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
Entrepreneurship
Economics
Innovation
Economic Development
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,120
45,446
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
heart failure
quality of life
cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,786
47,707
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Epidemiology
Harms
Systematic reviews
Clinical trials
Open science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,922
99,957
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Genetics
Cognition
Alzheimer's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,998
45,447
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Colonoscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,221
22,941
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
liver disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,351
36,268
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
cardiovascular
aging
women's health
obesity
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,628
21,730
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Genetics and Genomics of common disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,581
20,111
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
bone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,861
16,102
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
HPV Vaccination
Vaccination
HIV/STI Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,537
20,502
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hypertension
hemodialysis
CKD
Anemia
Clinical Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,342
25,335
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,756
14,446
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,008
5,173
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Diabetic wounds
Inflammation and infection
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,396
13,023
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,181
6,608
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
birth defects
congenital heart defects
cardiopulmonary defects
transgenic mouse models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,262
11,759
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
thrombosis
fibrinolysis
diagnosis
medical malpractice
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,756
12,073
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Medical Oncology and Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,152
5,243
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Public Health
Women's Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,264
8,404
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Elementary particle theory
lattice QCD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,523
9,071
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nephrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,472
8,692
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Endocrinology
Pediatrics
Diabetes
Metabolic Bone Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,636
16,118
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,900
3,139
0.131
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Clinical and Molecular genetics of hereditary disorders of connective tissue
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,327
5,918
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,277
14,456
0.621
David Audretsch
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,120
45,446
0.322
Entrepreneurship
Economics
Innovation
Economic Development
Management
Susan J Pressler *
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,786
47,707
0.365
Evan Mayo Wilson
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,922
99,957
0.935
Epidemiology
Harms
Systematic reviews
Clinical trials
Open science
Andrew Saykin
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,998
45,447
0.499
Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Genetics
Cognition
Alzheimer's disease
Douglas K Rex
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,221
22,941
0.301
Naga Chalasani
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,351
36,268
0.494
Yan Liu
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,628
21,730
0.336
cardiovascular
aging
women's health
obesity
epidemiology
Howard Edenberg
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,581
20,111
0.355
Genetics and Genomics of common disorders
Lynda Bonewald
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,861
16,102
0.323
Gregory Zimet
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,537
20,502
0.450
Rajiv Agarwal
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,342
25,335
0.559
Victoria Champion
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,756
14,446
0.330
Robert Considine
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,008
5,173
0.129
Sashwati Roy
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,396
13,023
0.339
Gd Roodman
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,181
6,608
0.183
Simon Conway
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,262
11,759
0.333
birth defects
congenital heart defects
cardiopulmonary defects
transgenic mouse models
Jeffrey A Kline
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,756
12,073
0.347
thrombosis
fibrinolysis
diagnosis
medical malpractice
Patrick Loehrer
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,152
5,243
0.158
Medical Oncology and Global Health
Jeffrey F Peipert
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,264
8,404
0.278
Public Health
Women's Health
Steven Gottlieb
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,523
9,071
0.330
Sharon M Moe
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,472
8,692
0.328
Linda A Dimeglio
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,636
16,118
0.629
Endocrinology
Pediatrics
Diabetes
Metabolic Bone Disease
Stephen C Jacobson
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,900
3,139
0.131
Clair Francomano
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,327
5,918
0.254
Clinical and Molecular genetics of hereditary disorders of connective tissue
Liana Apostolova
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,277
14,456
0.621