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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 375 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
Translational Medicine
Longevity
Centenarians
Autoimmunity
Immunogenetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,740
13,234
0.431
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Organizaciones
Cultura y Clima Organizacional
Procesos de Cambio
Estrategia y Cultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,557
5,425
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Investigación Clínica
Filosofía de la Ciencia
Educación Médica
Medicina Critica
Medicina Intern
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,242
5,092
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Natural History of Plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,075
4,563
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
Parasitology
Genomic surveillance
Virolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,525
7,349
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
Population Genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,348
4,147
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Leadership
organizational behavior
quality of life
sustainability and Business
social sustainabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,824
4,478
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Science educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,376
4,437
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,335
4,607
0.628
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Neuroscience
Neuroimmunomodulation
Neurodegeneration
Genomics
Personalized Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,257
2,810
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
International Relations Theory
Security
Foreign Policy
Latin America
Colombi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,256
3,323
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Medicine
Immunology
Molecular Biology
Autoimmunity
Biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,866
4,843
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ergonomía
psicología cognitiva
ciencias del movimient
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,773
1,967
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Economics
Political Economy
Development Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,573
3,306
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Climatology
Land-atmosphere interactions
Land use
Land cover change
Extreme event
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,700
4,248
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biología Molecular
Inmunología
Autoinmunida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,689
4,157
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Demografía
Población
Desarroll
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,682
1,110
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Autoimmune diseases
immunology
COVID-19
autoimmune ecology
biomarkers in autoimmune disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,668
4,160
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,600
1,351
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mycoses
histoplasmosis
immunodiagnosis
molecular diagnosis
endemic mycose
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,349
1,552
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Salud sexual y reproductiva
Salud pública
Investigación Clínica
Epidemiología
VP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,279
1,383
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Organización Industrial
Gobierno Corporativo
Regulación
Microeconomí
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,130
2,248
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,984
3,787
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Landscape Ecology
Remote Sensing
Ecosystem Services
Deforestation
Conservation ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,961
2,891
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Derecho Constitucional
Derecho Laboral y Seguridad Social
liderazgo
dirección de recursos humano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,836
1,615
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,330
29
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Juan Manuel Anaya
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,740
13,234
0.431
Translational Medicine
Longevity
Centenarians
Autoimmunity
Immunogenetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,112
56
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carlos Eduardo Mendez Alvarez
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,557
5,425
0.349
Organizaciones
Cultura y Clima Organizacional
Procesos de Cambio
Estrategia y Cultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,579
64
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Juan Mauricio Pardo-Oviedo
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,242
5,092
0.358
Investigación Clínica
Filosofía de la Ciencia
Educación Médica
Medicina Critica
Medicina Intern
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,347
76
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
James Edward Richardson
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,075
4,563
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,983
102
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Juan David Ramírez
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,525
7,349
0.698
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
Parasitology
Genomic surveillance
Virolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,743
138
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Camilo Salazar
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,348
4,147
0.497
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
Population Genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,213
156
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Francoise Contreras
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,824
4,478
0.572
Leadership
organizational behavior
quality of life
sustainability and Business
social sustainabilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,214
166
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jorge Enrique Correa-Bautista
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,376
4,437
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,060
167
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Antonio Miguel-Cruz
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,335
4,607
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,753
176
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Claudio Mastronardi
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,257
2,810
0.387
Neuroscience
Neuroimmunomodulation
Neurodegeneration
Genomics
Personalized Medicin
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,772
178
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Arlene B. Tickner
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,256
3,323
0.458
International Relations Theory
Security
Foreign Policy
Latin America
Colombi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,304
251
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Carolina Ramírez Santana
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,866
4,843
0.826
Medicine
Immunology
Molecular Biology
Autoimmunity
Biomarker
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,226
258
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Juan A Castillo-Martínez
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,773
1,967
0.341
Ergonomía
psicología cognitiva
ciencias del movimient
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,884
272
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Juan F. Vargas|Juan F. Vargas, Juan Fernando Vargas Duque, Juan Fernando Vargas
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,573
3,306
0.593
Economics
Political Economy
Development Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,710
339
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Benjamin Quesada
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,700
4,248
0.904
Climatology
Land-atmosphere interactions
Land use
Land cover change
Extreme event
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,169
341
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Diana M. Monsalve
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,689
4,157
0.887
Biología Molecular
Inmunología
Autoinmunida
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,544
342
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carmen-Elisa Florez
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,682
1,110
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,116
343
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yeny Acosta Ampudia
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,668
4,160
0.891
Autoimmune diseases
immunology
COVID-19
autoimmune ecology
biomarkers in autoimmune disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,388
349
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mauricio Linares
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,600
1,351
0.294
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,821
372
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Beatriz L Gómez
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,349
1,552
0.357
Mycoses
histoplasmosis
immunodiagnosis
molecular diagnosis
endemic mycose
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,623
384
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Angela María Ruiz Sternberg
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,279
1,383
0.323
Salud sexual y reproductiva
Salud pública
Investigación Clínica
Epidemiología
VP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,991
406
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Luis H. Gutierrez
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,130
2,248
0.544
Organización Industrial
Gobierno Corporativo
Regulación
Microeconomí
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,410
428
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Manuel Rojas
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,984
3,787
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,750
431
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nicola Clerici
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,961
2,891
0.730
Landscape Ecology
Remote Sensing
Ecosystem Services
Deforestation
Conservation ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,387
444
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David Hermando Barbosa Ramirez
Universidad del Rosario
Bogotá, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,836
1,615
0.421
Derecho Constitucional
Derecho Laboral y Seguridad Social
liderazgo
dirección de recursos humano