Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 43 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlights the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 211 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively and with real-time updates by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced and dynamic perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers — particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This real-time methodology addresses the unfair advantage researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others, ensuring a more equitable evaluation. Furthermore, real-time citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community by continuously monitoring citation behavior.
For more detailed and up-to-date citation analyses, explore the 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
microbiology
prebiotics
probiotics
gut microbiota
nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,341
25,724
0.473
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Biology
Metagenomics
Microbiome
Microbial Ecology
Microbiot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,961
19,974
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gut microbiota Diet Ecology Commensals Probiotics anaerobic bacteri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,333
20,936
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hydration
Microbiota
Health through Gut
polyphenol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,080
5,779
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,518
2,996
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
gut microbiome and preventive precision nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,089
7,565
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Autism
ADHD
Statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,018
2,260
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,307
2,551
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
healthy eating
texture
vegetables
responsive feeding
sweetnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,509
1,798
0.326
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
nutrition
metabolism
cancer
cachexia
clinical and experimental researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,413
1,772
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Systems Biology
Bioinformatics
viral evolution
massive sequencing
metagenomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,006
2,256
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,824
2,150
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
hydrogéologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,422
1,031
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Human gut microbiom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,956
1,049
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gut Microbiology
Probiotics
Nutrition
Microbiome in health and diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,742
2,024
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
immune fitness cancer immunotherapy allergy inflammatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,544
1,586
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
clinical research
nutrition
geroprotective intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,865
909
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,655
1,169
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,562
449
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Water microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Environmental Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,408
493
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,386
531
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,284
724
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
snacking behavior
habit
eating behavior
implementation intentions
action plannin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,115
692
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,083
617
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
829
393
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,236
164
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jan Knol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,341
25,724
0.473
microbiology
prebiotics
probiotics
gut microbiota
nutritio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,922
250
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Julien Tap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,961
19,974
0.476
Biology
Metagenomics
Microbiome
Microbial Ecology
Microbiot
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,324
344
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Muriel Derrien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,333
20,936
0.593
Gut microbiota Diet Ecology Commensals Probiotics anaerobic bacteri
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,733
1,069
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Liliana Jimenez G
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,080
5,779
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,235
1,523
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alexandra Einerhand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,518
2,996
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,529
1,791
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Patrick Veiga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,089
7,565
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,799
3,560
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shn Swinkels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,018
2,260
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,697
4,020
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Leon Knippels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,307
2,551
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,122
5,628
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hugo Weenen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,509
1,798
0.326
healthy eating
texture
vegetables
responsive feeding
sweetnes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,520
5,755
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ardy Van Helvoort
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,413
1,772
0.327
nutrition
metabolism
cancer
cachexia
clinical and experimental researc
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,053
7,973
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francisco M Codoner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,006
2,256
0.563
Systems Biology
Bioinformatics
viral evolution
massive sequencing
metagenomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,872
8,328
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mariacristina Vecchio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,824
2,150
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,375
9,245
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dörfliger Nathalie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,422
1,031
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,016
10,529
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christophe Lay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,956
1,049
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,175
11,221
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Himanshu Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,742
2,024
0.738
Gut Microbiology
Probiotics
Nutrition
Microbiome in health and diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,859
11,961
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jeroen Van Bergenhenegouwen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,544
1,586
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,672
14,956
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elena Sandalova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,865
909
0.487
clinical research
nutrition
geroprotective intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518,796
16,117
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Boris Le Nevé
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,655
1,169
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,380
16,682
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Frederic Chivrac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,562
449
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
574,427
17,657
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rosalia Trias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,408
493
0.350
Water microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Environmental Microbiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
579,968
17,814
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Danielle Counotte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,386
531
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606,738
18,484
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bram Dorresteijn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,284
724
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,200
19,826
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
AAC Verhoeven
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,115
692
0.621
snacking behavior
habit
eating behavior
implementation intentions
action plannin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,699
20,106
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Guillaume Lemetais
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,083
617
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
763,750
22,540
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Maneephan Keerati-U-Rai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
829
393
0.474