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
Mixed methods
Mixed methods research
Qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,118
74,718
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,762
32,531
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stress Neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,415
14,476
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,382
17,641
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,064
8,423
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Behavior Analysis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,821
4,012
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pancreas Cancer
Hepatobiliary Cancers
Clinical Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,560
11,691
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Occupational Allergic Disorders
Occupational Asthma
Asthma
Occupational Allergies and Clinical Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,161
5,122
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,827
7,035
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,306
4,016
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,864
3,437
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Movement Disorders
Parkinson disease
dystonia
functional (psychogenic) movement disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,057
8,502
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
GTP-Metabolism and Phosphoinositide Signaling
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,848
4,396
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,780
2,957
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
bioaerosols
exposure assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,812
2,996
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cardiac Inflammation
Sepsis
Cardiomyopathy
Ischemia-Reperfusion
Vascular Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,602
5,480
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,570
3,700
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
pain
neuroscience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,563
4,531
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,377
3,592
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
cancer progression
immune activation
science and philosophy of complex systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,378
1,736
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,318
2,425
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,206
5,132
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,825
1,579
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,290
2,788
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Neuroinflammation in itch and pain
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,030
4,178
0.520
Vicki Plano Clark
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,118
74,718
0.498
Joseph Broderick
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,762
32,531
0.288
James P Herman
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,415
14,476
0.299
David Steward
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,382
17,641
0.437
Ho E Delbello
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,064
8,423
0.221
Murray Sidman
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,821
4,012
0.130
Syed A Ahmad
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,560
11,691
0.457
David I Bernstein
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,161
5,122
0.221
Occupational Allergic Disorders
Occupational Asthma
Asthma
Occupational Allergies and Clinical Immunology
Ephraim Gutmark
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,827
7,035
0.338
James R Evans
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,306
4,016
0.198
David Hui
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,864
3,437
0.192
Alberto J Espay
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,057
8,502
0.529
Movement Disorders
Parkinson disease
dystonia
functional (psychogenic) movement disorders
Atsuo T Sasaki
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,848
4,396
0.277
Ranjan Deka
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,780
2,957
0.200
Tiina Reponen
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,812
2,996
0.234
Guo Chang Fan
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,602
5,480
0.435
Cardiac Inflammation
Sepsis
Cardiomyopathy
Ischemia-Reperfusion
Vascular Biology
Karen Machleit
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,570
3,700
0.294
Jun Ming Zhang
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,563
4,531
0.429
Michael A Riley
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,377
3,592
0.346
Georg F Weber
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,378
1,736
0.185
cancer progression
immune activation
science and philosophy of complex systems
George S Deepe Jr
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,318
2,425
0.260
Jing Shi
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,206
5,132
0.557
Thomas Geracioti
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,825
1,579
0.179
Kermit Davis
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,290
2,788
0.336
Temugin Berta
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,030
4,178
0.520