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
Human microbiome
bioinformatics
gut bacteria
genomics
metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,136
89,643
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
innate immunity
pulmonary fibrosis
asthma
genetics
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,294
20,117
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
cancer biology
immunology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,045
12,584
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Genetics
Membrane Trafficking
Lipids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,587
17,305
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Extracellular matrix
bioscaffolds
fibrosis
clinical proteomics
coagulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,851
12,251
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
leukemia stem cells
informatics
precision medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,901
5,147
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
molecular evolution
protein structure and evolution
computational biology
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,049
5,460
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cancer biology
chemoprevention
prostate cancer
colon cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,790
7,658
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cancer Systems Biology
Functional Genomics
Network Inference
Data Integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,225
6,935
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
cancer biology
metastasis
EMT
developmental proteins and cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,337
5,010
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
genetic epidemiology
population genetics
computational genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,878
6,227
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
cancer biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,242
5,125
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
pain
stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,640
3,033
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Oncology - GI Cancers and Developmental Therapeutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,423
4,255
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Bioinformatics
Microbial Communities
Genomics
Metagenomics
Archaea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,953
2,224
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
oxidative stress
metabolism
cancer
molecular biology
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,345
3,621
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Stem cells
signal transduction
RNA epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,001
1,459
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Bioinformatics
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,657
1,782
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Cancer Genomics
Personalized Medicine
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,151
2,509
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Down syndrome
Genomics
Transcription
CDK8/p53/HIF1A
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,140
3,154
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
herpesviruses
varicella-zoster virus
stem cells
autophagy
haploid cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,120
2,645
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Mosquito physiology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Control of egg development
digestion and Juvenile Hormone Biosythesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,841
663
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
molecular neuroscience
synaptic neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,767
1,904
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,171
1,838
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
neural development
sensory systems
stem cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,083
1,555
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,508
667
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Catherine Lozupone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,136
89,643
0.618
Human microbiome
bioinformatics
gut bacteria
genomics
metagenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,207
3,914
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David A Schwartz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,294
20,117
0.357
innate immunity
pulmonary fibrosis
asthma
genetics
epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,194
10,246
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James Degregori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,045
12,584
0.419
cancer biology
immunology
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,105
13,662
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ann M Wehman *
University of Denver
Denver, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,587
17,305
0.704
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Genetics
Membrane Trafficking
Lipids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,816
18,019
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kirk Hansen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,851
12,251
0.617
Extracellular matrix
bioscaffolds
fibrosis
clinical proteomics
coagulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,087
23,544
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Clay Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,901
5,147
0.324
leukemia stem cells
informatics
precision medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,224
25,122
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Pollock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,049
5,460
0.363
molecular evolution
protein structure and evolution
computational biology
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,560
25,638
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Komal Raina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,790
7,658
0.518
Cancer biology
chemoprevention
prostate cancer
colon cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,231
31,700
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
James Costello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,225
6,935
0.567
Cancer Systems Biology
Functional Genomics
Network Inference
Data Integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,701
34,411
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Heide Ford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,337
5,010
0.442
cancer biology
metastasis
EMT
developmental proteins and cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,964
35,903
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nick Rafaels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,878
6,227
0.572
genetic epidemiology
population genetics
computational genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,122
47,268
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rajeev Vibhakar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,242
5,125
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,775
50,787
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael A Henry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,640
3,033
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,934
52,111
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stephen Leong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,423
4,255
0.573
Oncology - GI Cancers and Developmental Therapeutics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,827
55,270
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christopher S Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,953
2,224
0.320
Bioinformatics
Microbial Communities
Genomics
Metagenomics
Archaea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,353
59,915
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maneesh G Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,345
3,621
0.571
oxidative stress
metabolism
cancer
molecular biology
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,748
62,847
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christopher J Phiel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,001
1,459
0.243
Stem cells
signal transduction
RNA epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,542
77,241
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anis Karimpour Fard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,657
1,782
0.383
Bioinformatics
computational biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,134
84,416
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Robert T Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,151
2,509
0.604
Cancer Genomics
Personalized Medicine
Pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,753
84,600
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Matthew D Galbraith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,140
3,154
0.762
Down syndrome
Genomics
Transcription
CDK8/p53/HIF1A
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,852
84,962
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Katherine S Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,120
2,645
0.642
herpesviruses
varicella-zoster virus
stem cells
autophagy
haploid cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,864
89,582
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dov Borovsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,841
663
0.173
Mosquito physiology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Control of egg development
digestion and Juvenile Hormone Biosythesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,323
90,864
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jason Aoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,767
1,904
0.505
molecular neuroscience
synaptic neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,277
102,906
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hyunmin Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,171
1,838
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,657
104,963
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Linda Barlow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,083
1,555
0.504
neural development
sensory systems
stem cell biology