Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
genetica di popolazione
ecologia molecolare
biologia evolutiva
biologia marina
seagrasses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,355
4,387
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biologia dello sviluppo
Biologia Molecolare
Evo-Devo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,612
1,872
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Marine Biotechnology
Drug discovery
Chemical ecology
Stress responses
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,894
4,143
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Calcium signalling
fertilization
maturation
cell biology
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,610
1,057
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
biologia molecolare e dello sviluppo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,287
837
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary Genomics
Evo-Devo
Nervous System
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,282
1,825
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
biologia cellulare e molecolare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,853
800
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Biologia Molecolare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,940
698
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
molecular systematics of fishes and sharks
population genetics and phylogeny
metagenomics and transcriptomics
deep-sea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,817
1,053
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
cell biology
molecular neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
820
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cell biology - Membrane Traffic - Golgi Complex - Organelle Biogenesis and Size
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
772
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Marine biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,591
1,409
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
biotecnologie marine
microalghe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,499
1,244
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Biologia molecolare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,134
602
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Epigenetic
EVO-DEVO
RA Signaling
heart development
tunicate-bivalve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,117
660
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
molecular biology
gut physio-pathology
endocrine disruptors
eco-toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
394
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Cell and Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
717
452
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
circular economy
ecology
microalgae
biotechnology
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
347
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Genetica
Biologia
Oncologia
Biochimica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
498
389
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Bioinformatics
Marine Biotechnology
Comparative Genomics
Functional genomics
Structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
444
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Algal genomics
Plant pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447
301
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cell and molecular biology
marine biology
cell signalling
embryonic development.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
282
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Nervous System
Developmental Biology
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
385
286
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
live-cell imaging
fertilization
actin dynamics
cell signalling
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
385
339
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Biotecnologie marine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
326
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,995
4,315
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gabriele Procaccini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,355
4,387
0.469
genetica di popolazione
ecologia molecolare
biologia evolutiva
biologia marina
seagrasses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,467
4,832
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Annamaria Locascio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,612
1,872
0.217
Biologia dello sviluppo
Biologia Molecolare
Evo-Devo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,589
9,260
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Chiara Lauritano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,894
4,143
0.847
Marine Biotechnology
Drug discovery
Chemical ecology
Stress responses
Climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,885
9,832
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Luigia Santella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,610
1,057
0.229
Calcium signalling
fertilization
maturation
cell biology
developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,092
13,573
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Antonietta Spagnuolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,287
837
0.255
biologia molecolare e dello sviluppo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,469
13,593
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Salvatore D'Aniello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,282
1,825
0.556
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary Genomics
Evo-Devo
Nervous System
Developmental Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,384
15,233
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Giovanna Benvenuto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,853
800
0.280
biologia cellulare e molecolare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453,202
20,169
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elio Biffali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,940
698
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,256
21,012
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sergio Stefanni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,817
1,053
0.580
molecular systematics of fishes and sharks
population genetics and phylogeny
metagenomics and transcriptomics
deep-sea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,963
21,251
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jong Tai Chun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
820
0.461
cell biology
molecular neurobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,520
22,299
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francesco Ferraro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
772
0.471
Cell biology - Membrane Traffic - Golgi Complex - Organelle Biogenesis and Size
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518,813
22,650
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nadia Ruocco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,591
1,409
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
539,000
23,433
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Angela Sardo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,499
1,244
0.830
biotecnologie marine
microalghe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637,318
26,774
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marco Borra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,134
602
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
642,810
26,973
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Enrico D'Aniello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,117
660
0.591
Epigenetic
EVO-DEVO
RA Signaling
heart development
tunicate-bivalve
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
781,030
31,017
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maria Sirakov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
394
0.518
molecular biology
gut physio-pathology
endocrine disruptors
eco-toxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
801,174
31,521
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rossella Annunziata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
717
452
0.630
Cell and Developmental Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
885,658
33,602
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lucia Barra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
347
0.625
circular economy
ecology
microalgae
biotechnology
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
922,521
34,581
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Assunta Saide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
498
389
0.781
Genetica
Biologia
Oncologia
Biochimica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
923,200
34,600
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Luca Ambrosino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
444
0.893
Bioinformatics
Marine Biotechnology
Comparative Genomics
Functional genomics
Structural biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
966,390
35,903
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shrikant Patil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447
301
0.673
Algal genomics
Plant pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
995,273
36,784
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Filip Vasilev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
282
0.678
Cell and molecular biology
marine biology
cell signalling
embryonic development.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,026,061
37,702
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Serena Mirra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
385
286
0.743
Nervous System
Developmental Biology
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,025,861
37,695
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nunzia Limatola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
385
339
0.881
live-cell imaging
fertilization
actin dynamics
cell signalling
cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,090,963
39,594
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Martina Blasio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
326
1.000