Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 2.588 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
lipoproteins
pharmacogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203,404
59,080
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
breast cancer
mammary development
matrix metalloproteinases
stem cells
single cell analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185,012
45,422
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180,231
47,124
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
microbiome
nutrition
pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,000
87,310
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
kidney disease
outcomes research
health policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,275
51,518
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
kidney
kidney disease
nephrology
acute kidney injury
chronic kidney disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,068
46,189
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,497
54,536
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,961
44,771
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cardiovascular diseases
Diabets
Hypertension
Heart Failure
Preventive Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,436
41,338
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,984
29,635
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Health Services Research - Cardiovascular Disease - Clinical Informatics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,187
41,009
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
oncology
prostate cancer
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,736
47,498
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,658
33,520
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
cardiovascular disease
hypertension
health equity
young adults
excess mortality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,209
44,724
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Developmental biology
cardiac regeneration
genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,172
38,525
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Clinical research
arrhythmias
technology
alcohol
mobile health
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,802
38,350
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,213
20,364
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,481
21,333
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
HIV
COVID-19
Immunotherapy
Medicine
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,990
35,817
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,816
17,806
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Brain Tumor Pathology and Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,350
45,547
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,318
15,398
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
cardiac electrophysiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,018
31,881
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,364
12,288
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Atherosclerosis
Alzheimer's disease
cholesterol
apolipoproteins
apoE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,361
11,199
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
812
323
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ronald M Krauss
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203,404
59,080
0.290
lipoproteins
pharmacogenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
988
409
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zena Werb
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185,012
45,422
0.246
breast cancer
mammary development
matrix metalloproteinases
stem cells
single cell analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,027
431
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Susan Folkman
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180,231
47,124
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,165
495
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter Turnbaugh
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,000
87,310
0.517
microbiome
nutrition
pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,202
520
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neil R Powe
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,275
51,518
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,710
767
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chi Yuan Hsu
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,068
46,189
0.332
kidney
kidney disease
nephrology
acute kidney injury
chronic kidney disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,770
795
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jonathan S Weissman
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,497
54,536
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,836
823
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Douglas C Bauer
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,961
44,771
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,869
842
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Prakash Deedwania
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,436
41,338
0.312
Cardiovascular diseases
Diabets
Hypertension
Heart Failure
Preventive Cardiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,938
880
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lewis L Lanier
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,984
29,635
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,277
1,067
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mary Whooley
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,187
41,009
0.344
Health Services Research - Cardiovascular Disease - Clinical Informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366
1,111
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peter Carroll
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,736
47,498
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,650
1,254
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peter Walter
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,658
33,520
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,667
1,265
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kirsten Bibbins Domingo
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,209
44,724
0.406
cardiovascular disease
hypertension
health equity
young adults
excess mortality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,669
1,267
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Deepak Srivastava
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,172
38,525
0.350
Developmental biology
cardiac regeneration
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,692
1,278
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gregory M Marcus *
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,802
38,350
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,991
1,423
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Frank Mccormick
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,213
20,364
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,207
1,533
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alan Verkman
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,481
21,333
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,438
1,634
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Steven G Deeks
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,990
35,817
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,403
2,093
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alvarez Buylla
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,816
17,806
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,558
2,164
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Arie Perry
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,350
45,547
0.553
Brain Tumor Pathology and Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,669
2,217
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Allan Basbaum
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,318
15,398
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,706
2,230
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael D Lesh
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,018
31,881
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,769
2,254
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter Ganz
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,364
12,288
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,885
2,321
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Robert Mahley
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,361
11,199
0.141
Atherosclerosis
Alzheimer's disease
cholesterol
apolipoproteins
apoE