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
Clinical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,279
13,337
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Endocannabinoid signaling
lipoxygenase pathway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,980
14,341
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Stroke
Headache
Disorders of Consciousness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,293
26,137
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Near infrared spectroscopy
fNIRS
tissue oxygenation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,719
5,438
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
antimicrobial drug resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,675
2,952
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Presidente
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,271
6,523
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Human Genetics
Medical Genetics
Human Molecular Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,034
6,043
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Biomedical optics
tissue oximetry
functional near infrared spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,025
4,995
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Inflammation
Tumor biology
Probiotics
Stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,926
3,241
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,435
3,524
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Neurophysiology - Basal Ganglia - Motor Systems - Neurodegenerative Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,676
1,651
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,545
4,207
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
oncologia
ricerca di base
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,889
3,102
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,635
2,750
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Epidemiology
Observational Studies
Clinical Trials
Mental Health
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,580
2,932
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,292
6,265
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
psichiatria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,131
3,276
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Clinical neurology and neurosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,938
3,008
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Rehabilitation
Orthopedics
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,625
1,793
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
neuroscience
neurodegeneration
stem cells
retina
cornea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,942
3,917
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
biostatistics
epidemiology
probability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,939
2,742
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,749
1,931
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
surgery
oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,614
1,987
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Biochimica generale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,185
732
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Morfologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,045
1,510
0.496
Antonio Carolei
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,279
13,337
0.282
Mauro Maccarrone
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,980
14,341
0.410
Endocannabinoid signaling
lipoxygenase pathway
Simona Sacco
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,293
26,137
0.835
Stroke
Headache
Disorders of Consciousness
Marco Ferrari
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,719
5,438
0.369
Near infrared spectroscopy
fNIRS
tissue oxygenation
Gianfranco Amicosante
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,675
2,952
0.216
antimicrobial drug resistance
Domenico Piccolo
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,271
6,523
0.492
Francesco Brancati
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,034
6,043
0.464
Human Genetics
Medical Genetics
Human Molecular Genetics
Valentina Quaresima
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,025
4,995
0.415
Biomedical optics
tissue oximetry
functional near infrared spectroscopy
Cifone Maria Grazia
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,926
3,241
0.297
Inflammation
Tumor biology
Probiotics
Stem cells
Stefano Necozione
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,435
3,524
0.374
Eugenio Scarnati
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,676
1,651
0.190
Neurophysiology - Basal Ganglia - Motor Systems - Neurodegenerative Diseases
Michele Di Mauro
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,545
4,207
0.492
Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
Claudio Festuccia
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,889
3,102
0.393
oncologia
ricerca di base
Carmine Marini
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,635
2,750
0.360
Marco Valenti
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,580
2,932
0.446
Epidemiology
Observational Studies
Clinical Trials
Mental Health
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Alessio Cortellini
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,292
6,265
0.996
Rita Roncone
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,131
3,276
0.534
Francesca Pistoia
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,938
3,008
0.609
Clinical neurology and neurosciences
Angelo Cacchio
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,625
1,793
0.388
Rehabilitation
Orthopedics
Neurology
Darin Zerti
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,942
3,917
0.994
neuroscience
neurodegeneration
stem cells
retina
cornea
Francesco Masedu
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,939
2,742
0.696
biostatistics
epidemiology
probability
Giandomenico Logroscino
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,749
1,931
0.515
Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Stefano Guadagni
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,614
1,987
0.550
Argante Bozzi
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,185
732
0.230
Antonella Vetuschi
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,045
1,510
0.496