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
Ion channels
Channelopathies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,555
33,272
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
genomics
statistical genetics
transcription
transcriptomics
sex differences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,317
18,609
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Calcium signaling
neuroinflammation
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,276
5,446
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Medical Genetics
Population Genetics
Variant Interpretation
Clinical Sequencing
Health Disparities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,086
2,742
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,349
1,123
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Neuropharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
587
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pharmacogenomics
Functional Genomics
Stem Cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,200
775
0.646
Alfred L George Jr
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,555
33,272
0.283
Ion channels
Channelopathies
Barbara Stranger
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,317
18,609
0.385
genomics
statistical genetics
transcription
transcriptomics
sex differences
Murali Prakriya
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,276
5,446
0.335
Calcium signaling
neuroinflammation
neuroscience
Adam S Gordon
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,086
2,742
0.671
Medical Genetics
Population Genetics
Variant Interpretation
Clinical Sequencing
Health Disparities
Antonio Sanz Clemente
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,349
1,123
0.335
Lakshmi Rajagopal
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
587
0.427
Tarek Magdy Shehata Mohamed
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,200
775
0.646
Pharmacogenomics
Functional Genomics
Stem Cells