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
Developmental Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,357
9,416
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,689
7,992
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Lung development
repair and regeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,991
5,897
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Infection
Immunology
Reproductive and Developmental biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,582
5,667
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,316
3,561
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Stem Cell & Developmental Biology
Regenerative Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,918
6,825
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Structural biology
Biophysics
Microbiology
Immunology
Biological Thermodynamics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,379
3,748
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Developmental Biology
Microscopy.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,184
1,697
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Systems Biology
Developmental Biology
Biophysics
Genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,130
1,385
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Developmental Biology
Biocuration
Bioinformatics
3D imaging.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,991
2,803
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
developmental biology
development
kidney
nephron
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,930
1,855
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Systems biology
bioinformatics
vaccinology
immunology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,477
3,213
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Reproductive/developmental biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,930
1,828
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Proteomic biomarkers of rare lung diseases
Redox mediated inflammation
Nonviral gene therapy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,902
1,015
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
vascular development
vascular disease
aneurysms
zebrafish
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,598
943
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Developmental Biology
stem cells
enteroendocrine cells
gastrointestinal biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,517
1,400
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Vascular biology
Lung development and cancer
Genomic instability
small molecules
nanoparticles
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,341
744
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
biology
stem cell
iPSC
liver
bile duct
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,264
908
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Developmental Biology
Genetics
Cell biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,038
649
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
994
546
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Developmental Biology
Transcription Factors
Cell Fate Specification
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
866
443
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
852
276
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Developmental Biology
Neonatology
Primitive Hematopoiesis
Foregut Organ Development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
730
287
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Human Population Genetics Evolutionary Genetics Statistical Genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
563
296
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
149
0.330
Raphael Kopan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,357
9,416
0.239
Aaron M Zorn
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,689
7,992
0.479
Vladimir Kalinichenko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,991
5,897
0.492
Lung development
repair and regeneration
Sing Sing Way
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,582
5,667
0.536
Infection
Immunology
Reproductive and Developmental biology
Rulang Jiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,316
3,561
0.345
Takanori Takebe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,918
6,825
0.765
Stem Cell & Developmental Biology
Regenerative Medicine
Andrew B Herr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,379
3,748
0.447
Structural biology
Biophysics
Microbiology
Immunology
Biological Thermodynamics
Matt Kofron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,184
1,697
0.274
Developmental Biology
Microscopy.
Ertugrul M Ozbudak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,130
1,385
0.270
Systems Biology
Developmental Biology
Biophysics
Genetics
Malcolm E Fisher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,991
2,803
0.562
Developmental Biology
Biocuration
Bioinformatics
3D imaging.
Joo-Seop Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,930
1,855
0.472
developmental biology
development
kidney
nephron
Thomas Hagan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,477
3,213
0.924
Systems biology
bioinformatics
vaccinology
immunology
Tony Defalco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,930
1,828
0.624
Reproductive/developmental biology
Assem Ziady
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,902
1,015
0.350
Proteomic biomarkers of rare lung diseases
Redox mediated inflammation
Nonviral gene therapy
Saulius Sumanas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,598
943
0.363
vascular development
vascular disease
aneurysms
zebrafish
Heather A Mccauley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,517
1,400
0.923
Developmental Biology
stem cells
enteroendocrine cells
gastrointestinal biology
Arun Pradhan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,341
744
0.555
Vascular biology
Lung development and cancer
Genomic instability
small molecules
nanoparticles
Akihiro Asai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,264
908
0.718
biology
stem cell
iPSC
liver
bile duct
Jingyue Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,038
649
0.625
Developmental Biology
Genetics
Cell biology
Masahide Sakabe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
994
546
0.549
Amanda L Zacharias
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
866
443
0.512
Developmental Biology
Transcription Factors
Cell Fate Specification
Vidjaya Letchoumy Paramasivame
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
852
276
0.324
Alan Patrick Kenny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
730
287
0.393
Developmental Biology
Neonatology
Primitive Hematopoiesis
Foregut Organ Development
Amit Srivastava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
563
296
0.526
Human Population Genetics Evolutionary Genetics Statistical Genetics
Chang Xiao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
149
0.330