Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

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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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United Kingdom
Tim D Spector
medicine
genetics
nutrition
microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263,850
127,340
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United Kingdom
Charles DA Wolfe
Stroke
Epidemiology
Health Services Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,220
153,155
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United Kingdom
Robert Plomin
behavioral genetics
cognitive development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,863
40,512
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United Kingdom
Eduardo Bernabé
Dental Public Health
Oral Epidemiology
Global Oral Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,364
110,408
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United Kingdom
Steve CR Williams
imaging or fmri or psychiatry or neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,242
35,138
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United Kingdom
Simon Wessely
psychiatry
epidemiology
military health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,567
62,023
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United Kingdom
Martin Prince
Global Health/ Global Mental Health/ Health Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,548
52,702
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United Kingdom
Andrew Pickles
Developmental epidemiology
Trials
Latent variable models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,315
39,525
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United Kingdom
Graham Thornicroft
global mental health
stigma
discrimination
implementation science
community mental health services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,999
51,480
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United Kingdom
Peter McGuffin
genetics
psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,175
26,984
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United Kingdom
Michael Brammer
neuroimaging
time series analysis
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,635
17,437
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United Kingdom
Janet Treasure
Eating Disorders
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,064
30,106
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United Kingdom
Francesca Happe
Autism Spectrum Conditions
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Social Cognition
Cognitive Style
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,352
29,620
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United Kingdom
Gerome Breen
Genetics
Eating Disorders
Psychiatric Disorders
Neurological Disorders. GWAS
Biomarkers and Biobanking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,563
46,816
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United Kingdom
Sebastien Ourselin
medical imaging
medical image computing
medical image analysis
biomedical image analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,984
57,481
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United Kingdom
Brendon Stubbs
Physiotherapy
Physical activity
schizophrenia
exercise
evidence based mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,241
60,901
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United Kingdom
Carmine M Pariante
Psychiatry
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,547
36,500
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United Kingdom
Matthew Hotopf
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,047
33,522
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United Kingdom
Richard Trembath
human and medical genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,890
21,459
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United Kingdom
ammar al chalabi
genetics
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
clinical trials
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,572
32,078
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United Kingdom
SB McMahon
Neuroscience
Pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,356
12,620
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United Kingdom
Victor Adekanmbi
Public Health
Epidemiology
Cancer Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,206
53,395
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United Kingdom
Philip Asherson
ADHD
psychiatric genetics
genetic epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,632
25,502
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United Kingdom
Louise Arseneault
mental health
environmental effects
causality
epidemiology
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,386
30,633
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United Kingdom
A David Edwards
Neonatal Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,061
17,405
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328
United Kingdom
29
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tim D Spector
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263,850
127,340
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498
United Kingdom
38
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Charles DA Wolfe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,220
153,155
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,348
United Kingdom
103
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert Plomin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,863
40,512
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,423
United Kingdom
109
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Eduardo Bernabé
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,364
110,408
0.754
Dental Public Health
Oral Epidemiology
Global Oral Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,065
United Kingdom
165
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Steve CR Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,242
35,138
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,114
United Kingdom
170
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Simon Wessely
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,567
62,023
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,279
United Kingdom
179
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martin Prince
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,548
52,702
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,630
United Kingdom
208
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrew Pickles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,315
39,525
0.372
Developmental epidemiology
Trials
Latent variable models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,030
United Kingdom
241
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Graham Thornicroft
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,999
51,480
0.520
global mental health
stigma
discrimination
implementation science
community mental health services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,500
United Kingdom
285
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter McGuffin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,175
26,984
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,703
United Kingdom
383
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Brammer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,635
17,437
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,780
United Kingdom
392
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Janet Treasure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,064
30,106
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,866
United Kingdom
404
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Francesca Happe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,352
29,620
0.388
Autism Spectrum Conditions
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Social Cognition
Cognitive Style
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,956
United Kingdom
410
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gerome Breen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,563
46,816
0.620
Genetics
Eating Disorders
Psychiatric Disorders
Neurological Disorders. GWAS
Biomarkers and Biobanking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,138
United Kingdom
423
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sebastien Ourselin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,984
57,481
0.777
medical imaging
medical image computing
medical image analysis
biomedical image analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,334
United Kingdom
441
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brendon Stubbs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,241
60,901
0.843
Physiotherapy
Physical activity
schizophrenia
exercise
evidence based mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,726
United Kingdom
575
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carmine M Pariante
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,547
36,500
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,998
United Kingdom
607
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matthew Hotopf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,047
33,522
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,402
United Kingdom
645
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Richard Trembath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,890
21,459
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,665
United Kingdom
667
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
ammar al chalabi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,572
32,078
0.557
genetics
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
clinical trials
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,943
United Kingdom
690
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
SB McMahon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,356
12,620
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,215
United Kingdom
716
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Victor Adekanmbi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,206
53,395
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,377
United Kingdom
734
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Philip Asherson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,632
25,502
0.467
ADHD
psychiatric genetics
genetic epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,453
United Kingdom
739
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Louise Arseneault
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,386
30,633
0.563
mental health
environmental effects
causality
epidemiology
development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,302
United Kingdom
814
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
A David Edwards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,061
17,405
0.341