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
Epidemiology
Cancer Prevention
Health Outcomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395,644
72,468
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Economic History
Institutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,685
47,889
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
brain imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,647
54,491
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Human Reference
Genome Sequencing
Administration and Study of Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,255
75,129
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Alcoholism/addiction
obesity/eating disorders
psychiatric co morbidity
psychiatric epidemiology & genetics
G-E interplay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,987
64,463
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
...diabetes
nutrition
nursing homes
frailty
alzheimers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,762
54,704
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Neuroradiology
functional brain mapping
brain-computer interface
neuroimaging
neural engineering
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,883
99,017
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
preventive cardiology
pediatric cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,869
69,609
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,177
82,517
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Neuroimaging
intrinsic brain activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,871
55,963
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Tumor Immunology
Cancer Immunotherapy
Interferon-gamma
Cytokine Receptor Signaling
Cytokine Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,076
42,801
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cognitive Neuroscience
Attention
Memory
Reading
Large scale brain organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,631
49,870
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Mathematics
Bioinformatics
Engineering
Statistical Genetics
Fluid Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,316
46,369
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,036
49,992
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,750
56,191
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Psychiatry and Psychology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,548
32,670
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Schizophrenia
Depression
Cognitve and Affective Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,093
53,568
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Virology
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,046
61,959
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
atmospheric chemistry
aerosols
satellite remote sensing
atmospheric modeling
environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,128
68,785
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
viral immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,090
46,142
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Cognitive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,488
25,398
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Human Neuroimaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,385
23,615
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
national memory
national narratives
collective memory
semiotic mediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,493
13,986
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Hematology
Oncology
Cancer Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,516
24,997
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Cognitive Neuroscience
Executive Control
Prefrontal Cortex
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,547
23,238
0.344
Graham Colditz
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395,644
72,468
0.183
Epidemiology
Cancer Prevention
Health Outcomes
Douglass C North
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,685
47,889
0.242
Marcus E Raichle
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,647
54,491
0.276
Lucinda Fulton
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,255
75,129
0.434
Human Reference
Genome Sequencing
Administration and Study of Science
Andrew C Heath
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,987
64,463
0.393
Alcoholism/addiction
obesity/eating disorders
psychiatric co morbidity
psychiatric epidemiology & genetics
G-E interplay
John Morley
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,762
54,704
0.345
...diabetes
nutrition
nursing homes
frailty
alzheimers
Wei Wang
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,883
99,017
0.639
Neuroradiology
functional brain mapping
brain-computer interface
neuroimaging
neural engineering
Klein Samuel
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,869
69,609
0.474
preventive cardiology
pediatric cardiology
Michael D Mclellan
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,177
82,517
0.568
Abraham Z Snyder
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,871
55,963
0.406
Neuroimaging
intrinsic brain activity
Robert Schreiber
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,076
42,801
0.322
Tumor Immunology
Cancer Immunotherapy
Interferon-gamma
Cytokine Receptor Signaling
Cytokine Biology
Steve Petersen
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,631
49,870
0.385
Cognitive Neuroscience
Attention
Memory
Reading
Large scale brain organization
Michael Wendl
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,316
46,369
0.364
Mathematics
Bioinformatics
Engineering
Statistical Genetics
Fluid Physics
David C Van Essen
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,036
49,992
0.413
Marco Colonna
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,750
56,191
0.477
Claude Robert Cloninger
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,548
32,670
0.280
Psychiatry and Psychology
Genetics
Deanna M Barch
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,093
53,568
0.510
Schizophrenia
Depression
Cognitve and Affective Neuroscience
Michael S Diamond
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,046
61,959
0.595
Randall V Martin
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,128
68,785
0.667
atmospheric chemistry
aerosols
satellite remote sensing
atmospheric modeling
environment
Herbert W Virgin|Herbert W. Virgin IV
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,090
46,142
0.569
Henry L Roediger
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,488
25,398
0.324
Gordon Shulman
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,385
23,615
0.317
James Wertsch
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,493
13,986
0.190
national memory
national narratives
collective memory
semiotic mediation
TJ Ley
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,516
24,997
0.354
Hematology
Oncology
Cancer Genomics
Todd S Braver
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,547
23,238
0.344
Cognitive Neuroscience
Executive Control
Prefrontal Cortex