Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 2.629 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
Proteomics
Systems biology
Metabolic diseases
Cancer
Signal Transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355,598
105,617
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
genome
microbiome
diabetes
metabolism
cardiovascular disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,224
94,181
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,115
54,428
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
Systems Medicine
Digital Health
Data Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,165
56,980
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Genetics
Diabetes
Obesity
Gut Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,577
66,271
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
nutrition
obesity
metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,371
39,449
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,021
51,915
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Population Genetics
Evolutionary genetics
Evolution
Statistical Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,446
39,464
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
bioinformatics
data visualization
network biology
systems biology
text mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,150
64,937
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bioinformatics
data science
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,377
21,576
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Malaria
Infectious diseases
Machine Learning
Mathematical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,780
64,315
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Electrocatalysis
Catalysis
Atomic Scale Simulations
Density functional theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,056
46,133
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
evolution
genomics
population genetics
ancient DNA
environmental DNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,115
37,238
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Microbiome Systems Biology
Microbiome Data Science
Human Microbiome
Human Microbiota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,560
44,813
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chemical Biofilm Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,772
19,227
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
plankton ecosystems
carbon cycling in the ocean
Earth System science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,286
34,910
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Palaeogenetics
Genomics
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,620
31,758
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,163
22,549
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
pediatric nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,881
26,309
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Regional climate
climate phenomena
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,644
19,495
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,211
16,520
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Phage Discovery
Bioinformatics
Supercomputing
Artificial Intelligence in Life Science
Rainforest omics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,231
26,619
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Survival analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,127
14,839
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Security studies
Sociology of Science
International Relations Theory
Securitization
Conflict Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,099
16,152
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Galaxy formation
Gamma-ray Bursts
quasars
instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,321
20,598
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Matthias Mann
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355,598
105,617
0.297
Proteomics
Systems biology
Metabolic diseases
Cancer
Signal Transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
495
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Oluf Pedersen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,224
94,181
0.383
genome
microbiome
diabetes
metabolism
cardiovascular disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
969
5
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jens Juul Holst
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,115
54,428
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,373
7
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Søren Brunak
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,165
56,980
0.367
Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
Systems Medicine
Digital Health
Data Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,522
8
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Torben Hansen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,577
66,271
0.449
Genetics
Diabetes
Obesity
Gut Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,005
10
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Arne Astrup
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,371
39,449
0.310
nutrition
obesity
metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,444
13
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Karsten Kristiansen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,021
51,915
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,466
14
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rasmus Nielsen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,446
39,464
0.345
Population Genetics
Evolutionary genetics
Evolution
Statistical Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,481
15
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lars Juhl Jensen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,150
64,937
0.569
bioinformatics
data visualization
network biology
systems biology
text mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,735
18
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anders Krogh
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,377
21,576
0.234
Bioinformatics
data science
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,790
19
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Samir Bhatt
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,780
64,315
0.701
Malaria
Infectious diseases
Machine Learning
Mathematical Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,016
26
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jan Rossmeisl
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,056
46,133
0.591
Electrocatalysis
Catalysis
Atomic Scale Simulations
Density functional theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,111
27
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Eske Willerslev
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,115
37,238
0.483
evolution
genomics
population genetics
ancient DNA
environmental DNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,900
31
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Manimozhiyan Arumugam
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,560
44,813
0.635
Microbiome Systems Biology
Microbiome Data Science
Human Microbiome
Human Microbiota
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,164
34
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael Givskov
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,772
19,227
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,685
42
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Katherine Richardson
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,286
34,910
0.535
plankton ecosystems
carbon cycling in the ocean
Earth System science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,806
43
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
M Thomas P Gilbert
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,620
31,758
0.491
Palaeogenetics
Genomics
Evolutionary Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,068
45
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jesper V Olsen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,163
22,549
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,116
47
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kim F Michaelsen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,881
26,309
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,332
48
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jens Hesselbjerg Christensen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,644
19,495
0.316
Regional climate
climate phenomena
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,616
54
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kristian Helin
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,211
16,520
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,812
56
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Thomas Sicheritz Ponten
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,231
26,619
0.449
Phage Discovery
Bioinformatics
Supercomputing
Artificial Intelligence in Life Science
Rainforest omics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,073
63
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Per Kragh Andersen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,127
14,839
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,078
64
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ole Wæver
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,099
16,152
0.299
Security studies
Sociology of Science
International Relations Theory
Securitization
Conflict Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,270
66
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Johan Fynbo
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,321
20,598
0.386
Galaxy formation
Gamma-ray Bursts
quasars
instrumentation