Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Carbon cycle and climate
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,774
138,896
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
climate
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,974
38,622
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Superconductors
Astroparticles
Magnetic Shielding
Magnet
CMS
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,576
40,242
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
neuroimaging
computational anatomy
cortical folding pattern
connectome
shape analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,650
12,703
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Astophysics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,549
17,616
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,399
10,710
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Human Cognitive Development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,151
9,258
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
matiere condensée
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,270
5,278
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
nanophotonique
nanostructures semiconductrices
optoélectronique
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,610
4,871
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
satellite experiments
infrared astronomy
signal processing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,470
7,233
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
diffusion MRI
image processing
brain mapping
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,485
6,872
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,454
4,961
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,908
5,509
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Protein Crystallization
Biology
Metalloenzymes
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,131
2,614
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,092
5,763
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,693
6,576
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,498
5,925
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,025
8,150
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Cryogénie spatiale
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,759
6,111
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Angiogenèse
Facteurs de croissance
Cancer
Maladies vasculaires
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,802
3,779
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Virology
Infectious Diseases
Animal Models
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,478
3,676
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,411
2,938
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Lipid Metabolism in Plants and Microalgae
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,051
5,429
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,012
5,607
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Magnetism
Spintronic
Spinorbitronics
SOT-MRAM
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,583
8,683
0.750
Philippe Ciais
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,774
138,896
0.604
Valérie Masson-Delmotte
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,974
38,622
0.544
Valerio Calvelli
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,576
40,242
0.643
Jean-François Mangin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,650
12,703
0.347
neuroimaging
computational anatomy
cortical folding pattern
connectome
shape analysis
Rafael A. Garcia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,549
17,616
0.496
Bréchet Yves
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,399
10,710
0.331
Ghislaine Dehaene-Lambertz
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,151
9,258
0.354
Jacques Flouquet
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,270
5,278
0.209
Jean-Michel Gérard
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,610
4,871
0.206
nanophotonique
nanostructures semiconductrices
optoélectronique
Marc Sauvage
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,470
7,233
0.308
Cyril Poupon
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,485
6,872
0.372
Gregory Korchemsky
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,454
4,961
0.269
Guido Huijsmans
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,908
5,509
0.326
Enrico A. Stura
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,131
2,614
0.162
Giomataris Ioannis Yannis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,092
5,763
0.358
Marc Torrent
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,693
6,576
0.419
Silvano De Franceschi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,498
5,925
0.409
Maud Vinet
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,025
8,150
0.581
Lionel Duband
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,759
6,111
0.444
Jean-Jacques Feige
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,802
3,779
0.295
Pierre Roques
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,478
3,676
0.295
Bruno Robert
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,411
2,938
0.237
Frederic Beisson
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,051
5,429
0.451
Hilaire Stephane
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,012
5,607
0.467
Kevin Garello
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,583
8,683
0.750