Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 2.668 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
Sweden
Else Lytken
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,048
104,418
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sweden
Oxana Smirnova
Particle Physics
Grid Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289,560
110,011
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sweden
Leif Groop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,015
87,458
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sweden
Caterina Doglioni
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257,851
107,150
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sweden
Torsten Akesson
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
LHC
ATLAS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244,574
100,412
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sweden
Bo Norrving
stroke
neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,688
119,477
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sweden
David Silvermyr
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,932
45,287
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sweden
Mats Alvesson
organization studies
management
leadership
critical theory
qualitative method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,949
34,852
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sweden
Karl Johan Åström
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,785
20,924
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sweden
Anders Björklund
Brain repair
Parkinson´s disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,680
10,706
0.114
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sweden
Åke Borg
breast cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,544
29,833
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sweden
Paul Franks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,739
44,374
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sweden
Stefan Lohmander
osteoarthritis
cartilage
proteoglycan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,604
25,657
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sweden
Karl Erik Andersson
Pharmacology
physiology
urology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,358
11,043
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sweden
Oskar Hansson
Alzheimer's disease
Parkinson's disease
Biomarkers
Brain imaging
Amyloid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,375
46,358
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sweden
Lars Edvinsson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,397
12,935
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sweden
Bjorn Dahlback
blood coagulation
apolipoprotein M
gas6
TAM teceptors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,951
7,906
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sweden
Felix Mitelman
cancer
cytogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,399
4,264
0.078
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sweden
Bo Mattiasson
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,102
9,318
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sweden
Klaus Mosbach
Biochemistry
Molecular imprinting
Enzyme immobilization
Affinity chromatography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,138
4,298
0.086
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sweden
Bjorn Lindman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,762
7,591
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sweden
Emily Sonestedt
Nutrition
Epidemiology
Genetics
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,023
28,785
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sweden
Paul J Mcmillan
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,413
30,494
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sweden
Fredrik Mertens
Genetics
Sarcoma
Bone and soft tissue tumors
Pediatric neoplasms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,086
10,174
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sweden
Anders Grubb
Cystatin C
kidney disorders
glomerular filtration rate
shrunken pore syndrome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,604
9,301
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244
Sweden
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Else Lytken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,048
104,418
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265
Sweden
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Oxana Smirnova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289,560
110,011
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368
Sweden
6
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Leif Groop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,015
87,458
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421
Sweden
7
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Caterina Doglioni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257,851
107,150
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
512
Sweden
8
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Torsten Akesson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244,574
100,412
0.411
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
LHC
ATLAS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,080
Sweden
17
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bo Norrving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,688
119,477
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,051
Sweden
24
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Silvermyr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,932
45,287
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,174
Sweden
25
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mats Alvesson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,949
34,852
0.286
organization studies
management
leadership
critical theory
qualitative method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,245
Sweden
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Karl Johan Åström
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,785
20,924
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,653
Sweden
34
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anders Björklund
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,680
10,706
0.114
Brain repair
Parkinson´s disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,417
Sweden
45
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Åke Borg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,544
29,833
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,502
Sweden
46
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul Franks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,739
44,374
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,735
Sweden
48
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stefan Lohmander
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,604
25,657
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,991
Sweden
51
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Karl Erik Andersson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,358
11,043
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,510
Sweden
66
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Oskar Hansson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,375
46,358
0.698
Alzheimer's disease
Parkinson's disease
Biomarkers
Brain imaging
Amyloid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,849
Sweden
68
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lars Edvinsson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,397
12,935
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,360
Sweden
80
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bjorn Dahlback
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,951
7,906
0.139
blood coagulation
apolipoprotein M
gas6
TAM teceptors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,999
Sweden
84
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Felix Mitelman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,399
4,264
0.078
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,640
Sweden
96
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bo Mattiasson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,102
9,318
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,236
Sweden
107
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Klaus Mosbach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,138
4,298
0.086
Biochemistry
Molecular imprinting
Enzyme immobilization
Affinity chromatography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,653
Sweden
112
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bjorn Lindman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,762
7,591
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,564
Sweden
140
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Emily Sonestedt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,023
28,785
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,862
Sweden
165
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paul J Mcmillan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,413
30,494
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,052
Sweden
169
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fredrik Mertens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,086
10,174
0.248
Genetics
Sarcoma
Bone and soft tissue tumors
Pediatric neoplasms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,513
Sweden
188
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Anders Grubb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,604
9,301
0.241
Cystatin C
kidney disorders
glomerular filtration rate
shrunken pore syndrome