Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 4.872 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
Genomics
Human genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genome evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338,045
141,015
0.417
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361,856
140,115
0.387
* 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
222,796
117,328
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mendelian randomization
instrumental variables
causal inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,058
67,773
0.868
* 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
212,260
61,692
0.291
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
Graphene
Raman Spectroscopy
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,884
58,969
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Epidemiology
Public Health
Nutrition
Diabetes
ethnic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,396
56,353
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Genomics
bioinformatics
biophysics
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,403
53,940
0.632
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Autophagy
neurodegenerative diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,101
50,636
0.392
* 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
122,525
46,344
0.378
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Machine Learning
Bayesian Statistics
Neural Networks
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,869
46,093
0.452
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
noncoding RNA
genetics
molecular biology
genomics
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212,319
44,030
0.207
* 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
129,709
43,153
0.333
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Perovskite Solar Cells
Light-Emitting Diodes
Organic Photovoltaics
Time-Resolved Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,784
39,509
0.574
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vasculitis
lupus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,213
38,765
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stroke
Vascular Cognitive Impairment
Vascular dementia
CADASIL
Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,243
38,578
0.401
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Genetics
cardiovascular disease
Mendelian randomisation
multiomics
biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,637
38,342
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,825
37,719
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lewy
dementia
depression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,715
37,554
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mitochondria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,870
36,928
0.451
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
chemistry
materials
batteries
NMR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,159
36,630
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,700
36,133
0.699
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Genetics of complex disease
type 2 diabetes
reproductive ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,787
35,152
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Observational Astrophysics
Galaxy Evolution
Quasars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,485
35,032
0.470
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
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
88,888
35,027
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard Durbin
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338,045
141,015
0.417
Genomics
Human genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genome evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160
15
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nicholas Wareham
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361,856
140,115
0.387
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307
24
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carol Brayne
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222,796
117,328
0.527
Public Health
Epidemiology
Dementia
Ageing
Longitudinal/Cohort Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,561
100
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stephen Burgess
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,058
67,773
0.868
Mendelian randomization
instrumental variables
causal inference
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,841
124
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Douglas Easton
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212,260
61,692
0.291
Genetic Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Statistical Genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,969
133
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrea C Ferrari
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,884
58,969
0.343
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
Graphene
Raman Spectroscopy
Condensed Matter Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,128
145
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nita Forouhi
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,396
56,353
0.377
Epidemiology
Public Health
Nutrition
Diabetes
ethnic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,275
156
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sarah A Teichmann
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,403
53,940
0.632
Genomics
bioinformatics
biophysics
immunology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,527
188
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Rubinsztein
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,101
50,636
0.392
Autophagy
neurodegenerative diseases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,934
224
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tony Onwuegbuzie
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,525
46,344
0.378
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,963
224
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Zoubin Ghahramani
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,869
46,093
0.452
Machine Learning
Bayesian Statistics
Neural Networks
Artificial Intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,206
252
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gregory Hannon
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212,319
44,030
0.207
noncoding RNA
genetics
molecular biology
genomics
cancer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,311
255
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
129,709
43,153
0.333
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,829
295
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sam Stranks
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,784
39,509
0.574
Perovskite Solar Cells
Light-Emitting Diodes
Organic Photovoltaics
Time-Resolved Spectroscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,934
302
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Jayne
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,213
38,765
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,965
308
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hugh Markus
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,243
38,578
0.401
Stroke
Vascular Cognitive Impairment
Vascular dementia
CADASIL
Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,003
310
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Adam Butterworth
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,637
38,342
0.772
Genetics
cardiovascular disease
Mendelian randomisation
multiomics
biomarkers
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,097
319
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Roberto Cipolla
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,825
37,719
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,129
322
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John O Brien
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,715
37,554
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,235
332
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael P Murphy
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,870
36,928
0.451
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,284
338
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Clare P Grey
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,159
36,630
0.508
chemistry
materials
batteries
NMR
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,375
345
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chris Allen
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,700
36,133
0.699
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,582
361
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John RB Perry
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,787
35,152
0.420
Genetics of complex disease
type 2 diabetes
reproductive ageing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,606
363
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Roberto Maiolino
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,485
35,032
0.470
Observational Astrophysics
Galaxy Evolution
Quasars
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,604
363
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christi Deaton
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,888
35,027
0.394
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
physical activity
cardiovascular prevention
rehabilitation
management & self-management of long-term conditions