Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University College London 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 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
352,113
127,959
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341,797
137,717
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Social determinants of health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317,829
101,480
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
mind
brain
social interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,253
51,012
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Neuroscience Decision Making Neural Replay Reinforcement Learning (RL) DopamineComputational Psychiatry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,287
56,213
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cosmology
Astrophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182,054
70,990
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Probabilistic modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,594
60,901
0.363
* 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
161,981
88,543
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
ageing and health
social inequality in health
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,251
61,717
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Borderline personality disorder
psychotherapy outcomes
attachment theory
psychoanalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,382
59,888
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Pathophysiology of Movement Disorders
non-invasive brain stimulation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,156
49,871
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Multiple Sclerosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,640
56,975
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Neuroscience
ATP
adenosine
purinergic
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,160
21,847
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Astronomy
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,626
34,767
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,388
91,119
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,119
66,698
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Hearing
Communication
Global Health
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,059
79,227
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cardiomyopathy
heart failure
genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,084
71,904
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,598
40,185
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
statistics
medical statistics
pediatrics
growth
nutrition
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,204
32,965
0.253
* 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
121,510
90,237
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
autism
dyslexia
social cognitive neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,021
29,308
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,221
52,209
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cardiac anatomy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,270
40,898
0.400
* 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
101,782
33,221
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Karl Friston
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352,113
127,959
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125
10
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jonathan Butterworth
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341,797
137,717
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158
12
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael G Marmot
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317,829
101,480
0.319
Social determinants of health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464
37
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chris Frith
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,253
51,012
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
797
60
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Raymond J Dolan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,287
56,213
0.285
Neuroscience Decision Making Neural Replay Reinforcement Learning (RL) DopamineComputational Psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
941
71
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ofer Lahav
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182,054
70,990
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,096
83
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter A Wijeratne
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,594
60,901
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,174
87
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nick C Fox
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,981
88,543
0.547
neurology
dementia
neuroimaging
MRI
alzheimer's disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,227
89
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Eric Brunner
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,251
61,717
0.390
ageing and health
social inequality in health
diabetes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,241
90
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter Fonagy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,382
59,888
0.381
Borderline personality disorder
psychotherapy outcomes
attachment theory
psychoanalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,300
94
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John Rothwell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,156
49,871
0.324
Pathophysiology of Movement Disorders
non-invasive brain stimulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,397
107
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alan J Thompson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,640
56,975
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,475
113
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Geoffrey Burnstock
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,160
21,847
0.152
Neuroscience
ATP
adenosine
purinergic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,485
116
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Richard S Ellis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,626
34,767
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,509
120
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Susan Michie
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,388
91,119
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,619
130
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Steptoe A
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,119
66,698
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,623
131
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Adrian Davis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,059
79,227
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,693
138
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Perry Elliott
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,084
71,904
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,753
143
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John Deanfield
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,598
40,185
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,792
145
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tim J Cole
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,204
32,965
0.253
statistics
medical statistics
pediatrics
growth
nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,021
163
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Amitava Banerjee
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,510
90,237
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,077
169
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Uta Frith
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,021
29,308
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,584
201
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hiranya Peiris
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,221
52,209
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,846
222
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robert H Anderson
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,270
40,898
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,876
224
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
John Ashburner
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,782
33,221
0.326
Neuroimaging
Medical Image Computing
Medical Image Analysis
Computational Anatomy