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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 126 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
stem cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,393
4,211
0.659
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Immunology
Transplantation
Immuneregulation
Inflammatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,181
1,217
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cell therapy
inflammation
mesenchymal stem cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,682
2,201
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neurociencia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,651
1,862
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Derecho de la persona
derecho de familia
contratos
responsabilidad civil
Tomás Moro y su faceta jurídic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,333
1,372
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Salud Públic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,205
1,156
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,903
1,256
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Financial Development
Political Economy
Economic Histor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,871
823
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stem cells
extracellular vesicles
exosomes
cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,566
1,971
0.768
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,480
1,479
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,455
885
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Psychiatry
Mental Health
Child Health
Adolescent Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,384
1,344
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Psychiatry
Mood Disorders
Bipolar Disorders
Cardiovascular Disease
Biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,172
1,608
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
neurodegenerative diseases
protein aggregation
polyglutamine
huntingtin
NFAT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,104
497
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ingeniería de Tejidos
Biomateriale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,089
966
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Neurodevelopment
Cell Biology
Reproduction
Neural Stem Cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,025
1,236
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Small Extracellular Vesicles
Mesenchymal Stromal Cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,802
1,790
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Biomedical Research
Renal Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,738
577
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
International Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,488
634
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Maritime and Port Logistics
Logistics and Transportation
Optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,486
1,094
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,465
1,135
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,324
999
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Immunology
Mesenchymal stem cells
Immunoplasticity
Lymphocytes Tre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,230
748
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Derecho Público
Derecho Constituciona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,117
451
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Educación superior en Ciencias de la Salu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
957
640
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,091
319
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Maroun Khoury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,393
4,211
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,054
562
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Karina Pino Lagos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,181
1,217
0.291
Immunology
Transplantation
Immuneregulation
Inflammatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,230
660
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jimena Cuenca Moreno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,682
2,201
0.598
Cell therapy
inflammation
mesenchymal stem cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,295
664
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ursula Wyneken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,651
1,862
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,579
748
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hernán Corral
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,333
1,372
0.412
Derecho de la persona
derecho de familia
contratos
responsabilidad civil
Tomás Moro y su faceta jurídic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,975
777
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
María Teresa Valenzuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,205
1,156
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,991
876
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fernando E Figueroa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,903
1,256
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,113
891
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Matias Braun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,871
823
0.287
Financial Development
Political Economy
Economic Histor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,766
1,014
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Francisca Alcayaga Miranda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,566
1,971
0.768
Stem cells
extracellular vesicles
exosomes
cance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,855
1,051
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Javier Enrione
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,480
1,479
0.596
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,951
1,062
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dolores Busso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,455
885
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,725
1,095
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jorge Gaete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,384
1,344
0.564
Psychiatry
Mental Health
Child Health
Adolescent Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,442
1,226
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Miguel L Prieto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,172
1,608
0.740
Psychiatry
Mood Disorders
Bipolar Disorders
Cardiovascular Disease
Biomarker
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,661
1,268
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rodrigo A Fuentealba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,104
497
0.236
neurodegenerative diseases
protein aggregation
polyglutamine
huntingtin
NFAT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,945
1,280
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Juan Pablo Acevedo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,089
966
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,834
1,320
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Luis Federico Batiz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,025
1,236
0.610
Neurodevelopment
Cell Biology
Reproduction
Neural Stem Cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,397
1,501
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Aliosha I Figueroa Valdés
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,802
1,790
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,795
1,549
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Carlos E Irarrazabal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,738
577
0.332
Biomedical Research
Renal Physiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,884
1,773
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sebastian Claro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,488
634
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
562,235
1,774
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rosa G González Ramírez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,486
1,094
0.736
Maritime and Port Logistics
Logistics and Transportation
Optimizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
567,204
1,796
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Valeria Ramirez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,465
1,135
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,762
1,963
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Francisco Espinoza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,324
999
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
629,045
2,081
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Monica Kurte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,230
748
0.608
Immunology
Mesenchymal stem cells
Immunoplasticity
Lymphocytes Tre
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
663,621
2,230
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
José Ignacio Martínez Estay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,117
451
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,525
2,478
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jorge Tricio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
957
640
0.669
Educación superior en Ciencias de la Salu