Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 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
Diabetic Kidney Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,402
85,238
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
diabetes
clinical trials
epidemiology
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,466
34,778
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Rheumatic diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,289
15,894
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
medicinal chemistry
pharmacology
chemistry
GPCRs
purinergic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,253
17,532
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Lysosomal storage diseases
Sphingolipid metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,847
14,772
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
glomerulus
scarring
APOL1
TGFbeta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,829
17,818
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
GPCRs
glucose and energy homeostasis
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,916
9,955
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Obesity
diabetes
energy metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,869
6,989
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Hepatology
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Clinical & Translational Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,756
9,345
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
viral immunology
microbiome
gut liver axis
hepatitis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,895
7,793
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
metabolism
body weight
body composition
energy expenditure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,720
15,811
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Obesity
energy expenditure
physical activity
body composition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,967
12,475
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Liver Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,836
11,896
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Transcription & chromatin
Enhancer regulation
Methylation
MLL4 & UTX
Differentiation & development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,324
8,580
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
diabetes
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,175
10,025
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
dynamin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,477
3,349
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Cardiovascular Disease/Obesity/Diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,685
4,666
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
General Medicine
Endocrinology
Nutrition
Genetics
History and Philosophy of Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,263
3,956
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
biological physics
image processing
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,818
1,250
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Sphingolipids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,335
2,428
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
structural biology
biophysics
bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,174
3,233
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Transcription regulation
Cell differentiation
Enhancer regulation
MLL3/MLL4
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,407
4,790
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,985
3,884
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Proteomics
Systems Biology
Physiology
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,633
1,573
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,931
1,365
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
912
374
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert G Nelson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,402
85,238
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,483
656
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
William Knowler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,466
34,778
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,728
1,763
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter H Bennett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,289
15,894
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,249
2,947
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kenneth A Jacobson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,253
17,532
0.261
medicinal chemistry
pharmacology
chemistry
GPCRs
purinergic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,484
5,439
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard L Proia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,847
14,772
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,488
5,441
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jeffrey Kopp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,829
17,818
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,014
7,973
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jurgen Wess
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,916
9,955
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,843
8,350
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marc Reitman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,869
6,989
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,648
9,987
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marc G Ghany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,756
9,345
0.304
Hepatology
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Clinical & Translational Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,591
12,156
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Barbara Rehermann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,895
7,793
0.290
viral immunology
microbiome
gut liver axis
hepatitis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,864
12,267
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kevin Hall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,720
15,811
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,546
15,047
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kong Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,967
12,475
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,536
17,111
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Theo Heller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,836
11,896
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,455
24,814
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kai Ge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,324
8,580
0.560
Transcription & chromatin
Enhancer regulation
Methylation
MLL4 & UTX
Differentiation & development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,189
25,097
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Helen Looker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,175
10,025
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,331
34,286
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jenny E Hinshaw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,477
3,349
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,849
36,911
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ranganath Muniyappa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,685
4,666
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,255
38,437
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sebastian J Padayatty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,263
3,956
0.385
General Medicine
Endocrinology
Nutrition
Genetics
History and Philosophy of Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,407
44,714
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eric Henry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,818
1,250
0.142
biological physics
image processing
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,920
47,214
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Maria Laura Allende
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,335
2,428
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,509
48,049
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yang Shen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,174
3,233
0.396
structural biology
biophysics
bioinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,683
52,664
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ji-Eun Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,407
4,790
0.647
Transcription regulation
Cell differentiation
Enhancer regulation
MLL3/MLL4
Epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,912
63,518
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ahmed M Gharib
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,985
3,884
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,719
66,830
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jason D Hoffert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,633
1,573
0.279
Proteomics
Systems Biology
Physiology
Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,096
74,468
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Orna Cohen-Fix
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,931
1,365
0.277