Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Cambridge 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
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,056
163,827
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Genomics
Human genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genome evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332,439
158,326
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Public Health
Epidemiology
Dementia
Ageing
Longitudinal/Cohort Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,978
128,938
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
Graphene
Raman Spectroscopy
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,762
70,933
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Genetic Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Statistical Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,739
70,555
0.336
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Epidemiology
Public Health
Nutrition
Diabetes
ethnic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,551
68,736
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Mendelian randomization
instrumental variables
causal inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,036
66,621
0.912
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Autophagy
neurodegenerative diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,149
57,824
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Genomics
bioinformatics
biophysics
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,949
55,970
0.675
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,609
54,766
0.454
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
noncoding RNA
genetics
molecular biology
genomics
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,697
52,546
0.249
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Machine Learning
Bayesian Statistics
Neural Networks
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,805
51,137
0.512
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Protein crystallography
maximum likelihood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,868
48,739
0.381
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Perovskite Solar Cells
Light-Emitting Diodes
Organic Photovoltaics
Time-Resolved Spectroscopy
Carbon Nanotubes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,100
44,778
0.667
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Stroke
Vascular Cognitive Impairment
Vascular dementia
CADASIL
Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,506
43,196
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Lewy
dementia
depression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,723
42,162
0.431
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
physical activity
cardiovascular prevention
rehabilitation
management & self-management of long-term conditions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,631
41,795
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,538
41,678
0.825
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Vasculitis
lupus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,251
41,644
0.525
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,066
41,452
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Mitochondria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,186
40,820
0.509
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Genetics of complex disease
type 2 diabetes
reproductive ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,541
40,506
0.491
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Cosmology
Gravitation
Bayesian Methods
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,939
40,455
0.460
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
chemistry
materials
batteries
NMR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,502
40,245
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Genetics
cardiovascular disease
Mendelian randomisation
multiomics
biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,650
40,089
0.841
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nicholas Wareham
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,056
163,827
0.459
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157
17
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Durbin
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332,439
158,326
0.476
Genomics
Human genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genome evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355
30
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carol Brayne
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,978
128,938
0.592
Public Health
Epidemiology
Dementia
Ageing
Longitudinal/Cohort Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,755
118
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andrea C Ferrari
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,762
70,933
0.418
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
Graphene
Raman Spectroscopy
Condensed Matter Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,770
119
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Douglas Easton
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,739
70,555
0.336
Genetic Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Statistical Genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,844
122
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nita Forouhi
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,551
68,736
0.466
Epidemiology
Public Health
Nutrition
Diabetes
ethnic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,918
128
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stephen Burgess
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,036
66,621
0.912
Mendelian randomization
instrumental variables
causal inference
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,393
176
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Rubinsztein
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,149
57,824
0.455
Autophagy
neurodegenerative diseases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,531
192
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sarah A Teichmann
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,949
55,970
0.675
Genomics
bioinformatics
biophysics
immunology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,623
200
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tony Onwuegbuzie
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,609
54,766
0.454
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,844
215
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gregory Hannon
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,697
52,546
0.249
noncoding RNA
genetics
molecular biology
genomics
cancer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,975
230
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zoubin Ghahramani
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,805
51,137
0.512
Machine Learning
Bayesian Statistics
Neural Networks
Artificial Intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,216
250
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Randy J Read
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,868
48,739
0.381
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,687
287
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sam Stranks
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,100
44,778
0.667
Perovskite Solar Cells
Light-Emitting Diodes
Organic Photovoltaics
Time-Resolved Spectroscopy
Carbon Nanotubes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,878
301
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hugh Markus
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,506
43,196
0.457
Stroke
Vascular Cognitive Impairment
Vascular dementia
CADASIL
Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,047
313
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John O Brien
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,723
42,162
0.431
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,101
320
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christi Deaton
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,631
41,795
0.477
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
physical activity
cardiovascular prevention
rehabilitation
management & self-management of long-term conditions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,118
321
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chris Allen
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,538
41,678
0.825
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,125
322
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Jayne
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,251
41,644
0.525
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,148
324
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Roberto Cipolla
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,066
41,452
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,251
335
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael P Murphy
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,186
40,820
0.509
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,309
343
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John RB Perry
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,541
40,506
0.491
Genetics of complex disease
type 2 diabetes
reproductive ageing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,319
344
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael Hobson
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,939
40,455
0.460
Cosmology
Gravitation
Bayesian Methods
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,351
347
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Clare P Grey
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,502
40,245
0.571
chemistry
materials
batteries
NMR
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,379
349
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adam Butterworth
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,650
40,089
0.841
Genetics
cardiovascular disease
Mendelian randomisation
multiomics
biomarkers