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
Human genetics
translational medicine
lipid metabolism
cardiometabolic disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,562
77,248
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Human genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,529
62,747
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
human genetics
clinical genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,847
52,122
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Immunometabolism
Lipids
Diabetes
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Metaflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,520
38,099
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
human genetics
infectious diseases
pediatrics
primary immunodeficiences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,614
55,429
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
1% highly cited scientists
Medical genetics
Bioinformatics
Medical Biotechnology
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,910
112,611
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Aging
metabolism
chromatin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,025
35,589
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
human genetics
data science
cancer
genomic structural variation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,653
46,900
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Human Genetics
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,996
15,690
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
human genetics
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,410
44,980
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Medical Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,082
42,567
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,940
76,058
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Statistical Genetics
Population Genetics
Human Genetics
Evolution
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,128
23,229
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Digital Health
Human Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,150
33,590
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
apoptosis
cell death
inflammation
necrosis
IL-1 cytokine family
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,926
21,573
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
neurodevelopmental disorders
human genetics
neuroscience
autism
dyslexia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,507
11,125
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
human and medical genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,879
20,099
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
human genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,717
12,395
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
human genetics
type 2 diabetes
reproduction
preeclampsia
endometriosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,527
21,142
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
medical genetics
endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,318
20,384
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bioinformatics
Biomedical Informatics
Translational Informatics
Human Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,173
25,544
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
human genetics
gene regulation
skeletal development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,988
20,148
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Department of Human Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,621
8,810
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Medical Genetics
Comparative Genomics
Sex determination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,068
5,289
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Human Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,504
12,333
0.277
Daniel J Rader
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,562
77,248
0.318
Human genetics
translational medicine
lipid metabolism
cardiometabolic disease
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
University of Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,529
62,747
0.386
Thomas Meitinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,847
52,122
0.362
human genetics
clinical genetics
Gokhan Siddik Hotamisligil
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,520
38,099
0.275
Immunometabolism
Lipids
Diabetes
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Metaflammation
Jean Laurent Casanova
Rockefeller University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,614
55,429
0.428
human genetics
infectious diseases
pediatrics
primary immunodeficiences
Fakher Rahim|Fakher Raheem, Faker Rahim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,910
112,611
0.894
1% highly cited scientists
Medical genetics
Bioinformatics
Medical Biotechnology
Epidemiology
David A Sinclair
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,025
35,589
0.367
Aging
metabolism
chromatin
Jan Korbel
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,653
46,900
0.490
human genetics
data science
cancer
genomic structural variation
Michael Dean
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,996
15,690
0.171
Samuli Ripatti
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,410
44,980
0.492
human genetics
biostatistics
Rodney J Scott
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,082
42,567
0.478
Reza Shirkoohi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,940
76,058
0.885
Benjamin F Voight
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,128
23,229
0.283
Statistical Genetics
Population Genetics
Human Genetics
Evolution
Bioinformatics
Eleftheria Zeggini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,150
33,590
0.435
Digital Health
Human Genetics
Seamus Martin
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,926
21,573
0.284
apoptosis
cell death
inflammation
necrosis
IL-1 cytokine family
Anthony P Monaco
Tufts University
Medford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,507
11,125
0.162
neurodevelopmental disorders
human genetics
neuroscience
autism
dyslexia
Richard Trembath
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,879
20,099
0.330
human and medical genetics
Lynn Jorde
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,717
12,395
0.204
Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir
deCODE genetics
Reykjavík, Iceland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,527
21,142
0.349
human genetics
type 2 diabetes
reproduction
preeclampsia
endometriosis
Constantine Stratakis
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,318
20,384
0.356
medical genetics
endocrinology
Marylyn D Ritchie
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,173
25,544
0.447
Bioinformatics
Biomedical Informatics
Translational Informatics
Human Genetics
Stefan Mundlos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,988
20,148
0.380
human genetics
gene regulation
skeletal development
Stephen T Warren
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,621
8,810
0.171
Department of Human Genetics
Malcolm A Ferguson Smith
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,068
5,289
0.117
Medical Genetics
Comparative Genomics
Sex determination
Natalie J Prescott
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,504
12,333
0.277