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Others Highly Cited Researchers 242 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
metabolism
lipids
diabetes
cardiovascular disease
biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290,963
161,496
0.555
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lab-on-a-chi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,699
26,088
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,540
4,623
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
ageing
diet
non-communicable diseases
physical activity
epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,391
15,932
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Integrin traffickin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,308
4,046
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,777
7,634
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
prostate cancer
bladder cancer
renal cancer
clinical trial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,770
3,998
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Social Signal Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,588
4,374
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
graph drawing
graph layout
visualisation empirical studies
educational technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,142
2,557
0.280
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vesicle trafficking
autophag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,556
3,255
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,547
5,004
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
radiocarbo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,248
2,203
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cerebrovascular pharmacologis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,662
2,201
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,599
1,139
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cancer Research
Positron Emission Tomograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,392
1,616
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Translational contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,941
1,384
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cancer metabolis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,840
1,313
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Information Retrieva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,839
1,181
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Imaging
Single Pixel Cameras
Compressive Sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,383
1,313
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,287
1,724
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,237
1,250
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cancer
protein synthesis
drug responses
RNA damag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,025
1,438
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
knowledge exchange
research impact
public engagemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,022
476
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
cancer researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,781
1,148
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pre-clinical PET
SPECT
CT
MRI
Novel PET/SPECT Tracer Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,751
1,077
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287
28
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Naveed Sattar
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290,963
161,496
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,679
371
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jon Cooper
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,699
26,088
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,032
4,503
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ashley Hamilton
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,540
4,623
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,996
4,915
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fanny Petermann Rocha
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,391
15,932
0.972
ageing
diet
non-communicable diseases
physical activity
epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,215
5,843
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Norman Jc
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,308
4,046
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,596
6,718
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Karen Blyth
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,777
7,634
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,648
6,723
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rob Jones
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,770
3,998
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,582
7,461
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alessandro Vinciarelli
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,588
4,374
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,535
9,505
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Helen Purchase
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,142
2,557
0.280
graph drawing
graph layout
visualisation empirical studies
educational technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,449
10,228
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David G Mcewan
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,556
3,255
0.380
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,577
10,238
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dimitris Athineos
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,547
5,004
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,193
11,927
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Charlotte Bryant
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,248
2,203
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,180
14,841
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alyson A Miller
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,662
2,201
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,471
21,237
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ana Monteiro
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,599
1,139
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,645
22,119
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dmitry Soloviev
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,392
1,616
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,214
24,358
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ewan Smith
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,941
1,384
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,147
24,902
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Simone Cardaci
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,840
1,313
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,261
24,908
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard Mccreadie
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,839
1,181
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,551
27,710
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stephen S Welsh
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,383
1,313
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421,469
28,387
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Johan Vande Voorde
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,287
1,724
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,351
28,711
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Vincenza Dragone
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,237
1,250
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,026
30,351
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John Knight
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,025
1,438
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,668
30,384
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xinzi Yu
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,022
476
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,383
32,572
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Agata Mrowinska
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,781
1,148
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,529
32,905
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gaurav Malviya
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,751
1,077
0.615
Pre-clinical PET
SPECT
CT
MRI
Novel PET/SPECT Tracer Developmen