Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Washington 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
Health Metrics
Population Health
IHME
Global Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,126
331,167
0.631
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Burden of Diseases
Causes of Death
Antimicrobials Resistance
Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
444,751
303,390
0.682
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
IHME
Health Metrics
Global Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,843
295,881
0.791
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Astronomy
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,224
141,964
0.881
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Health Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,705
113,115
0.637
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Type Theory
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,500
112,339
0.932
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Natural Language Processing
Semantics
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,375
110,795
0.928
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Bayesian Statistics
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,596
108,802
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Neuroradiology
functional brain mapping
brain-computer interface
neuroimaging
neural engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,883
99,017
0.639
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Segmental duplication
copy number variation
autism
developmental delay
gene duplication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,536
98,906
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Leadership
Leader Development
Individual to Global Strategic Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,856
89,119
0.405
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Machine Learning
Distributed Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Parallel Algorithms
Sensor Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,198
88,557
0.762
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
gravitational wave astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,309
86,059
0.825
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,177
82,517
0.568
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Human Reference
Genome Sequencing
Administration and Study of Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,255
75,129
0.434
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Epidemiology
Cancer Prevention
Health Outcomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395,644
72,468
0.183
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
preventive cardiology
pediatric cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,869
69,609
0.474
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
atmospheric chemistry
aerosols
satellite remote sensing
atmospheric modeling
environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,128
68,785
0.667
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
outcomes research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,437
68,214
0.380
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Alcoholism/addiction
obesity/eating disorders
psychiatric co morbidity
psychiatric epidemiology & genetics
G-E interplay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,987
64,463
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Virology
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,046
61,959
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Microbial Ecology
Bioinformatics
Coral
Genome Evolution
Phylogenetic prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,904
60,451
0.757
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,750
56,191
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Neuroimaging
intrinsic brain activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,871
55,963
0.406
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Cardiac electrophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,921
55,820
0.430
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ali H Mokdad
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,126
331,167
0.631
Health Metrics
Population Health
IHME
Global Health
Epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12
8
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mohsen Naghavi
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
444,751
303,390
0.682
Burden of Diseases
Causes of Death
Antimicrobials Resistance
Iran
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14
9
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Simon I Hay
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,843
295,881
0.791
IHME
Health Metrics
Global Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230
89
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jacob Vanderplas
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,224
141,964
0.881
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585
193
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mohammad H Forouzanfar *
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,705
113,115
0.637
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601
197
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joseph Redmon
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,500
112,339
0.932
Type Theory
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638
205
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Luke Zettlemoyer
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,375
110,795
0.928
Natural Language Processing
Semantics
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
672
214
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kyle Foreman
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,596
108,802
0.686
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Bayesian Statistics
Public Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
850
276
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wei Wang
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,883
99,017
0.639
Neuroradiology
functional brain mapping
brain-computer interface
neuroimaging
neural engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
854
279
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Evan Eichler
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,536
98,906
0.420
Segmental duplication
copy number variation
autism
developmental delay
gene duplication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,084
365
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bruce Avolio
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,856
89,119
0.405
Leadership
Leader Development
Individual to Global Strategic Leadership
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,104
374
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Carlos Guestrin
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,198
88,557
0.762
Machine Learning
Distributed Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Parallel Algorithms
Sensor Networks
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,192
415
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joey Shapiro Key
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,309
86,059
0.825
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,325
471
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael D Mclellan
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,177
82,517
0.568
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,585
585
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lucinda Fulton
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,255
75,129
0.434
Human Reference
Genome Sequencing
Administration and Study of Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,689
628
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Graham Colditz
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395,644
72,468
0.183
Epidemiology
Cancer Prevention
Health Outcomes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,807
679
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Klein Samuel
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,869
69,609
0.474
preventive cardiology
pediatric cardiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,843
700
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Randall V Martin
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,128
68,785
0.667
atmospheric chemistry
aerosols
satellite remote sensing
atmospheric modeling
environment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,859
705
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
William S Weintraub
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,437
68,214
0.380
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,007
767
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andrew C Heath
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,987
64,463
0.393
Alcoholism/addiction
obesity/eating disorders
psychiatric co morbidity
psychiatric epidemiology & genetics
G-E interplay
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,138
833
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael S Diamond
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,046
61,959
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,223
866
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jesse Rr Zaneveld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,904
60,451
0.757
Microbial Ecology
Bioinformatics
Coral
Genome Evolution
Phylogenetic prediction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,516
991
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marco Colonna
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,750
56,191
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,532
999
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Abraham Z Snyder
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,871
55,963
0.406
Neuroimaging
intrinsic brain activity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,546
1,009
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cynthia Tracy *
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,921
55,820
0.430