Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Microbiology 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
Rickettsia
Infectious Diseases
Viruses
Microbiota
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,331
93,710
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Microbiology
Microbiome
Microbial Ecology
Bacterial Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,852
89,583
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Microbiology
Host Defence (antimicrobial) Peptides
Immunomodulatory and Anti-biofilm therapies
Systems biology of Innate Immunity
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,353
52,318
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
electromicrobiology
'green' electronics
corrosion
bioenergy
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,326
40,599
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
tuberculosis
macrophages
nitric oxide
interferon
neutrophils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,790
19,764
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,276
32,862
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
clinical microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,414
101,106
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
microbial ecology and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,898
62,300
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Environmental Sciences
Taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,761
26,075
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,218
39,249
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Microbial Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,816
26,827
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,462
23,508
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Microbiology
microbiome
bacteriophage
bacteriocins
infection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,207
47,486
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
microbiology
bacterial pathogenesis
microbiota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,026
31,057
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,172
33,629
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Microbiology and Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,480
36,448
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
microbiology
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,628
28,528
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
anaerobic microbiology
nitrogen cycle
methane archaea
anammox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,083
32,559
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,116
17,661
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,085
41,723
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,881
24,185
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
microbiology
immunology
molecular biology
and bacterial cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,309
15,690
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Chemical Biofilm Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,131
22,097
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
biofilms
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,984
24,193
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
medical mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,696
30,556
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Didier Raoult
Université D'Aix Marseille
Marseille, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,331
93,710
0.397
Rickettsia
Infectious Diseases
Viruses
Microbiota
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
840
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Willem M De Vos
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,852
89,583
0.465
Microbiology
Microbiome
Microbial Ecology
Bacterial Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,403
55
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert E. W. Hancock
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,353
52,318
0.355
Microbiology
Host Defence (antimicrobial) Peptides
Immunomodulatory and Anti-biofilm therapies
Systems biology of Innate Immunity
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,637
738
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Derek Lovley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,326
40,599
0.298
electromicrobiology
'green' electronics
corrosion
bioenergy
biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,803
819
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carl Nathan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,790
19,764
0.152
tuberculosis
macrophages
nitric oxide
interferon
neutrophils
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,871
856
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lewis L Lanier
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,276
32,862
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,951
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Maysaa El Sayed Zaki
Mansoura University
Mansoura, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,414
101,106
0.813
clinical microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,080
63
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Philip Hugenholtz
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,898
62,300
0.520
microbial ecology and evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,268
65
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rudolf Amann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,761
26,075
0.227
Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Environmental Sciences
Taxonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,407
32
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Patrice Nordmann
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,218
39,249
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,604
92
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ian Paulsen
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,816
26,827
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,126
1,510
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Beatrice H Hahn
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,462
23,508
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,290
9
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Colin Hill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,207
47,486
0.499
Microbiology
microbiome
bacteriophage
bacteriocins
infection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,453
131
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
B Brett Finlay
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,026
31,057
0.334
microbiology
bacterial pathogenesis
microbiota
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,787
55
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Laurent Poirel
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,172
33,629
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,920
78
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
GQ Chen（陈国强）
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,480
36,448
0.421
Microbiology and Biomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,995
1,907
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dennis Kasper|Dennis L.Kasper
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,628
28,528
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,040
89
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mike SM Jetten
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,083
32,559
0.383
anaerobic microbiology
nitrogen cycle
methane archaea
anammox
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,895
75
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stewart Cole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,116
17,661
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,009
413
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Harry J Flint
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,085
41,723
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,373
39
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter Vandamme
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,881
24,185
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,827
2,776
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John Mekalanos
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,309
15,690
0.230
microbiology
immunology
molecular biology
and bacterial cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,995
31
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael Givskov
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,131
22,097
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,016
232
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Staffan Kjelleberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,984
24,193
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,057
2,889
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Thomas F Patterson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,696
30,556
0.458