Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National Institutes of Health 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
Genetics
Genomics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436,590
146,031
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,441
84,788
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263,805
95,501
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,914
53,659
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,442
65,535
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
statistical genetics
neurodegeneration
data science
biostatistics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,972
90,023
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Cancer Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,769
66,787
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Mood DIsorders
Migraine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,337
52,296
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,262
60,637
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,899
20,728
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Genetics
Neuroscience
Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,336
65,463
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
clinical nutrition and food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,836
45,834
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Bioinformatics
Cancer
Algorithms
Medical Genetics
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,057
29,292
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
lymphoma
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,336
43,028
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Immunobiology
Cancer biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,537
26,930
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Bioinformatics
Computational Algorithms
Genomics
Genome Assembly
Comparative Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,420
37,846
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Environmental Epidemiology
Genetics
Genomics
Occupational Health
Molecular Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,397
77,190
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Radiology
Imaging
PET
optical
MRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,200
47,139
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,001
30,484
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Genomics
Neuroscience
Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,735
62,388
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
child psychiatry
biology of anxiety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,386
47,819
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
virology
medicine
microbiology
genetics
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,890
15,582
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,232
64,317
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Infectious Diseases
Immunology
Virology
Vaccinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,370
59,891
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
motor learning
motor control
stroke
brain stimulation
neurorehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,590
33,328
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Daniel Levy
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436,590
146,031
0.334
Genetics
Genomics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184
86
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Steven A Rosenberg
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,441
84,788
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362
154
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Eugene Koonin
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263,805
95,501
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
859
351
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Elaine Jaffe
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,914
53,659
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,014
427
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Roberto Romero
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,442
65,535
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,104
472
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mike A Nalls
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,972
90,023
0.527
statistical genetics
neurodegeneration
data science
biostatistics
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,198
523
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stephen Chanock
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,769
66,787
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,249
550
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kathleen Merikangas
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,337
52,296
0.326
Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Mood DIsorders
Migraine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,384
615
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Susan Yanovski
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,262
60,637
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,631
731
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ad Bax
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,899
20,728
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,735
782
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew Singleton
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,336
65,463
0.484
Genetics
Neuroscience
Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,914
873
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Johanna Dwyer
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,836
45,834
0.356
clinical nutrition and food
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,959
899
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alejandro Schaffer
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,057
29,292
0.231
Bioinformatics
Cancer
Algorithms
Medical Genetics
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,981
911
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Louis M Staudt
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,336
43,028
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,080
960
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Giorgio Trinchieri
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,537
26,930
0.220
Immunobiology
Cancer biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,084
963
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jim Mullikin
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,420
37,846
0.309
Bioinformatics
Computational Algorithms
Genomics
Genome Assembly
Comparative Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,266
1,065
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Qing Lan
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,397
77,190
0.658
Environmental Epidemiology
Genetics
Genomics
Occupational Health
Molecular Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,391
1,137
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Peter Choyke
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,200
47,139
0.413
Radiology
Imaging
PET
optical
MRI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,402
1,142
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Aravind L
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,001
30,484
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,413
1,147
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dena G Hernandez
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,735
62,388
0.549
Genomics
Neuroscience
Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,427
1,154
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Daniel Pine
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,386
47,819
0.422
child psychiatry
biology of anxiety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,639
1,254
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bernard Moss
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,890
15,582
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,667
1,267
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rashmi Sinha
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,232
64,317
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,767
1,318
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John Mascola
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,370
59,891
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,922
1,399
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Leonardo G Cohen
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,590
33,328
0.322
motor learning
motor control
stroke
brain stimulation
neurorehabilitation