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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 25 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
Biomedical Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,108
27,096
0.386
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
RNABiochemistry
Therapeutics
drug discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,758
11,070
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Oligonucleotide therapeutics
Infectious disease diagnostics
quantum biology
ubiquiti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,361
3,501
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,190
12,777
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Antisense Technology
Drug discovery
RNA biolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,445
4,904
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cardiovascular
metabolic and renal diseases
heart failur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,222
3,231
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
cancer
immuno-oncology
inflammation
coagulation
contact syste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,117
3,236
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Heart Failure
Cardiovascular
Cellular Metabolism
Drug Discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,634
1,722
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Computational Chemistry
Biomolecular modeling
Structural Biology
Nucleic Acids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,715
1,847
0.680
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Genetics
Neuroscience
Drug Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,678
1,074
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
athersclerosis
mitosis
autophagy
diabete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,655
1,154
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Therapeutic Oligonucleotides
Nucleic Acids Chemistry
Targeted Drug Deliver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,118
1,220
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
biology
toxicology
RNA-seq
genomi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,024
840
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Genomic Integrity
Aging
Neurodegeneration
Nucleic Acid Therapeutic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,549
1,105
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,247
690
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Oncology/Pharmacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
476
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Organic Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Extractables and Leachables
Pharmaceuticals
Strategic Sourcin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,106
206
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
749
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bioprocess design and separation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
772
500
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Quantitative Biology
Physics
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
741
426
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nucleic Acid Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
680
425
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
294
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
233
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Oligonucleotide therapeutics
Bioorganic chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
193
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Medicinal chemistry
nucleosides
nucleotides and oligonucleotide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
139
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,319
2,969
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
C Frank Bennett
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,108
27,096
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,214
5,288
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stanley T Crooke
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,758
11,070
0.227
RNABiochemistry
Therapeutics
drug discover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,373
13,260
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David J Ecker
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,361
3,501
0.133
Oligonucleotide therapeutics
Infectious disease diagnostics
quantum biology
ubiquiti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,987
18,768
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Frank Rigo
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,190
12,777
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,764
54,853
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Xuehai Liang
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,445
4,904
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,590
64,184
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Adam E Mullick
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,222
3,231
0.519
Cardiovascular
metabolic and renal diseases
heart failur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,591
65,119
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alexey Revenko
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,117
3,236
0.529
cancer
immuno-oncology
inflammation
coagulation
contact syste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,574
97,977
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dieter Kubli
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,634
1,722
0.474
Heart Failure
Cardiovascular
Cellular Metabolism
Drug Discover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
369,573
120,117
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rodrigo Galindo-Murillo
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,715
1,847
0.680
Computational Chemistry
Biomolecular modeling
Structural Biology
Nucleic Acids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,597
121,232
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hongda Li
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,678
1,074
0.401
Genetics
Neuroscience
Drug Developmen
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,147
121,902
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew F Powers
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,655
1,154
0.435
athersclerosis
mitosis
autophagy
diabete
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,981
140,637
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mehran Nikan
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,118
1,220
0.576
Therapeutic Oligonucleotides
Nucleic Acids Chemistry
Targeted Drug Deliver
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,648
144,591
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sebastien Burel
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,024
840
0.415
biology
toxicology
RNA-seq
genomi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,433
168,232
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dylan Reid
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,549
1,105
0.713
Genomic Integrity
Aging
Neurodegeneration
Nucleic Acid Therapeutic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625,680
187,763
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Antony Thomas
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,247
690
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655,493
195,244
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xiaolin Luo
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
476
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
668,815
198,553
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Todd Schwier
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,106
206
0.186
Organic Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Extractables and Leachables
Pharmaceuticals
Strategic Sourcin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
737,566
215,009
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stephanie Kristin Klein
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
749
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
797,320
228,398
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Brian R Pimentel
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
772
500
0.648
Bioprocess design and separation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
811,563
231,465
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Swagatam Mukhopadhyay
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
741
426
0.575
Quantitative Biology
Physics
Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,552
237,914
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Brooke A Anderson
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
680
425
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,006,624
268,245
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yuhang Cai
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
294
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,147,598
290,066
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Megan Afetian|Megan E. Afetian
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
233
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,256,110
305,161
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Satish Jadhav
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
193
0.769
Oligonucleotide therapeutics
Bioorganic chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,497,285
336,686
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Qingfeng Li
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
139
0.891
Medicinal chemistry
nucleosides
nucleotides and oligonucleotide