Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 14 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
immunology
oncology
molecular genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,268
5,095
0.210
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Immunosequencing
Immunology
Hematology
Comparative Pathology
ctDN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,860
11,020
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
immunosequencing
chromatin
yeast two-hybrid
malaria
science educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,830
4,811
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Real-world data
Multi-modal data insight
Molecular genetics and immunology
Precision Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,705
4,761
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,291
4,195
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,137
3,970
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
data analytic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,049
3,970
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cancer Immunotherap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,120
2,477
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
proteomics
immunology
computational biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,377
2,196
0.650
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,249
549
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,614
849
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
934
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Computer Science
Computational Biology
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,225
811
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Molecular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570
234
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,197
14,848
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ilan Kirsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,268
5,095
0.210
immunology
oncology
molecular genetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,002
34,781
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dillon C Muth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,860
11,020
0.929
Immunosequencing
Immunology
Hematology
Comparative Pathology
ctDN
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,007
46,804
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marissa Vignali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,830
4,811
0.545
immunosequencing
chromatin
yeast two-hybrid
malaria
science educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,814
60,215
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wenyu Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,705
4,761
0.710
Real-world data
Multi-modal data insight
Molecular genetics and immunology
Precision Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,717
63,612
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Catherine Sanders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,291
4,195
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,166
64,963
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Erik C. Yusko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,137
3,970
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,803
76,312
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Aaron Oldre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,049
3,970
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,814
89,471
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Patricia E. de Almeida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,120
2,477
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,529
103,398
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Damon May
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,377
2,196
0.650
proteomics
immunology
computational biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,529
135,622
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yiguo Shen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,249
549
0.244
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
535,609
164,553
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Benjamin Rubin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,614
849
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,124
179,920
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rebecca Harris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
934
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632,477
189,492
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Steven Woodhouse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,225
811
0.662
Computer Science
Computational Biology
Immunolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
904,934
250,683
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Priyangi Perera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570
234
0.411