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Highly Cited Researchers 2.010 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
Valvular Heart Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,698
73,591
0.600
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215,607
66,301
0.308
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sleep
Insomnia
Cognitive Behavior Therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,669
34,546
0.451
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Urology
Prostate cancer
Bladder cancer
Surgery
Biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,744
32,787
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,634
32,657
0.645
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
cardiologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,532
31,753
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tumor immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,184
30,575
0.845
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pulmonary hypertension and vascular biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,092
27,810
0.730
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
phage
crisp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,356
22,501
0.485
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Implementation Science
Shared Decision Making
Primary Care
Scale up
Patient engagemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,282
22,278
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Critical Care Medicine - Trauma - Traumatic Brain Injury - Decision-making - Systematic review
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,471
22,105
0.702
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
cancer genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,671
20,539
0.397
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
immunity
inflammation
platelets
rheumatic disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,524
19,437
0.793
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Conservation genetics
evolutionary biology
population genetics
molecular ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,742
19,431
0.355
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
International Chair on Interventional Cardiology and Transradial Approac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,777
19,078
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,205
18,215
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
genomics
lung cancer
COPD
calcific aortic valve stenosis
alpha-1 antitrypsin deficienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,449
15,272
0.680
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sustainability
reporting
ISO
environment
ethic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,449
15,255
0.651
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
child development
peer relations
early childhood
school readiness
behavior genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,545
15,237
0.367
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,706
14,084
0.257
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Motivation
self-determination theory
psychology
self
educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,499
13,550
0.444
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
chemistry
materials
polymers
polymer scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,304
13,086
0.250
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cardiovascular disease
Valvular Heart Disease
Women Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,249
12,920
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
HIV-1
Neutrophil
DCIR
Extracellular Vesicles
Immunologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,431
12,804
0.779
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Douleur orofaciale / Médecine buccal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,213
12,270
0.529
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,528
59
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Philippe Pibarot
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,698
73,591
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,843
67
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jean-Pierre Després
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215,607
66,301
0.308
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,272
189
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Charles M Morin
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,669
34,546
0.451
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,719
203
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Louis Lacombe
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,744
32,787
0.701
Urology
Prostate cancer
Bladder cancer
Surgery
Biomarker
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,759
204
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bernard Têtu
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,634
32,657
0.645
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,005
215
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jean Dumesnil
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,532
31,753
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,376
230
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alain Bergeron
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,184
30,575
0.845
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,419
262
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sebastien Bonnet
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,092
27,810
0.730
Pulmonary hypertension and vascular biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,405
362
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sylvain Moineau
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,356
22,501
0.485
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,549
372
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
France Legare
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,282
22,278
0.461
Implementation Science
Shared Decision Making
Primary Care
Scale up
Patient engagemen
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,680
380
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alexis Turgeon
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,471
22,105
0.702
Critical Care Medicine - Trauma - Traumatic Brain Injury - Decision-making - Systematic review
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,977
433
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jacques Simard
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,671
20,539
0.397
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,968
473
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Eric Boilard
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,524
19,437
0.793
immunity
inflammation
platelets
rheumatic disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,970
474
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Louis Bernatchez
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,742
19,431
0.355
Conservation genetics
evolutionary biology
population genetics
molecular ecolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,291
481
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Olivier François Bertrand
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,777
19,078
0.342
International Chair on Interventional Cardiology and Transradial Approac
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,258
523
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paul R Fortin
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,205
18,215
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,602
701
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yohan Bossé
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,449
15,272
0.680
genomics
lung cancer
COPD
calcific aortic valve stenosis
alpha-1 antitrypsin deficienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,633
705
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Olivier Boiral
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,449
15,255
0.651
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,660
706
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michel Boivin
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,545
15,237
0.367
child development
peer relations
early childhood
school readiness
behavior genetic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,009
791
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Louis Perusse
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,706
14,084
0.257
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,295
845
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Frederic Guay
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,499
13,550
0.444
Motivation
self-determination theory
psychology
self
educatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,521
882
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mario Leclerc
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,304
13,086
0.250
chemistry
materials
polymers
polymer scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,963
905
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marie Annick Clavel
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,249
12,920
0.671
Cardiovascular disease
Valvular Heart Disease
Women Healt
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,295
918
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gilbert Caroline
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,431
12,804
0.779
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,909
985
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jean Paul Goulet
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,213
12,270
0.529