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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 66 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
viruses
biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,223
4,983
0.224
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
NMR spectroscopy
protein dynamics
intrinsically disordered protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,665
7,058
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Virology
Structural Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,513
3,114
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
structural biology
bacterial pathogenesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,408
3,092
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,352
5,056
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
pneumococcus
molecular biology
biochemistry
virulence
cell wall synthesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,663
2,580
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Optical Spectroscopy
Fluorescent Proteins
Time-resolved Crystallograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,298
3,818
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Glycobiology
Membrane protein
Immunity
C-type lectin
NADPH oxidase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,939
3,662
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Structural biology
Intrinsically disordered proteins
NM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,719
4,008
0.460
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Fluorescent proteins
single molecules
photophysics
super-resolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,396
1,974
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
biophysics
structural biology
protein dynamics
hydration water
enzyme mecanism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,939
2,989
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Computational Structural Biology
Structural Bioinformatics
Biomolecular NMR
Nuclear Magnetic Resonanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,804
1,786
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
serial crystallography
nano-crystallography
time-resolved crystallograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,694
4,092
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,226
1,711
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
influenza protein librar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,087
1,912
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,819
1,236
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Protein crystallography
Protein structur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,085
1,495
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Structural Biology
Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,824
1,315
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Virology
Protein-Protein interaction
3D structur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,704
1,107
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
glycobiology glycosaminoglycan heparan sulfat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,110
1,229
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Structural biology
optical microscopy
PALM
super-resolution microscopy
fluorescent protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,927
1,249
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mass spectrometry
structural biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,652
957
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
DNA repai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,603
805
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
biochimie
relations structure fonction
immunologie moléculair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,538
582
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Biologie Cellulair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,504
906
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,459
779
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rob Wh Ruigrok
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,223
4,983
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,846
815
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Martin Blackledge
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,665
7,058
0.326
NMR spectroscopy
protein dynamics
intrinsically disordered protein
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,769
1,561
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Weissenhorn Winfried
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,513
3,114
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,828
1,760
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andréa Dessen
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,408
3,092
0.231
structural biology
bacterial pathogenesi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,210
1,772
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Guy Schoehn
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,352
5,056
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,176
1,922
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thierry Vernet
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,663
2,580
0.204
pneumococcus
molecular biology
biochemistry
virulence
cell wall synthesi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,900
2,995
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Antoine Royant
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,298
3,818
0.411
Optical Spectroscopy
Fluorescent Proteins
Time-resolved Crystallograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,095
3,155
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Franck Fieschi
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,939
3,662
0.410
Glycobiology
Membrane protein
Immunity
C-type lectin
NADPH oxidase
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,400
3,251
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Malene Ringkjøbing Jensen
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,719
4,008
0.460
Structural biology
Intrinsically disordered proteins
NM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,633
3,409
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dominique Bourgeois
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,396
1,974
0.235
Fluorescent proteins
single molecules
photophysics
super-resolutio
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,803
3,675
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Martin Weik
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,939
2,989
0.376
biophysics
structural biology
protein dynamics
hydration water
enzyme mecanism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,347
3,775
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Torsten Herrmann
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,804
1,786
0.229
Computational Structural Biology
Structural Bioinformatics
Biomolecular NMR
Nuclear Magnetic Resonanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,491
3,840
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jacques-Philippe Colletier
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,694
4,092
0.532
serial crystallography
nano-crystallography
time-resolved crystallograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,184
4,984
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jean-Pierre Simorre
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,226
1,711
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,154
5,111
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Darren Hart
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,087
1,912
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,015
6,692
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dimitrios Skoufias
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,819
1,236
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,117
7,951
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carlos Contreras Martel
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,085
1,495
0.366
Protein crystallography
Protein structur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,708
8,466
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hugues Nury
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,824
1,315
0.344
Structural Biology
Neuroscienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,520
8,718
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bourhis Jean-Marie
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,704
1,107
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,820
10,221
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Romain R. Vivès
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,110
1,229
0.395
glycobiology glycosaminoglycan heparan sulfat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,476
10,767
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Virgile Adam
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,927
1,249
0.427
Structural biology
optical microscopy
PALM
super-resolution microscopy
fluorescent protein
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,913
11,735
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Elisabetta Boeri Erba
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,652
957
0.361
Mass spectrometry
structural biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,439
11,902
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joanna Timmins
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,603
805
0.309
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
DNA repai
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,929
12,144
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Véronique Rossi
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,538
582
0.229
biochimie
relations structure fonction
immunologie moléculair
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,916
12,262
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jean-Philippe Kleman
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,504
906
0.362