200
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Marine Biotechnology
Drug discovery
Chemical ecology
Stress responses
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,647
3,903
0.840
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Biologia dello sviluppo
Biologia Molecolare
Evo-Devo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,535
1,800
0.211
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary Genomics
Evo-Devo
Nervous System
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,184
1,731
0.544
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Marine biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,519
1,335
0.879
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Calcium signalling
fertilization
maturation
cell biology
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,558
1,012
0.222
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
molecular systematics of fishes and sharks
population genetics and phylogeny
metagenomics and transcriptomics
deep-sea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,735
973
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
biologia molecolare e dello sviluppo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,243
797
0.246
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
cell biology
molecular neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,732
775
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
biologia cellulare e molecolare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,813
758
0.269
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cell biology - Membrane Traffic - Golgi Complex - Organelle Biogenesis and Size
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,617
751
0.464
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biologia Molecolare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,908
672
0.352
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Epigenetic
EVO-DEVO
RA Signaling
heart development
tunicate-bivalve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,085
627
0.578
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Biologia molecolare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,104
576
0.522
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cell and Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
703
437
0.622
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Bioinformatics
Marine Biotechnology
Comparative Genomics
Functional genomics
Structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
418
0.887
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
molecular biology
gut physio-pathology
endocrine disruptors
eco-toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
374
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Genetica
Biologia
Oncologia
Biochimica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
469
360
0.768
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
circular economy
ecology
microalgae
biotechnology
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
532
327
0.615
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
live-cell imaging
fertilization
actin dynamics
cell signalling
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
319
0.879
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
genetica
biologia molecolare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
272
0.855
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cell and molecular biology
marine biology
cell signalling
embryonic development.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
267
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
gut immunity
innate immunity
host-microorganism interactions
molecular biology
developmental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
172
0.800
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
138
0.793
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
molecular biology
microalgae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
108
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,995
4,366
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gabriele Procaccini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,143
4,200
0.459
genetica di popolazione
ecologia molecolare
biologia evolutiva
biologia marina
seagrasses
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,061
4,791
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chiara Lauritano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,647
3,903
0.840
Marine Biotechnology
Drug discovery
Chemical ecology
Stress responses
Climate change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,079
12,048
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Annamaria Locascio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,535
1,800
0.211
Biologia dello sviluppo
Biologia Molecolare
Evo-Devo
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,639
12,560
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Salvatore D'Aniello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,184
1,731
0.544
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary Genomics
Evo-Devo
Nervous System
Developmental Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,982
15,944
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nadia Ruocco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,519
1,335
0.879
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,914
19,872
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Luigia Santella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,558
1,012
0.222
Calcium signalling
fertilization
maturation
cell biology
developmental biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
469,613
20,404
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sergio Stefanni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,735
973
0.561
molecular systematics of fishes and sharks
population genetics and phylogeny
metagenomics and transcriptomics
deep-sea
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,068
23,081
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Antonietta Spagnuolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,243
797
0.246
biologia molecolare e dello sviluppo
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
550,379
23,467
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jong Tai Chun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,732
775
0.447
cell biology
molecular neurobiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,242
23,760
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Giovanna Benvenuto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,813
758
0.269
biologia cellulare e molecolare
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,679
23,891
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francesco Ferraro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,617
751
0.464
Cell biology - Membrane Traffic - Golgi Complex - Organelle Biogenesis and Size
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601,859
25,304
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Elio Biffali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,908
672
0.352
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
627,110
26,126
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Enrico D'Aniello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,085
627
0.578
Epigenetic
EVO-DEVO
RA Signaling
heart development
tunicate-bivalve
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,861
27,098
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marco Borra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,104
576
0.522
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
762,063
30,426
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rossella Annunziata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
703
437
0.622
Cell and Developmental Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
780,326
31,013
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Luca Ambrosino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
418
0.887
Bioinformatics
Marine Biotechnology
Comparative Genomics
Functional genomics
Structural biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826,436
32,459
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maria Sirakov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
374
0.507
molecular biology
gut physio-pathology
endocrine disruptors
eco-toxicology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
842,919
33,007
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Assunta Saide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
469
360
0.768
Genetica
Biologia
Oncologia
Biochimica
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
883,984
34,298
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lucia Barra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
532
327
0.615
circular economy
ecology
microalgae
biotechnology
molecular biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
895,042
34,635
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nunzia Limatola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
319
0.879
live-cell imaging
fertilization
actin dynamics
cell signalling
cell biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
965,221
36,821
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Francesco Manfellotto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
272
0.855
genetica
biologia molecolare
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
973,226
37,042
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Filip Vasilev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
267
0.671
Cell and molecular biology
marine biology
cell signalling
embryonic development.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,174,355
42,448
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Assunta Liberti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
172
0.800
gut immunity
innate immunity
host-microorganism interactions
molecular biology
developmental
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,276,792
45,102
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Valeria Sabatino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
138
0.793
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,390,649
47,888
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Giorgio Maria Vingiani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
108
1.000
molecular biology
microalgae