The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Bioinformatics
statistics
biostatistics
genomics
statistical computing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,081
114,288
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
cell death
cancer
immunology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,382
29,473
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
cytokine biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,683
6,286
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
bioinformatics
genomics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,033
32,867
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
cell death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,140
7,298
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bioinformatics
Statistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,659
30,197
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
computational biology
bioinformatics
genomics
next generation sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,572
8,849
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pathogen Genomics
Single-Cell Genomics
Mammalian Genomics
Sequencing Methods
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,805
7,300
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
colorectal cancer
genomics
cancer biology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,668
5,083
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cell Biology
Cell Death
Apoptosis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,189
10,332
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Cancer
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,302
4,505
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bioinformatics
Statistical Genomics
High Throughput Sequencing Data
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,051
1,906
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cytokine Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,831
3,839
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Human Immunology
Gene regulation
Chromatin Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,170
4,858
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Cancer Research
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,892
2,680
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cell death in cancer and inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,694
3,521
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
bioinformatics
genetics
neuroscience
mutations
linkage
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,549
2,109
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,369
904
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,341
3,839
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Malaria
Protein export
Plasmepsins and inhibitors
Liver stage
Chemovaccination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,125
1,733
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Transcription
Epigenetics
Cancer Biology and Therapy
Immunology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,008
3,107
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
apoptosis
antivirals
herbicides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,903
1,074
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Cell death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,478
1,603
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
cell death
necroptosis
fluorescence microscopy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
2,416
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
bioinformatics
transcriptomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,291
3,072
0.933
Gordon K Smyth
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,081
114,288
0.544
Bioinformatics
statistics
biostatistics
genomics
statistical computing
Andreas Strasser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,382
29,473
0.285
cell death
cancer
immunology
Nicos A Nicola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,683
6,286
0.129
Matthew E Ritchie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,033
32,867
0.730
bioinformatics
genomics
David L Vaux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,140
7,298
0.165
Belinda Phipson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,659
30,197
0.761
Bioinformatics
Statistics
Tony Papenfuss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,572
8,849
0.504
computational biology
bioinformatics
genomics
next generation sequencing
Rory Bowden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,805
7,300
0.493
Pathogen Genomics
Single-Cell Genomics
Mammalian Genomics
Sequencing Methods
Oliver Sieber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,668
5,083
0.347
colorectal cancer
genomics
cancer biology
Georgia Atkin-Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,189
10,332
0.923
Cell Biology
Cell Death
Apoptosis
Melissa J Davis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,302
4,505
0.437
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Cancer
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Natalie Thorne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,051
1,906
0.237
Bioinformatics
Statistical Genomics
High Throughput Sequencing Data
Tracy Lynn Putoczki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,831
3,839
0.562
Hamish King
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,170
4,858
0.787
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Human Immunology
Gene regulation
Chromatin Biology
Kristy Horan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,892
2,680
0.455
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Cancer Research
Lahiru Gangoda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,694
3,521
0.618
Cell death in cancer and inflammation
Thomas Scerri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,549
2,109
0.380
bioinformatics
genetics
neuroscience
mutations
linkage
Melissa L. Holmes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,369
904
0.207
Shian Su
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,341
3,839
0.884
Justin Boddey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,125
1,733
0.420
Malaria
Protein export
Plasmepsins and inhibitors
Liver stage
Chemovaccination
Stephin Vervoort
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,008
3,107
0.775
Transcription
Epigenetics
Cancer Biology and Therapy
Immunology
Keith Watson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,903
1,074
0.275
apoptosis
antivirals
herbicides
Silvia Alvarez-Diaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,478
1,603
0.461
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Cell death
André Samson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
2,416
0.700
cell death
necroptosis
fluorescence microscopy
Xueyi Dong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,291
3,072
0.933
bioinformatics
transcriptomics