Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Immunology Rankings 2025
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
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466,644
116,643
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309,544
82,322
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293,859
76,213
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Immunologia
Immunità innata
Infiammazione
Immunologia dei tumori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,056
94,658
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260,544
55,957
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
immunology
cancer
immunotheapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,915
86,302
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Immunotherapy
Cancer
HIV...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,672
93,194
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Integrin biology
TGF-beta activation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,621
17,995
0.109
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Immunology
Innate Immunity
Microbiome
Microbiology
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,380
55,799
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
immunology
microbiome
inflammation
genomics
transcription
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,482
45,044
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,635
27,935
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,983
37,562
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Immunology Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,760
60,196
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,638
14,704
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,218
57,205
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,979
41,602
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
immunology
neuroscience
sepsis
TNF
inflammatory reflex
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,999
38,897
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Immunology
Virology
Immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,925
45,535
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Allergy
pulmonary diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,498
108,487
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
cell death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,302
21,132
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,157
53,675
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Immunology
membrane proteins
tumor immunology
immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,043
47,230
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
immunology
T cells
HIV
vaccines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,595
29,826
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,875
37,895
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Immunology
Infection
Microbiology
Vaccinology
Tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,865
34,296
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shizuo Akira
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466,644
116,643
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176
80
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Steven A Rosenberg
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309,544
82,322
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214
94
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard A Flavell
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293,859
76,213
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alberto Mantovani
Humanitas University
Pieve Emanuele, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,056
94,658
0.353
Immunologia
Immunità innata
Infiammazione
Immunologia dei tumori
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344
146
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
AS Fauci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260,544
55,957
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
880
364
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Pardoll
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,915
86,302
0.459
immunology
cancer
immunotheapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,082
465
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carl June
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,672
93,194
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,121
482
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Timothy Springer
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,621
17,995
0.109
Integrin biology
TGF-beta activation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,153
500
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gabriel Nuñez|Gabriel Núnez, Gabriel Nunez
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,380
55,799
0.342
Immunology
Innate Immunity
Microbiome
Microbiology
Inflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,320
587
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dan Littman
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,482
45,044
0.295
immunology
microbiome
inflammation
genomics
transcription
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,445
644
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jacques Banchereau
Jackson Laboratory
Maine, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,635
27,935
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,552
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Antonio Lanzavecchia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,983
37,562
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,577
44
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mark J. Smyth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,760
60,196
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,651
747
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jack Strominger
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,638
14,704
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,687
768
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michel Nussenzweig
Rockefeller University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,218
57,205
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,695
18
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shimon Sakaguchi
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,979
41,602
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,765
799
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kevin J Tracey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,999
38,897
0.297
immunology
neuroscience
sepsis
TNF
inflammatory reflex
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,798
816
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rafi Ahmed
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,925
45,535
0.350
Immunology
Virology
Immunotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,022
29
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mahesh Padukudru Anand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,498
108,487
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,092
24
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shigekazu Nagata
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,302
21,132
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,253
1,063
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marco Colonna
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,157
53,675
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,257
1,065
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lieping Chen
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,043
47,230
0.411
Immunology
membrane proteins
tumor immunology
immunotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,278
1,076
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bruce D Walker
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,595
29,826
0.260
immunology
T cells
HIV
vaccines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,305
1,090
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mark M Davis
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,875
37,895
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,378
68
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stefan He Kaufmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,865
34,296
0.307
Immunology
Infection
Microbiology
Vaccinology
Tuberculosis