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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 19 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
data science
computational biology
statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,184
3,051
0.231
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Computational Biology
Computer-Driven Drug Discovery
Immunology
Protein Design
Compute
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,518
5,332
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Senior Computational chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,450
7,682
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Computational Chemistry
Computer Programming
Drug Discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,528
3,254
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Drug discovery
Crop Protection
protein desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,816
1,522
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Computational Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,732
2,269
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Drug Design
Computational Chemistry
Free Energy
Virtual Screening
Molecular Dynamic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,635
3,261
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Molecular Dynamics
Software Development
Molecular Visualization
Molecular Modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,306
3,116
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Proteomics
Chemical Biology
Drug Discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,726
1,811
0.664
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Computer-Aided Drug Design
Structure Based Drug Design
Ligand-protein recognition
Molecular Dynamic
Computational Pharmacol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,049
1,176
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
717
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Drug discovery
Data
genAI
M
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,516
760
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Computational chemistry and materials scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,444
529
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Density Functional Theory
Machine Learning
Materials Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
960
815
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nuclear Magnetic Resonanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
498
237
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Molecular Biology & Biophysics
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
Software Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
282
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
bioinformatics
data science
graph databas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
43
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Reconfigurable Computing
Computer Architectur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
48
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
small molecule
protein degradation
medicinal chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
86
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,394
6,430
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Aaron Jon Mackey
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,184
3,051
0.231
data science
computational biology
statistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,894
8,256
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Huafeng Xu
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,518
5,332
0.507
Computational Biology
Computer-Driven Drug Discovery
Immunology
Protein Design
Compute
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,818
9,169
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kellon Aa Belfon
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,450
7,682
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,896
13,047
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yujie Wu
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,528
3,254
0.498
Computational Chemistry
Computer Programming
Drug Discover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,148
16,991
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Artem Evdokimov
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,816
1,522
0.316
Drug discovery
Crop Protection
protein desig
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,597
20,674
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tiago Jose Paschoal Sobreira
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,732
2,269
0.608
Computational Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,005
21,063
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rafal P. Wiewiora
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,635
3,261
0.897
Drug Design
Computational Chemistry
Free Energy
Virtual Screening
Molecular Dynamic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,442
22,489
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
João Vieira Ribeiro
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,306
3,116
0.943
Molecular Dynamics
Software Development
Molecular Visualization
Molecular Modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,837
25,486
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Benjamin Ruprecht
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,726
1,811
0.664
Proteomics
Chemical Biology
Drug Discover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
454,998
30,121
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Davide Sabbadin
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,049
1,176
0.574
Computer-Aided Drug Design
Structure Based Drug Design
Ligand-protein recognition
Molecular Dynamic
Computational Pharmacol
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,803
34,684
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew Ward
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
717
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
556,383
35,352
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sharon Shechter
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,516
760
0.501
Drug discovery
Data
genAI
M
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,280
36,162
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sergey N Maximoff
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,444
529
0.366
Computational chemistry and materials scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,276
42,762
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Abhirup Patra
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
960
815
0.849
Density Functional Theory
Machine Learning
Materials Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
958,768
53,019
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Samuel Sparks
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
498
237
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,033,554
56,926
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alex Rizzo
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
282
0.678
Molecular Biology & Biophysics
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
Software Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,477,436
74,897
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Samuel Croset
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
43
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,594,521
78,303
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rahul R Sharma
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
48
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,686,579
80,708
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Daniel Jeffries
Roivant Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
86
0.804