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
Cardiovascular sciences
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,927
31,325
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,560
14,740
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
aging
tumori
Fas/FasL system
mesenchymal stromal cells and differentiation in aging
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,318
8,211
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
fegato steatosi epatica cirrosi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,497
5,376
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
HIV
epatiti virali
test su nuovi antibiotici
batteri multi-resistenti
biofilm
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,530
3,444
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,791
4,185
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
malattie infettive
microbiologia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,211
3,484
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Applied Biology
Ecotoxicology
Emerging Contaminants
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,978
6,504
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Medicina
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,604
3,051
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,335
7,119
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
molecular mechanism of human disease
oxidative stress
antioxidans
lipoproteins
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,902
3,426
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
hypertension
obesity
natriuretic peptide
dyslipidemia
drug therapy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,333
3,196
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,196
3,695
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,077
2,698
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Energy balance
adipose tissues
neuroscience of feeding behaviour
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,728
3,322
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
medicina cardiovascolare
ipertensione arteriosa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,026
918
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Medicina del Lavoro Tossicologia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,156
2,093
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,934
3,139
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,615
2,446
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
instrumentation and measurements
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,594
2,913
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ingegneria
Misure
Strumentazione Biomedica
Sensori Ottici
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,526
2,091
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Remote Sensing
GIS
Unmanned Systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,477
2,616
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
stress nitrosativo
cellule circolanti
culture endoteliali
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,368
1,724
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,329
2,837
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,320
1,794
0.415
Alessandro Capucci
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,927
31,325
0.290
Oliana Carnevali
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,560
14,740
0.467
Maria Rita Rippo
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,318
8,211
0.385
aging
tumori
Fas/FasL system
mesenchymal stromal cells and differentiation in aging
Gianluca Svegliati Baroni
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,497
5,376
0.371
Andrea Giacometti
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,530
3,444
0.275
HIV
epatiti virali
test su nuovi antibiotici
batteri multi-resistenti
biofilm
Corrado Rubini
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,791
4,185
0.355
Francesco Barchiesi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,211
3,484
0.341
Stefania Gorbi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,978
6,504
0.652
Mario Guerrieri
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,604
3,051
0.318
Tamara Y Forbes Hernandez
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,335
7,119
0.763
Gianna Ferretti
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,902
3,426
0.385
molecular mechanism of human disease
oxidative stress
antioxidans
lipoproteins
Riccardo Sarzani
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,333
3,196
0.384
hypertension
obesity
natriuretic peptide
dyslipidemia
drug therapy
Maria Gabriella Ceravolo
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,196
3,695
0.451
Francesco Piazza
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,077
2,698
0.334
Antonio Giordano
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,728
3,322
0.494
Energy balance
adipose tissues
neuroscience of feeding behaviour
Alessandro Rappelli
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,026
918
0.152
Lory Santarelli
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,156
2,093
0.406
Marco D Orazio
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,934
3,139
0.636
Francesca Maradonna
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,615
2,446
0.530
Susanna Spinsante
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,594
2,913
0.634
Lorenzo Scalise
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,526
2,091
0.462
Adriano Mancini
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,477
2,616
0.584
Arianna Vignini
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,368
1,724
0.395
Marco Cucculelli
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,329
2,837
0.655
Paola Astolfi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,320
1,794
0.415