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Highly Cited Researchers 27 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
autoimmunity and cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,474
19,000
0.170
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Extracellular matrix
Proteoglycans
Hyaluronan
Versica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,834
8,712
0.213
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Immunology
Microbiot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,223
6,080
0.659
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
ARDS
Sepsis
Interstitial Lung Disease
Sarcoidosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,998
5,428
0.905
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Systems biology
oncology
immunology
A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,424
4,593
0.264
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Protein Structure
Bioinformatics
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,081
4,014
0.235
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Immunology
Innate Immunity
Macrophages
B cells
Integrin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,085
3,226
0.355
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,760
1,828
0.662
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Immunology
Autoimmunity
Genomics
Evolution
Community Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,769
1,646
0.930
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,142
855
0.272
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Computational biology
Cancer Biology
Single Cell Biology
Immunology
Mass Cytometr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,153
782
0.678
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Immunology
Infectious disease
Hepatology
Oncology ..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,584
646
0.250
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Immunology
Integrins
B cells
Antibody response to viruses
Autoimmunit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
492
0.448
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
cell biology
immunology
host-pathogen interactio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
976
468
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Immunology
Autoimmunity
Type 1 Diabetes
Dendritic cells
Regulatory T cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
632
422
0.668
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Autoimmunity
immunology
epigenetics
translational medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
659
389
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Immunology
Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
343
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Autoimmunity
T cells
immunology
pregnancy
Innate Lymphoid Cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
426
300
0.704
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Immune system diseases
Probabilistic programming
Software Engineering
Data Analysis
A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
611
260
0.426
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Immunotherapy in autoimmune disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
250
0.433
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250
226
0.904
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
154
0.890
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
genomics
epigenetics
chromatin
bioinformatics
next-generation sequencin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
794
149
0.188
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238
146
0.613
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Immunology
Pre-clinical
Clinical trails
drug discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
134
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,445
5,309
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Linsley
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,474
19,000
0.170
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,202
16,460
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Thomas N Wight
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,834
8,712
0.213
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,387
26,244
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Oliver J Harrison
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,223
6,080
0.659
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,980
30,219
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carmen Mikacenic
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,998
5,428
0.905
ARDS
Sepsis
Interstitial Lung Disease
Sarcoidosi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,750
36,630
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hamid Bolouri
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,424
4,593
0.264
Systems biology
oncology
immunology
A
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,764
42,402
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Scott R Presnell
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,081
4,014
0.235
Protein Structure
Bioinformatics
Machine Learnin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,171
53,346
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Adam Lacy-Hulbert
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,085
3,226
0.355
Immunology
Innate Immunity
Macrophages
B cells
Integrin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,590
90,586
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elizabeth Whalen
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,760
1,828
0.662
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,753
98,780
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthew J Dufort
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,769
1,646
0.930
Immunology
Autoimmunity
Genomics
Evolution
Community Ecolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,147
156,271
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John A Gebe
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,142
855
0.272
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,763
164,563
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kirsten Diggins
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,153
782
0.678
Computational biology
Cancer Biology
Single Cell Biology
Immunology
Mass Cytometr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
630,365
181,882
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Maochang Liu (刘茂昌）
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,584
646
0.250
Immunology
Infectious disease
Hepatology
Oncology ..
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
738,342
206,314
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mridu Acharya
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
492
0.448
Immunology
Integrins
B cells
Antibody response to viruses
Autoimmunit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,407
210,814
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Caroline Stefani
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
976
468
0.480
cell biology
immunology
host-pathogen interactio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
804,363
220,109
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Liliane Khoryati
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
632
422
0.668
Immunology
Autoimmunity
Type 1 Diabetes
Dendritic cells
Regulatory T cell
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
839,890
227,277
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Britta E Jones
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
659
389
0.590
Autoimmunity
immunology
epigenetics
translational medicin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
896,469
238,340
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Megan Smithmyer
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
343
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
958,760
250,070
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Elisa Balmas
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
426
300
0.704
Autoimmunity
T cells
immunology
pregnancy
Innate Lymphoid Cell
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,026,325
262,317
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stephan Pribitzer
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
611
260
0.426
Immune system diseases
Probabilistic programming
Software Engineering
Data Analysis
A
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,045,206
265,634
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Duangchan Suwannasaen
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
250
0.433
Immunotherapy in autoimmune disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,094,812
274,118
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Matthew F Lawrance
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250
226
0.904
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,289,145
304,780
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Erin M Witkop
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
154
0.890
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,304,205
307,048
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ky Sha
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
794
149
0.188
genomics
epigenetics
chromatin
bioinformatics
next-generation sequencin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,316,014
308,821
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Emma Mortensen
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238
146
0.613
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,360,452
315,296
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jing Song
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
134
0.580
Immunology
Pre-clinical
Clinical trails
drug discover