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
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,727
7,172
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Lymphocyte Biology
Lymphomagenesis
Therapeutics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,581
9,653
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Developing inhibitors of the DNA Damage Response into new medicines for cancer patients
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,949
11,117
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Clinical Trials
Longitudinal Data
Evidence Synthesis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,455
11,281
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
meta-analysis
missing data
statistics
biostatistics
miscellaneous statistical theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,565
9,261
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Drug delivery
nucleic acids
cancer biology
extracellular vesicles
gene therapy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,252
11,806
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,537
5,757
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Sustainability
Environmental Risk Assessment
Persistence Assessment
Antimicrobial Resistance
Biodegradability
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,800
5,363
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,520
2,384
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,465
3,837
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,010
4,973
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,728
4,583
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cancer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,282
2,237
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,172
6,188
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cardiovascular
Drug Discovery & Development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,042
1,537
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,188
3,789
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,617
2,563
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
arrhythmias
heart failure
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,471
1,524
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,187
4,746
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Heart failure
Kidney disease
Hypertension
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,027
4,420
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,023
3,469
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,989
3,518
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Respiratory
Inflammation and Autoimmunity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,690
3,740
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Oncology R&D
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,355
2,187
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Respiratory diseases
Infectious diseases
Drug development
Clinical trials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,344
1,503
0.281
Outi Vaarala
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,727
7,172
0.302
Arthur Shaffer
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,581
9,653
0.409
Mark J O'Connor
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,949
11,117
0.506
Developing inhibitors of the DNA Damage Response into new medicines for cancer patients
Michael Sweeting
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,455
11,281
0.611
Dan Jackson
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,565
9,261
0.683
meta-analysis
missing data
statistics
biostatistics
miscellaneous statistical theory
Elisa Lázaro-Ibáñez
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,252
11,806
0.964
Drug delivery
nucleic acids
cancer biology
extracellular vesicles
gene therapy
Quanli Wang
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,537
5,757
0.546
Jason R Snape
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,800
5,363
0.547
Sustainability
Environmental Risk Assessment
Persistence Assessment
Antimicrobial Resistance
Biodegradability
Aline Gendrin
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,520
2,384
0.250
Mark Birrell
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,465
3,837
0.405
Peter Greasley
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,010
4,973
0.552
Andrew R Reynolds
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,728
4,583
0.525
Cristiano Ferlini
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,282
2,237
0.270
Sreenath Nampally
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,172
6,188
0.757
Eva Hurt-Camejo
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,042
1,537
0.191
Scott Hammond
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,188
3,789
0.527
Carmen Pin
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,617
2,563
0.387
Leif Carlsson
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,471
1,524
0.236
Steven Kiddle
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,187
4,746
0.767
Johan Bodegård
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,027
4,420
0.733
Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Heart failure
Kidney disease
Hypertension
Marianne Ashford
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,023
3,469
0.576
Karl Jv Nordström
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,989
3,518
0.587
Richard N. Hanna
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,690
3,740
0.657
John W. Bullen
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,355
2,187
0.408
Per Gustafson
AstraZeneca, Sweden
Södertälje, Sweden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,344
1,503
0.281
Respiratory diseases
Infectious diseases
Drug development
Clinical trials