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Highly Cited Researchers 5.041 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
Global Health
Cardiovascular Disease
Comparative Effectiveness
Epidemiology
Simulation Modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,609
117,204
0.520
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stroke
Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203,864
116,322
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
statistics
political scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,617
100,123
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cardiac Surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,025
91,738
0.624
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Multimessenger
Gravitational waves
Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
Biophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,523
91,572
0.608
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chemical Biology
Cell Deat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,636
90,444
0.750
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Multimessenger
Gravitational waves
Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
Biophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,102
88,440
0.680
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cognitive training
psychosocial rehabilitatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,142
85,646
0.764
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Multi-Messenger Astrophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,181
82,631
0.724
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395,546
82,417
0.208
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
theoretical Astrophysics
gravitational-wave detector
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,928
81,917
0.689
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Graphene
2D materials
NEMS
nano-biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,933
77,696
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inferenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,613
68,991
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
genetics
immunology
multiple sclerosis
Alzheimer
systems biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,237
65,718
0.570
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gravitational Wave
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,063
63,130
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Particle physics
machine learning
microelectronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,102
62,222
0.840
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lipid and lipoprotein metabolism
diabetes mellitus
cardiovascular diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,425
58,897
0.338
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gravitational Waves
Multimessenger Astronom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,207
55,677
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Neurolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,237
53,791
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserv
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,264
51,082
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Genetics
autism
genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,651
48,590
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,269
47,556
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,652
46,162
0.627
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
medicine
atherosclerosis
lipoprotein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,511
41,643
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
diabetes
obesity
endocrinolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,610
41,207
0.283
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414
144
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrew Moran
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,609
117,204
0.520
Global Health
Cardiovascular Disease
Comparative Effectiveness
Epidemiology
Simulation Modelin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
425
147
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mitchell Elkind
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203,864
116,322
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
702
229
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrew Gelman
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,617
100,123
0.480
statistics
political scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
918
296
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Borger
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,025
91,738
0.624
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
923
300
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Szabolcs Marka
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,523
91,572
0.608
Multimessenger
Gravitational waves
Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
Biophysic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
948
313
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Brent R Stockwell
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,636
90,444
0.750
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,010
338
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Zsuzsa Marka
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,102
88,440
0.680
Multimessenger
Gravitational waves
Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
Biophysic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,085
369
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jimmy Choi
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,142
85,646
0.764
Cognitive training
psychosocial rehabilitatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,198
412
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stefan Countryman
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,181
82,631
0.724
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,208
418
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Joseph E Stiglitz
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395,546
82,417
0.208
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,227
431
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yuri Levin
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,928
81,917
0.689
theoretical Astrophysics
gravitational-wave detector
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,384
505
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
James C Hone
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,933
77,696
0.465
Graphene
2D materials
NEMS
nano-biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,725
639
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Blei
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,613
68,991
0.461
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inferenc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,881
706
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philip L De Jager
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,237
65,718
0.570
genetics
immunology
multiple sclerosis
Alzheimer
systems biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,006
756
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Luca Matone
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,063
63,130
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,049
774
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Julia Lynne Gonski
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,102
62,222
0.840
Particle physics
machine learning
microelectronic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,228
861
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Henry N Ginsberg
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,425
58,897
0.338
Lipid and lipoprotein metabolism
diabetes mellitus
cardiovascular diseas
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,445
941
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kenneth Rainer Corley
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,207
55,677
0.816
Gravitational Waves
Multimessenger Astronom
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,573
992
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Richard Mayeux
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,237
53,791
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,798
1,091
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yaakov Stern
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,264
51,082
0.331
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserv
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,071
1,202
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wendy Chung
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,651
48,590
0.602
Genetics
autism
genomic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,171
1,236
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rebecca T Hahn
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,269
47,556
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,357
1,318
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jian Yang
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,652
46,162
0.627
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,950
1,559
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alan R Tall
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,511
41,643
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,021
1,588
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Xavier Pi Sunyer
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,610
41,207
0.283
diabetes
obesity
endocrinolog