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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 41 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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Cardiovascular epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,604
3,885
0.405
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
virology
inflammation
liver cancer
flavivirus
innate immunit
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,774
3,294
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,445
2,777
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,826
1,551
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Occupational Medicin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,555
1,917
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
antibiotic resistance
big data
clinical microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,762
3,030
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Neurophotonics
Experimental Neuroscience
Neuroengineering
Brain-Computer Interfac
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,484
2,827
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Experimental Therapeutics on Cancer Researc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,314
1,819
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
microfluidics
lab-on-a-chip
organ-on-a-chip
single cell analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,632
1,746
0.377
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mosquitoe Circadian
Mitochondria
Rare disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,588
2,419
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
miRNA biology
Epigenetic regulation
Metastasis
Angiogenesis
tumor-associated exosom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,153
1,456
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cancer immunology
cold tumor
tumor microenvironmen
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,645
1,106
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Statistical Genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational Genomic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,365
2,088
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Systems Biology
Bioinformatic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,883
1,673
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Evolutionary Genomics
Bioinformatic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,856
1,174
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anti-viral
therapeutic mAbs
cell therap
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,578
848
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,552
891
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
PKC
stroke
reperfusion injur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,436
802
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cardiovascular/Inflammatory/Metabolic disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,384
917
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Molecular Medicin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,142
741
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Virolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,848
1,064
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
immune repertoires
humanized mice
gastroenterology
pediatric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
577
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cancer metabolis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,767
723
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cancer
Phamacology
cell biolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,504
798
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Magnetic resonance imagin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
404
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,170
530
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shao-Yuan Chuang [莊紹源]
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,604
3,885
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,922
601
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Guann-Yi Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,774
3,294
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,245
638
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hsing-Pang Hsieh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,445
2,777
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,885
850
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chiou-Hwa Yuh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,826
1,551
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,767
895
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Saou-Hsing Liou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,555
1,917
0.292
Occupational Medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,903
1,037
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shu-Chen Kuo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,762
3,030
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,328
1,100
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lun-De Liao
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,484
2,827
0.515
Neurophotonics
Experimental Neuroscience
Neuroengineering
Brain-Computer Interfac
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,516
1,141
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ching-Chuan Kuo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,314
1,819
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,233
1,340
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chia-Hsien Hsu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,632
1,746
0.377
microfluidics
lab-on-a-chip
organ-on-a-chip
single cell analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,323
1,355
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chun-Hong Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,588
2,419
0.527
Mosquitoe Circadian
Mitochondria
Rare disease
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,106
1,520
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shine-Gwo Shiah (夏興國)
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,153
1,456
0.351
miRNA biology
Epigenetic regulation
Metastasis
Angiogenesis
tumor-associated exosom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,349
1,736
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wen-Jye Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,645
1,106
0.303
Cancer immunology
cold tumor
tumor microenvironmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,752
1,883
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ren-Hua Chung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,365
2,088
0.621
Statistical Genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational Genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,804
2,199
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yu-Chieh Liao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,883
1,673
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,510
2,215
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ben-Yang Liao (廖本揚)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,856
1,174
0.411
Evolutionary Genomics
Bioinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,469
2,431
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrew Yueh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,578
848
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,459
2,449
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shau-Hua Ueng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,552
891
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,309
2,544
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wen-Hai Chou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,436
802
0.329
PKC
stroke
reperfusion injur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,742
2,588
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Li-Jing Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,384
917
0.385
Cardiovascular/Inflammatory/Metabolic disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,140
2,818
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hsin-Ling Hsu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,142
741
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,240
3,160
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chia-Yi Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,848
1,064
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,986
3,250
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hong-Hsing Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
577
0.324
immune repertoires
humanized mice
gastroenterology
pediatric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,458
3,269
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chia Lin Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,767
723
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560,467
3,663
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cheng Wei Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,504
798
0.531
Cancer
Phamacology
cell biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
663,088
4,315
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kuo Li-Wei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
404
0.359
Magnetic resonance imagin