Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 65 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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
Infectious disease epidemiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,637
15,463
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,128
17,714
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
neglected tropical diseases
visceral leishmaniasis
sleeping sickness
Human African trypanosomiasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,370
7,558
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Parasitology
Leishmania
genome
drug resistance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,989
7,357
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,230
2,096
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
public health
health policy
infectious diseases
Africa
developing countries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,983
5,390
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tuberculosis
mycobacteria
drug-resistance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,434
5,032
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Immunology of Tropical Infectious Diseases
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,891
1,998
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Public Health
NCDs
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,821
6,843
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
malaria
vectors
control
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,648
2,885
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,544
4,707
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
TB epidemiology
public health
global health
reproductive health
social justice
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,807
5,444
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,456
2,563
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Health care organisation
complexity
research methodology
realist evaluation
theory-driven
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,396
3,813
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
STI clinical care
AMR in N. gonorrhoeae
Syphilis diagnostic tests
sexual network connectivity
pharmacoecologic theory of AMR
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,314
4,791
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
maternal health
health equity
LMICs
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,380
4,941
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
medical decision making
tropical medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,416
1,261
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tropical Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,085
2,452
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
virology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,945
2,991
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,830
1,625
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Vector-borne Diseases
Biodiversity & Climate Change
Climate Change and Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,467
3,282
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Infectious Diseases
Humanitarian Medicine
Virology
Bacteriology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,336
3,152
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
bioinformatics & computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,189
2,055
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Infectious diseases
HIV
Tropical Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,839
1,073
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Leishmania
molecular parasitology
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,803
1,797
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,825
136
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marc Alain Widdowson
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,637
15,463
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,763
237
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jan Jacobs
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,128
17,714
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,648
264
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Boelaert M
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,370
7,558
0.298
neglected tropical diseases
visceral leishmaniasis
sleeping sickness
Human African trypanosomiasis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,293
337
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jean Claude Dujardin
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,989
7,357
0.335
Parasitology
Leishmania
genome
drug resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,120
529
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marie Laga
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,230
2,096
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,341
576
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wim Van Damme
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,983
5,390
0.360
public health
health policy
infectious diseases
Africa
developing countries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,612
749
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rigouts Leen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,434
5,032
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,980
794
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Luc Kestens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,891
1,998
0.168
Immunology of Tropical Infectious Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,965
879
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
José L Peñalvo|Peñalvo-Garcia, Penalvo JL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,821
6,843
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,540
895
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marc Coosemans
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,648
2,885
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,048
1,018
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tania Crucitti
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,544
4,707
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,178
1,113
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ellen Mh Mitchell
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,807
5,444
0.618
TB epidemiology
public health
global health
reproductive health
social justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,594
1,319
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lynen Lut
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,456
2,563
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,790
1,333
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bruno Marchal
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,396
3,813
0.516
Health care organisation
complexity
research methodology
realist evaluation
theory-driven
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,453
1,348
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chris Kenyon
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,314
4,791
0.655
STI clinical care
AMR in N. gonorrhoeae
Syphilis diagnostic tests
sexual network connectivity
pharmacoecologic theory of AMR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,248
1,524
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lenka Benova
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,380
4,941
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,230
1,747
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jef Van Den Ende
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,416
1,261
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,554
1,855
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Emmanuel Bottieau
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,085
2,452
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,178
1,902
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kevin K Ariën
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,945
2,991
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,416
1,942
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Guy Kegels
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,830
1,625
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,316
2,087
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ruth Müller
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,467
3,282
0.735
Vector-borne Diseases
Biodiversity & Climate Change
Climate Change and Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,779
2,137
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Laurens Liesenborghs
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,336
3,152
0.727
Infectious Diseases
Humanitarian Medicine
Virology
Bacteriology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,508
2,199
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pieter Monsieurs
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,189
2,055
0.491
bioinformatics & computational biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,601
2,347
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eric Florence
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,839
1,073
0.279
Infectious diseases
HIV
Tropical Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,756
2,363
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Malgorzata Anna Domagalska
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,803
1,797
0.473