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
Microbiology
Microbiome
Microbial Ecology
Bacterial Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,295
93,741
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
microbiology
CRISPR
Argonaute
biosensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,920
28,231
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
archaea
phylogenomics
microbial evolution
symbiosis
microbial diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,350
8,540
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,490
2,778
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Microbiology
biochemistry
molecular biology
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,698
3,406
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Computational biology
biostatistics
mathematical modeling
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
152
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
282
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Microbiology
Virology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
131
0.789
Willem M De Vos
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,295
93,741
0.475
Microbiology
Microbiome
Microbial Ecology
Bacterial Genetics
John Van Der Oost
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,920
28,231
0.514
microbiology
CRISPR
Argonaute
biosensor
Thijs JG Ettema
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,350
8,540
0.691
archaea
phylogenomics
microbial evolution
symbiosis
microbial diversity
Swm Kengen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,490
2,778
0.371
Daan C Swarts
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,698
3,406
0.725
Microbiology
biochemistry
molecular biology
structural biology
Diana M Hendrickx
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
152
0.524
Computational biology
biostatistics
mathematical modeling
bioinformatics
Jie Lian
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
282
0.986
Chen Zhang
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
131
0.789
Microbiology
Virology
Immunology