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
Immunology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,315
3,955
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Virus genomics and evolution
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,171
21,121
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Outer Membrane Proteins
Tuberculosis
Bacterial Toxins
Metal Biology
Nanopore Technology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,732
5,823
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Structural Biology
Cytokines
Vaccine Development
Autoimmunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,128
3,259
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,346
810
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Microbiology
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,629
424
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Microbiology
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Meningococcal Disease
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
474
406
0.857
John F Kearney
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,315
3,955
0.126
Elliot J Lefkowitz
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,171
21,121
0.678
Virus genomics and evolution
Bioinformatics
Michael Niederweis
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,732
5,823
0.424
Outer Membrane Proteins
Tuberculosis
Bacterial Toxins
Metal Biology
Nanopore Technology
Mark R Walter
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,128
3,259
0.293
Structural Biology
Cytokines
Vaccine Development
Autoimmunity
Peter Burrows
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,346
810
0.128
John A Mayo
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,629
424
0.260
Shakeel Mowlaboccus
University of West Alabama
Livingston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
474
406
0.857
Microbiology
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Meningococcal Disease