Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 183 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
Systems Biology
Developmental Biology
Gene Regulation
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,950
32,029
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,298
19,365
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,261
18,407
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Angiogenesis
Endothelial Dysfunction
Vascular Malformations
Tumour angiogenesis
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,241
13,747
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,910
7,532
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
proteomics
signaling
protein-protein interaction
protein degradation
gene expression control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,826
11,303
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,496
6,486
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,619
5,655
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gene regulation
signal transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,738
3,417
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Computational Biology
Gene Regulation
Transcriptional Regulation
RNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,123
8,865
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Molecular genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,995
6,740
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Proteomics
Mass Spectrometry
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,753
11,341
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,694
3,399
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gene regulation
Genome Architecture Mapping
Neurons
RNA polymerase II CTD
Polycomb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,433
5,916
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,843
8,458
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Systems Biology
Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,348
6,939
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
medical imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,753
4,935
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Systems Medicine
RNA
Sarcomere
Cell Biology
Heart Failure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,359
4,008
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Metabolism
Systems Biochemistry
Metabolic Regulation
Metabolomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,920
6,851
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nephrologie
Nephrology
Acute kidney injury
Kidney development
Kidney transplantation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,069
4,242
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,452
7,655
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Computational Genomics
epigenomics
gene regulation
cancer
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,444
5,877
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,261
1,061
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Serotonin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,602
1,990
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,309
3,904
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,135
193
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nikolaus Rajewsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,950
32,029
0.416
Systems Biology
Developmental Biology
Gene Regulation
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,416
297
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Helmut Kettenmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,298
19,365
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,618
488
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tobias Pischon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,261
18,407
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,800
689
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Holger Gerhardt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,241
13,747
0.359
Angiogenesis
Endothelial Dysfunction
Vascular Malformations
Tumour angiogenesis
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,441
757
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ralf Kühn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,910
7,532
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,797
1,132
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthias Selbach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,826
11,303
0.406
proteomics
signaling
protein-protein interaction
protein degradation
gene expression control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,265
1,350
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gary R Lewin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,496
6,486
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,926
1,428
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tatiana Borodina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,619
5,655
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,713
1,506
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Claus Scheidereit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,738
3,417
0.150
Gene regulation
signal transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,191
1,911
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Uwe Ohler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,123
8,865
0.464
Computational Biology
Gene Regulation
Transcriptional Regulation
RNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,599
1,920
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Zsuzsanna Izsvak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,995
6,740
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,837
2,303
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Philipp Mertins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,753
11,341
0.677
Proteomics
Mass Spectrometry
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,121
2,319
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Udo Heinemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,694
3,399
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,998
2,564
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ana Pombo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,433
5,916
0.383
Gene regulation
Genome Architecture Mapping
Neurons
RNA polymerase II CTD
Polycomb
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,094
2,725
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Agnieszka Rybak-Wolf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,843
8,458
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,283
3,130
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alexander Loewer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,348
6,939
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,476
3,321
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thoralf Niendorf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,753
4,935
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,359
3,450
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Gotthardt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,359
4,008
0.324
Systems Medicine
RNA
Sarcomere
Cell Biology
Heart Failure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,903
3,598
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stefan Kempa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,920
6,851
0.575
Metabolism
Systems Biochemistry
Metabolic Regulation
Metabolomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,581
3,920
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kai Schmidt-Ott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,069
4,242
0.383
Nephrologie
Nephrology
Acute kidney injury
Kidney development
Kidney transplantation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,749
4,177
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Emanuel Wyler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,452
7,655
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,844
4,182
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Altuna Akalin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,444
5,877
0.563
Computational Genomics
epigenomics
gene regulation
cancer
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,947
4,775
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Fritz G. Rathjen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,261
1,061
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,983
5,821
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Natalia Alenina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,602
1,990
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,858
6,080
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alessandro Prigione
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,309
3,904
0.534