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Highly Cited Researchers 3.229 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
liver cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,602
71,433
0.429
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
LHC
LHC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,054
63,351
0.370
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,714
61,406
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
psiquiatría
trastorno bipolar
neurofarmacologí
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,041
58,999
0.491
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
physics
astronomy
astrophysics
cosmolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,787
53,842
0.442
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
High Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,314
47,023
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Liver Cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,074
44,137
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
virtual realit
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,169
37,615
0.521
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Experimental Particle Physics
Artificial Inteligence
Neural Net
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,130
36,856
0.315
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
nutrition and food scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,591
35,600
0.442
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cardiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,112
34,753
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
astrophysics
particle physics experiments
instrumentation
microelectronics
photon sensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,383
32,601
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
breast cancer
genomics
biomarker
drug development
gene expressio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,909
31,655
0.598
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Astronomy
Milky Way
Stellar Clusters
Open Cluster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,997
29,516
0.777
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,066
29,406
0.243
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Psychiatry
Mental health
Neuroimaging
Meta-analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,171
28,750
0.734
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Compresión de datos
procesado de datos
gestión de datos en cargas útiles de satélites
astrometría
astronomí
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,672
28,267
0.750
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sjogren
Sarcoidosis
Lupus
Cryoglobulinemia
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,227
25,639
0.448
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Electrochemistry
tractament electroquímic d'aigües
piles de combustibl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,038
23,910
0.451
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Astrophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,581
21,929
0.825
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Particle Physic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,482
21,533
0.560
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Fetal programming
Fetal Surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,731
20,598
0.460
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
educació emocional
competències emocionals
orientació psicopedagògica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,447
20,430
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mechanobiology
respiratory mechanics
atomic force microscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,304
20,098
0.345
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
comparative genomics
molecular population genetics
bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,930
18,035
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,629
39
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Josep M Llovet
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,602
71,433
0.429
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,005
46
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Eugeni Graugés Pous
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,054
63,351
0.370
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
LHC
LHC
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,109
50
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ramon Estruch
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,714
61,406
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,230
56
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Eduard Vieta
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,041
58,999
0.491
psiquiatría
trastorno bipolar
neurofarmacologí
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,569
66
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Licia Verde
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,787
53,842
0.442
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,263
77
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ricardo Vázquez Gómez
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,314
47,023
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,610
84
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jordi Bruix
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,074
44,137
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,680
103
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mel Slater
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,169
37,615
0.521
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,822
109
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lluís Garrido
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,130
36,856
0.315
Experimental Particle Physics
Artificial Inteligence
Neural Net
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,076
121
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rosa M Lamuela Raventos
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,591
35,600
0.442
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,266
126
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lluis Mont
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,112
34,753
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,826
132
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Gascon
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,383
32,601
0.499
astrophysics
particle physics experiments
instrumentation
microelectronics
photon sensor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,116
138
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Aleix Prat
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,909
31,655
0.598
breast cancer
genomics
biomarker
drug development
gene expressio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,826
149
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tristan Cantat-Gaudin
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,997
29,516
0.777
Astronomy
Milky Way
Stellar Clusters
Open Cluster
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,834
150
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Torres A
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,066
29,406
0.243
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,088
152
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Joaquim Radua
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,171
28,750
0.734
Psychiatry
Mental health
Neuroimaging
Meta-analysi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,317
155
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jordi Portell
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,672
28,267
0.750
Compresión de datos
procesado de datos
gestión de datos en cargas útiles de satélites
astrometría
astronomí
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,525
174
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Manuel Ramos-Casals
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,227
25,639
0.448
Sjogren
Sarcoidosis
Lupus
Cryoglobulinemia
Artificial Intelligenc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,548
193
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Enric Brillas
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,038
23,910
0.451
Electrochemistry
tractament electroquímic d'aigües
piles de combustibl
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,879
217
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alfred Castro-Ginard
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,581
21,929
0.825
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,199
226
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mc Gonzalez-Garcia
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,482
21,533
0.560
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,034
248
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eduard Gratacos
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,731
20,598
0.460
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,115
250
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rafael Bisquerra
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,447
20,430
0.440
educació emocional
competències emocionals
orientació psicopedagògica
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,492
258
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Daniel Navajas
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,304
20,098
0.345
Mechanobiology
respiratory mechanics
atomic force microscop
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,628
284
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Julio Rozas
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,930
18,035
0.347
comparative genomics
molecular population genetics
bioinformatic