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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 281 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
microbiome
microbial ecology
microbiology
NGS method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,219
36,045
0.499
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,458
27,014
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Injury Preventio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,527
25,298
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,840
9,863
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
genomics
genetics
bioinformatics
congenital heart disease
computational biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,681
15,932
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pediatric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,010
19,551
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Car
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,208
5,823
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
pediatric & adolescent neuroimagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,200
5,970
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Statistical Genetics
Foundations of Inference
Measurement in Biology
Philosophy of Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,884
4,867
0.258
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
respiratory viral infections
RSV
COVID-1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,981
9,263
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ewing sarcoma
EWS/FLI
pediatric cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,987
7,487
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cystic fibrosis
Macrophage biology
host-pathogen interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,685
7,377
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pediatric oncology
immunotherapy
NK cell biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,065
9,210
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Microbiology
Salmonella
biofilm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,491
4,612
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tissue Engineering/ Regenerative Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,931
5,839
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
infants with congenital heart diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,621
13,735
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
bipolar disorder
depression
chil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,746
3,522
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Muscular Dystrophy / Gene Therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,951
7,009
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cardiovascular Diseas
Signaling Pathway
Immune Respons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,043
5,987
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
neuropatholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,513
5,145
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
statistical genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,438
951
0.091
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
congenital heart disease
cardiovascular genetics
cardiac development
bicuspid aortic valv
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,327
4,227
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
neuromuscular disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,277
6,994
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Magnetic Resonance Imagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,575
4,129
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Toxicolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,767
3,366
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,019
2,836
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christian L Lauber
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,219
36,045
0.499
microbiome
microbial ecology
microbiology
NGS method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,400
3,006
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vincent Magrini
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,458
27,014
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,046
6,123
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jingzhen Yang
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,527
25,298
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,866
6,491
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark Klebanoff
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,840
9,863
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,351
8,927
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Peter White
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,681
15,932
0.459
genomics
genetics
bioinformatics
congenital heart disease
computational biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,853
9,577
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alex R Kemper
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,010
19,551
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,987
19,920
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Catherine Krawczeski
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,208
5,823
0.303
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Car
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,014
19,931
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Eric Nelson
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,200
5,970
0.311
pediatric & adolescent neuroimagin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,106
20,368
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Veronica J Vieland
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,884
4,867
0.258
Statistical Genetics
Foundations of Inference
Measurement in Biology
Philosophy of Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,336
21,642
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Asuncion Mejias
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,981
9,263
0.515
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
respiratory viral infections
RSV
COVID-1
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,329
23,167
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stephen Lessnick
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,987
7,487
0.441
Ewing sarcoma
EWS/FLI
pediatric cance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,702
23,708
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Benjamin T Kopp
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,685
7,377
0.442
Cystic fibrosis
Macrophage biology
host-pathogen interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,531
24,795
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dean Anthony Lee
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,065
9,210
0.573
Pediatric oncology
immunotherapy
NK cell biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,534
25,938
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
John Gunn
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,491
4,612
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,478
27,012
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christopher Breuer
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,931
5,839
0.391
Tissue Engineering/ Regenerative Medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,282
27,695
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tondi M Harrison
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,621
13,735
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,776
29,680
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mary A Fristad
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,746
3,522
0.256
bipolar disorder
depression
chil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,249
34,522
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Louise Rodino-Klapac
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,951
7,009
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,682
37,501
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Qingqing Wang
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,043
5,987
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,205
39,386
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chris Pierson
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,513
5,145
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,034
39,673
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Susan E Hodge
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,438
951
0.091
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,237
40,077
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Vidu Garg
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,327
4,227
0.409
congenital heart disease
cardiovascular genetics
cardiac development
bicuspid aortic valv
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,852
40,299
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Linda Lowes
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,277
6,994
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,468
43,281
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Houchun Harry Hu
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,575
4,129
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,963
47,105
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Henry Spiller
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,767
3,366
0.384