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.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Cardiovascular Disease
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,780
59,368
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
cancer
psoriasis
chemoprevention
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,101
29,472
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
sleep
consciousness
neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,246
38,867
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,923
16,721
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,567
56,172
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
microbial communities
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,839
17,182
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,863
12,269
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,753
9,120
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,654
12,425
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
brain
Alzheimer's
memory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,050
22,064
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,474
21,144
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Heteroepitaxial growth and characterization of complex oxide thin films
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,795
12,885
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,125
8,812
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
C. elegans
laser microscopy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,078
7,878
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,845
11,247
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
magnetic resonsance imaging
autism
diffusion
white matter
relaxometry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,425
10,761
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Human Factors
Cognitive Engineering
Human Factors Engineering
Automation
Ergonomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,477
13,694
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
sleep synaptic plasticity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,079
11,828
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,853
4,921
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,774
6,688
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
infection
stewardship
infectious diseases
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,762
13,109
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
human cognitive neuroscience
language
attention
communication
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,818
7,292
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
human factors engineering
sociotechnical systems
health systems engineering
patient safety
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,201
11,553
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Programming Languages
Program Analysis
Computer Security
Program Verification
Program Synthesis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,488
4,407
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,839
9,614
0.345
David A Bluemke
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,780
59,368
0.313
Hasan Mukhtar
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,101
29,472
0.275
Giulio Tononi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,246
38,867
0.384
Lyn Abramson
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,923
16,721
0.204
Johannes Schindelin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,567
56,172
0.697
Jo Handelsman
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,839
17,182
0.302
Mari Palta
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,863
12,269
0.220
Mark Seidenberg
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,753
9,120
0.170
Kenneth D West
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,654
12,425
0.255
Sterling C Johnson
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,050
22,064
0.501
Kotoyo Hoshina
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,474
21,144
0.486
Chang Beom Eom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,795
12,885
0.308
Heteroepitaxial growth and characterization of complex oxide thin films
Michael Sussman
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,125
8,812
0.220
John White
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,078
7,878
0.207
Anthony R Ives
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,845
11,247
0.314
Andrew L Alexander
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,425
10,761
0.313
magnetic resonsance imaging
autism
diffusion
white matter
relaxometry
John D Lee
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,477
13,694
0.409
Human Factors
Cognitive Engineering
Human Factors Engineering
Automation
Ergonomics
Chiara Cirelli
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,079
11,828
0.369
Ruth Benedict
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,853
4,921
0.154
HH Goldsmith
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,774
6,688
0.210
Nasia Safdar
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,762
13,109
0.413
Morton Ann Gernsbacher
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,818
7,292
0.237
Pascale Carayon
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,201
11,553
0.396
human factors engineering
sociotechnical systems
health systems engineering
patient safety
Thomas Reps
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,488
4,407
0.155
Programming Languages
Program Analysis
Computer Security
Program Verification
Program Synthesis
Paul Anderson
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,839
9,614
0.345