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Highly Cited Researchers 1.231 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
Torsion-Gravity
Spinor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,090
62,929
0.443
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ultrathin functional films
material science@VIRGO
optics@materials
Nanophysics
Surfaces&interface
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,739
54,954
0.777
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Immunologia
Allergologia
Malattie Respiratori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,125
39,955
0.391
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Antibiotics
Fungal infections
infections in critically patients and immunicompromize
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,502
37,894
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neurology
Paediatrics
Epilepsy
Genetics
Treatmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,676
22,940
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
biostatistics
clinical neurology
multiple sclerosis
MRI
oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,519
22,929
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Human Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,230
19,100
0.222
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Allergologia
Immunologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,447
18,698
0.315
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Professore Ordinario di Pediatri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,373
18,288
0.412
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Infectious Diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,713
17,449
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
pediatric rheumatology
clinical trial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,699
16,288
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pediatrics-Rheumatology-Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,033
16,180
0.521
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fisica dei neutrini
delle astroparticelle
materia oscura
energia oscur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,338
14,756
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Human Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,694
13,268
0.479
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cardiovascular Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,624
12,753
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
oncology
breast cancer
BRCA
fertility preservation
pregnanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,719
12,319
0.837
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nephrology
dialysis
transplantation
nutrition
metabolis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,641
11,716
0.597
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,262
11,682
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
fetal medicine
obstetrics
prenatal diagnosis
fetal therapy
ultrasoun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,865
11,669
0.653
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Biotecnology
Microbiology
Environmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,790
11,013
0.427
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Malattie tratto digestivo superior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,356
10,987
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Statistical Learning Theory
Data Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,143
9,746
0.742
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
epilepsy slee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,635
9,518
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
marine ecology
seascape ecology
marine biodiversit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,738
9,228
0.406
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Clinical Hepatolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,422
8,786
0.452
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,028
132
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Luca Fabbri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,090
62,929
0.443
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,502
146
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Maurizio Canepa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,739
54,954
0.777
Ultrathin functional films
material science@VIRGO
optics@materials
Nanophysics
Surfaces&interface
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,246
228
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Giorgio Walter Canonica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,125
39,955
0.391
Immunologia
Allergologia
Malattie Respiratori
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,638
250
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matteo Bassetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,502
37,894
0.695
Antibiotics
Fungal infections
infections in critically patients and immunicompromize
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,224
468
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pasquale Striano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,676
22,940
0.609
Neurology
Paediatrics
Epilepsy
Genetics
Treatmen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,237
470
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Maria Pia Sormani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,519
22,929
0.504
biostatistics
clinical neurology
multiple sclerosis
MRI
oncolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,456
586
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alessandro Moretta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,230
19,100
0.222
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,875
597
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Giovanni Passalacqua
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,447
18,698
0.315
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,354
610
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Angelo Ravelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,373
18,288
0.412
Professore Ordinario di Pediatri
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,404
642
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Claudio Viscoli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,713
17,449
0.382
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,105
686
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nicolino Ruperto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,699
16,288
0.400
pediatric rheumatology
clinical trial
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,281
695
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marco Gattorno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,033
16,180
0.521
Pediatrics-Rheumatology-Immunolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,853
774
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marco Pallavicini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,338
14,756
0.418
Fisica dei neutrini
delle astroparticelle
materia oscura
energia oscur
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,346
891
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zara Federico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,694
13,268
0.479
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,800
929
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Fabrizio Montecucco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,624
12,753
0.590
Cardiovascular Researc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,144
981
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Matteo Lambertini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,719
12,319
0.837
oncology
breast cancer
BRCA
fertility preservation
pregnanc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,159
1,059
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Giacomo Garibotto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,641
11,716
0.597
Nephrology
dialysis
transplantation
nutrition
metabolis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,287
1,064
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Isabella Ceccherini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,262
11,682
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,344
1,065
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Federico Prefumo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,865
11,669
0.653
fetal medicine
obstetrics
prenatal diagnosis
fetal therapy
ultrasoun
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,854
1,160
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Attilio Converti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,790
11,013
0.427
Biotecnology
Microbiology
Environmen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,952
1,167
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Vincenzo Savarino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,356
10,987
0.402
Malattie tratto digestivo superior
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,997
1,385
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Luca Oneto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,143
9,746
0.742
Statistical Learning Theory
Data Scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,286
1,435
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lino Nobili
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,635
9,518
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,035
1,502
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Carlo Nike Bianchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,738
9,228
0.406
marine ecology
seascape ecology
marine biodiversit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,000
1,612
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Edoardo G Giannini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,422
8,786
0.452