Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University College London Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358,923
134,146
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348,153
144,383
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Social determinants of health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322,540
105,380
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
mind
brain
social interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244,720
52,811
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Neuroscience Decision Making Neural Replay Reinforcement Learning (RL) DopamineComputational Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,205
58,571
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185,284
74,129
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Probabilistic modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,825
63,798
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
neurology
dementia
neuroimaging
MRI
alzheimer's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,011
93,302
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Borderline personality disorder
psychotherapy outcomes
attachment theory
psychoanalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,542
63,405
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
ageing and health
social inequality in health
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,447
63,647
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Pathophysiology of Movement Disorders
non-invasive brain stimulation
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,249
51,755
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Multiple Sclerosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,998
59,151
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,654
95,106
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Astronomy
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,603
36,535
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Neuroscience
ATP
adenosine
purinergic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,687
22,306
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Hearing
Communication
Global Health
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,184
82,962
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,872
70,060
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cardiomyopathy
heart failure
genetics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,935
75,454
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,841
42,237
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
statistics
medical statistics
pediatrics
growth
nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,723
32,791
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
NCDs
prevention
informatics
global health
EBM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,611
94,952
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
autism
dyslexia
social cognitive neuroscience
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,006
30,684
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,130
55,036
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cardiac anatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,178
42,470
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Neuroimaging
Medical Image Computing
Medical Image Analysis
Computational Anatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,188
34,455
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Karl Friston
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358,923
134,146
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126
10
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jonathan Butterworth
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348,153
144,383
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168
15
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael G Marmot
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322,540
105,380
0.327
Social determinants of health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480
39
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chris Frith
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244,720
52,811
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
814
62
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Raymond J Dolan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,205
58,571
0.293
Neuroscience Decision Making Neural Replay Reinforcement Learning (RL) DopamineComputational Psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
960
71
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ofer Lahav
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185,284
74,129
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,105
83
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter A Wijeratne
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,825
63,798
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,152
87
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nick C Fox
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,011
93,302
0.559
neurology
dementia
neuroimaging
MRI
alzheimer's disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,230
89
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter Fonagy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,542
63,405
0.392
Borderline personality disorder
psychotherapy outcomes
attachment theory
psychoanalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,246
90
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eric Brunner
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,447
63,647
0.397
ageing and health
social inequality in health
diabetes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,315
94
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John Rothwell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,249
51,755
0.331
Pathophysiology of Movement Disorders
non-invasive brain stimulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,419
109
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alan J Thompson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,998
59,151
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,489
112
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Susan Michie
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,654
95,106
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,516
117
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Richard S Ellis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,603
36,535
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,535
122
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Geoffrey Burnstock
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,687
22,306
0.154
Neuroscience
ATP
adenosine
purinergic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,597
129
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Adrian Davis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,184
82,962
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,604
130
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Steptoe A
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,872
70,060
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,674
136
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Perry Elliott
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,935
75,454
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,771
144
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John Deanfield
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,841
42,237
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,917
154
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tim J Cole
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,723
32,791
0.255
statistics
medical statistics
pediatrics
growth
nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,976
160
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Amitava Banerjee
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,611
94,952
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,100
170
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Uta Frith
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,006
30,684
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,578
203
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hiranya Peiris
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,130
55,036
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,889
227
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robert H Anderson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,178
42,470
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,943
233
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
John Ashburner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,188
34,455
0.334
Neuroimaging
Medical Image Computing
Medical Image Analysis
Computational Anatomy