Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Gut microbiota
Microbiome
Nutrition
Colorectal cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,842
7,387
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,721
3,157
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,652
2,788
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
biologia
biologia vegetale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,208
930
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,830
2,778
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Scienze Agrarie e Veterinarie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,076
2,159
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,802
2,230
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Food
Nutraceutical
Toxicology
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,729
2,041
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Bioinformatics
biostatistics
genomics
animal and plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,387
3,738
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,258
2,427
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,145
1,945
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
plant biology
genetics
molecular biology
cell biology
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,979
2,059
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,951
1,559
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Camelina
Glucosinolates
Antioxidants
Hemp
Flax
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,128
773
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Plant molecular biology
Functional genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,111
1,022
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,920
1,775
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Genomics
Crop evolution
Biodiversity
Renewable Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,647
971
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,617
1,167
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
genomica
espressione genica
citoscheletro
biodiversità
traccaibilità
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,549
724
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,462
166
0.067
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,450
1,270
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Animal Breeding
Biostatistics
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,339
1,517
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,237
1,060
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
biologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,960
835
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Plant biology
abiotic biotic stress
transcription factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,854
842
0.454
Carlotta De Filippo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,842
7,387
0.575
Gut microbiota
Microbiome
Nutrition
Colorectal cancer
Pietro Roversi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,721
3,157
0.294
Cristiana Sbrana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,652
2,788
0.419
Alessandro Vitale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,208
930
0.150
Elena Loreti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,830
2,778
0.477
Bianca Castiglioni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,076
2,159
0.425
Scienze Agrarie e Veterinarie
Eleonora Cominelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,802
2,230
0.464
Vincenzo Longo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,729
2,041
0.432
Food
Nutraceutical
Toxicology
Biochemistry
Filippo Biscarini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,387
3,738
0.852
Bioinformatics
biostatistics
genomics
animal and plant breeding
Paola Cremonesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,258
2,427
0.570
Laura Pucci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,145
1,945
0.469
Sparvoli Francesca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,979
2,059
0.517
plant biology
genetics
molecular biology
cell biology
biochemistry
S Chessa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,951
1,559
0.395
Remo Reggiani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,128
773
0.247
Camelina
Glucosinolates
Antioxidants
Hemp
Flax
Giovanna Frugis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,111
1,022
0.329
Plant molecular biology
Functional genomics
Lucia Giorgetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,920
1,775
0.608
I. Galasso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,647
971
0.367
Genomics
Crop evolution
Biodiversity
Renewable Energy
Flavia Pizzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,617
1,167
0.446
Diego Breviario
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,549
724
0.284
genomica
espressione genica
citoscheletro
biodiversità
traccaibilità
Angelo Viotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,462
166
0.067
Stefania Frassinetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,450
1,270
0.518
Stefano Biffani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,339
1,517
0.649
Animal Breeding
Biostatistics
machine learning
Raul Pirona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,237
1,060
0.474
Clara Maria Della Croce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,960
835
0.426
Annamaria Genga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,854
842
0.454
Plant biology
abiotic biotic stress
transcription factors