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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.185 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
High Energy Physics
Scientific computing
Scientific softwar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341,929
143,913
0.421
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,412
69,589
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cosmology
CMB
gravitational lensing
cross-correlation
data analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,091
49,082
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
cosmic microwave background
cosmological evolution of galaxies
compact source detectio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,370
42,095
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Applied Physics
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,600
37,740
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
schizophrenia
suicide
depression
addiction
treatmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,255
21,513
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
aging
metabolism
cancer
autophagy
evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,108
13,494
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gastroenterology. Hepatology. Celiac diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,795
7,400
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Epidemiology. Environmental Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,673
11,792
0.478
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
biomedicina
calidad de la carne
autofagia
estres oxidativ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,551
8,792
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Biología Celular
Señalización Redox
Endocrinología
Cánce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,028
5,979
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lung injur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,811
9,849
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Endocrinology
redox signalling
prostate cancer
melatonin
antioxidant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,262
5,838
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
motivación académica
estrategias de aprendizaje
deberes escolares
autorregulación del aprendizaje
dificultades de aprend
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,463
6,597
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Autophagy
Autosis
Cell death
Aging
Cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,028
8,185
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,653
6,881
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Neurociencia cognitiva
psicolingüística
neuropsicologí
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,582
6,108
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cancer
aging
protease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,527
4,781
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Theoretical and computational chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,474
12,577
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cell Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,262
6,779
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chemistry
Crystallography
Material Sciences
Diffraction
Structural Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,116
3,256
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Conservation biology
Aquatic resource
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,063
5,960
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Vibration Training
Physical Education
Motivation
Instructional Models
Spor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,113
9,436
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
chemical bonding
computational chemistry
theoretical chemistry
quantum theory of atoms in molecule
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,785
4,789
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Botánica
Evolución vegetal
Filogeografí
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,583
3,520
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Isidro González Caballero
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341,929
143,913
0.421
High Energy Physics
Scientific computing
Scientific softwar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,389
72
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nicolò Trevisani
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,412
69,589
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,893
83
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
González Nuevo, J
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,091
49,082
0.527
Cosmology
CMB
gravitational lensing
cross-correlation
data analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,480
103
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Luigi Toffolatti Ballarin
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,370
42,095
0.551
cosmic microwave background
cosmological evolution of galaxies
compact source detectio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,549
122
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Laura Bonavera
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,600
37,740
0.550
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Applied Physics
Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,331
244
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Julio Bobes
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,255
21,513
0.534
schizophrenia
suicide
depression
addiction
treatmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,805
383
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Guillermo Mariño
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,108
13,494
0.420
aging
metabolism
cancer
autophagy
evolutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,366
557
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Luis Rodrigo
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,795
7,400
0.287
Gastroenterology. Hepatology. Celiac diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,342
602
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Adonina Tardón
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,673
11,792
0.478
Epidemiology. Environmental Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,756
693
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ana Coto-Montes
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,551
8,792
0.390
biomedicina
calidad de la carne
autofagia
estres oxidativ
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,426
851
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sainz RM
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,028
5,979
0.299
Biología Celular
Señalización Redox
Endocrinología
Cánce
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,054
866
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Guillermo M Albaiceta
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,811
9,849
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,774
907
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mayo JC
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,262
5,838
0.303
Endocrinology
redox signalling
prostate cancer
melatonin
antioxidant
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,538
964
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
José Carlos Núñez Pérez
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,463
6,597
0.357
motivación académica
estrategias de aprendizaje
deberes escolares
autorregulación del aprendizaje
dificultades de aprend
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,130
1,006
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Álvaro F. Fernández|Álvaro F. Fernández
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,028
8,185
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,553
1,028
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fernando Rubiera
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,653
6,881
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,824
1,036
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Fernando Cuetos
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,582
6,108
0.347
Neurociencia cognitiva
psicolingüística
neuropsicologí
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,059
1,042
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jose Mp Freije
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,527
4,781
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,577
1,149
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alberto Otero De La Roza
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,474
12,577
0.763
Theoretical and computational chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,515
1,170
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ignacio Vega-Naredo
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,262
6,779
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,199
1,188
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Santiago Garcia-Granda
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,116
3,256
0.202
Chemistry
Crystallography
Material Sciences
Diffraction
Structural Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,680
1,477
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eva Garcia-Vazquez
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,063
5,960
0.424
Conservation biology
Aquatic resource
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,055
1,636
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Javier Fernandez-Rio
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,113
9,436
0.720
Vibration Training
Physical Education
Motivation
Instructional Models
Spor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,413
1,696
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ángel Martín Pendás
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,785
4,789
0.375
chemical bonding
computational chemistry
theoretical chemistry
quantum theory of atoms in molecule
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,923
1,734
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
José Antonio Fernández Prieto
Universidad de Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,583
3,520
0.280
Botánica
Evolución vegetal
Filogeografí