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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 422 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
Leukemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,860
34,212
0.227
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
materials scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,203
37,188
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Regenerative Medicine
Heart Failure
DMD
Sarcopeni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,451
15,222
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alcohol Abuse
Drug Abuse
Screening and Brief Intervention
Addiction Treatmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,870
13,616
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gastroenterolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,523
12,626
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cancer therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,935
21,743
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Mycolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,843
11,470
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Longevity
Nutraceuticals
Personalized Medicine
Biomarkers
Wellnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,354
10,200
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Glycobiology
ganglioside
glycosphingolipid
stem cell
neurodegenerative diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,920
3,605
0.157
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
stroke
vascular dementi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,758
6,766
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
health disparities
cancer survivorship
cardiometabolic healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,448
7,726
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,394
9,020
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Urologic Oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,169
5,486
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
steroid biochemistry
reproductive biology
control of ovulation
neuroendocrinolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,773
1,440
0.073
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,768
7,018
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
strok
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,624
4,247
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cancer genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,271
3,450
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Aging
Muscle
Bon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,206
7,815
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cellular and Molecular imaging
GBM
Neovascularization
Exosomes
TM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,133
5,126
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
mental healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,025
6,226
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Neuroscience
Endocrinology
Neuroendocrinolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,932
4,530
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mouse modeling/smooth muscle pathobiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,607
4,462
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Metabolism
Vascular and Immune Cells
Micro- and Macro-vascular Disease
Agin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,276
5,865
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Schizophrenia
Non-affective Psychosis
Immunology
Inflammation
Cytokine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,566
8,281
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
mitochondri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,380
4,719
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,519
663
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jorge Cortes
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,860
34,212
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,042
1,429
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Franklin Tay
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,203
37,188
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,506
6,328
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Muhammad Ashraf
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,451
15,222
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,569
8,166
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
J Aaron Johnson
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,870
13,616
0.369
Alcohol Abuse
Drug Abuse
Screening and Brief Intervention
Addiction Treatmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,286
9,344
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Satish Rao
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,523
12,626
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,866
9,585
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Haitao Liu
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,935
21,743
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,534
12,918
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jose Vazquez
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,843
11,470
0.427
Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Mycolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,908
15,585
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jin Xiong She
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,354
10,200
0.437
Longevity
Nutraceuticals
Personalized Medicine
Biomarkers
Wellnes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,870
15,981
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert K Yu
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,920
3,605
0.157
Glycobiology
ganglioside
glycosphingolipid
stem cell
neurodegenerative diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,609
17,092
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David C Hess
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,758
6,766
0.311
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,395
17,381
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Steven S Coughlin
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,448
7,726
0.360
health disparities
cancer survivorship
cardiometabolic healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,286
18,492
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nagendra Singh
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,394
9,020
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,954
18,748
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Martha K Terris
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,169
5,486
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,073
19,193
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Virendra B Mahesh
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,773
1,440
0.073
steroid biochemistry
reproductive biology
control of ovulation
neuroendocrinolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,026
21,953
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jian Kang Chen
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,768
7,018
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,582
22,152
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Askiel Bruno
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,624
4,247
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,978
22,676
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
John Cowell
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,271
3,450
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,229
22,775
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mark Hamrick
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,206
7,815
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,535
22,885
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ali S Arbab
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,133
5,126
0.299
Cellular and Molecular imaging
GBM
Neovascularization
Exosomes
TM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,983
23,060
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
William Vaughn Mccall
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,025
6,226
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,411
23,214
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Darrell W Brann
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,932
4,530
0.268
Neuroscience
Endocrinology
Neuroendocrinolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,872
23,791
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Joseph Miano
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,607
4,462
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,325
24,344
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yuqing Huo
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,276
5,865
0.360
Metabolism
Vascular and Immune Cells
Micro- and Macro-vascular Disease
Agin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,423
27,742
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Brian J Miller
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,566
8,281
0.569
Schizophrenia
Non-affective Psychosis
Immunology
Inflammation
Cytokine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,589
28,172
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yisang Yoon
Augusta University
Augusta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,380
4,719
0.328