The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Endocannabinoids
TRP channels
pharmacology
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,311
38,665
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,885
10,102
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,862
5,624
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Chimica
Fermentazioni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,122
4,735
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Organic Chemistry
Natural Product Chemistry
Drug Discovery
Chemical Biology
Biosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,376
4,213
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,088
4,534
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,152
6,400
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,134
3,269
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Metabolomics
NMR
Statistical analysis
Personalized medicine
Systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,717
3,019
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Cellular and Molecular Biology - Neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,088
3,425
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
natural product chemistry
bioorganic chemistry
marine chemical ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,687
1,992
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,227
3,587
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
biocatalysis
glycosidase
enzymatic synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,209
1,460
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,222
2,247
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Chemical ecology
marine chemical ecology
evolutionary biology
invasion biology
chemosensory science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,901
1,847
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
biotechnology of extremophiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,449
1,476
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
bio-organic chemistry
natural products chemistry
drug discovery
mass spectrometry
lipidomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,655
1,861
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Farmacologia
Neuroscienze
Malattie muscolari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,649
2,848
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Chimica supramolecolare
Chimica degli alimenti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,558
1,262
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Chimica biorganica
chimica delle sostanze naturali marine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,179
1,239
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
tumor genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,166
1,149
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Chimica organica e bioorganica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,959
869
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Chimica delle sostanze naturali
Fitochimica
Gascromatografia
HPLC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,720
2,113
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
green chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,637
653
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
NMR spectroscopy
metabolomics
multivariate statistical analysis
biomarkers
pathway analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,025
1,230
0.607
Vincenzo Di Marzo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,311
38,665
0.332
Endocannabinoids
TRP channels
pharmacology
biochemistry
Luciano De Petrocellis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,885
10,102
0.298
Tiziana Bisogno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,862
5,624
0.217
Barbara Nicolaus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,122
4,735
0.391
Angelo Fontana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,376
4,213
0.370
Organic Chemistry
Natural Product Chemistry
Drug Discovery
Chemical Biology
Biosynthesis
Alessia Ligresti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,088
4,534
0.409
Fabiana Piscitelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,152
6,400
0.630
Vincenzo Zambrano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,134
3,269
0.323
Andrea Motta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,717
3,019
0.391
Metabolomics
NMR
Statistical analysis
Personalized medicine
Systems biology
Luigia Cristino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,088
3,425
0.483
Cellular and Molecular Biology - Neurobiology
Margherita Gavagnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,687
1,992
0.298
natural product chemistry
bioorganic chemistry
marine chemical ecology
Annarita Poli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,227
3,587
0.576
Antonio Trincone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,209
1,460
0.235
biocatalysis
glycosidase
enzymatic synthesis
Elisabetta Alberico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,222
2,247
0.430
Ernesto Mollo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,901
1,847
0.377
Chemical ecology
marine chemical ecology
evolutionary biology
invasion biology
chemosensory science
Licia Lama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,449
1,476
0.332
Adele Cutignano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,655
1,861
0.509
bio-organic chemistry
natural products chemistry
drug discovery
mass spectrometry
lipidomics
Fabio Arturo Iannotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,649
2,848
0.780
Farmacologia
Neuroscienze
Malattie muscolari
Corrada Geraci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,558
1,262
0.355
Chimica supramolecolare
Chimica degli alimenti
Maria Letizia Ciavatta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,179
1,239
0.390
Chimica biorganica
chimica delle sostanze naturali marine
Antonella Manca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,166
1,149
0.363
Davide Fabbri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,959
869
0.294
Edoardo Marco Napoli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,720
2,113
0.777
Chimica delle sostanze naturali
Fitochimica
Gascromatografia
HPLC
Daniela Biondi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,637
653
0.248
Debora Paris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,025
1,230
0.607
NMR spectroscopy
metabolomics
multivariate statistical analysis
biomarkers
pathway analysis