Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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
Immunology
inflammation
Infection
Metabolism
Disease Tolerance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,289
9,141
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Innate Immunity
Inflammation
Sepsis
Immunometabolism
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,329
7,020
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,926
2,580
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
signal transduction
stress biology
cellular metabolism
arabidopsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,623
3,964
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,173
3,482
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Membrane Trafficking
ER quality control
Growth Factor Signaling
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,713
2,064
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Super-Resolution Microscopy
Machine-Learning
BioImage Informatics
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,363
6,020
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
cytoskeleton
centrioles
cell division
cell motility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,194
3,050
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,819
2,150
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Immunology
Cardiovascular Risk
Primary Care
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,040
3,554
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Evolutionary Genetics
Microbial Evolution
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,377
2,869
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,471
3,005
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Host-microbe interactions
symbiosis
immunity
Drosophila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,137
2,067
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,851
2,237
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Quantitative Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,704
1,142
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,369
770
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Insect Immunity
Genetics
Evolution
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,351
1,689
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
plant molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,243
1,942
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Microbiology
Immunology
Disease Tolerance
Molecular Pathogenesis and Resistance
Host-Microbe Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,949
1,677
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Evolution
Crystal Structure
Protein DNA interactions
RNA editing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,713
924
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Developmental Biology
Cell Biology
Microscopy
Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,610
1,576
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,326
1,040
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cell Biology
Biophysics
Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,295
904
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
virology
genome wide approaches
microscopy
viral trafficking
influenza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
1,384
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,041
1,200
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,545
56
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Miguel Che Parreira Soares
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,289
9,141
0.323
Immunology
inflammation
Infection
Metabolism
Disease Tolerance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,420
166
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Luis Ferreira Moita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,329
7,020
0.490
Innate Immunity
Inflammation
Sepsis
Immunometabolism
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,345
270
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jocelyne Demengeot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,926
2,580
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,527
327
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Elena Baena-Gonzalez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,623
3,964
0.460
signal transduction
stress biology
cellular metabolism
arabidopsis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,732
356
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Karina B. Xavier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,173
3,482
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,921
378
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Colin Adrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,713
2,064
0.268
Membrane Trafficking
ER quality control
Growth Factor Signaling
Inflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,686
400
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ricardo Henriques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,363
6,020
0.818
Super-Resolution Microscopy
Machine-Learning
BioImage Informatics
Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,178
413
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Monica Bettencourt Dias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,194
3,050
0.424
cytoskeleton
centrioles
cell division
cell motility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,354
438
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Moises Mallo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,819
2,150
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,225
493
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Catarina Moita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,040
3,554
0.588
Immunology
Cardiovascular Risk
Primary Care
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,824
572
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Isabel Gordo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,377
2,869
0.534
Evolutionary Genetics
Microbial Evolution
Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,762
700
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Caren Norden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,471
3,005
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,714
750
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Luís Teixeira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,137
2,067
0.500
Host-microbe interactions
symbiosis
immunity
Drosophila
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,052
813
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Carlos Penha Gonçalves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,851
2,237
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,977
847
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jorge Carneiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,704
1,142
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,998
940
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Iris Caramalho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,369
770
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,361
948
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elio Sucena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,351
1,689
0.504
Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Insect Immunity
Genetics
Evolution
Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,554
981
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Paula Duque
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,243
1,942
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,384
1,074
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jessica A Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,949
1,677
0.569
Microbiology
Immunology
Disease Tolerance
Molecular Pathogenesis and Resistance
Host-Microbe Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,180
1,168
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alekos Athanasiadis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,713
924
0.341
Evolution
Crystal Structure
Protein DNA interactions
RNA editing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,164
1,216
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gabriel G. Martins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,610
1,576
0.604
Developmental Biology
Cell Biology
Microscopy
Imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,530
1,366
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pais TF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,326
1,040
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,373
1,385
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ivo Telley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,295
904
0.394
Cell Biology
Biophysics
Mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,584
1,397
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Maria-Joao Amorim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
1,384
0.612
virology
genome wide approaches
microscopy
viral trafficking
influenza
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,378
1,511
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sílvia Cardoso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,041
1,200
0.588