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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 213 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
Endodontics
Dental Material
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,001
11,983
0.230
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant-based Diets
Preventive Nutrition
Environmental Nutrition
Vegetarian Nutrition
Sustainable Diet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,848
11,681
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
MICROBIOLOGY
MOLECULAR GENETICS
INFECTION AND IMMUNITY
BIOINFORMATIC
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,550
11,859
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
dentistry
prosthodontic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,924
6,701
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
High Energy Physics
Experimental Physics
Medical Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,473
2,443
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Periodontal plastic surgery
Periodontology
Prosthodontics
Esthetics
Implant Dentistr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,938
4,862
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Religion
Health
Behavior Change
Attitude
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,540
3,972
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,299
4,331
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
h facto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,289
2,676
0.237
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
auditory neuroscienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,992
973
0.089
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Prostate Cancer Biology and Immunology
DFS70/LEDGF Autoantigen
Cell Death
Cancer Autoantibodies and TAA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,083
2,058
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neurodegeneration
Retina
Brain
Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,942
2,267
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Aerotaxis
Oxygen Receptors
PAS
HAMP
Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,505
1,524
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alzheimer's disease
Parkinson's disease
Schizophreni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,268
3,472
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
HPV
E6
host/virus relationships
cancer
cervical cance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,215
2,717
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,149
6,993
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
culture and diversity
attribution theory
social psychology
helping and violence
healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,111
1,375
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Behavioral neuroscience
development
neurodegenerative disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,072
2,444
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
retinal diseases
optics
surgical instruments
vitrectomy
proliferative diabetic retinopath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,005
3,403
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
radiation therapy
particle therapy
proton therapy
proton CT
nanodosimetr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,819
2,975
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
radiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,534
1,568
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
molecular vaccines for infectious and autoimmune disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,123
1,457
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Epidemiology
Exposure Measuremen
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,858
2,268
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
cervix
preterm birt
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,910
1,410
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
pediatric heart transplantatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,854
1,816
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,151
4,794
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mahmoud Torabinejad
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,001
11,983
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,998
9,207
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joan Sabate
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,848
11,681
0.345
Plant-based Diets
Preventive Nutrition
Environmental Nutrition
Vegetarian Nutrition
Sustainable Diet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,774
19,466
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
A Wilson Aruni
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,550
11,859
0.607
MICROBIOLOGY
MOLECULAR GENETICS
INFECTION AND IMMUNITY
BIOINFORMATIC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,428
21,691
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Charles Goodacre
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,924
6,701
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,194
22,386
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vladimir Bashkirov
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,473
2,443
0.140
High Energy Physics
Experimental Physics
Medical Physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,249
26,943
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joseph Y Kan
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,938
4,862
0.325
Periodontal plastic surgery
Periodontology
Prosthodontics
Esthetics
Implant Dentistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,588
27,812
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jerry W Lee
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,540
3,972
0.273
Religion
Health
Behavior Change
Attitude
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,023
33,351
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Charles Wang
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,299
4,331
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,045
36,608
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nathan Wall
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,289
2,676
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,954
37,608
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brenda L Lonsbury Martin
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,992
973
0.089
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,900
41,013
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carlos A Casiano
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,083
2,058
0.204
Prostate Cancer Biology and Immunology
DFS70/LEDGF Autoantigen
Cell Death
Cancer Autoantibodies and TAA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,488
41,581
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shu Wei Sun
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,942
2,267
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,079
43,509
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Barry L Taylor
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,505
1,524
0.160
Aerotaxis
Oxygen Receptors
PAS
HAMP
Microbiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,322
44,628
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Konrad Talbot
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,268
3,472
0.375
Alzheimer's disease
Parkinson's disease
Schizophreni
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,746
50,021
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Penelope Duerksen Hughes
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,215
2,717
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,947
50,398
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hana Kahleová
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,149
6,993
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,630
50,626
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hector Betancourt
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,111
1,375
0.170
culture and diversity
attribution theory
social psychology
helping and violence
healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,324
50,869
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard E Hartman
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,072
2,444
0.303
Behavioral neuroscience
development
neurodegenerative disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,566
51,270
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
KV Chalam
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,005
3,403
0.425
retinal diseases
optics
surgical instruments
vitrectomy
proliferative diabetic retinopath
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,044
52,403
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Reinhard Schulte
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,819
2,975
0.380
radiation therapy
particle therapy
proton therapy
proton CT
nanodosimetr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,671
54,213
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Karen Tong
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,534
1,568
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,444
56,995
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
William Langridge
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,123
1,457
0.205
molecular vaccines for infectious and autoimmune disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,587
58,902
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pramil Singh
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,858
2,268
0.331
Epidemiology
Exposure Measuremen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,386
58,514
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Steven M Yellon
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,910
1,410
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,677
58,932
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Richard Chinnock
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,854
1,816
0.265
pediatric heart transplantatio