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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 716 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
Physique
Astrophysique
Cosmologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,177
30,547
0.302
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rheumatology
Internal medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,140
25,122
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
evolutionary biology
social behaviour
life-history traits
statistical inferenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,023
10,579
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
neurobiology
neuropharmacologie
cell signalling
GPCR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,383
6,470
0.119
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
nanoporous materials
metal organic frameworks
computational chemistry
molecular modellin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,515
23,381
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Human Evolutionary Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,693
7,002
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
neuropharmacology
GPCR
Neurobiology
Glutamate
GAB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,412
10,057
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
2D materials
electrocatalysis
energy conversio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,302
16,395
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
migraine
headache
neurology
genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,089
13,381
0.460
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
HIV
HTLV
HCV
Malaria
Ebol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,812
6,483
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
traitement du cancer du poumo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,675
7,239
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Statistical physics
Soft Matter
Disordered systems
Numerical simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,072
10,164
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Public Health
Clinical epidemiology
Clinical research
Nephrolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,760
5,137
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
haemostasi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,450
11,204
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
glasses
gels
soft matter
disordered systems
glas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,418
5,851
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plasticité musculaire
mécanismes moléculaires de la contraction
locomotion humain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,082
8,263
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
theoretical ecology
resilience science
early warning signals
critical transition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,527
12,058
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Neurodegeneration
Biomarkers
Alzheimer
Proteomics
Stem Cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,479
8,753
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Molecular and Cellular Parasitolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,175
7,646
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Terahetz Science and Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,042
5,694
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Quantum optics
spin physics
nanoscale magnetometry
spintronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,009
8,760
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Matériau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,908
9,045
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
physiopathologie des maladies respiratoires
BPCO
réhabilitation maladies chronique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,609
3,098
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Evolutionary Ecology
Disease Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,722
3,505
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Biodiversity
Terrestrial invertebrates
Ecology
Biogeography
Taxonom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,446
5,962
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,359
61
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Johann Cohen-Tanugi
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,177
30,547
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,182
105
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Combe Bernard
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,140
25,122
0.353
Rheumatology
Internal medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,338
142
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Francois Rousset
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,023
10,579
0.179
evolutionary biology
social behaviour
life-history traits
statistical inferenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,500
166
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Joel Bockaert
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,383
6,470
0.119
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,641
179
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Guillaume Maurin
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,515
23,381
0.463
nanoporous materials
metal organic frameworks
computational chemistry
molecular modellin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,031
210
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michel Raymond
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,693
7,002
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,615
222
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jean-Philippe Pin
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,412
10,057
0.221
neuropharmacology
GPCR
Neurobiology
Glutamate
GAB
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,080
489
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Damien Voiry
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,302
16,395
0.560
2D materials
electrocatalysis
energy conversio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,381
493
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Anne Ducros
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,089
13,381
0.460
migraine
headache
neurology
genetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,409
610
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eric Delaporte
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,812
6,483
0.251
HIV
HTLV
HCV
Malaria
Ebol
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,406
653
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pujol
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,675
7,239
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,649
683
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ludovic Berthier
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,072
10,164
0.422
Statistical physics
Soft Matter
Disordered systems
Numerical simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,246
699
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paul Landais
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,760
5,137
0.216
Public Health
Clinical epidemiology
Clinical research
Nephrolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,864
716
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jean-Christophe Gris
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,450
11,204
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,922
719
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Walter Kob
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,418
5,851
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,959
789
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Candau Robin
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,082
8,263
0.374
Plasticité musculaire
mécanismes moléculaires de la contraction
locomotion humain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,346
822
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Vasilis Dakos
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,527
12,058
0.560
theoretical ecology
resilience science
early warning signals
critical transition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,466
825
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sylvain Lehmann
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,479
8,753
0.408
Neurodegeneration
Biomarkers
Alzheimer
Proteomics
Stem Cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,135
996
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sébastien Besteiro
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,175
7,646
0.399
Molecular and Cellular Parasitolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,612
1,014
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wojciech Knap
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,042
5,694
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,725
1,019
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Vincent Jacques
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,009
8,760
0.461
Quantum optics
spin physics
nanoscale magnetometry
spintronic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,054
1,023
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Philippe Miele
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,908
9,045
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,820
1,135
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christian Prefaut
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,609
3,098
0.176
physiopathologie des maladies respiratoires
BPCO
réhabilitation maladies chronique
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,983
1,716
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thierry Boulinier
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,722
3,505
0.255
Evolutionary Ecology
Disease Ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,859
1,767
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Thibaud Decaens
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,446
5,962
0.443
Biodiversity
Terrestrial invertebrates
Ecology
Biogeography
Taxonom