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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Histology and Embryology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,060
48,469
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Molecular Pathology
Cancer
Genome Stability
Senescence-Aging
Precision Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,066
21,868
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
muscle biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,889
11,942
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
cellule germinali
biologia dello sviluppo
ovogenesi
fertilità femminile
cellule staminali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,068
10,073
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Embryo implantation
placental development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,596
6,370
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Histology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,788
2,178
0.105
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Interaktion von Nanopartikeln mit biologischen Systemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,093
4,873
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Viral immunology
molecular virology
viral pathogonesis
proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,055
9,009
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
cancer
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,797
5,103
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Hypothalamus
Calcium Binding-Proteins
REM sleep
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,087
2,202
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
embryology
stem cell
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,998
10,215
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Natural Killer cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,332
6,352
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
cell biology
physiology
molecular biology
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,934
3,355
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
histology
image analysis
in vivo
autophagy
in vitro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,832
7,248
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Innate immunity
human NK cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,249
4,440
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
calcium-binding proteins
calcium signalling
autism
mesothelioma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,631
3,814
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
medicina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,546
5,221
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cancer Research
Steroid hormones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,469
1,897
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
гистология
нейробиология
сетчатка
старение
фармакология
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,442
3,945
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Biology & pharmacology of the hormone relaxin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,861
3,437
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Cellule Natural Killer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,409
3,021
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
gametogenesis
proteomics
bioinformatics
male fertility
male infertility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,392
6,712
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
histology
oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,163
4,214
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
metaloproteinases
lead
teeth
MMP-2
heart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,542
3,185
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Histology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,447
6,534
0.692
Yan Li
Ningbo University
Ningbo, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,060
48,469
0.702
Histology and Embryology
Vassilis Gorgoulis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,066
21,868
0.485
Molecular Pathology
Cancer
Genome Stability
Senescence-Aging
Precision Medicine
Antonio Musaro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,889
11,942
0.428
Massimo De Felici
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,068
10,073
0.419
cellule germinali
biologia dello sviluppo
ovogenesi
fertilità femminile
cellule staminali
John Aplin
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,596
6,370
0.295
Embryo implantation
placental development
Evelyn Flynn
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,788
2,178
0.105
Peter Gehr
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,093
4,873
0.243
Interaktion von Nanopartikeln mit biologischen Systemen
Stipan Jonjic
University of Rijeka
Rijeka, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,055
9,009
0.449
Viral immunology
molecular virology
viral pathogonesis
proteomics
Beatrice Nico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,797
5,103
0.258
cancer
neuroscience
Marco R Celio
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,087
2,202
0.122
Hypothalamus
Calcium Binding-Proteins
REM sleep
MH Nasr
Royan Institute
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,998
10,215
0.568
embryology
stem cell
biotechnology
Emanuela Marcenaro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,332
6,352
0.414
Natural Killer cells
Vincenzo Sorrentino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,934
3,355
0.225
cell biology
physiology
molecular biology
genetics
Antonio Piras
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,832
7,248
0.489
histology
image analysis
in vivo
autophagy
in vitro
Simona Sivori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,249
4,440
0.312
Innate immunity
human NK cells
Beat Schwaller
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,631
3,814
0.328
calcium-binding proteins
calcium signalling
autism
mesothelioma
Maria Grano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,546
5,221
0.452
Franco Oreste Ranelletti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,469
1,897
0.165
Cancer Research
Steroid hormones
Анна Александровна Жданкина (Anna A. Zhdankina)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,442
3,945
0.345
гистология
нейробиология
сетчатка
старение
фармакология
Daniele Bani
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,861
3,437
0.316
Biology & pharmacology of the hormone relaxin
Silvia Parolini
Università degli Studi di Brescia
Brescia, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,409
3,021
0.290
Cellule Natural Killer
Xuejiang Guo
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,392
6,712
0.646
gametogenesis
proteomics
bioinformatics
male fertility
male infertility
Maciej Zabel
Medical University of Wroclaw
Wroclaw, Poland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,163
4,214
0.415
Raquel Fernanda Gerlach
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,542
3,185
0.334
metaloproteinases
lead
teeth
MMP-2
heart
Michelino Di Rosa
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,447
6,534
0.692