Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 2.503 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
Cancer
Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516,743
92,689
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Particle Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405,637
131,912
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Computational Biology
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Metagenomics
Biomedical Data Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368,238
160,555
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cancer
Genetics
Genomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364,121
79,876
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Aging
vascular disease
dementia
kidney disease
epidemiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359,568
156,384
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,257
91,136
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pancreatic cancer
pancreas cancer
pathology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252,355
79,836
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Psychiatry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,263
54,330
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
immunology
cancer
immunotheapy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,788
77,354
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Child nutrition and infectious diseases
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,086
68,242
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,651
59,591
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
observational astrophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,735
32,835
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Statististics in Epidemiology
Cohort Studies
Survival Analysis
Analysis of Longitudinal Data
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,577
31,002
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Computer Vision
Computational Models of Mind and Brain
Machine Learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,654
75,718
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cosmology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,934
47,659
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
psychology
educational and academic issues
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,898
25,394
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Astrophysics
astronomy
cosmology
computer science
statistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,791
27,509
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cardiovascular Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease
Risk Prediction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,395
71,657
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cardiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,286
33,193
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Epigenetics
epigenomics
cancer plasticity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,866
27,389
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
biostatistics
public health
environment
precision medicine
Bayes
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,213
25,208
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cardiovascular and chronic care and outcomes
team-based care models
patient safety
translational research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,793
50,811
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sequence Alignment
Computational Genomics
Computer Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,316
67,743
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
cosmology
astrophysics
astronomy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,722
17,422
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
publication bias
reporting bias
clinical trials
systematic reviews and meta-analysis
trial registration
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,277
49,685
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bert Vogelstein
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516,743
92,689
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69
36
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andrei Gritsan
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405,637
131,912
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107
53
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Steven Salzberg
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368,238
160,555
0.436
Computational Biology
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Metagenomics
Biomedical Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110
55
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kenneth Kinzler
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364,121
79,876
0.219
Cancer
Genetics
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120
59
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Josef Coresh
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359,568
156,384
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362
151
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stephen B. Baylin
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,257
91,136
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458
187
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ralph Hruban
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252,355
79,836
0.316
Pancreatic cancer
pancreas cancer
pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
764
301
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gregg L Semenza
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,263
54,330
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
898
365
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew Pardoll
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,788
77,354
0.399
immunology
cancer
immunotheapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
905
368
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robert Black
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,086
68,242
0.353
Child nutrition and infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,455
643
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Elizabeth Selvin
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,651
59,591
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,643
733
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Timothy Heckman
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,735
32,835
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,031
932
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alvaro Munoz
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,577
31,002
0.245
Statististics in Epidemiology
Cohort Studies
Survival Analysis
Analysis of Longitudinal Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,061
944
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alan Yuille
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,654
75,718
0.603
Computer Vision
Computational Models of Mind and Brain
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,074
951
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Adam Riess
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,934
47,659
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,076
952
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Robert E. Slavin
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,898
25,394
0.203
psychology
educational and academic issues
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,244
1,049
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
AS Szalay
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,791
27,509
0.230
Astrophysics
astronomy
cosmology
computer science
statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,305
1,078
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kunihiro Matsushita
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,395
71,657
0.605
Cardiovascular Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease
Risk Prediction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,345
1,100
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Henry Halperin
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,286
33,193
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,356
1,104
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andrew P Feinberg
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,866
27,389
0.234
Epigenetics
epigenomics
cancer plasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,379
1,117
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Scott L Zeger
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,213
25,208
0.217
biostatistics
public health
environment
precision medicine
Bayes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,404
1,133
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,793
50,811
0.439
Cardiovascular and chronic care and outcomes
team-based care models
patient safety
translational research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,564
1,215
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ben Langmead
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,316
67,743
0.603
Sequence Alignment
Computational Genomics
Computer Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,010
1,433
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Charles L Bennett
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,722
17,422
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,034
1,445
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kay Dickersin
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,277
49,685
0.481
publication bias
reporting bias
clinical trials
systematic reviews and meta-analysis
trial registration