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
mRNA Translation in cancer and mental diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,926
34,957
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cancer
Metabolism
ESCRT proteins
AMPK
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,672
9,475
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,237
3,304
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Mitochondria biology
Molecular metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,889
5,616
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Macromolecular Machines
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetases
Ribosomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,071
2,263
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biochemistry
Molecular biology
Genomics
Virology
Natural Products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,923
683
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
cancer biology
virology
cell cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,421
1,054
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,073
1,237
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
structural biology
biochemistry
DNA repair
DNA replication
DNA-protein interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,644
1,383
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Chromatin
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,257
1,622
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,942
1,270
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Biochemistry
Cancer research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,482
792
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,408
422
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
249
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Natural Materials
Bio-inspired Materials
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
693
614
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Genomics
Chromatin Structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
281
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453
326
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
biochemistry
catalysis
bioprocesses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
124
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
biochemistry
biophysics
biomaterial
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
253
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
enzymology
biotechnology
biochemistry
food science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
159
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
immunology
cancer
biochemistry
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
114
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Biochemistry
Mass spectrometry
Enzymology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
77
0.987
Nahum Sonenberg
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,926
34,957
0.219
mRNA Translation in cancer and mental diseases
Arnim Pause
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,672
9,475
0.299
Cancer
Metabolism
ESCRT proteins
AMPK
Nicole Beauchemin
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,237
3,304
0.294
Lawrence Kazak
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,889
5,616
0.712
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Mitochondria biology
Molecular metabolism
T Martin Schmeing
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,071
2,263
0.320
Macromolecular Machines
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetases
Ribosomes
Chris Farnet
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,923
683
0.115
Biochemistry
Molecular biology
Genomics
Virology
Natural Products
Jose Teodoro
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,421
1,054
0.194
cancer biology
virology
cell cycle
Zhenbao Yu
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,073
1,237
0.304
Alba Guarne
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,644
1,383
0.380
structural biology
biochemistry
DNA repair
DNA replication
DNA-protein interactions
James Fraser
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,257
1,622
0.498
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Chromatin
Genetics
Nadeem Siddiqui
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,942
1,270
0.432
Chadi Zakaria
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,482
792
0.534
Biochemistry
Cancer research
Uri David Akavia
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,408
422
0.300
Christopher Von Roretz
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
249
0.259
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Tobias Priemel
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
693
614
0.886
Natural Materials
Bio-inspired Materials
Biochemistry
Sylvain Ethier
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
281
0.506
Genomics
Chromatin Structure
Yevgen Zolotarov
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453
326
0.720
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Priyanka Kamat
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
124
0.411
biochemistry
catalysis
bioprocesses
Alexandre Poulhazan
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
253
0.941
biochemistry
biophysics
biomaterial
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Eugenio Spadoni Andreani
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
159
0.903
enzymology
biotechnology
biochemistry
food science
Ishita Tandon
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
114
0.832
immunology
cancer
biochemistry
bioinformatics
Yeganeh Habibi
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
77
0.987
Biochemistry
Mass spectrometry
Enzymology