Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

INSERM Highly Cited Researchers CitationOthers Rankings 2025

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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
France
Beverley Balkau
diabetes epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,477
65,291
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
France
Jean Bousquet
Asthma
Allergy
Ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,969
48,662
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
France
Patrice Codogno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,078
23,184
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
France
Chantal Boulanger
Vascular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,819
24,874
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
France
Richard Moreau
Cirrhosis
ACLF
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,382
23,556
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
France
Claudine Berr
cognition dementia
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,875
22,568
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
France
Xavier Jeunemaitre
cardiovasculaire
génétique
rein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,475
12,725
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
France
Pierre Rustin
Physiopathology and therapy of mitochondrial diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,224
10,162
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
France
Juan Iovanna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,218
17,917
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
France
Pierre Gressens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,084
13,887
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
France
Eric Chevet
endoplasmic reticulum
er_stress
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,299
16,832
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
France
Daniel Olive
immunotherapie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,785
13,464
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
France
Dominique Langin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,613
9,829
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
France
Catalina Betancur
Autism spectrum disorder
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Genetics
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,864
12,690
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
France
Jorgensen Christian
Regenerative medicine in osteoarticular diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,683
12,831
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
France
Marc Foretz
Molecular metabolism
Molecular physiology
Metformin
SIK
AMPK
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,880
13,363
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
France
Nadine Binart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,767
10,611
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
France
Roberto Motterlini
Carbon monoxide
Heme oxygenase-1
CO-releasing molecules
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,573
7,500
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
France
Jean-Philippe Lachaux
cognitive neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,432
8,740
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
France
Marie T Vanier
Niemann-Pick Lysosomal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,005
7,522
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
France
Pierre Louis Tharaux
kidney diseases
vascular biology
FSGS
Diabetic Kidney Disease
sickle cell disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,247
15,284
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
France
Marie Tosolini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,741
14,734
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
France
Max Lafontan
adipose tissue biology
lipid mobilization
catecholamines
natriuretic peptides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,695
4,337
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
France
Constantino Sotelo
developpement du cervelet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,630
2,512
0.106
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
France
Liblau Roland
Multiple sclerosis
neuroinflammation
autoimmunity
central nervous system
narcolepsy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,075
7,534
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
780
France
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Beverley Balkau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,477
65,291
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,175
France
24
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jean Bousquet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,969
48,662
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,012
France
141
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Patrice Codogno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,078
23,184
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,387
France
167
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chantal Boulanger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,819
24,874
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,507
France
181
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard Moreau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,382
23,556
0.497
Cirrhosis
ACLF
Inflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,042
France
191
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Claudine Berr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,875
22,568
0.492
cognition dementia
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,003
France
231
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Xavier Jeunemaitre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,475
12,725
0.307
cardiovasculaire
génétique
rein
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,118
France
234
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pierre Rustin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,224
10,162
0.247
Physiopathology and therapy of mitochondrial diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,121
France
235
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Juan Iovanna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,218
17,917
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,970
France
309
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pierre Gressens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,084
13,887
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,600
France
323
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eric Chevet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,299
16,832
0.491
endoplasmic reticulum
er_stress
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,980
France
332
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Daniel Olive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,785
13,464
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,952
France
348
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dominique Langin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,613
9,829
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,693
France
366
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Catalina Betancur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,864
12,690
0.398
Autism spectrum disorder
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Genetics
Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,871
France
373
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jorgensen Christian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,683
12,831
0.405
Regenerative medicine in osteoarticular diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,740
France
417
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marc Foretz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,880
13,363
0.447
Molecular metabolism
Molecular physiology
Metformin
SIK
AMPK
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,434
France
482
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nadine Binart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,767
10,611
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,071
France
520
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Roberto Motterlini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,573
7,500
0.282
Carbon monoxide
Heme oxygenase-1
CO-releasing molecules
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,282
France
529
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jean-Philippe Lachaux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,432
8,740
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,940
France
551
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marie T Vanier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,005
7,522
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,894
France
603
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pierre Louis Tharaux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,247
15,284
0.630
kidney diseases
vascular biology
FSGS
Diabetic Kidney Disease
sickle cell disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,848
France
624
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marie Tosolini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,741
14,734
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,944
France
629
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Max Lafontan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,695
4,337
0.183
adipose tissue biology
lipid mobilization
catecholamines
natriuretic peptides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,061
France
634
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Constantino Sotelo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,630
2,512
0.106
developpement du cervelet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,152
France
656
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Liblau Roland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,075
7,534
0.327
Multiple sclerosis
neuroinflammation
autoimmunity
central nervous system
narcolepsy