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
systematic reviews
information retrieval
bibliometrics
pediatrics
complementary and alternative medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,142
129,488
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Early Childhood Health and Development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,621
96,640
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
microbiome
citizen science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,101
77,078
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Epidemiology
child obesity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,104
38,499
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
lung
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,711
21,645
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
pediatrics
cancer
frailty
exercise
physical activity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,523
48,218
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
insulin action
insulin
diabetes
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,279
11,497
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,908
34,502
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cancer research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,771
18,283
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
ADHD
attention
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,680
19,409
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Primordial/primary prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,533
52,256
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Innate Immunity
Novel Infectious Disease Therapeutics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,333
33,255
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
mitochondrial disease
aging
exercise
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,608
27,778
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Pediatric Neurooncology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,622
48,412
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
lung immunology
Th17 cells
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,649
25,166
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Nutritional Biochemistry
Maternal and Child Health
Pediatric Nutrition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,595
17,614
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Gastroenterology
Microbiome
Mucosal Immunology and Biology
Autoimmunity
Nutrition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,339
32,766
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
CAR T cells
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,024
44,583
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
neonatology
infant mortality
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,872
29,377
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
child health
primary care
inequalities
general practice
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,537
55,628
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Obesity
exercise
behavioral economics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,235
14,015
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
cardiovascular
aging
women's health
obesity
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,792
28,211
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
HIV
AIDS
autophagy
pharmacogenetics
continental ancestry
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,430
24,067
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Pediatric Health-Related Quality of Life
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,342
21,173
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Asthma
Allergy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,574
25,860
0.420
Margaret Sampson
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,142
129,488
0.685
systematic reviews
information retrieval
bibliometrics
pediatrics
complementary and alternative medicine
Bolajoko O. Olusanya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,621
96,640
0.829
Early Childhood Health and Development
Daniel Mcdonald
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,101
77,078
0.726
microbiome
citizen science
Theresa A Nicklas
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,104
38,499
0.366
Epidemiology
child obesity
Fernando D Martinez
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,711
21,645
0.233
Kirsten K Ness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,523
48,218
0.539
pediatrics
cancer
frailty
exercise
physical activity
Morris F White
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,279
11,497
0.145
insulin action
insulin
diabetes
Andrew Bush
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,908
34,502
0.449
Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
Thomas Look
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,771
18,283
0.238
James Swanson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,680
19,409
0.256
Roya Kelishadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,533
52,256
0.692
Primordial/primary prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases
Victor Nizet
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,333
33,255
0.447
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Innate Immunity
Novel Infectious Disease Therapeutics
Mark Tarnopolsky
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,608
27,778
0.377
mitochondrial disease
aging
exercise
David Tw Jones
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,622
48,412
0.686
Pediatric Neurooncology
Jay Kolls
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,649
25,166
0.361
lung immunology
Th17 cells
Bruce W Hollis
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,595
17,614
0.253
Nutritional Biochemistry
Maternal and Child Health
Pediatric Nutrition
Alessio Fasano
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,339
32,766
0.473
Gastroenterology
Microbiome
Mucosal Immunology and Biology
Autoimmunity
Nutrition
Stephan A. Grupp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,024
44,583
0.665
Waldemar Carlo
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,872
29,377
0.439
neonatology
infant mortality
Sonia Saxena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,537
55,628
0.862
child health
primary care
inequalities
general practice
epidemiology
LH Epstein
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,235
14,015
0.218
Obesity
exercise
behavioral economics
Yan Liu
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,792
28,211
0.442
cardiovascular
aging
women's health
obesity
epidemiology
Stephen A Spector
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,430
24,067
0.386
HIV
AIDS
autophagy
pharmacogenetics
continental ancestry
James W Varni
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,342
21,173
0.340
Pediatric Health-Related Quality of Life
Adnan Custovic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,574
25,860
0.420