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Highly Cited Researchers 731 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
Soil Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,722
56,389
0.674
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Medical Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,256
46,491
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gastroenterology
Hepatolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,500
37,121
0.239
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,745
32,365
0.551
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nutrition
Diet
Obesity
food addictio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,595
28,374
0.666
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Physical activity
Mental health
Physical fitness
Physical education
Cognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,438
28,295
0.651
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bioremediation
Ecotoxicology
Environmental Science
Environmental Microbiology
Mixed Contaminant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,847
24,753
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,064
24,067
0.707
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Health Behaviour
Public Health
Mental Health
Distributed Computing & Internet
Decision Suppor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,834
23,461
0.655
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mesoporous
Energy
Environment
CO2 Capture
mxen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,695
21,816
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Complex traits
psychiatric disorders
genomics
systems biology
precision medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,224
21,251
0.681
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,573
20,592
0.674
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Reproductive Biology
andrology
gamete biology
reproductio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,745
20,513
0.286
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Schizophrenia
autism
ADHD
cognitive neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,681
20,230
0.619
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Weight Loss
Health and Physical Education
Obesity
Me
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,111
19,472
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cognitive Neuroscience
Event related potentials (ERPs) of the brain
Functional MRI
Schizophreni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,001
19,065
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Computational neuroscience
Computational psychiatr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,753
18,452
0.531
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,324
16,699
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,142
16,333
0.339
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nutrition
dietary assessment methods
eHealth
Cardiovascular disease
Type 2 diabete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,034
16,253
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Genetic epidemiology
Biostatistics
Bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,439
16,033
0.715
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Genetics and genomics for precision medicine in reproductive healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,520
15,940
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Physical Activity & Public Health
Exercise Psychology
Health Education
Health Psychology
Health Promotio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,604
15,165
0.451
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ageing
global health
epidemiology
health systems
healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,991
14,459
0.657
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Psychiatry
Palliative Care
Psychooncology
Medical Education
Rural Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,956
14,458
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,385
122
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Philip W. S. Newall
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,722
56,389
0.674
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,304
162
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rodney J Scott
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,256
46,491
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,743
221
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nicholas Talley
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,500
37,121
0.239
Gastroenterology
Hepatolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,863
272
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Attia
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,745
32,365
0.551
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,201
331
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tracy Burrows
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,595
28,374
0.666
Nutrition
Diet
Obesity
food addictio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,242
334
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Lubans
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,438
28,295
0.651
Physical activity
Mental health
Physical fitness
Physical education
Cognitio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,970
417
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Megharaj Mallavarapu|Mallavarapu Megharaj
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,847
24,753
0.592
Bioremediation
Ecotoxicology
Environmental Science
Environmental Microbiology
Mixed Contaminant
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,386
443
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hansbro P
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,064
24,067
0.707
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,788
465
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Frans Henskens
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,834
23,461
0.655
Health Behaviour
Public Health
Mental Health
Distributed Computing & Internet
Decision Suppor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,949
505
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ajayan Vinu
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,695
21,816
0.536
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,426
520
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Murray Cairns
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,224
21,251
0.681
Complex traits
psychiatric disorders
genomics
systems biology
precision medicin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,957
539
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Elizabeth Holliday
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,573
20,592
0.674
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,038
543
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert John Aitken
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,745
20,513
0.286
Reproductive Biology
andrology
gamete biology
reproductio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,289
559
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ulrich Schall
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,681
20,230
0.619
Schizophrenia
autism
ADHD
cognitive neuroscienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,988
589
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Philip Morgan
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,111
19,472
0.539
Weight Loss
Health and Physical Education
Obesity
Me
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,363
608
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patricia T Michie
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,001
19,065
0.489
Cognitive Neuroscience
Event related potentials (ERPs) of the brain
Functional MRI
Schizophreni
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,017
651
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael Breakspear
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,753
18,452
0.531
Computational neuroscience
Computational psychiatr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,299
768
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chen Zuliang
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,324
16,699
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,875
798
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peter Gibson
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,142
16,333
0.339
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,010
808
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Clare Collins
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,034
16,253
0.524
Nutrition
dietary assessment methods
eHealth
Cardiovascular disease
Type 2 diabete
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,366
831
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chris Oldmeadow
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,439
16,033
0.715
Genetic epidemiology
Biostatistics
Bioinformatic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,528
841
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Craig Pennell
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,520
15,940
0.559
Genetics and genomics for precision medicine in reproductive healt
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,876
918
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ron Plotnikoff
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,604
15,165
0.451
Physical Activity & Public Health
Exercise Psychology
Health Education
Health Psychology
Health Promotio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,318
996
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Paul Kowal
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,991
14,459
0.657
Ageing
global health
epidemiology
health systems
healt
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,320
997
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brian Kelly
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,956
14,458
0.604
Psychiatry
Palliative Care
Psychooncology
Medical Education
Rural Healt