Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Others Highly Cited Researchers 2.511 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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
Preventive medicine
epidemiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262,052
123,006
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230,008
95,590
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anxiety
stress
trauma
genetics
suicide
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,681
92,396
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,118
57,499
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,419
28,570
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Atherosclerosis
oxidation
oxidized LDL
oxidized phospholipids
hyperlipidemia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,783
25,649
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,198
23,743
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Aging
dementi
Alzheimer's
biomarkers
clinical trials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,830
43,319
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
theoretical and computational molecular biophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,004
26,244
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
cancer
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,389
27,989
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
liver fibrosis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,924
31,944
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,209
22,728
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Glycosciences
Anthropogeny
Infectious Disease
Cancer Biology
Inflammation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,677
24,317
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,245
27,822
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,746
13,896
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,992
15,288
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,291
14,014
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
virology
global health
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,023
14,967
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
phage therapy
prevention of HIV and related infections
addiction
sex work
drug policy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,731
17,647
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,818
21,016
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,811
7,245
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,065
14,806
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cancer research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,294
13,993
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,436
19,232
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,137
32,648
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397
167
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Criqui MH
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262,052
123,006
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606
238
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Matevž Tadel
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230,008
95,590
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
856
346
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Murray B Stein
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,681
92,396
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,438
631
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kun Liang Guan
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,118
57,499
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,224
1,037
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Don W Cleveland
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,419
28,570
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,289
1,072
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joseph L Witztum
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,783
25,649
0.216
Atherosclerosis
oxidation
oxidized LDL
oxidized phospholipids
hyperlipidemia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,381
1,119
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jerrold Olefsky
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,198
23,743
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,636
1,245
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Douglas Galasko
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,830
43,319
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,723
1,290
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
J Andrew Mccammon
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,004
26,244
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,761
1,309
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Webster Cavenee
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,389
27,989
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,500
1,652
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David A Brenner
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,924
31,944
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,691
1,741
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
James D Hamilton
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,209
22,728
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,872
1,834
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ajit Varki
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,677
24,317
0.268
Glycosciences
Anthropogeny
Infectious Disease
Cancer Biology
Inflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,053
1,919
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sonia Ancoli Israel
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,245
27,822
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,400
2,088
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Steven A Hillyard
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,746
13,896
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,464
2,589
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alan R Saltiel
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,992
15,288
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,867
3,248
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Igor Sfiligoi
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,291
14,014
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,648
3,627
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robert Schooley
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,023
14,967
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,714
3,663
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Steffanie A Strathdee
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,731
17,647
0.295
phage therapy
prevention of HIV and related infections
addiction
sex work
drug policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,897
3,750
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shankar Subramaniam
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,818
21,016
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,902
3,753
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Richard David Kolodner
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,811
7,245
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,082
3,845
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
G Firestein
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,065
14,806
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,758
4,171
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rick Boland
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,294
13,993
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,992
4,288
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Terry Jernigan
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,436
19,232
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,070
4,323
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Davey M Smith
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,137
32,648
0.603