Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 2.371 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
medicina
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,827
99,901
0.752
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Experimental Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,131
66,310
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Public Health Policy Evaluation
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Neuroepidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,219
40,332
0.978
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,741
38,518
0.560
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Malattie rare
Osteoporosi
Obesità
Ipofisi
Tumori Neuroendocrin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,750
36,495
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
medicina interna
epidemiologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,423
34,914
0.378
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fisica delle Particelle Elementari
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,759
29,835
0.812
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Electronic Structure
Molecular Dynamics
Time-Resolved
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,683
27,549
0.870
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cardiology
Molecular Biology
Interventional Cardiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,909
27,002
0.576
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Food science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,048
26,847
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Occupational Medicine
Industrial Hygiene
Occupational Toxicology
Nanotoxicology
Medicina Occupazionale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,431
26,553
0.845
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cardiology
Internal Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,881
25,991
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pediatrics
Gastroenterology
Allergy
Nutrition
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,651
23,718
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
nutrizione
diabete
metabolismo
prevenzione
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,629
22,859
0.434
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Medicinal Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,667
19,804
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Terapie Oncologiche Speciali
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,072
19,718
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Immunology
Treg cells
Immunological Tolerance
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,071
17,420
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Microbial ecology
food microbiology
gut microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,499
16,767
0.568
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Herbal medicine
TRP channels
cannabinoids
nutraceuticals
dietary supplements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,675
15,481
0.411
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Statistics for Social Sciences
Multivariate Analysis
Classification
Bibliometrics & Science Mapping
R Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,954
15,161
0.894
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,740
14,330
0.808
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robotics
Automatic Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,265
14,008
0.339
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
endocrinologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,420
13,811
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Obstetrics
High risk pregnancy
Preeclampsia
Preterm birth
Ultrasound
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,520
13,809
0.788
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Machine learning
Metagenomics
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,738
13,745
0.821
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564
29
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Massimo Cirillo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,827
99,901
0.752
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,618
119
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mario Merola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,131
66,310
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,692
199
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Raffaele Palladino *
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,219
40,332
0.978
Public Health Policy Evaluation
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Neuroepidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,974
209
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nadia Rega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,741
38,518
0.560
Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,305
235
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Annamaria Colao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,750
36,495
0.398
Malattie rare
Osteoporosi
Obesità
Ipofisi
Tumori Neuroendocrin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,631
246
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Salvatore Panico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,423
34,914
0.378
medicina interna
epidemiologia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,951
304
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Antonia Di Crescenzo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,759
29,835
0.812
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,718
340
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alessio Petrone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,683
27,549
0.870
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Electronic Structure
Molecular Dynamics
Time-Resolved
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,930
351
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Giovanni Esposito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,909
27,002
0.576
Cardiology
Molecular Biology
Interventional Cardiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,996
353
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Daglia Maria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,048
26,847
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,121
359
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ivo Iavicoli
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,431
26,553
0.845
Occupational Medicine
Industrial Hygiene
Occupational Toxicology
Nanotoxicology
Medicina Occupazionale
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,367
369
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Giovanni De Simone
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,881
25,991
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,520
406
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Roberto Berni Canani
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,651
23,718
0.556
Pediatrics
Gastroenterology
Allergy
Nutrition
Infectious Diseases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,037
433
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Riccardi Gabriele
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,629
22,859
0.434
nutrizione
diabete
metabolismo
prevenzione
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,304
516
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ettore Novellino
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,667
19,804
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,383
518
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sabino De Placido
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,072
19,718
0.410
Terapie Oncologiche Speciali
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,679
593
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Giuseppe Matarese
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,071
17,420
0.387
Immunology
Treg cells
Immunological Tolerance
Metabolism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,473
623
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Danilo Ercolini
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,499
16,767
0.568
Microbial ecology
food microbiology
gut microbiome
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,305
677
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Angelo A Izzo
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,675
15,481
0.411
Herbal medicine
TRP channels
cannabinoids
nutraceuticals
dietary supplements
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,838
694
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Massimo Aria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,954
15,161
0.894
Statistics for Social Sciences
Multivariate Analysis
Classification
Bibliometrics & Science Mapping
R Language
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,329
736
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Antonello Santini
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,740
14,330
0.808
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,969
755
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bruno Siciliano
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,265
14,008
0.339
Robotics
Automatic Control
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,385
765
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rosario Pivonello
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,420
13,811
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,388
766
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gabriele Saccone
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,520
13,809
0.788
Obstetrics
High risk pregnancy
Preeclampsia
Preterm birth
Ultrasound
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,520
771
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Edoardo Pasolli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,738
13,745
0.821
Machine learning
Metagenomics
Microbiome