Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
mitochondria
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,907
10,274
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Genetic epidemiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,913
12,420
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Structural Biology
Immunology
Inflammasomes
Host pathogen interactions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,813
6,978
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
neuroscience
insect neurobiology
neuroethology robotics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,444
1,889
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,010
2,001
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
evolutionary ecology
physiological ecology
global change
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,379
4,531
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Human Evolution
Human Anatomy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,356
1,579
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
glycobiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,315
1,766
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Antibiotic resistance
structural biology
cardiovascular diseases
drug design
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,034
1,623
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,669
1,384
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Ecology
Evolution
Conservation
Amphibian Biology
Herpetology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,454
1,640
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Mitochondrial dynamics
Structural biology
Cryo-EM
Biochemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,706
1,636
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
developmental biology
skin
dermis
gene regulation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,578
1,673
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Evolutionary Ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,546
2,586
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Community assembly
biological invasions
phylogenetic comparative methods
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,462
1,802
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
theoretical ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,677
1,921
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Systems Ecology
Great Lakes Resource Management
Land-water Interactions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,671
300
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
structural biology
cryoEM
virology
membrane proteins
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
1,901
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Biologically-Inspired Robotics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,899
911
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,581
778
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Theoretical Ecology
Mathematical Biology
stochasticity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,541
740
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Structural Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,368
863
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Computational biology
Biophysics
protein/RNA complexes
cryo-EM
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
910
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Biology
biomedical engineering
developmental biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
532
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Cardiovascular biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
697
0.641
Charles Hoppel
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,907
10,274
0.286
Dana C Crawford
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,913
12,420
0.479
Tsan Sam Xiao
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,813
6,978
0.505
Structural Biology
Immunology
Inflammasomes
Host pathogen interactions
Roy E Ritzmann
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,444
1,889
0.224
neuroscience
insect neurobiology
neuroethology robotics
Chris Cullis
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,010
2,001
0.285
Sarah E Diamond
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,379
4,531
0.710
evolutionary ecology
physiological ecology
global change
Scott Simpson
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,356
1,579
0.295
Thomas A Gerken
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,315
1,766
0.332
Focco Van Den Akker
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,034
1,623
0.322
Antibiotic resistance
structural biology
cardiovascular diseases
drug design
Mark Willis
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,669
1,384
0.296
Michael Benard
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,454
1,640
0.368
Ecology
Evolution
Conservation
Amphibian Biology
Herpetology
Jason Mears
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,706
1,636
0.441
Mitochondrial dynamics
Structural biology
Cryo-EM
Biochemistry
Radhika Atit
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,578
1,673
0.468
developmental biology
skin
dermis
gene regulation
Ryan A Martin
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,546
2,586
0.729
Jean H Burns
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,462
1,802
0.521
Community assembly
biological invasions
phylogenetic comparative methods
Karen C Abbott
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,677
1,921
0.718
Joseph F Koonce
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,671
300
0.112
Systems Ecology
Great Lakes Resource Management
Land-water Interactions
Xinghong Dai
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
1,901
0.770
structural biology
cryoEM
virology
membrane proteins
Kathryn Daltorio
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,899
911
0.480
Sarah C Bagby
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,581
778
0.492
Robin Snyder
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,541
740
0.480
Theoretical Ecology
Mathematical Biology
stochasticity
Prashansa Agrawal
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,368
863
0.631
Wei Huang
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
910
0.766
Computational biology
Biophysics
protein/RNA complexes
cryo-EM
Shi Gu
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
532
0.463
Biology
biomedical engineering
developmental biology
Priti Anand
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
697
0.641