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
organic chemistry
nucleic acid chemistry
Antisense oligonucleotides
RNAi
siRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,914
16,654
0.696
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Human Genetics
Genomics
Complex Trait Association
Cancer Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,434
11,068
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,653
8,893
0.763
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Bioinformatics
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,144
8,701
0.662
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,619
7,190
0.492
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Computational biology
Oncology
clinical trial
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,641
4,537
0.594
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,904
4,411
0.747
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,795
4,085
0.346
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Proteomics
genomics
microbiome
big data
mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,347
3,824
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Clinical Biostatistics
Computational Biology
Personalized medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,391
3,299
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,628
3,047
0.460
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Dose
PK/PD
Clinical Pharmacology
Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,708
2,923
0.621
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Computational Chemistry
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Toxicology
Chemometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,487
2,878
0.339
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Biomarkers
Translation
Neuroscience
Metabolism
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,891
2,726
0.463
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Biostatistics
Real-World Evidence
Machine Learning
Data Science
Clinical Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,213
2,411
0.750
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
2,088
0.854
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Systems Neuroscience
Electrophysiology
Precision Medicine
Drug Discovery
Sleep Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,749
2,013
0.350
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Structure-Based Drug Design
Strategic Partnerships
External Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,201
1,998
0.322
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
G-protein coupled receptor
structure biology
Protein Chemistry
Cryo-EM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,940
1,948
0.663
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
pharma R&D
computational biology
genetics
digital biomarkers
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,856
1,914
0.670
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
computational biology
disease modeling and drug discovery
statistical modeling
signal processing
nonlinear dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,605
1,888
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
1,869
0.703
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Clinical Biomarkers
Clinical pharmacology
Pharmaceutical drug development
neurology
gastroenterology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,763
1,773
0.308
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
drug discovery
pharmacology
human genetics
TRP channels
GPCRs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,355
1,766
0.278
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Computational Oncology
Machine Learning
Biomarkers
Omics Sciences
Data Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,120
1,694
0.543
Pawan Kumar
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,914
16,654
0.696
organic chemistry
nucleic acid chemistry
Antisense oligonucleotides
RNAi
siRNA
Erin N Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,434
11,068
0.472
Human Genetics
Genomics
Complex Trait Association
Cancer Genetics
Robert D Latzman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,653
8,893
0.763
Emily Hm Wong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,144
8,701
0.662
Bioinformatics
computational biology
Daniel Papinski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,619
7,190
0.492
Zhou Du
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,641
4,537
0.594
Computational biology
Oncology
clinical trial
Henry Haiser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,904
4,411
0.747
Marcin Von Grotthuss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,795
4,085
0.346
Lily Ting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,347
3,824
0.602
Proteomics
genomics
microbiome
big data
mass spectrometry
Savina Jaeger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,391
3,299
0.393
Clinical Biostatistics
Computational Biology
Personalized medicine
Walid Kamoun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,628
3,047
0.460
Neeraj Gupta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,708
2,923
0.621
Dose
PK/PD
Clinical Pharmacology
Oncology
Zhenqiang Su
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,487
2,878
0.339
Computational Chemistry
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Toxicology
Chemometrics
Carsten Merkwirth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,891
2,726
0.463
Biomarkers
Translation
Neuroscience
Metabolism
Immunology
Jianchang Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,213
2,411
0.750
Biostatistics
Real-World Evidence
Machine Learning
Data Science
Clinical Trials
Christopher Deboever
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
2,088
0.854
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Genetics
Derek L Buhl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,749
2,013
0.350
Systems Neuroscience
Electrophysiology
Precision Medicine
Drug Discovery
Sleep Medicine
Andrew Ferguson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,201
1,998
0.322
Structure-Based Drug Design
Strategic Partnerships
External Innovation
Yanyong Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,940
1,948
0.663
G-protein coupled receptor
structure biology
Protein Chemistry
Cryo-EM
Sandor Szalma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,856
1,914
0.670
pharma R&D
computational biology
genetics
digital biomarkers
machine learning
Dmitri Volfson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,605
1,888
0.410
computational biology
disease modeling and drug discovery
statistical modeling
signal processing
nonlinear dynamics
Kris Sachsenmeier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
1,869
0.703
Meena Subramanyam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,763
1,773
0.308
Clinical Biomarkers
Clinical pharmacology
Pharmaceutical drug development
neurology
gastroenterology
Narender R Gavva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,355
1,766
0.278
drug discovery
pharmacology
human genetics
TRP channels
GPCRs
Xiangjun Tian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,120
1,694
0.543
Computational Oncology
Machine Learning
Biomarkers
Omics Sciences
Data Sciences