Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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
nutrition
public health
epidemiology
chronic diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,217
98,169
0.924
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chirurgia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,322
32,273
0.914
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,174
30,694
0.826
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
medicina interna
fumo
tabacco
sigarette elettroniche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,160
29,301
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alimentazione e Nutrizione Umana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,237
25,856
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wireless networks
Internet of Things
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,027
15,478
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,029
14,875
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Neuropsychopharmacology
Neurosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,596
13,392
0.523
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
High Energy Cosmic Rays
Neutrino Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,869
13,267
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dentistry
Periodontitis
Periodontology
Oral Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,194
12,639
0.958
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
immunologia
autoimmunità
immunofarmacologia
oncologia sperimentale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,455
12,219
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Astrofisica
Mezzo Interstellare
raggi Cosmici
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,282
11,822
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
life science
biology
environmental hygiene
hygiene and public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,544
11,044
0.815
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
nanomaterials
spectroscopy
sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,453
10,959
0.360
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,854
10,686
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fisica Sperimentale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,559
9,878
0.597
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,969
9,581
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anatomy
Sports Medicine
Physical Activity
Biomedical Sciences
Sport and Exercise Science.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,701
9,099
0.716
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
nonlinear circuits
control theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,460
9,016
0.401
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gynecology
Obstetrics
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,518
8,967
0.853
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Arterial stiffness
artery
hypertension
nephrology
baroreflex
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,264
8,438
0.911
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Endocrinologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,374
8,330
0.732
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hygiene and environmental Hygiene
vascular disease
food hygiene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,399
8,294
0.882
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alzheimer
neuroprotection
neurotrophic factors
TGF-beta 1
depression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,326
8,105
0.608
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Entomology
IPM
Biological control
Pesticide toxicology
Insect ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,891
8,024
0.737
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
864
71
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Giuseppe Grosso
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,217
98,169
0.924
nutrition
public health
epidemiology
chronic diseases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,126
306
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Antonio Biondi
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,322
32,273
0.914
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,621
334
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alessandro Lanzafame
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,174
30,694
0.826
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,115
355
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Riccardo Polosa
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,160
29,301
0.412
medicina interna
fumo
tabacco
sigarette elettroniche
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,666
425
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fabio Galvano
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,237
25,856
0.676
Alimentazione e Nutrizione Umana
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,805
750
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Giacomo Morabito
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,027
15,478
0.483
Wireless networks
Internet of Things
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,983
791
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Massimo Libra
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,029
14,875
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,511
901
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Filippo Drago
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,596
13,392
0.523
Neuropsychopharmacology
Neurosciences
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,864
912
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rossella Caruso
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,869
13,267
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,621
974
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gaetano Isola
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,194
12,639
0.958
Dentistry
Periodontitis
Periodontology
Oral Medicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,975
1,021
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ferdinando Nicoletti
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,455
12,219
0.500
immunologia
autoimmunità
immunofarmacologia
oncologia sperimentale
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,338
1,070
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Valerio Pirronello
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,282
11,822
0.418
Astrofisica
Mezzo Interstellare
raggi Cosmici
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,440
1,186
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Margherita Ferrante
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,544
11,044
0.815
life science
biology
environmental hygiene
hygiene and public health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,817
1,207
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Vittorio Scardaci
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,453
10,959
0.360
nanomaterials
spectroscopy
sensing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,091
1,258
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sandro La Vignera
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,854
10,686
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,088
1,415
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Domenico Lo Presti
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,559
9,878
0.597
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,797
1,475
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Salvatore Leonardi
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,969
9,581
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,804
1,593
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Giuseppe Musumeci
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,701
9,099
0.716
Anatomy
Sports Medicine
Physical Activity
Biomedical Sciences
Sport and Exercise Science.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,369
1,619
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Luigi Fortuna
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,460
9,016
0.401
nonlinear circuits
control theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,727
1,634
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Salvatore Giovanni Vitale
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,518
8,967
0.853
Gynecology
Obstetrics
Minimally Invasive Surgery
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,610
1,759
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Luca Zanoli
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,264
8,438
0.911
Arterial stiffness
artery
hypertension
nephrology
baroreflex
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,449
1,790
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rosita Condorelli
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,374
8,330
0.732
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,750
1,803
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gea Oliveri Conti
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,399
8,294
0.882
Hygiene and environmental Hygiene
vascular disease
food hygiene
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,349
1,872
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Filippo Caraci
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,326
8,105
0.608
Alzheimer
neuroprotection
neurotrophic factors
TGF-beta 1
depression
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,089
1,900
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Antonio Biondi
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,891
8,024
0.737
Entomology
IPM
Biological control
Pesticide toxicology
Insect ecology