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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
biochemistry
molecular biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346,452
18,054
0.052
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
molecular neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,715
30,822
0.095
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
free radicals
antioxidants
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273,695
41,096
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
GPCRs
Structural biology
Biochemistry
Arrestins
Drug discovery
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,389
23,154
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
estrogen receptors
ER-beta
ER-beta agonist is being developed against prostate cancer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,561
26,974
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
mTOR rapamycin growth nutrients metabolism lysosome leucine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184,278
72,136
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Biochemistry
Oxidative Stress
Redox Biology
Molecular Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,470
57,970
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
mRNA Translation in cancer and mental diseases
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,926
34,957
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
protein kinases
protein phosphorylation
protein ubiquitylation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,743
18,208
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,532
58,582
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Enzymology
drug metabolism
cytochrome P450
mutagenesis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,290
17,572
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
transcriptional regulatory mechanisms
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,217
19,392
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,103
66,792
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cardiovascular Disease
Atherosclerosis
Lipid Metabolism
Nutrition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,909
96,406
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cancer Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,213
20,364
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,594
25,482
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
medicine
biochemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,433
43,842
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
mitochondria
metabolism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,772
47,149
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
structural biology
validation
informatics
molecular graphics of protein & RNA
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,395
31,444
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
computations
membranes
proteins
structure
channels
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,880
25,527
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Genomics
Gene Regulation
Molecular Genetics
Molecular Evolution
Biochemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,013
23,084
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
protein crystallography
molecular graphics
structural informatics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,417
30,815
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lysosomes
Lysosomal Storage Disorder
Enzyme Replacement Therapy
Proteases
Tetraspanins
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,215
23,723
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Structural biology
Bioinformatics
Biochemistry
Drug Discovery
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,497
19,398
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Systems Biology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,363
12,723
0.160
Ulrich K. Laemmli
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346,452
18,054
0.052
biochemistry
molecular biology
Tom Maniatis
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,715
30,822
0.095
Barry Halliwell
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273,695
41,096
0.150
Robert J Lefkowitz
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,389
23,154
0.111
GPCRs
Structural biology
Biochemistry
Arrestins
Drug discovery
Jan Ake Gustafsson
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,561
26,974
0.142
estrogen receptors
ER-beta
ER-beta agonist is being developed against prostate cancer
David M Sabatini
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184,278
72,136
0.391
mTOR rapamycin growth nutrients metabolism lysosome leucine
Masayuki Yamamoto
Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,470
57,970
0.357
Biochemistry
Oxidative Stress
Redox Biology
Molecular Biology
Nahum Sonenberg
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,926
34,957
0.219
mRNA Translation in cancer and mental diseases
Philip Cohen
University of Dundee
Dundee, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,743
18,208
0.117
protein kinases
protein phosphorylation
protein ubiquitylation
Tony Merriman
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,532
58,582
0.394
Fred Guengerich
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,290
17,572
0.136
Enzymology
drug metabolism
cytochrome P450
mutagenesis
Robert Roeder
Rockefeller University
New York, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,217
19,392
0.154
transcriptional regulatory mechanisms
Giuseppe Lippi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,103
66,792
0.596
Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Stefan Lorkowski
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,909
96,406
0.877
Cardiovascular Disease
Atherosclerosis
Lipid Metabolism
Nutrition
Frank Mccormick
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,213
20,364
0.195
David Grahame Hardie
University of Dundee
Dundee, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,594
25,482
0.246
David Kleiner
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,433
43,842
0.459
medicine
biochemistry
Navdeep Chandel
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,772
47,149
0.531
Jane S Richardson
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,395
31,444
0.356
structural biology
validation
informatics
molecular graphics of protein & RNA
Benoit Roux
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,880
25,527
0.290
computations
membranes
proteins
structure
channels
Ross C Hardison
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,013
23,084
0.275
Genomics
Gene Regulation
Molecular Genetics
Molecular Evolution
Biochemistry
David C Richardson
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,417
30,815
0.383
protein crystallography
molecular graphics
structural informatics
Paul Saftig
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,215
23,723
0.296
Lysosomes
Lysosomal Storage Disorder
Enzyme Replacement Therapy
Proteases
Tetraspanins
Tom L Blundell
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,497
19,398
0.244
Structural biology
Bioinformatics
Biochemistry
Drug Discovery
Barry Honig
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,363
12,723
0.160
Systems Biology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics