Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 375 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Colombia
Juan Manuel Anaya
Translational Medicine
Longevity
Centenarians
Autoimmunity
Immunogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,805
12,348
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Colombia
Carlos Eduardo Mendez Alvarez
Organizaciones
Cultura y Clima Organizacional
Procesos de Cambio
Estrategia y Cultura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,118
5,160
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Colombia
Juan Mauricio Pardo-Oviedo
Investigación Clínica
Filosofía de la Ciencia
Educación Médica
Medicina Critica
Medicina Interna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,819
4,772
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Colombia
James Edward Richardson
Natural History of Plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,772
4,292
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Colombia
Juan David Ramírez
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
Parasitology
Genomic surveillance
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,900
6,689
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Colombia
Camilo Salazar
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
Population Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,084
3,880
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Colombia
Francoise Contreras
Leadership
organizational behavior
quality of life
sustainability and Business
social sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,493
4,152
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Colombia
Jorge Enrique Correa-Bautista
Science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,228
4,210
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Colombia
Antonio Miguel-Cruz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,083
4,320
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Colombia
Claudio Mastronardi
Neuroscience
Neuroimmunomodulation
Neurodegeneration
Genomics
Personalized Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,024
2,614
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Colombia
Arlene B. Tickner
International Relations Theory
Security
Foreign Policy
Latin America
Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,960
3,048
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Colombia
Carolina Ramírez Santana
Medicine
Immunology
Molecular Biology
Autoimmunity
Biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,580
4,564
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Colombia
Juan F. Vargas|Juan F. Vargas, Juan Fernando Vargas Duque, Juan Fernando Vargas
Economics
Political Economy
Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,420
3,107
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Colombia
Carmen-Elisa Florez
Demografía
Población
Desarrollo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,608
1,000
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Colombia
Mauricio Linares
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,509
1,284
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Colombia
Diana M. Monsalve
Biología Molecular
Inmunología
Autoinmunidad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,437
3,917
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Colombia
Yeny Acosta Ampudia
Autoimmune diseases
immunology
COVID-19
autoimmune ecology
biomarkers in autoimmune diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,409
3,906
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Colombia
Angela María Ruiz Sternberg
Salud sexual y reproductiva
Salud pública
Investigación Clínica
Epidemiología
VPH
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,278
1,314
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Colombia
Beatriz L Gómez
Mycoses
histoplasmosis
immunodiagnosis
molecular diagnosis
endemic mycoses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,262
1,501
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Colombia
Luis H. Gutierrez
Organización Industrial
Gobierno Corporativo
Regulación
Microeconomía
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,163
2,167
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Colombia
David Hermando Barbosa Ramirez
Derecho Constitucional
Derecho Laboral y Seguridad Social
liderazgo
dirección de recursos humanos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,815
1,570
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Colombia
Manuel Rojas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,744
3,552
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Colombia
Paul Laissue
Human Genetics
Genomics
Quantitative Genetics
Complex Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,716
1,396
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Colombia
Nicola Clerici
Landscape Ecology
Remote Sensing
Ecosystem Services
Deforestation
Conservation ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,682
2,619
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Colombia
Giovanni-Efrain Reyes-Ortiz
Gerencia Estratégica
Planificación Estratégica
Política Económica
Integración Económica
Cálculo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,637
2,071
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,262
Colombia
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Juan Manuel Anaya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,805
12,348
0.414
Translational Medicine
Longevity
Centenarians
Autoimmunity
Immunogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,500
Colombia
54
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carlos Eduardo Mendez Alvarez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,118
5,160
0.341
Organizaciones
Cultura y Clima Organizacional
Procesos de Cambio
Estrategia y Cultura
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,019
Colombia
62
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Juan Mauricio Pardo-Oviedo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,819
4,772
0.345
Investigación Clínica
Filosofía de la Ciencia
Educación Médica
Medicina Critica
Medicina Interna
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,176
Colombia
71
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
James Edward Richardson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,772
4,292
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,682
Colombia
99
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Juan David Ramírez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,900
6,689
0.676
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
Parasitology
Genomic surveillance
Virology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,747
Colombia
132
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Camilo Salazar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,084
3,880
0.480
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
Population Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,827
Colombia
153
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Francoise Contreras
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,493
4,152
0.554
Leadership
organizational behavior
quality of life
sustainability and Business
social sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,236
Colombia
161
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jorge Enrique Correa-Bautista
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,228
4,210
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,353
Colombia
168
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Antonio Miguel-Cruz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,083
4,320
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,655
Colombia
172
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Claudio Mastronardi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,024
2,614
0.372
Neuroscience
Neuroimmunomodulation
Neurodegeneration
Genomics
Personalized Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,057
Colombia
174
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Arlene B. Tickner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,960
3,048
0.438
International Relations Theory
Security
Foreign Policy
Latin America
Colombia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,696
Colombia
251
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Carolina Ramírez Santana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,580
4,564
0.818
Medicine
Immunology
Molecular Biology
Autoimmunity
Biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,079
Colombia
258
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Juan F. Vargas|Juan F. Vargas, Juan Fernando Vargas Duque, Juan Fernando Vargas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,420
3,107
0.573
Economics
Political Economy
Development Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,642
Colombia
326
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Carmen-Elisa Florez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,608
1,000
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,355
Colombia
335
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mauricio Linares
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,509
1,284
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,752
Colombia
347
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Diana M. Monsalve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,437
3,917
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,083
Colombia
348
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yeny Acosta Ampudia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,409
3,906
0.886
Autoimmune diseases
immunology
COVID-19
autoimmune ecology
biomarkers in autoimmune diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,814
Colombia
362
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Angela María Ruiz Sternberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,278
1,314
0.307
Salud sexual y reproductiva
Salud pública
Investigación Clínica
Epidemiología
VPH
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,593
Colombia
363
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Beatriz L Gómez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,262
1,501
0.352
Mycoses
histoplasmosis
immunodiagnosis
molecular diagnosis
endemic mycoses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,938
Colombia
375
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Luis H. Gutierrez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,163
2,167
0.521
Organización Industrial
Gobierno Corporativo
Regulación
Microeconomía
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,029
Colombia
417
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David Hermando Barbosa Ramirez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,815
1,570
0.412
Derecho Constitucional
Derecho Laboral y Seguridad Social
liderazgo
dirección de recursos humanos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,399
Colombia
427
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Manuel Rojas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,744
3,552
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,182
Colombia
430
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paul Laissue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,716
1,396
0.376
Human Genetics
Genomics
Quantitative Genetics
Complex Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,357
Colombia
434
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nicola Clerici
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,682
2,619
0.711
Landscape Ecology
Remote Sensing
Ecosystem Services
Deforestation
Conservation ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,380
Colombia
444
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Giovanni-Efrain Reyes-Ortiz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,637
2,071
0.569
Gerencia Estratégica
Planificación Estratégica
Política Económica
Integración Económica
Cálculo