Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Statistics
Machine Learning
Data Science
Cheminformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,193
27,131
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Drug discovery
GPCRs
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,194
6,032
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Machine Learning
Stochastic Processes
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,680
5,061
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Materials Science and Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,099
3,319
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
medical informatics
biostatistics
machine learning
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,513
3,455
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Statistical/Machine Learning
Statistical Modeling
Visualization
Data Science
Healthcare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,328
697
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
data science
metabolism
drug development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,991
1,420
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Bioinformatics
Medical Informatics
Data Science
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
1,357
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Data-rich analytical measurement strategies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,580
1,614
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Machine Learning
Data Analysis
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,964
241
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
biomedical engineering
data science
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,833
808
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Sterile Formulation
3D printing
Materials Science
Mechanics of Materials
Powder Compaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,754
768
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Mechanics
Materials
Medical Devices
Pharmaceuticals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,519
1,223
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
natural language processing
real-world data/real-world evidence
drug discovery & development
health outcome research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,410
1,094
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Statistical problems in fMRI
Stochastic Simulation
Machine Learning
QSAR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,333
1,071
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Materials Science and Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,278
887
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Synthetic Chemistry
Drug Discovery
Computational Chemistry
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
982
910
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Bioinformatics
Molecular Simulation
Drug Discovery
Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
960
792
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Crystallization
Metal-Organic Frameworks/Polyhedra
Molecular and Materials Characterizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
959
744
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Chemical engineering
Nanotechnology
Amorphous solid dispersion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
957
670
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Medical imaging and image processing
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
867
663
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
data science
statistics
machine learning
oncology
programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
821
608
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Statistical Machine Learning
High-Dimensional Statistics
Reproducible Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
819
646
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
chemical engineering
pharmaceutical science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
656
411
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Biomaterials
drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
648
507
0.782
Andy Liaw
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,193
27,131
0.628
Statistics
Machine Learning
Data Science
Cheminformatics
Fiona Marshall
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,194
6,032
0.351
Drug discovery
GPCRs
Neuroscience
Vadimir Svetnik
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,680
5,061
0.474
Machine Learning
Stochastic Processes
Neuroscience
Jaemyung Kim
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,099
3,319
0.410
Materials Science and Engineering
Xin Chen
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,513
3,455
0.627
medical informatics
biostatistics
machine learning
bioinformatics
Richard Baumgartner
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,328
697
0.209
Statistical/Machine Learning
Statistical Modeling
Visualization
Data Science
Healthcare
Kate Brown Williams
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,991
1,420
0.475
data science
metabolism
drug development
Yupeng Li
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
1,357
0.511
Bioinformatics
Medical Informatics
Data Science
Machine Learning
Benjamin Mann
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,580
1,614
0.626
Data-rich analytical measurement strategies
Andrew Rusinko
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,964
241
0.123
Machine Learning
Data Analysis
Drug Discovery
Albert Swiston
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,833
808
0.441
biomedical engineering
data science
materials science
Adam Procopio
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,754
768
0.438
Sterile Formulation
3D printing
Materials Science
Mechanics of Materials
Powder Compaction
Guangli Hu
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,519
1,223
0.805
Mechanics
Materials
Medical Devices
Pharmaceuticals
Lixia Yao
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,410
1,094
0.776
natural language processing
real-world data/real-world evidence
drug discovery & development
health outcome research
Yuting Xu
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,333
1,071
0.803
Statistical problems in fMRI
Stochastic Simulation
Machine Learning
QSAR
Abhishek Telang
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,278
887
0.694
Materials Science and Engineering
Thomas Struble
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
982
910
0.927
Synthetic Chemistry
Drug Discovery
Computational Chemistry
Machine Learning
Weilong Zhao
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
960
792
0.825
Bioinformatics
Molecular Simulation
Drug Discovery
Biomaterials
Larpent Patrick
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
959
744
0.776
Crystallization
Metal-Organic Frameworks/Polyhedra
Molecular and Materials Characterizations
Meng Li
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
957
670
0.700
Chemical engineering
Nanotechnology
Amorphous solid dispersion
Antong Chen
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
867
663
0.765
Medical imaging and image processing
machine learning
Thomas Jemielita
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
821
608
0.741
data science
statistics
machine learning
oncology
programming
Nan Xiao
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
819
646
0.789
Statistical Machine Learning
High-Dimensional Statistics
Reproducible Research
Robert F Meyer
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
656
411
0.627
chemical engineering
pharmaceutical science
Myunggi An
Central US Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenilworth, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
648
507
0.782
Biomaterials
drug delivery