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
Bioimage Informatics
Bioinformatics
String Algorithms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,282
78,406
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cell biology Membranes Lipidomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,410
22,292
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,717
41,890
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
evolutionary biology
developmental biology
imaging
image analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,648
58,754
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Mass spectrometry
Lipidomics
Proteomics
Archaeometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,681
18,974
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,892
48,163
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,489
12,092
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,309
13,697
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Metabolism and its regulation
Lipids
Cell Biology
Developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,072
4,584
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Cell Biology
Development
Physics
Theory
Physics of Life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,585
9,580
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
developmental biology
cell biology
metabolism
biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,747
5,235
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,981
2,151
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Image Analysis
Data Analysis
Computer Science
Cell Biology
Endocytosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,613
4,754
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,178
7,927
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,511
3,837
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Scientific Computing
Computational Biology
Data-driven Modeling
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,535
4,006
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
protein biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,244
2,395
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
biology
membrane
lipids
cell cortex
cell polarization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,863
5,002
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Developmental Biology
Germ Cells
RNA regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,289
4,490
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Developmental biology
Genomics
Evolution
Technology development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,870
3,022
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Developmental Biology and stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,770
2,618
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,627
2,939
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Phase Transition
ATP
Ageing
Neurodegenerative disease
Nucleotides.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,267
3,520
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Transcription
Chromatin
Development
Zebrafish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,904
1,968
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Genome Assembly and annotation
Big data
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,847
3,562
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gene Myers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,282
78,406
0.276
Bioimage Informatics
Bioinformatics
String Algorithms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,005
56
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kai Simons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,410
22,292
0.178
Cell biology Membranes Lipidomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,281
150
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Aa Hyman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,717
41,890
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,569
165
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pavel Tomancak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,648
58,754
0.729
evolutionary biology
developmental biology
imaging
image analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,031
183
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrej Shevchenko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,681
18,974
0.247
Mass spectrometry
Lipidomics
Proteomics
Archaeometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,294
292
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tobias Pietzsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,892
48,163
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,731
347
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marino Zerial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,489
12,092
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,520
1,829
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Meritxell Huch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,309
13,697
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,212
1,869
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Teymuras Kurzchalia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,072
4,584
0.240
Metabolism and its regulation
Lipids
Cell Biology
Developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,244
2,270
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stephan W Grill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,585
9,580
0.578
Cell Biology
Development
Physics
Theory
Physics of Life
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,022
2,960
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Suzanne Eaton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,747
5,235
0.381
developmental biology
cell biology
metabolism
biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,507
3,494
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Elisabeth Knust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,981
2,151
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,018
4,034
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yannis Kalaidzidis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,613
4,754
0.448
Image Analysis
Data Analysis
Computer Science
Cell Biology
Endocytosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,574
4,224
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Titus M. Franzmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,178
7,927
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,261
4,539
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carsten Hoege
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,511
3,837
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,896
5,077
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ivo F. Sbalzarini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,535
4,006
0.469
Scientific Computing
Computational Biology
Data-driven Modeling
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,571
5,278
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Janelle Lauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,244
2,395
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,128
5,514
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alf Honigmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,863
5,002
0.636
biology
membrane
lipids
cell cortex
cell polarization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,201
5,968
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christian R. Eckmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,289
4,490
0.616
Developmental Biology
Germ Cells
RNA regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,167
6,312
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mihail Sarov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,870
3,022
0.440
Developmental biology
Genomics
Evolution
Technology development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,495
6,417
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anne Grapin-Botton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,770
2,618
0.387
Developmental Biology and stem cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,714
7,604
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Takashi Namba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,627
2,939
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,791
9,546
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Avinash Patel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,267
3,520
0.825
Phase Transition
ATP
Ageing
Neurodegenerative disease
Nucleotides.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,956
10,236
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nadine Vastenhouw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,904
1,968
0.504
Transcription
Chromatin
Development
Zebrafish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,258
10,359
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Martin Pippel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,847
3,562
0.926
Genome Assembly and annotation
Big data
Bioinformatics