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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 519 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
Pathology
Cardiovascular disease
Medical education
NextGen sequencing
Digital patholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,196
6,720
0.124
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Exercise
skeletal muscle
obesity
diabetes
insulin actio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,025
7,848
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Environmental Toxicology
Genomics
Cotto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,043
11,266
0.450
* 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
23,030
7,455
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,692
6,759
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
mitochondrial and cellular bioenergetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,421
6,276
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Psychiatr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,250
4,127
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Management Information Systems
Healthcar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,961
8,859
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Health Disparitie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,486
3,149
0.217
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
quality of life
psychological
implantabl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,587
4,198
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sociology
Social Movements
Organizations
Social Capital
Environmental Sociolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,214
2,987
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,990
5,607
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
bioengineering
biomechanics
women's health
pregnancy
preterm birt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,632
5,478
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Immunotoxicology
developmental neuroimmunotoxicology
environmental contaminant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,628
10,300
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,047
2,872
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
musculoskeletal injurie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,769
3,562
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
sport and exercise psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,064
3,530
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
pulmonary
alveolar macrophages
sarocidosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,752
1,719
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Theoretical Nuclear Physics
Monte Carlo Transport
Radiation Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,669
3,230
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,056
1,275
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
chronic liver disease
genetics of fibrosis
immune regulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,036
2,088
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Cardiometabolic
Cardiovascular
Diabetes
Global Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,643
8,509
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Evolution
ecology
animal behavior
tropical biology
molecular ecology and evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,500
3,018
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
skeletal muscle metabolism and physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,380
2,856
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
virology
immunology
vaccines
biodefens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,374
2,367
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,540
4,498
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
54,196
6,720
0.124
Pathology
Cardiovascular disease
Medical education
NextGen sequencing
Digital patholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,841
9,571
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
33,025
7,848
0.238
Exercise
skeletal muscle
obesity
diabetes
insulin actio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,709
14,269
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Baohong Zhang
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,043
11,266
0.450
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Environmental Toxicology
Genomics
Cotto
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,722
15,915
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ronny Bell
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,030
7,455
0.324
Public Health
Health Disparities
American Indian Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,454
16,216
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Judy Siguaw
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,692
6,759
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,312
19,663
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Darrell Neufer
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,421
6,276
0.323
mitochondrial and cellular bioenergetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,384
21,284
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Philip Ninan
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,250
4,127
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,424
21,683
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yajiong Xue
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,961
8,859
0.493
Management Information Systems
Healthcar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,133
27,998
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hope Landrine
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,486
3,149
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,797
30,044
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
13,587
4,198
0.309
quality of life
psychological
implantabl
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Rankings
75,398
30,980
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bob Edwards
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,214
2,987
0.226
Sociology
Social Movements
Organizations
Social Capital
Environmental Sociolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,995
31,554
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
12,990
5,607
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,615
32,483
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michelle Oyen
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,632
5,478
0.434
bioengineering
biomechanics
women's health
pregnancy
preterm birt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,643
32,489
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jamie Dewitt
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,628
10,300
0.816
Immunotoxicology
developmental neuroimmunotoxicology
environmental contaminant
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,434
34,208
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Xiaoping Pan
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,047
2,872
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,459
38,446
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John Willson
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,769
3,562
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,384
41,173
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
10,064
3,530
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,157
42,471
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
9,752
1,719
0.176
pulmonary
alveolar macrophages
sarocidosi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,231
42,861
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
9,669
3,230
0.334
Theoretical Nuclear Physics
Monte Carlo Transport
Radiation Researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,633
45,695
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Trip Lamb
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,056
1,275
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,948
45,802
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Wheeler
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,036
2,088
0.231
chronic liver disease
genetics of fibrosis
immune regulatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,945
47,763
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Syed Anees Ahmed
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,643
8,509
0.984
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Cardiometabolic
Cardiovascular
Diabetes
Global Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,244
48,542
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kyle Summers
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,500
3,018
0.355
Evolution
ecology
animal behavior
tropical biology
molecular ecology and evolutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,294
49,193
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Espen Spangenburg
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,380
2,856
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,389
49,225
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rachel L Roper
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,374
2,367
0.283