Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,044
10,602
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
poxviruses
bioinformatics
comparative genomics
vaccinia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,451
4,090
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Structural biology and glycobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,164
5,008
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
X-ray crystallography
HDX-MS
hydrogen exchange
PI3K
phosphoinositides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,261
9,286
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
synthetic biology
genome engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,108
792
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Infectious diseases
microbiology
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,065
1,326
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Antibiotic research
Microbial biochemistry
Stringent response
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,785
1,199
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ars2
cap complex
RNA Biogenesis
Pax6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,433
437
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Microbiology
Microbiome
Cell Signalling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
156
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biochemistry
structural biology
lipid kinases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
749
602
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
289
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
eDNA
eRNA
qPCR
Metabarcoding
Metatranscriptomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
110
0.965
David Goodlett
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,044
10,602
0.246
Chris Upton
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,451
4,090
0.304
poxviruses
bioinformatics
comparative genomics
vaccinia
Alisdair Boraston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,164
5,008
0.380
Structural biology and glycobiology
John E Burke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,261
9,286
0.757
X-ray crystallography
HDX-MS
hydrogen exchange
PI3K
phosphoinositides
Francis E Nano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,108
792
0.130
synthetic biology
genome engineering
Caroline Cameron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,065
1,326
0.433
Infectious diseases
microbiology
public health
Joanne K Hobbs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,785
1,199
0.672
Antibiotic research
Microbial biochemistry
Stringent response
Perry Howard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,433
437
0.305
Ars2
cap complex
RNA Biogenesis
Pax6
Douglas Briant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
156
0.188
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Microbiology
Microbiome
Cell Signalling
Jacob A Mcphail
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
749
602
0.804
Biochemistry
structural biology
lipid kinases
Lauren Davey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
289
0.810
Mark Louie Lopez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
110
0.965
eDNA
eRNA
qPCR
Metabarcoding
Metatranscriptomics