Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 497 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
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,524
34,729
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,965
29,984
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
pharmacology
nitric oxide
hydrogen sulfide
PARP
mitochondria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,011
20,924
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lingustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,160
11,246
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
public health
epidemiology
surveillance
chronic disease
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,167
27,326
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stimuli-responsive Polymers
Polymers
Polymer Chemistry
Polymer Science
Stimuli-Responsive Materials.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,608
14,840
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ecology
Biological Invasions
Invasion Biology
Biological Control
Macroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,534
22,210
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
physics
game theories in AI epoch
human motivations
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,550
9,924
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,716
6,590
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Circadian clock
Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,132
7,983
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Proteomics
Autophagy
Skin
Mass Spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,031
14,652
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Radical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,510
3,570
0.125
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Soft Matter
Materials Science
Energy Materials
Optics
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,173
9,750
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Quiescence
Cell Proliferation Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,421
8,688
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Glaciology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,012
14,444
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
computational physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,849
9,080
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chemie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,493
1,720
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thermogenesis
body composition
obesity
weight regain
catch-up growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,401
4,207
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hypothalamus
Calcium Binding-Proteins
REM sleep
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,195
1,860
0.102
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sleep
Memory
EEG
fMRT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,910
7,562
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
plant-pathogen interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,169
3,055
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
auxin transport
p-glycoprotein
ABC transporter
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,310
5,531
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
My research program utilizes the concepts of both molecular recognition and self-assembly to
(ii) catalysts
(iii) energy/gas s
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,203
7,203
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
plant cell wall
plant-pathogen interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,071
2,863
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,517
5,186
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,467
32
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Patrice Nordmann
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,524
34,729
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,867
58
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Laurent Poirel
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,965
29,984
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,935
59
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Csaba Szabo
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,011
20,924
0.232
pharmacology
nitric oxide
hydrogen sulfide
PARP
mitochondria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,558
194
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter Trudgill
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,160
11,246
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,038
251
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Arnaud Chiolero
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,167
27,326
0.664
public health
epidemiology
surveillance
chronic disease
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,884
298
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christoph Weder
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,608
14,840
0.405
Stimuli-responsive Polymers
Polymers
Polymer Chemistry
Polymer Science
Stimuli-Responsive Materials.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,955
302
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sven Bacher
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,534
22,210
0.608
Ecology
Biological Invasions
Invasion Biology
Biological Control
Macroecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,716
317
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yi Cheng Zhang
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,550
9,924
0.279
physics
game theories in AI epoch
human motivations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,364
335
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jean Pierre Metraux
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,716
6,590
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,909
427
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Urs Albrecht
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,132
7,983
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,053
429
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joern Dengjel
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,031
14,652
0.488
Proteomics
Autophagy
Skin
Mass Spectrometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,911
466
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bernd Giese
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,510
3,570
0.125
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,328
473
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ullrich Steiner
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,173
9,750
0.346
Soft Matter
Materials Science
Energy Materials
Optics
Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,958
524
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Claudio De Virgilio
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,421
8,688
0.329
Quiescence
Cell Proliferation Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,839
709
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Matthias Huss
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,012
14,444
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,292
723
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Philipp Werner
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,849
9,080
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,280
851
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alex Von Zelewsky
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,493
1,720
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,604
858
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Abdul Dulloo
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,401
4,207
0.229
Thermogenesis
body composition
obesity
weight regain
catch-up growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,342
866
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marco R Celio
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,195
1,860
0.102
Hypothalamus
Calcium Binding-Proteins
REM sleep
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,171
952
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Björn Rasch
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,910
7,562
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,512
1,009
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mauch Felix
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,169
3,055
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,678
1,092
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Markus Geisler
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,310
5,531
0.361
auxin transport
p-glycoprotein
ABC transporter
plant biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,215
1,100
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ali Coskun
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,203
7,203
0.474
My research program utilizes the concepts of both molecular recognition and self-assembly to
(ii) catalysts
(iii) energy/gas s
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,656
1,197
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Antony Buchala
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,071
2,863
0.203
plant cell wall
plant-pathogen interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,143
1,247
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Katharina M Fromm
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,517
5,186
0.384