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
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,799
59,082
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
nutrition
obesity
metabolism
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,622
43,742
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Chemical Biofilm Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,131
22,097
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
pediatric nutrition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,350
28,538
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Behavioral Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,823
25,042
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Surgery
pathophysiology
anesthesiology
education
editorial research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,524
17,163
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Biostatistics
epidemiology
demography
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,047
7,027
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Genetics
Genomics
Chromosomes
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,098
7,159
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Phenomenology
Social Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Self
Philosophy of Psychiatry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,627
15,277
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
pharmaceutical sciences
pharmaceutics
solid state
amorphous
solubility enhancement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,265
14,457
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Inflammatory and metabolic pancreatic beta-cell destruction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,153
7,194
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Nutrient acquisition and utilization by higher plants. Functions of mineral elements in plant
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,370
10,676
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Immunology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,815
9,338
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Patient-reported outcomes
palliative care
cancer
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,875
11,637
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Psychopathology
schizophrenia
schizophrenic spectrum disorders
phenomenology
subjectivity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,834
8,717
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Neuroscience
cerebral palsy
movement
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,299
7,899
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
microbiology
ecology
photobiology
photosynthesis
biogeochemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,023
8,354
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Risk prediction models
Survival analysis
Machine learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,874
14,290
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,487
11,395
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Biostatistics
Health
Nutrition
Toxicology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,954
13,175
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Forensic Genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,864
6,780
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
physiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,716
9,018
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
biostatistics
IRT
Rasch models
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,522
9,866
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Biostatistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,228
6,658
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
public health
social medicine
evolutionary biology
aging
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,343
13,803
0.796
Jens Juul Holst
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,799
59,082
0.325
Arne Astrup
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,622
43,742
0.354
nutrition
obesity
metabolism
Michael Givskov
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,131
22,097
0.329
Kim F Michaelsen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,350
28,538
0.473
Erik Lykke Mortensen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,823
25,042
0.571
Jacob Rosenberg
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,524
17,163
0.434
Surgery
pathophysiology
anesthesiology
education
editorial research
Niels Keiding
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,047
7,027
0.190
Biostatistics
epidemiology
demography
Niels Tommerup
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,098
7,159
0.223
Genetics
Genomics
Chromosomes
Dan Zahavi
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,627
15,277
0.483
Phenomenology
Social Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Self
Philosophy of Psychiatry
Thomas Rades
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,265
14,457
0.462
pharmaceutical sciences
pharmaceutics
solid state
amorphous
solubility enhancement
Thomas Mandrup Poulsen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,153
7,194
0.247
Inflammatory and metabolic pancreatic beta-cell destruction
Jan K Schjoerring
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,370
10,676
0.390
Nutrient acquisition and utilization by higher plants. Functions of mineral elements in plant
Soren Buus
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,815
9,338
0.348
Mogens Groenvold
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,875
11,637
0.468
Patient-reported outcomes
palliative care
cancer
Josef Parnas
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,834
8,717
0.351
Psychopathology
schizophrenia
schizophrenic spectrum disorders
phenomenology
subjectivity
Jens Bo Nielsen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,299
7,899
0.339
Neuroscience
cerebral palsy
movement
Michael Kühl
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,023
8,354
0.363
microbiology
ecology
photobiology
photosynthesis
biogeochemistry
Thomas Alexander Gerds
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,874
14,290
0.625
Risk prediction models
Survival analysis
Machine learning
Anne Marie Nybo Andersen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,487
11,395
0.507
Christian Ritz
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,954
13,175
0.660
Biostatistics
Health
Nutrition
Toxicology
Niels Morling
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,864
6,780
0.341
Lars Nybo
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,716
9,018
0.482
Karl Bang Christensen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,522
9,866
0.533
biostatistics
IRT
Rasch models
Jørgen Holm Petersen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,228
6,658
0.365
Drude Molbo
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,343
13,803
0.796
public health
social medicine
evolutionary biology
aging