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
Child psychiatric disorders
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,780
73,076
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
stroke
cerebrovascular diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,884
35,106
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Depression
obesity
pharmacogenetics
endocrinology
neuroimmunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,617
14,218
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Healthcare
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Otitis Media
Evidence-based Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,727
14,156
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Autism
Schizophrenia
Parkinson's Disease
COVID-19
biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,942
8,513
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
neurophysiology
alcohol dependence
genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,607
6,874
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Parallel & Distributed Computing
Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Cloud Computing
Edge Computing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,555
21,947
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Psychiatric Genetic Epidemiology & Neurobiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,199
14,141
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cardiovascular Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,629
2,356
0.092
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Molecular Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,619
7,295
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,360
3,306
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
human genetics
psychiatric epidemiology
statistical genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,967
18,680
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Mental Health
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,364
7,714
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Professor of Surgery and Chair
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,215
4,811
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Genetics
genomics
epigenomics of psychiatric diseases
and human behavior
bioinformatics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,255
10,895
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Neuroepidemiology
Alzheimer's disease
brain
vascular
adiposity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,091
8,265
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Virology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,486
6,404
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Occupational Health
Stress
Public Health
Cardiovascular Disease
Hypertension
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,855
4,266
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Conservation biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,830
5,077
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Biogeography
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Islands
Mammals
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,586
4,562
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Cognitive and Personality Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,319
4,775
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,555
1,429
0.092
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Primary Care
Public Health
Mental Health
Medical Education/Health Workforce
Disparities/Social Determinants of Health
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,506
7,293
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Developmental Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,264
3,113
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Pancreas Transplantation
analysis of big data sets
clinical trials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,811
4,222
0.285
Stephen V Faraone
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,780
73,076
0.313
Steven Levine
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,884
35,106
0.424
Julio Licinio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,617
14,218
0.319
Depression
obesity
pharmacogenetics
endocrinology
neuroimmunology
Richard M Rosenfeld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,727
14,156
0.408
Healthcare
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Otitis Media
Evidence-based Medicine
Frank Middleton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,942
8,513
0.284
Autism
Schizophrenia
Parkinson's Disease
COVID-19
biomarkers
Bernice Porjesz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,607
6,874
0.232
neurophysiology
alcohol dependence
genetics
Keqin Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,555
21,947
0.743
Parallel & Distributed Computing
Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Cloud Computing
Edge Computing
Stephen J Glatt
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,199
14,141
0.540
Burton M Altura
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,629
2,356
0.092
Tatyana Pestova
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,619
7,295
0.296
Christopher Turner
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,360
3,306
0.136
Tim Bigdeli
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,967
18,680
0.779
human genetics
psychiatric epidemiology
statistical genetics
Ma Li Wong
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,364
7,714
0.330
Rainer W Gruessner
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,215
4,811
0.217
Professor of Surgery and Chair
Chunyu Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,255
10,895
0.566
Genetics
genomics
epigenomics of psychiatric diseases
and human behavior
bioinformatics
Deborah Gustafson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,091
8,265
0.433
Neuroepidemiology
Alzheimer's disease
brain
vascular
adiposity
John Lewis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,486
6,404
0.346
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Virology
Paul Landsbergis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,855
4,266
0.239
Occupational Health
Stress
Public Health
Cardiovascular Disease
Hypertension
James P Gibbs
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,830
5,077
0.285
Mark Lomolino
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,586
4,562
0.259
Biogeography
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Islands
Mammals
Michael Berzonsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,319
4,775
0.293
Robert Wong
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,555
1,429
0.092
Christopher P Morley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,506
7,293
0.470
Primary Care
Public Health
Mental Health
Medical Education/Health Workforce
Disparities/Social Determinants of Health
Jeremy Coplan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,264
3,113
0.204
Angelika Gruessner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,811
4,222
0.285
Pancreas Transplantation
analysis of big data sets
clinical trials