Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 24 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
Bioinformatics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,650
46,991
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bioinformatics
Sequence Alignment
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,226
44,554
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mycology
Taxonomy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,509
20,753
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bioinformatics
structural biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,901
13,673
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Human genetics
clinical variation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,029
20,069
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
next-generation sequencing
microarray
gene expression
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,941
12,388
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,294
8,180
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,944
12,711
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Algorithms
Computational Biology
Cancer
Gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,598
9,399
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,241
11,502
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,994
7,151
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Data Curation
Genome Annotation
Gene Expression
High-throughput Data
Mammalian Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,485
7,477
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bio/Chemoinformatics
Molecular Modeling
Machine Learning
Drug Design
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,537
8,863
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hackathons
RNA modifications
Gene expression
Splicing
RNA-seq
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,749
4,912
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,606
6,852
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,843
4,411
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Systematic reviews
epidemiology
post-publication activity
science communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,026
1,647
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Text mining
Machine learning
Data curation
BioNLP
Medical Imaging Analysis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,345
4,152
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
algorithms
mass spectrometry
mRNA
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,767
722
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
viruses
mobile genetic elements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,035
1,740
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
Experimental Evolution
Computational Biology
Biosecurity
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,944
992
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Biomedical Text Mining
BioNLP
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,814
1,594
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Natural Language Processing
Text Mining
Graph Theory
Machine Learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,090
296
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Natural language processing
deep learning
text mining
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
969
704
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581
227
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stephen Altschul
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,650
46,991
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,436
630
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Thomas L Madden
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,226
44,554
0.295
Bioinformatics
Sequence Alignment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,311
6,292
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Conrad L Schoch
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,509
20,753
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,989
8,833
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Eric W Sayers
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,901
13,673
0.403
Bioinformatics
structural biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,777
9,180
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Melissa Landrum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,029
20,069
0.608
Human genetics
clinical variation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,316
11,163
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tanya Barrett
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,941
12,388
0.428
next-generation sequencing
microarray
gene expression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,065
12,783
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
W John Wilbur
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,294
8,180
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,643
18,329
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Christiam E Camacho
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,944
12,711
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,808
19,946
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Teresa Przytycka
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,598
9,399
0.505
Algorithms
Computational Biology
Cancer
Gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,070
23,574
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Azat Badretdin
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,241
11,502
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,151
25,905
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Leo, Lianyi Han
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,994
7,151
0.477
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,200
29,194
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Vinita Joardar
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,485
7,477
0.554
Data Curation
Genome Annotation
Gene Expression
High-throughput Data
Mammalian Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,979
34,578
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tiejun Cheng
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,537
8,863
0.768
Bio/Chemoinformatics
Molecular Modeling
Machine Learning
Drug Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,554
37,219
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Allissa Dillman
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,749
4,912
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,236
41,624
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Igor Tolstoy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,606
6,852
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,086
50,613
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Robert Leaman
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,843
4,411
0.562
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,961
63,913
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hilda Bastian
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,026
1,647
0.273
Systematic reviews
epidemiology
post-publication activity
science communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,329
83,147
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Qingyu Chen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,345
4,152
0.956
Text mining
Machine learning
Data curation
BioNLP
Medical Imaging Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,866
115,223
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Aleksey Ogurtsov
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,767
722
0.261
algorithms
mass spectrometry
mRNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,365
140,221
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sean Benler
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,035
1,740
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,049
144,182
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Daniel P Rice
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,944
992
0.510
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
Experimental Evolution
Computational Biology
Biosecurity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,277
150,164
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ling Luo
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,814
1,594
0.879
Biomedical Text Mining
BioNLP
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655,911
195,768
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Haibin Liu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,090
296
0.272
Natural Language Processing
Text Mining
Graph Theory
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
697,878
206,083
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Po-Ting Lai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
969
704
0.727