Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Evidence synthesis
systematic review
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,323
26,230
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,554
15,484
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Pharmacogenetics
pharmacokinetics
toxicology
natural products
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,150
12,347
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Microbiomics
Microbial Systematics
Microbial Taxonomy
Bioprospection
Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,225
12,934
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Photocatalysis
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Reaction Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,979
9,513
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Nanotechnology
Photocatalysis
Sustainable Technol
Critical Resources Management
Decarbonisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,309
7,208
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Oils and Fats Processing
Renewable oil
Emulsions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,577
6,843
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Renewable Energy
Biomass
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,199
7,381
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Genetics
genomics and metagenomics for food security and environmental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,571
2,372
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Virology
SARS-Coronavirus
Hepatitis E virus
Influenza A virus
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,477
4,304
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Polymer Upcycling
Polymer Nanocomposites
Self-healing
Halloysite Nanotubes
Advanced Materials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,073
4,336
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Human population genetics
Bioethics
Indigenous health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,742
2,175
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Prehospital Care
EMS
Pain
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,464
4,068
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,256
5,147
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Phytopharmacology
Drug Discovery
Natural Products
Nanomedicine
Drug Delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,794
4,285
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Economics of Education
Human Development
Happiness
Gender
Poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,688
3,167
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Electrochemistry
nanotechnology
materials science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,758
3,368
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Sociology of Technology
Aging
AI
Loneliness & Social Isolation
Human-Computer Interaction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,608
3,001
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Epigenetics
blood cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,547
3,040
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Neuropsicologia
psicologia
gerontologia
geriatria
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,530
2,322
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Creativity
Electronic Art
Evolutionary Art & Music
Generative Art
Sound Art
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,496
1,719
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Mental health
Qualitative Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,475
2,293
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Developmental biology
cancer biology
Hedgehog signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,431
2,277
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
organisational behaviour
organisation studies
organisational change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,421
1,479
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Structural Biology
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial Resistance
GPCR biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,407
2,141
0.628
Shaun Lee Wen Huey
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,323
26,230
0.960
Siang Piao Chai
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,554
15,484
0.687
Gan Siew Hua
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,150
12,347
0.720
Pharmacogenetics
pharmacokinetics
toxicology
natural products
Learn Han Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,225
12,934
0.850
Microbiomics
Microbial Systematics
Microbial Taxonomy
Bioprospection
Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens
Tan Lling Lling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,979
9,513
0.733
Photocatalysis
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Reaction Engineering
Meng Nan Chong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,309
7,208
0.586
Nanotechnology
Photocatalysis
Sustainable Technol
Critical Resources Management
Decarbonisation
Seng Chan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,577
6,843
0.647
Oils and Fats Processing
Renewable oil
Emulsions
Yong Siek Ting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,199
7,381
0.724
Renewable Energy
Biomass
Catalysis
Sadequr Rahman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,571
2,372
0.277
Genetics
genomics and metagenomics for food security and environmental health
Sunil K Lal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,477
4,304
0.576
Virology
SARS-Coronavirus
Hepatitis E virus
Influenza A virus
Pooria Pasbakhsh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,073
4,336
0.714
Polymer Upcycling
Polymer Nanocomposites
Self-healing
Halloysite Nanotubes
Advanced Materials
Maude Phipps
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,742
2,175
0.379
Paul Jennings
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,464
4,068
0.745
Vetriselvan Subramaniyan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,256
5,147
0.979
Mahendran Sekar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,794
4,285
0.894
Phytopharmacology
Drug Discovery
Natural Products
Nanomedicine
Drug Delivery
Mohammad Niaz Asadullah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,688
3,167
0.676
Economics of Education
Human Development
Happiness
Gender
Poverty
Cameron L Bentley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,758
3,368
0.896
Barbara Barbosa Neves|Barbara Neves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,608
3,001
0.832
Sociology of Technology
Aging
AI
Loneliness & Social Isolation
Human-Computer Interaction
Omer Gilan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,547
3,040
0.857
Epigenetics
blood cancer
Jonas Jardim De Paula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,530
2,322
0.658
Neuropsicologia
psicologia
gerontologia
geriatria
Jon Mccormack
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,496
1,719
0.492
Creativity
Electronic Art
Evolutionary Art & Music
Generative Art
Sound Art
Niels Buus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,475
2,293
0.660
Mental health
Qualitative Research
Jason E. Cain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,431
2,277
0.664
Julie Wolfram Cox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,421
1,479
0.432
organisational behaviour
organisation studies
organisational change
Matthew Belousoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,407
2,141
0.628
Structural Biology
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial Resistance
GPCR biology