Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 520 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed 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
Pathology
Cardiovascular disease
Medical education
NextGen sequencing
Digital pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,952
6,369
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Exercise
skeletal muscle
obesity
diabetes
insulin action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,574
7,310
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Environmental Toxicology
Genomics
Cotton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,924
10,126
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Public Health
Health Disparities
American Indian Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,864
7,338
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,391
6,383
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
mitochondrial and cellular bioenergetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,053
5,804
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,107
3,905
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Management Information Systems
Healthcare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,290
8,189
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Health Disparities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,296
2,962
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
quality of life
psychological
implantable
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,267
3,820
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sociology
Social Movements
Organizations
Social Capital
Environmental Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,162
2,793
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,531
5,155
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
bioengineering
biomechanics
women's health
pregnancy
preterm birth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,229
5,095
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,897
2,689
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Immunotoxicology
developmental neuroimmunotoxicology
environmental contaminants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,215
8,916
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
musculoskeletal injuries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,462
3,349
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
sport and exercise psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,897
3,287
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
pulmonary
alveolar macrophages
sarocidosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,701
1,607
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Theoretical Nuclear Physics
Monte Carlo Transport
Radiation Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,518
3,064
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,029
1,208
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
chronic liver disease
genetics of fibrosis
immune regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,879
1,938
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Evolution
ecology
animal behavior
tropical biology
molecular ecology and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,342
2,812
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
virology
immunology
vaccines
biodefense
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,220
2,208
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
skeletal muscle metabolism and physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,219
2,649
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,125
2,057
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,109
4,340
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John T Fallon
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,952
6,369
0.118
Pathology
Cardiovascular disease
Medical education
NextGen sequencing
Digital pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,211
9,365
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joseph A Houmard
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,574
7,310
0.224
Exercise
skeletal muscle
obesity
diabetes
insulin action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,266
14,546
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Baohong Zhang
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,924
10,126
0.423
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Environmental Toxicology
Genomics
Cotton
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,361
15,419
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ronny Bell
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,864
7,338
0.321
Public Health
Health Disparities
American Indian Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,394
15,853
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Judy Siguaw
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,391
6,383
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,290
19,347
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Darrell Neufer
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,053
5,804
0.305
mitochondrial and cellular bioenergetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,548
20,649
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Philip Ninan
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,107
3,905
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,588
21,870
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yajiong Xue
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,290
8,189
0.474
Management Information Systems
Healthcare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,109
27,362
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hope Landrine
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,296
2,962
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,672
29,775
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Samuel F Sears
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,267
3,820
0.288
quality of life
psychological
implantable
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,371
30,012
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bob Edwards
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,162
2,793
0.212
Sociology
Social Movements
Organizations
Social Capital
Environmental Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,887
31,647
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Harry J Ploehn
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,531
5,155
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,189
32,456
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michelle Oyen
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,229
5,095
0.417
bioengineering
biomechanics
women's health
pregnancy
preterm birth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,926
33,457
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Xiaoping Pan
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,897
2,689
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,978
35,632
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jamie Dewitt
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,215
8,916
0.795
Immunotoxicology
developmental neuroimmunotoxicology
environmental contaminants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,446
38,213
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John Willson
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,462
3,349
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,724
40,426
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thomas D Raedeke
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,897
3,287
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,088
41,214
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mary Jane Thomassen
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,701
1,607
0.166
pulmonary
alveolar macrophages
sarocidosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,384
42,023
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zi Wei Lin
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,518
3,064
0.322
Theoretical Nuclear Physics
Monte Carlo Transport
Radiation Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,954
44,300
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Trip Lamb
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,029
1,208
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,145
45,020
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Wheeler
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,879
1,938
0.218
chronic liver disease
genetics of fibrosis
immune regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,435
47,741
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kyle Summers
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,342
2,812
0.337
Evolution
ecology
animal behavior
tropical biology
molecular ecology and evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,437
48,438
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rachel L Roper
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,220
2,208
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,448
48,442
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Espen Spangenburg
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,219
2,649
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,986
48,945
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kyle D Mansfield
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,125
2,057
0.253