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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 21 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
bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,045
18,780
0.815
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,326
4,395
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
drug discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,742
2,491
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cancer Immunology
Tumor Microenvironmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,717
2,676
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
mental health and addiction treatment
health services and polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,770
485
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biostatistics
Clinical Trial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,471
637
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pharmaceutical Formulations and preformulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,357
1,279
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stem cell biology
cell biology
protein biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,006
213
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Neurobiology
neuroimmunology
neuropsychiatr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
209
0.231
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
AI/ML
FEP/TI
Computer Aided Drug Design
PK/P
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
392
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Reaction Engineering
Process Development
Drug Substance
Crystallization
Materials Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
608
243
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Functional Genomics
Human Genetics
Rare Disease Biology
Genomic Therapies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
583
217
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Epidemiology
Psychiatr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
523
469
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Process Analytical Technology
Raman Spectroscopy
Amorphous Solid Dispersions
Continuous Manufacturin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463
317
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gene therapy
Immunotherapy
Therapeutic antibodies
vaccines
Cancer metastasi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
111
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Molecular Dynamics
Free Energy Calculations
Markov State Model
Computer-aided Drug Desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
392
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
psychiatry
neuroscience
neuropsychiatric biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
193
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
157
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Clinical Trial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
135
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bio-Analytical Chemistry and Formulation Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
73
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pharmaceutical crystallization
Crystallization process development
porphyrin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
81
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,370
127
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Arthur Liberzon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,045
18,780
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,783
252
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Connie Sanchez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,326
4,395
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,866
639
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ingo Muegge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,742
2,491
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,792
905
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark Hanke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,717
2,676
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,745
1,762
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert F. Forman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,770
485
0.175
mental health and addiction treatment
health services and polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,154
1,921
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Asli Memisoglu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,471
637
0.258
Biostatistics
Clinical Trial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,236
1,993
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Zelalem Ayenew Worku
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,357
1,279
0.543
Pharmaceutical Formulations and preformulatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
700,202
3,313
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bryan W Vought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,006
213
0.212
Stem cell biology
cell biology
protein biochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
739,140
3,457
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Carlos Pedraza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
209
0.231
Neurobiology
neuroimmunology
neuropsychiatr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
834,382
3,828
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yuan Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
392
0.571
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
876,606
3,991
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eric Hukkanen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
608
243
0.400
Reaction Engineering
Process Development
Drug Substance
Crystallization
Materials Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
891,492
4,055
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kiran Nistala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
583
217
0.372
Functional Genomics
Human Genetics
Rare Disease Biology
Genomic Therapies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
933,071
4,270
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Adam Simmons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
523
469
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
984,197
4,543
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Catherine Potter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463
317
0.685
Process Analytical Technology
Raman Spectroscopy
Amorphous Solid Dispersions
Continuous Manufacturin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,016,892
4,719
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hemant Kumar Vyas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
111
0.259
Gene therapy
Immunotherapy
Therapeutic antibodies
vaccines
Cancer metastasi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,037,033
4,827
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yunhui Ge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
392
0.963
Molecular Dynamics
Free Energy Calculations
Markov State Model
Computer-aided Drug Desig
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,316,507
6,063
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yagoda, Sergey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
193
0.885
psychiatry
neuroscience
neuropsychiatric biomarker
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,403,079
6,385
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ankit Shah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
157
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,441,784
6,530
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Abhishek Dabral
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
135
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,500,537
6,722
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Francisca Gbormittah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
73
0.477
Bio-Analytical Chemistry and Formulation Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,810,401
7,560
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rajshree Chakrabarti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
81
1.000
Pharmaceutical crystallization
Crystallization process development
porphyrin