The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
Stroke
Headache
Disorders of Consciousness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,348
29,162
0.849
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Endocannabinoid signaling
lipoxygenase pathway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,609
14,903
0.419
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Clinical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,824
13,800
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,586
13,217
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cardiovascular medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,562
12,866
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
biologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,432
10,398
0.535
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Geoscienze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,494
9,060
0.270
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Lagrangian Mechanics
Applied Mathematics
Multiphysics Metamaterials
Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,233
8,489
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Sleep and cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,130
8,235
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,073
7,208
0.512
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Structural Engineering
Timber Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
Structural Fire Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,003
7,100
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
uric acid
aging
cardiovascular diseases
dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,462
6,918
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Presidente
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,622
6,854
0.503
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,742
6,711
0.995
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Human Genetics
Medical Genetics
Human Molecular Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,306
6,305
0.474
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,584
6,113
0.928
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Surface Science
Plasmons
Catalysis
Quantum materials
Membrane distillation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,887
5,888
0.663
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Near infrared spectroscopy
fNIRS
tissue oxygenation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,069
5,736
0.381
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Biomedical optics
tissue oximetry
functional near infrared spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,298
5,235
0.426
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,666
5,123
0.769
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
NDT
Thermography
Holographic Interferometry
Speckle Inspection
Composite Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,190
4,735
0.765
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cognition
Ageing
Sleep
Psychophysiology
Neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,895
4,722
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Physics
Optics
Photonics
Optoelectronics
Optical Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,025
4,649
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Radiodiagnostica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,174
4,634
0.646
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,760
4,412
0.504
Simona Sacco
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,348
29,162
0.849
Stroke
Headache
Disorders of Consciousness
Mauro Maccarrone
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,609
14,903
0.419
Endocannabinoid signaling
lipoxygenase pathway
Antonio Carolei
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,824
13,800
0.289
Vincenzo Rizi
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,586
13,217
0.462
Claudio Ferri
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,562
12,866
0.467
Giovanni Luca Gravina
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,432
10,398
0.535
Giovanni Pitari
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,494
9,060
0.270
Francesco Dell Isola
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,233
8,489
0.596
Lagrangian Mechanics
Applied Mathematics
Multiphysics Metamaterials
Biomechanics
Michele Ferrara
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,130
8,235
0.511
Paola Cipriani
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,073
7,208
0.512
Massimo Fragiacomo
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,003
7,100
0.592
Structural Engineering
Timber Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
Structural Fire Engineering
Giovambattista Desideri
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,462
6,918
0.420
Domenico Piccolo
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,622
6,854
0.503
Alessio Cortellini
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,742
6,711
0.995
Francesco Brancati
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,306
6,305
0.474
Human Genetics
Medical Genetics
Human Molecular Genetics
Francesca Pacitti
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,584
6,113
0.928
Antonio Politano
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,887
5,888
0.663
Surface Science
Plasmons
Catalysis
Quantum materials
Membrane distillation
Marco Ferrari
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,069
5,736
0.381
Near infrared spectroscopy
fNIRS
tissue oxygenation
Valentina Quaresima
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,298
5,235
0.426
Biomedical optics
tissue oximetry
functional near infrared spectroscopy
Ivan Giorgio
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,666
5,123
0.769
Stefano Sfarra
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,190
4,735
0.765
NDT
Thermography
Holographic Interferometry
Speckle Inspection
Composite Materials
Giuseppe Curcio
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,895
4,722
0.477
Cognition
Ageing
Sleep
Psychophysiology
Neuropsychology
Antonio Mecozzi
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,025
4,649
0.331
Physics
Optics
Photonics
Optoelectronics
Optical Communications
Antonio Barile
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,174
4,634
0.646
Michele Di Mauro
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,760
4,412
0.504
Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery