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Highly Cited Researchers
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II 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
medicina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,399
98,647
0.813
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Experimental Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,034
78,730
0.416
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,324
40,543
0.611
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
medicina interna
epidemiologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,006
39,969
0.439
* 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
89,876
39,552
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Public Health Policy Evaluation
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Neuroepidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,711
38,074
0.984
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Fisica delle Particelle Elementari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,370
32,199
0.910
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cardiology
Internal Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,939
29,697
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cardiology
Molecular Biology
Interventional Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,846
29,160
0.636
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Food science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,721
28,850
0.675
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Electronic Structure
Molecular Dynamics
Time-Resolved Spectroscopy
Quantum Dots and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,028
27,992
0.932
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Occupational Medicine
Industrial Hygiene
Occupational Toxicology
Nanotoxicology
Medicina Occupazionale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,799
25,656
0.861
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
nutrizione
diabete
metabolismo
prevenzione
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,730
25,101
0.485
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Pediatrics
Gastroenterology
Allergy
Nutrition
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,567
24,989
0.616
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Medicinal Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,928
22,186
0.542
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Terapie Oncologiche Speciali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,178
21,667
0.459
* 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
44,376
19,801
0.446
* 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
28,708
18,266
0.636
* 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
37,094
16,936
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Robotics
Automatic Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,622
16,061
0.395
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
endocrinologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,623
14,783
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Obstetrics
High risk pregnancy
Preeclampsia
Preterm birth
Ultrasound
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,012
14,698
0.864
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Statistics for Social Sciences
Multivariate Analysis
Classification
Bibliometrics & Science Mapping
R Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,744
14,476
0.919
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,972
14,382
0.847
* 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
15,937
14,106
0.885
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
853
70
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Massimo Cirillo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,399
98,647
0.813
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,443
113
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mario Merola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,034
78,730
0.416
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,280
234
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nadia Rega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,324
40,543
0.611
Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,377
237
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Salvatore Panico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,006
39,969
0.439
medicina interna
epidemiologia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,458
241
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Annamaria Colao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,876
39,552
0.440
Malattie rare
Osteoporosi
Obesità
Ipofisi
Tumori Neuroendocrin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,729
252
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Raffaele Palladino *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,711
38,074
0.984
Public Health Policy Evaluation
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Neuroepidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,146
310
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Antonia Di Crescenzo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,370
32,199
0.910
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,956
350
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Giovanni De Simone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,939
29,697
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,162
357
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Giovanni Esposito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,846
29,160
0.636
Cardiology
Molecular Biology
Interventional Cardiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,283
367
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Daglia Maria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,721
28,850
0.675
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,638
384
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alessio Petrone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,028
27,992
0.932
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Electronic Structure
Molecular Dynamics
Time-Resolved Spectroscopy
Quantum Dots and
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,774
430
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ivo Iavicoli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,799
25,656
0.861
Occupational Medicine
Industrial Hygiene
Occupational Toxicology
Nanotoxicology
Medicina Occupazionale
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,072
441
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Riccardi Gabriele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,730
25,101
0.485
nutrizione
diabete
metabolismo
prevenzione
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,127
443
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Roberto Berni Canani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,567
24,989
0.616
Pediatrics
Gastroenterology
Allergy
Nutrition
Infectious Diseases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,955
507
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ettore Novellino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,928
22,186
0.542
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,359
519
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sabino De Placido
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,178
21,667
0.459
Terapie Oncologiche Speciali
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,971
569
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Giuseppe Matarese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,376
19,801
0.446
Immunology
Treg cells
Immunological Tolerance
Metabolism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,654
624
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Danilo Ercolini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,708
18,266
0.636
Microbial ecology
food microbiology
gut microbiome
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,433
682
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Angelo A Izzo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,094
16,936
0.457
Herbal medicine
TRP channels
cannabinoids
nutraceuticals
dietary supplements
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,809
716
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bruno Siciliano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,622
16,061
0.395
Robotics
Automatic Control
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,169
796
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rosario Pivonello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,623
14,783
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,374
801
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gabriele Saccone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,012
14,698
0.864
Obstetrics
High risk pregnancy
Preeclampsia
Preterm birth
Ultrasound
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,857
814
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Massimo Aria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,744
14,476
0.919
Statistics for Social Sciences
Multivariate Analysis
Classification
Bibliometrics & Science Mapping
R Language
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,069
821
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Antonello Santini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,972
14,382
0.847
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,742
846
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Edoardo Pasolli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,937
14,106
0.885
Machine learning
Metagenomics
Microbiome