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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 177 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
biotechnology
protein science
protein engineering
antibody engineering
precision medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,134
53,887
0.460
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,305
55,757
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bioinformatics
Systems biology
Protein function prediction
Machine learning
Network inferenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,209
26,777
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Precision medicine
data-driven life scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,202
15,024
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,803
28,593
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
affinity proteomics
Covid-19 serology
autoantibody profiling
neuroproteomics
autoimmunit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,393
28,409
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bioimaging
spatial proteomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,440
31,171
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Metabolism
Bioinformatics
Personalized medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,921
31,978
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,336
28,157
0.754
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Epigenetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,788
20,550
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Circulating Proteome
Precision Medicine
Biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,028
25,524
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neuroscience
brain atla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,817
23,933
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Life Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,747
18,382
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,654
19,446
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
microbiomes
metagenomics
bioinformatics
ecology
evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,720
11,949
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biomedicine
Informatics
Software
Database
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,337
504
0.024
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Molecular Diagnostic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,782
10,401
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Human genetics
Comparative genomics
Biostat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,167
9,399
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
bioinformatik
epigenomik
neurovetenska
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,165
9,662
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Transcriptomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,753
3,340
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,280
13,159
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Proteogenomics
Proteomics
Cancer
Systems biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,099
7,928
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,977
5,038
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bioinformatics
molecular biology
transcriptomics
single cel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,797
8,579
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
biophysics
microscopy
cell biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,920
3,230
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,517
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mathias Uhlén
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,134
53,887
0.460
biotechnology
protein science
protein engineering
antibody engineering
precision medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,788
30
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Berk Hess
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,305
55,757
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,622
48
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Erik Sonnhammer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,209
26,777
0.318
Bioinformatics
Systems biology
Protein function prediction
Machine learning
Network inferenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,918
51
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Olli Kallioniemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,202
15,024
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,935
107
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joakim Lundeberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,803
28,593
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,151
136
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Nilsson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,393
28,409
0.612
affinity proteomics
Covid-19 serology
autoantibody profiling
neuroproteomics
autoimmunit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,085
151
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Emma Lundberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,440
31,171
0.701
Bioimaging
spatial proteomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,363
174
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Adil Mardinoglu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,921
31,978
0.763
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Metabolism
Bioinformatics
Personalized medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,259
217
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marcel Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,336
28,157
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,462
229
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Markus Ringnér
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,788
20,550
0.574
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Epigenetic
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,058
237
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jochen M Schwenk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,028
25,524
0.729
Circulating Proteome
Precision Medicine
Biomarker
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,251
290
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Evelina Sjöstedt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,817
23,933
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,224
334
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jacob Odeberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,747
18,382
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,377
338
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Åsa Sivertsson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,654
19,446
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,387
475
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anders F. Andersson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,720
11,949
0.526
microbiomes
metagenomics
bioinformatics
ecology
evolutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,818
537
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Per Kraulis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,337
504
0.024
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,351
554
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mats Nilsson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,782
10,401
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,123
615
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bengt Sennblad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,167
9,399
0.490
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Human genetics
Comparative genomics
Biostat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,668
664
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mikael Huss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,165
9,662
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,138
817
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pär Engström
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,753
3,340
0.212
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Transcriptomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,582
850
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cheng Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,280
13,159
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,515
947
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Janne Lehtiö
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,099
7,928
0.562
Proteogenomics
Proteomics
Cancer
Systems biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,095
1,092
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Niklas Schultz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,977
5,038
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,377
1,104
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Åsa K Björklund
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,797
8,579
0.670
Bioinformatics
molecular biology
transcriptomics
single cel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,520
1,210
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hjalmar Brismar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,920
3,230
0.271