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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 17 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
Immunotherapy
melanoma
kidney cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,180
16,649
0.552
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Immunology
Cancer
Microbiome
Entrepreneurship
Data Scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,871
15,920
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,862
2,050
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cancer Immunolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,062
3,970
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,418
1,271
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,325
948
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
ADC Drug Developmen
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,968
2,730
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Biostatistics
Machine Learning
Real-World Dat
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,643
1,062
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Quantitative Clinical Pharmacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,997
595
0.298
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Real World Evidence
Real World Dat
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,822
1,004
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
toxicology
pharmacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,677
671
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Human Genetics
Gene Regulation
Functional Genomic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,581
712
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bayesian statistics
psychometrics
structural equation modeling
single case designs
measuremen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,434
930
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Health Outcomes Research
Health Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
597
520
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Biostatistics
Causal inference
Clinical trials
Pharmacoepidemiology
Real-world evidenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
335
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Clinical Pharmacology
Pharmacometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
116
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pharmaceutical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
86
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,001
315
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard W. Joseph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,180
16,649
0.552
Immunotherapy
melanoma
kidney cance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,046
509
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alexandria (Alex) Cogdill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,871
15,920
0.696
Immunology
Cancer
Microbiome
Entrepreneurship
Data Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,497
2,623
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Patricia L Judson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,862
2,050
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,235
3,541
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vinit Kumar
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,062
3,970
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,173
6,215
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Peng Zou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,418
1,271
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,445
6,358
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Amit Khatri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,325
948
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,070
6,945
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dhiraj Gambhire
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,968
2,730
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,501
7,621
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stanislav Zakharkin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,643
1,062
0.402
Biostatistics
Machine Learning
Real-World Dat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,024
9,344
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tarek A. Leil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,997
595
0.298
Quantitative Clinical Pharmacolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,347
9,943
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yongin Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,822
1,004
0.551
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
522,571
10,477
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yasong Lu
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,677
671
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,372
10,839
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Minal Caliskan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,581
712
0.450
Human Genetics
Gene Regulation
Functional Genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,282
11,457
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Prathiba Natesan Batley|Prathiba Natesan Batley, Prathiba Natesan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,434
930
0.649
Bayesian statistics
psychometrics
structural equation modeling
single case designs
measuremen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
887,071
16,577
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ruchit Shah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
597
520
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,107,469
19,796
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Di Shu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
335
0.960
Biostatistics
Causal inference
Clinical trials
Pharmacoepidemiology
Real-world evidenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,478,496
24,743
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Abhinav Kurumaddali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
116
0.716
Clinical Pharmacology
Pharmacometric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,615,882
26,400
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Soundarya Vaithianathan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
86
0.694