Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology Highly Cited Researchers 14 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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
Microbiology and Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,813
12,918
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,724
19,043
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Virus genomics and evolution
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,292
19,620
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,522
3,379
0.107
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Outer Membrane Proteins
Tuberculosis
Bacterial Toxins
Metal Biology
Nanopore Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,007
5,273
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Microbiology
Microbial genomics
microbial evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,536
9,296
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Structural Biology
Cytokines
Vaccine Development
Autoimmunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,291
2,966
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Respiratory Microbiome
Microbial Ecology
Human Microbiome
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,968
5,454
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Antibiotic resistance
efflux
AMR
infection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,692
5,832
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,393
750
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Microbiology
Structural Biology
Predatory Bacteria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,763
1,868
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
cell wall
drug discovery
glycosyltransferase
flippase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,439
1,376
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
renewable energy
energy from waste
waste into energy
bioenergy
biofuel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,064
243
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
895
525
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,166
800
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gurdyal Besra
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,813
12,918
0.240
Microbiology and Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,830
1,033
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Laura Piddock
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,724
19,043
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,547
9,496
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Elliot J Lefkowitz
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,292
19,620
0.608
Virus genomics and evolution
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,333
9,871
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John F Kearney
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,522
3,379
0.107
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,020
28,082
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael Niederweis
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,007
5,273
0.376
Outer Membrane Proteins
Tuberculosis
Bacterial Toxins
Metal Biology
Nanopore Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,178
7,181
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alan McNally
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,536
9,296
0.806
Microbiology
Microbial genomics
microbial evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,469
35,468
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mark R Walter
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,291
2,966
0.263
Structural Biology
Cytokines
Vaccine Development
Autoimmunity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,112
8,400
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael J Cox
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,968
5,454
0.547
Respiratory Microbiome
Microbial Ecology
Human Microbiome
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,158
9,653
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jessica MA Blair
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,692
5,832
0.671
Antibiotic resistance
efflux
AMR
infection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,276
60,892
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter Burrows
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,393
750
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,308
16,597
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew Lovering
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,763
1,868
0.392
Microbiology
Structural Biology
Predatory Bacteria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,794
21,212
622
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Luke Alderwick
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,439
1,376
0.400
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
cell wall
drug discovery
glycosyltransferase
flippase
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
666,004
40,415
1,179
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mark D Redwood
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,064
243
0.228
renewable energy
energy from waste
waste into energy
bioenergy
biofuel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
728,073
43,094
1,271
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Maria Laura Ciusa
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
895
525
0.587