Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Università degli Studi dell'Aquila Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Italy
Antonio Carolei
Clinical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,279
13,337
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Italy
Mauro Maccarrone
Endocannabinoid signaling
lipoxygenase pathway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,980
14,341
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Italy
Giovanni Pitari
Geoscienze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,907
8,638
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Italy
Simona Sacco
Stroke
Headache
Disorders of Consciousness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,293
26,137
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Italy
Vincenzo Rizi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,135
12,706
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Italy
Claudio Ferri
Cardiovascular medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,895
12,251
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Italy
Giovanni Luca Gravina
biologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,048
10,041
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Italy
Giovambattista Desideri
uric acid
aging
cardiovascular diseases
dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,153
6,637
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Italy
Michele Ferrara
Sleep and cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,702
7,838
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Italy
Marco Ferrari
Near infrared spectroscopy
fNIRS
tissue oxygenation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,719
5,438
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Italy
Sandro Santucci
Physics of surfaces interfaces and nanostructured materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,276
3,234
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Italy
Francesco Dell Isola
Lagrangian Mechanics
Applied Mathematics
Multiphysics Metamaterials
Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,896
8,164
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Italy
Antonio Mecozzi
Physics
Optics
Photonics
Optoelectronics
Optical Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,787
4,424
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Italy
Gianfranco Amicosante
antimicrobial drug resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,675
2,952
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Italy
Paola Cipriani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,674
6,864
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Italy
Domenico Piccolo
Presidente
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,271
6,523
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Italy
Francesco Brancati
Human Genetics
Medical Genetics
Human Molecular Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,034
6,043
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Italy
Marco Iarlori
Geoscienze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,154
2,481
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Italy
Valentina Quaresima
Biomedical optics
tissue oximetry
functional near infrared spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,025
4,995
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Italy
Massimo Fragiacomo
Structural Engineering
Timber Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
Structural Fire Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,686
6,807
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Italy
Cifone Maria Grazia
Inflammation
Tumor biology
Probiotics
Stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,926
3,241
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Italy
Paola Inverardi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,723
2,221
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Italy
Zurab Berezhiani
Particle Physics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,442
3,395
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Italy
Antonio Arcadi
Sintesi Organica
Catalisi life sciences Primo interesse
secondo interesse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,434
2,250
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Italy
Giuseppe Curcio
Cognition
Ageing
Sleep
Psychophysiology
Neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,653
4,504
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,550
Italy
466
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Antonio Carolei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,279
13,337
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,046
Italy
690
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mauro Maccarrone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,980
14,341
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,710
Italy
741
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Giovanni Pitari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,907
8,638
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,281
Italy
806
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Simona Sacco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,293
26,137
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,961
Italy
936
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vincenzo Rizi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,135
12,706
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,605
Italy
1,003
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Claudio Ferri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,895
12,251
0.456
Cardiovascular medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,051
Italy
1,644
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Giovanni Luca Gravina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,048
10,041
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,539
Italy
2,005
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Giovambattista Desideri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,153
6,637
0.411
uric acid
aging
cardiovascular diseases
dementia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,558
Italy
2,098
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michele Ferrara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,702
7,838
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,461
Italy
2,296
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marco Ferrari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,719
5,438
0.369
Near infrared spectroscopy
fNIRS
tissue oxygenation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,842
Italy
2,381
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sandro Santucci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,276
3,234
0.227
Physics of surfaces interfaces and nanostructured materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,059
Italy
2,465
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Francesco Dell Isola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,896
8,164
0.588
Lagrangian Mechanics
Applied Mathematics
Multiphysics Metamaterials
Biomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,736
Italy
2,500
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Antonio Mecozzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,787
4,424
0.321
Physics
Optics
Photonics
Optoelectronics
Optical Communications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,443
Italy
2,534
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gianfranco Amicosante
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,675
2,952
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,448
Italy
2,535
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Paola Cipriani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,674
6,864
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,011
Italy
2,654
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Domenico Piccolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,271
6,523
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,619
Italy
2,721
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Francesco Brancati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,034
6,043
0.464
Human Genetics
Medical Genetics
Human Molecular Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,882
Italy
2,970
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marco Iarlori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,154
2,481
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,909
Italy
3,005
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Valentina Quaresima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,025
4,995
0.415
Biomedical optics
tissue oximetry
functional near infrared spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,599
Italy
3,121
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Massimo Fragiacomo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,686
6,807
0.582
Structural Engineering
Timber Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
Structural Fire Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,365
Italy
3,416
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cifone Maria Grazia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,926
3,241
0.297
Inflammation
Tumor biology
Probiotics
Stem cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,288
Italy
3,491
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Paola Inverardi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,723
2,221
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,102
Italy
3,627
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zurab Berezhiani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,442
3,395
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,177
Italy
3,631
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Antonio Arcadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,434
2,250
0.216
Sintesi Organica
Catalisi life sciences Primo interesse
secondo interesse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,671
Italy
4,000
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Giuseppe Curcio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,653
4,504
0.467
Cognition
Ageing
Sleep
Psychophysiology
Neuropsychology