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
Tumor Biology
Molecular Oncology
Cancer Stem Cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,696
10,167
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
cellule staminali tumorali
terapie antitumorali mirate
oncologia molecolare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,268
9,415
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
genetic disorders of lipid metabolism
atherosclerosis
clinical epidemiology
rare inherited metabolic disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,515
11,423
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
cancer biology
Extracellular Vesicles
Angiogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,034
7,624
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Nanomedicine
nanotechnology
biomaterials
tissue engineering
cell biology.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,182
2,207
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Chromatin Remodeling
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,291
836
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
genetics
chromosomal instability
aneuploidy
cell cycle
cancer genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,226
1,030
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Genetica
Gemomica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,113
2,289
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cancer biology
cancer immunology
cell death
target therapy.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,691
2,048
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
cancer biology
proteomics
cell-matrix
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,211
514
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
molecular biology
translational research
molecular oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,182
1,455
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,025
1,776
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,698
878
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Genetics
Cytogenetics
Cytogenomics
Epigenetics
Epigenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,551
935
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Oncologia Molecolare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,470
925
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Genetica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,361
658
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Epigenetics
genetics
aging
HGPS
Repetitive sequences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
706
433
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
population genetics
genomics
marine biology
molecular ecology
evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
203
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
NGS
RNA-Seq
Programming
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
228
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Cancer biology cancer immunology genome editing target therapy.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
104
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Molecular Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
72
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
proteomics
mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
71
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Molecular Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
62
0.805
Giorgio Stassi
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,696
10,167
0.354
Tumor Biology
Molecular Oncology
Cancer Stem Cells
Matilde Todaro
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,268
9,415
0.358
cellule staminali tumorali
terapie antitumorali mirate
oncologia molecolare
Maurizio Averna
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,515
11,423
0.448
genetic disorders of lipid metabolism
atherosclerosis
clinical epidemiology
rare inherited metabolic disorders
Riccardo Alessandro
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,034
7,624
0.634
cancer biology
Extracellular Vesicles
Angiogenesis
Simona Campora
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,182
2,207
0.426
Nanomedicine
nanotechnology
biomaterials
tissue engineering
cell biology.
Davide Fv Corona
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,291
836
0.195
Chromatin Remodeling
Epigenetics
Aldo Di Leonardo
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,226
1,030
0.244
genetics
chromosomal instability
aneuploidy
cell cycle
cancer genetics
Baldassare Portolano
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,113
2,289
0.557
Simone Di Franco
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,691
2,048
0.761
Cancer biology
cancer immunology
cell death
target therapy.
Ida Pucci Minafra
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,211
514
0.232
cancer biology
proteomics
cell-matrix
Marta Castiglia
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,182
1,455
0.667
molecular biology
translational research
molecular oncology
Celeste Caruso Bavisotto
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,025
1,776
0.877
Fabiana Geraci
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,698
878
0.517
Fabio Caradonna
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,551
935
0.603
Genetics
Cytogenetics
Cytogenomics
Epigenetics
Epigenomics
Antonina Benfante
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,470
925
0.629
Laura Lentini
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,361
658
0.483
Arancio W
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
706
433
0.613
Epigenetics
genetics
aging
HGPS
Repetitive sequences
Agostino Leone
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
203
0.835
population genetics
genomics
marine biology
molecular ecology
evolutionary biology
Guglielmo Puccio
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
228
0.942
NGS
RNA-Seq
Programming
Genomics
Chiara Modica
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
104
0.954
Cancer biology cancer immunology genome editing target therapy.
Francesco Verona
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
72
0.783
Molecular Cancer Biology
Annamaria Cucina
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
71
0.816
proteomics
mass spectrometry
Giulia Culletta
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
62
0.805