Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
stem cells
cancer
regeneration
microRNAs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,687
9,356
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Mycology Evolutionary Biology Lichenology Taxonomy Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,110
7,402
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Bioremediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,409
6,381
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Genética
Biología Molecular
Genómica y Biotecnología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,255
4,167
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Chronobiology
melatonin
obesity
biochemistry and molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,467
1,719
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Proteomics
prostate cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,430
6,398
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Rapid adaptation of phytoplankton to extreme changes
HABS
Environmental technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,103
1,558
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Biología Celular
Inmunología
Histología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,018
1,176
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Immunomodulation
Stem Cells
Cancer
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,108
1,021
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Cell Biology
Biomedicine
Immunology
Neuroimmunomodulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,076
1,238
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
BIOCHEMISTRY
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,569
579
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cell Biology Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,223
1,011
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Systematics and Biogeography
Cryptic speciation
Adaptation
Earthworm biology
Transcriptomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,837
1,890
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Biología molecular
Microbiología
Biofilms
Disbiosis
Enferemdadades Infecciosas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,760
1,492
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Genética de Poblaciones. Genética Cuantitativa
Genética de la Conservación
Genética Evolutiva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,698
1,115
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Molecular phylogenetics
Molecular evolution
Transcriptomics
Comparative genomics
Vertebrates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,642
1,033
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,607
751
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Immunomodulation
Stem Cell
Cancer
Cell Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,558
806
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Yeasts
Wine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,341
2,026
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
RNA
Metabolism
Cell Biology
post-transcriptional regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,160
807
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,143
307
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Embryology
In vitro embryo production
Folliculogenesis
Ovulation
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,122
803
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Genética Forense
Genética de Poblaciones
Nutrigenética
Farmacogenética
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,089
814
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
inflammation
VIP
immune system
rheumatoid arthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,024
668
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
cell biology
membrane trafficking
viral replication
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,981
672
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,198
784
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Maria Salazar Roa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,687
9,356
0.475
stem cells
cancer
regeneration
microRNAs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,731
1,310
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Pradeep K Divakar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,110
7,402
0.525
Mycology Evolutionary Biology Lichenology Taxonomy Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,156
1,419
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Margarita Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,409
6,381
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,286
1,858
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Francisco Javier Gallego Rodriguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,255
4,167
0.370
Genética
Biología Molecular
Genómica y Biotecnología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,711
2,798
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ana Isabel Esquifino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,467
1,719
0.203
Chronobiology
melatonin
obesity
biochemistry and molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,583
4,116
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Enrique Pérez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,430
6,398
0.995
Proteomics
prostate cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,059
4,412
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eduardo Costas Costas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,103
1,558
0.255
Rapid adaptation of phytoplankton to extreme changes
HABS
Environmental technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,409
4,509
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Maria Del Carmen Martinez Mora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,018
1,176
0.195
Biología Celular
Inmunología
Histología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,980
6,951
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alberto Varas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,108
1,021
0.249
Immunomodulation
Stem Cells
Cancer
Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,701
7,007
427
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Juarranz Y Or Juarranz Mg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,076
1,238
0.304
Cell Biology
Biomedicine
Immunology
Neuroimmunomodulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,920
8,029
487
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Elvira Alvarez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,569
579
0.162
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
BIOCHEMISTRY
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,628
8,854
551
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lafuente M Esther
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,223
1,011
0.314
Cell Biology Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,491
9,971
636
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marta Novo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,837
1,890
0.666
Systematics and Biogeography
Cryptic speciation
Adaptation
Earthworm biology
Transcriptomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,998
10,229
653
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sánchez Mc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,760
1,492
0.541
Biología molecular
Microbiología
Biofilms
Disbiosis
Enferemdadades Infecciosas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,245
10,427
670
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Aurora García Dorado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,698
1,115
0.413
Genética de Poblaciones. Genética Cuantitativa
Genética de la Conservación
Genética Evolutiva
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,093
10,618
686
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Diego San Mauro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,642
1,033
0.391
Molecular phylogenetics
Molecular evolution
Transcriptomics
Comparative genomics
Vertebrates
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,776
10,742
698
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rosario Linacero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,607
751
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,127
10,914
720
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rosa Sacedon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,558
806
0.315
Immunomodulation
Stem Cell
Cancer
Cell Biology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,387
11,793
779
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ignacio Belda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,341
2,026
0.865
Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Yeasts
Wine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,085
12,629
843
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Álvaro D Ortega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,160
807
0.374
RNA
Metabolism
Cell Biology
post-transcriptional regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,378
12,702
848
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jose Luis Calvo Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,143
307
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,216
12,798
856
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rosa Maria Garcia Garcia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,122
803
0.378
Embryology
In vitro embryo production
Folliculogenesis
Ovulation
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,060
12,968
866
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ana Maria Lopez Parra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,089
814
0.390
Genética Forense
Genética de Poblaciones
Nutrigenética
Farmacogenética
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,986
13,320
888
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Irene Gutierrez Cañas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,024
668
0.330
inflammation
VIP
immune system
rheumatoid arthritis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,637
13,536
900
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alberto Fraile Ramos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,981
672
0.339
cell biology
membrane trafficking
viral replication
cancer