Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Queen\'s University Belfast Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Nursing
Heart Disease
Ethics
Cancer
Respiratory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,146
124,510
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Radiocarbon dating and calibration
marine and freshwater reservoir corrections
carbon cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,451
23,577
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Astrophysics Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,920
27,951
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
thrombosis
vascular medicine
pregnancy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,103
10,814
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,674
17,816
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
nursing
cardiac rehabilitation
psychosocial interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,222
14,519
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Lipids
nutrition
oxidative stress
cardiovascular risk
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,302
11,386
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Drug delivery
microneedles
transdermal
photodynamic therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,145
22,991
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Mental Health
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,698
13,805
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,482
6,325
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
food safety
food integrity
food fraud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,364
17,410
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
ophthalmology
image analysis
screening
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,365
20,665
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Theoretical Chemistry
Heterogenous Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,201
13,365
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Prostate cancer
Radionuclide therapy
Radiotherapy
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,110
15,669
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
criminology
rehabilitation
desistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,180
10,659
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
chemistry
photochemistry
sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,120
5,758
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,187
6,115
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Radiation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,134
8,332
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Diabetic retinopathy
age-related macular degeneration
endothelial progenitor cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,905
8,708
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Quantum Machine Learning
Quantum Computing
Quantum Communications
Real-time Optimization
6G
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,406
13,231
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Cancer genetics
genetic epidemiology
functional genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,352
9,253
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Laser-plasma interaction physics
laser-ion acceleration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,169
7,292
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Wireless Communication
Communication Theory
Massive MIMO
Cell-Free Massive MIMO
5G and Beyond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,708
14,461
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
myeloproliferative neoplasms
erythrocytosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,688
8,165
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Peace processes
religion and conflict
religious peace building
transitional justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,636
5,729
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,361
105
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Donna Fitzsimons
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,146
124,510
0.829
Nursing
Heart Disease
Ethics
Cancer
Respiratory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,963
503
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
PJ Reimer
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,451
23,577
0.350
Radiocarbon dating and calibration
marine and freshwater reservoir corrections
carbon cycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,987
865
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
SJ Smartt
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,920
27,951
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,600
931
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ian Greer
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,103
10,814
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,957
1,227
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
RW Reimer
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,674
17,816
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,217
1,248
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David R Thompson
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,222
14,519
0.370
nursing
cardiac rehabilitation
psychosocial interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,081
1,401
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ian Young
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,302
11,386
0.314
Lipids
nutrition
oxidative stress
cardiovascular risk
clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,431
1,821
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ryan F Donnelly
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,145
22,991
0.738
Drug delivery
microneedles
transdermal
photodynamic therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,984
1,948
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Francis Anthony O Neill
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,698
13,805
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,264
1,979
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John Holbrey
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,482
6,325
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,406
1,988
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Elliott C
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,364
17,410
0.593
food safety
food integrity
food fraud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,938
2,174
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peto Tunde
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,365
20,665
0.755
ophthalmology
image analysis
screening
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,173
2,195
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peijun Hu
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,201
13,365
0.491
Theoretical Chemistry
Heterogenous Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,766
2,334
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Joe M O Sullivan
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,110
15,669
0.600
Prostate cancer
Radionuclide therapy
Radiotherapy
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,269
2,462
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shadd Maruna
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,180
10,659
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,069
2,801
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrew Mills
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,120
5,758
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,266
3,178
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
TJ Millar
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,187
6,115
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,380
3,185
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kevin M Prise
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,134
8,332
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,938
3,233
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stitt Alan
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,905
8,708
0.417
Diabetic retinopathy
age-related macular degeneration
endothelial progenitor cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,212
3,335
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Trung Q Duong
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,406
13,231
0.648
Quantum Machine Learning
Quantum Computing
Quantum Communications
Real-time Optimization
6G
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,346
3,347
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nick Orr
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,352
9,253
0.455
Cancer genetics
genetic epidemiology
functional genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,861
3,391
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marco Borghesi
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,169
7,292
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,131
3,486
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hien Quoc Ngo
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,708
14,461
0.734
Wireless Communication
Communication Theory
Massive MIMO
Cell-Free Massive MIMO
5G and Beyond
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,194
3,493
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mary Frances McMullin
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,688
8,165
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,357
3,507
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
John Brewer
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,636
5,729
0.292
Peace processes
religion and conflict
religious peace building
transitional justice