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
Cell Biology
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,281
9,754
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cell biology of lipids
membrane traffic
atherogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,509
8,256
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Infectious diseases
Tuberculosis
multi-drug resistance
molecular biology
drug development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,143
4,803
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Plant Functional Genomics
Plant development and molecular biology
Genomics of plant stress response
Plant biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,864
5,077
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Molecular & Cell Biology
Membrane Proteins
Cystic Fibrosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,351
4,942
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cancer biology
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Targeted therapies
Signal transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,330
3,764
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Bioinformatics
Microbiology
Bacterial Evolution and Population Structure
Linked Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,891
4,080
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Evolution
Cytogenomics
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,424
1,351
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
population genetics
statistical genetics
human genetics
genomics
molecular ecology and speciation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,980
4,100
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
AI for Science
Knowledge Graphs
Bioinformatics
Ontology Matching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,506
2,564
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Genetic Programming
Evolutionary Computation
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,801
2,471
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
genetic basis of variation
eco-evo-devo
insect physiology
developmental plasticity
evolutionary novelty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,838
1,446
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Lipid Metabolism and Respiration
Arabidopsis
Soybean
microalgae
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,760
2,657
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Aromatic and Medicinal Plants
Cell Biology
Plant Secretory Structures
Histochemistry and Cytochemistry
Plant Secondary Metab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,705
1,693
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Biologia Celular e Molecular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,354
1,239
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Molecular Simulation
DFT calculations
Halogen bonds
Reaction Mechanisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,174
1,170
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Genómica funcional de plantas
fisiologia vegetal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,967
1,859
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Computational Biology
Network Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,954
926
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Precision Medicine
Regenerative Medicine
Respiratory Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,906
2,561
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Cystic Fibrosis
Gene Expression
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,115
815
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Stem Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Reproductive Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,972
1,154
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
developmental neuroscience
stem cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,938
693
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Evolutionary Biology
Phylogenetics
Phylogenomics
Genomics
Adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,771
1,452
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Phylogeography
conservation genetics
evolutionary history
molecular systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,767
1,149
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,733
618
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,050
50
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Miguel C Seabra
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,281
9,754
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,967
96
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Otilia Vieira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,509
8,256
0.423
Cell biology of lipids
membrane traffic
atherogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,561
172
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Leonard Amaral
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,143
4,803
0.340
Infectious diseases
Tuberculosis
multi-drug resistance
molecular biology
drug development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,441
209
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
M. Margarida Oliveira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,864
5,077
0.428
Plant Functional Genomics
Plant development and molecular biology
Genomics of plant stress response
Plant biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,701
255
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Margarida Amaral
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,351
4,942
0.477
Molecular & Cell Biology
Membrane Proteins
Cystic Fibrosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,344
403
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
João T. Barata
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,330
3,764
0.514
Cancer biology
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Targeted therapies
Signal transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,666
432
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
João André Carriço
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,891
4,080
0.592
Bioinformatics
Microbiology
Bacterial Evolution and Population Structure
Linked Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,895
462
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Maria João Collares-Pereira
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,424
1,351
0.210
Evolution
Cytogenomics
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,948
499
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vitor C. Sousa
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,980
4,100
0.686
population genetics
statistical genetics
human genetics
genomics
molecular ecology and speciation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,514
554
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Catia Pesquita
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,506
2,564
0.466
AI for Science
Knowledge Graphs
Bioinformatics
Ontology Matching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,122
649
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sara Silva
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,801
2,471
0.515
Genetic Programming
Evolutionary Computation
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,835
815
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Patrícia Beldade
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,838
1,446
0.377
genetic basis of variation
eco-evo-devo
insect physiology
developmental plasticity
evolutionary novelty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,497
832
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ana Rita Matos
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,760
2,657
0.707
Lipid Metabolism and Respiration
Arabidopsis
Soybean
microalgae
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,879
846
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lia Ascensão
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,705
1,693
0.457
Aromatic and Medicinal Plants
Cell Biology
Plant Secretory Structures
Histochemistry and Cytochemistry
Plant Secondary Metab
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,134
946
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Helena Soares
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,354
1,239
0.369
Biologia Celular e Molecular
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,040
1,004
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paulo J. Costa
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,174
1,170
0.369
Molecular Simulation
DFT calculations
Halogen bonds
Reaction Mechanisms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,692
1,061
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ana Margarida Fortes
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,967
1,859
0.627
Genómica funcional de plantas
fisiologia vegetal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326,938
1,070
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Francisco Pinto
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,954
926
0.313
Computational Biology
Network Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,224
1,094
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Miquéias Lopes-Pacheco
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,906
2,561
0.881
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Precision Medicine
Regenerative Medicine
Respiratory Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,174
1,475
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Luka A. Clarke
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,115
815
0.385
Cystic Fibrosis
Gene Expression
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,086
1,552
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gabriela Rodrigues
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,972
1,154
0.585
Stem Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Reproductive Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,734
1,569
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Evguenia Bekman
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,938
693
0.358
developmental neuroscience
stem cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,513
1,704
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Diogo Silva
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,771
1,452
0.820
Evolutionary Biology
Phylogenetics
Phylogenomics
Genomics
Adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,301
1,708
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Carlos Fernandes
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,767
1,149
0.650
Phylogeography
conservation genetics
evolutionary history
molecular systematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,891
1,740
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jorge Manuel Barreto Vitor
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,733
618
0.357