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Highly Cited Researchers 1.671 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,895
121,858
0.689
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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
177,929
88,257
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
epidemiologi
medicin
statisti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,155
87,416
0.624
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
medici
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,932
72,488
0.307
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Allergy
exosomes
microvesicles
extracellular vesicle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,041
42,722
0.555
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bone metabolism
Endocrinology
bone
osteoporosis
growt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,952
36,893
0.381
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
regional climate change
downscaling
Third Pole
water balance
earth system scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,634
34,244
0.594
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,868
32,084
0.631
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
psychiatry
neurochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,096
27,876
0.605
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mycology
systematics
environmental sequencing
bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,029
25,798
0.573
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,812
23,695
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
IBS
GI motilitet
funktionella GI sjukdoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,403
23,462
0.541
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cholestatic and fatty liver diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,931
20,745
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Antibiotic resistance
pharmaceuticals in the environmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,364
20,451
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
preterm deliver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,582
19,893
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Osteoporos
frakture
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,658
19,892
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Human and molecular genetic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,031
19,781
0.659
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Neurodegeneratio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,769
19,265
0.975
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mucin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,239
18,706
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
stroke
intensive care neurology
emergency neurology
general neurolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,046
18,637
0.503
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
takotsubo
pci
statistics
myocardial infarction
clinical trial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,564
17,927
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Political Science - Comparative Politics - Democrac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,170
16,333
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Metagenomics
Antibiotic resistance
Molecular taxonomy
Microbial communities
Ecological theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,706
15,767
0.726
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rehabilitation
stroke
cardiac arrest
polio
disabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,802
14,858
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lipid Nanoparticles
Exosomes
Extracellular Vesicles
RNA medicine
RNA therapeutic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,118
14,541
0.902
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Henrik Zetterberg
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,895
121,858
0.689
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,023
14
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rosengren A
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,929
88,257
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,041
15
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Max Petzold
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,155
87,416
0.624
epidemiologi
medicin
statisti
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,583
18
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Karl Swedberg
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,932
72,488
0.307
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,820
36
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lotvall
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,041
42,722
0.555
Allergy
exosomes
microvesicles
extracellular vesicle
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,815
48
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Claes Ohlsson
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,952
36,893
0.381
Bone metabolism
Endocrinology
bone
osteoporosis
growt
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,412
52
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Deliang Chen
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,634
34,244
0.594
regional climate change
downscaling
Third Pole
water balance
earth system scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,980
58
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cecilia Björkelund
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,868
32,084
0.631
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,474
82
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mikael Landén
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,096
27,876
0.605
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,443
94
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
R Henrik Nilsson
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,029
25,798
0.573
Mycology
systematics
environmental sequencing
bioinformatic
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,697
110
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ingmar Skoog
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,812
23,695
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,859
112
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Magnus Simrén
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,403
23,462
0.541
IBS
GI motilitet
funktionella GI sjukdoma
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,919
139
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hanns Ulrich Marschall
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,931
20,745
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,164
144
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Larsson Dgj
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,364
20,451
0.595
Antibiotic resistance
pharmaceuticals in the environmen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,664
149
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bo Jacobsson
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,582
19,893
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,665
150
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mattias Lorentzon
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,658
19,892
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,771
152
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stefano Romeo
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,031
19,781
0.659
Human and molecular genetic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,274
157
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nicholas James Ashton
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,769
19,265
0.975
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,835
165
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gunnar C Hansson
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,239
18,706
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,924
169
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Turgut Tatlisumak
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,046
18,637
0.503
stroke
intensive care neurology
emergency neurology
general neurolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,779
183
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Elmir Omerovic
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,564
17,927
0.701
takotsubo
pci
statistics
myocardial infarction
clinical trial
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,996
210
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Staffan I Lindberg
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,170
16,333
0.676
Political Science - Comparative Politics - Democrac
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,463
222
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Johan Bengtsson Palme
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,706
15,767
0.726
Metagenomics
Antibiotic resistance
Molecular taxonomy
Microbial communities
Ecological theor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,597
231
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,802
14,858
0.534
Rehabilitation
stroke
cardiac arrest
polio
disabilit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,251
238
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nawaz Muhammad
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,118
14,541
0.902
Lipid Nanoparticles
Exosomes
Extracellular Vesicles
RNA medicine
RNA therapeutic