Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Cambridge 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
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,056
163,827
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Genomics
Human genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genome evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332,439
158,326
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Public Health
Epidemiology
Dementia
Ageing
Longitudinal/Cohort Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,978
128,938
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
noncoding RNA
genetics
molecular biology
genomics
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,697
52,546
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Genetic Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Statistical Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,739
70,555
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
Graphene
Raman Spectroscopy
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,762
70,933
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
statistics
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,145
35,353
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Epidemiology
Public Health
Nutrition
Diabetes
ethnic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,551
68,736
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Protein crystallography
maximum likelihood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,868
48,739
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Autophagy
neurodegenerative diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,149
57,824
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
solid state physics
electronics
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,704
37,000
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,609
54,766
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cell Biology
Proteostasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,181
36,804
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Genetics
stem cells
cancer
genome engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,825
23,950
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,446
37,361
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Developmental and forensic psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,962
23,719
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Machine Learning
Bayesian Statistics
Neural Networks
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,805
51,137
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Hypertension
Pharmacology
Adrenal
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,973
26,871
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Lewy
dementia
depression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,723
42,162
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
astronomy
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,566
26,961
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Animal Behaviour
Ecology
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,009
23,877
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
protein folding misfolding p53 and cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,053
12,917
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Psychology
Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,247
22,452
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Stroke
Vascular Cognitive Impairment
Vascular dementia
CADASIL
Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,506
43,196
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Quasars
Galaxies
Space Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,588
33,880
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nicholas Wareham
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,056
163,827
0.459
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150
13
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Durbin
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332,439
158,326
0.476
Genomics
Human genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genome evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
665
48
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carol Brayne
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,978
128,938
0.592
Public Health
Epidemiology
Dementia
Ageing
Longitudinal/Cohort Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
710
51
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gregory Hannon
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,697
52,546
0.249
noncoding RNA
genetics
molecular biology
genomics
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
716
52
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Douglas Easton
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,739
70,555
0.336
Genetic Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Statistical Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,117
84
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrea C Ferrari
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,762
70,933
0.418
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
Graphene
Raman Spectroscopy
Condensed Matter Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,365
103
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Spiegelhalter
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,145
35,353
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,474
111
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nita Forouhi
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,551
68,736
0.466
Epidemiology
Public Health
Nutrition
Diabetes
ethnic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,936
156
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Randy J Read
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,868
48,739
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,956
159
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Rubinsztein
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,149
57,824
0.455
Autophagy
neurodegenerative diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,996
162
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John Robertson
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,704
37,000
0.294
solid state physics
electronics
materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,151
175
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tony Onwuegbuzie
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,609
54,766
0.454
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,473
193
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Ron
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,181
36,804
0.328
Cell Biology
Proteostasis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,591
204
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Allan Bradley
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,825
23,950
0.218
Genetics
stem cells
cancer
genome engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,614
206
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michel Goedert
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,446
37,361
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,115
246
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael Lamb
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,962
23,719
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,124
248
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zoubin Ghahramani
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,805
51,137
0.512
Machine Learning
Bayesian Statistics
Neural Networks
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,175
252
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
MJ Brown
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,973
26,871
0.271
Hypertension
Pharmacology
Adrenal
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,261
260
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John O Brien
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,723
42,162
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,267
262
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Robert Kennicutt
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,566
26,961
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,311
266
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tim Clutton Brock
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,009
23,877
0.246
Animal Behaviour
Ecology
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,378
269
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alan Fersht
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,053
12,917
0.134
protein folding misfolding p53 and cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,425
278
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
ME Lamb
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,247
22,452
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,492
288
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hugh Markus
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,506
43,196
0.457
Stroke
Vascular Cognitive Impairment
Vascular dementia
CADASIL
Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,559
293
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Richard McMahon
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,588
33,880
0.362
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Quasars
Galaxies
Space Science