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Highly Cited Researchers 5.237 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
Population health
health economics
modeling
poverty and inequality
infectious disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,583
87,755
0.620
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,966
29,807
0.542
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Public Health
Epidemiology
chronic respiratory epidemiology
COPD
Asthm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,593
25,440
0.659
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Liver Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,696
24,215
0.741
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neurobiology
Cognition
Autopoiesis
Language
Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,626
22,584
0.208
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
AGN
Galaxies
Black Holes
Transient
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,533
22,156
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Economía de la salu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,249
20,112
0.946
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cell Signaling
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,918
18,774
0.470
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Geología
Volcanología
Geofísica
Sismologí
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,169
18,144
0.693
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Computational Intelligence
Decision Making
Aggregation Operators
OWA Operator
Bibliometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,373
18,114
0.560
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Theory
Quantum Cosmolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,633
16,766
0.203
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Microelectronics
particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,610
16,483
0.886
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Physical activity
sedentary behavior
cardiovascular disease
outcome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,883
15,664
0.491
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Public Health
Obesity
epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,515
15,440
0.753
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Critical Care
Monitoring
Ethics
End of Lif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,693
15,277
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Liver disease
alcohol-associated liver disease
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
live
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,581
14,614
0.938
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Astrophysics
Supernovae
Cosmology
Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,642
14,167
0.285
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Atmospheric Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,778
13,585
0.548
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cellular Biology
Cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,914
13,450
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,418
11,780
0.718
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Medicinal Chemistry
Natural Product
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,107
11,432
0.872
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Political Communication
Comunicación Política
Social Media
Digital Journalism
Periodismo Digita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,949
11,188
0.448
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,926
11,148
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
extracellular vesicles
microRNA
cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,980
10,217
0.931
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Maternal-Fetal Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,678
10,199
0.322
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,011
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eduardo A. Undurraga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,583
87,755
0.620
Population health
health economics
modeling
poverty and inequality
infectious disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,624
12
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Catterina Ferreccio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,966
29,807
0.542
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,498
14
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gonzalo Valdivia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,593
25,440
0.659
Public Health
Epidemiology
chronic respiratory epidemiology
COPD
Asthm
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,220
15
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marco Arrese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,696
24,215
0.741
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,317
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Humberto Maturana
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,626
22,584
0.208
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,617
17
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Franz Erik Bauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,533
22,156
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,321
18
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Garcia Gordillo Ma
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,249
20,112
0.946
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,594
19
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sergio Lavandero
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,918
18,774
0.470
Cell Signaling
Cardiovascular Disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,315
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Daniel Martínez Olguín
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,169
18,144
0.693
Geología
Volcanología
Geofísica
Sismologí
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,348
21
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
José M Merigó Lindahl
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,373
18,114
0.560
Computational Intelligence
Decision Making
Aggregation Operators
OWA Operator
Bibliometric
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,107
24
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Boris Panes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,633
16,766
0.203
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Theory
Quantum Cosmolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,503
25
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Angel Abusleme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,610
16,483
0.886
Microelectronics
particle physic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,840
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gerson Ferrari
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,883
15,664
0.491
Physical activity
sedentary behavior
cardiovascular disease
outcome
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,249
29
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Vicente Martinez
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,515
15,440
0.753
Public Health
Obesity
epidemiolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,550
30
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jan Bakker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,693
15,277
0.467
Critical Care
Monitoring
Ethics
End of Lif
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,811
32
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Juan Pablo Arab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,581
14,614
0.938
Liver disease
alcohol-associated liver disease
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
live
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,767
34
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alejandro Clocchiatti Garcia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,642
14,167
0.285
Astrophysics
Supernovae
Cosmology
Educatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,151
38
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rene Garreaud
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,778
13,585
0.548
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,509
39
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alfredo Guillermo Criollo
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,914
13,450
0.364
Cellular Biology
Cance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,513
44
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stefan Gelcich C.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,418
11,780
0.718
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,766
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Eduardo Sobarzo Sánchez
Universidad Central de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,107
11,432
0.872
Medicinal Chemistry
Natural Product
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,699
47
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sebastián Valenzuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,949
11,188
0.448
Political Communication
Comunicación Política
Social Media
Digital Journalism
Periodismo Digita
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,847
48
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mario Chiong
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,926
11,148
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,005
54
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Iva Polakovicova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,980
10,217
0.931
extracellular vesicles
microRNA
cance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,102
55
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Juan Pedro Kusanovic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,678
10,199
0.322