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
Neuroimmune Pharmacology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,123
15,769
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cancer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,120
26,510
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
toxicology
chemical carcinogenesis
urinary tract cancer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,699
8,566
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,368
10,518
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,539
21,530
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Neurodegeneration
Virology
Immunology
OMICS
Systems Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,209
11,877
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
rheumatology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,883
14,050
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Epidemiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Cost Effectiveness
Patient Reported Outcomes
Pharmacovigilance
Patient Registries
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,136
11,093
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Public Health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,867
7,079
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biostatistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,570
11,081
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cancer Genetics
Birth Defects
Personalized Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,783
3,686
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
extracellular matrix
cardiac remodeling
aging
inflammation
fibrosis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,169
10,928
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Kidney transplantation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,141
9,354
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Infectious diseases
health security
global health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,735
4,732
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
cancer
signaling
endocytic traffic
immunology
ubiquitin ligases
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,319
3,974
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Microbiology
Bacterial pathogenesis
bacterial metabolism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,872
8,746
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Schizophrenia
neurodevelopmental disorders
molecular biology
animal models
postmortem
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,782
5,070
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Neuroscience
NeuroAIDS
Drug abuse
Epigenetics
Autophagy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,644
9,114
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Pathology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,387
13,800
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,338
9,829
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Cancer
Immunology
Antibody therapeutics
Pancreatic cancer
Tumor Microenvironment
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,231
11,698
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Infectious Diseases
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,596
5,861
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
HIV/SIV
Substance Abuse
Inflammation
COVID-19
ZIka
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,398
13,512
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Breast cells
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,160
3,395
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Alzheimer's Disease
Parkinson's Disease
Frontotemporal dementia
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Neurodegeneration
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,757
7,558
0.480
Howard E Gendelman
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,123
15,769
0.281
Surinder Batra
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,120
26,510
0.499
Samuel M Cohen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,699
8,566
0.233
toxicology
chemical carcinogenesis
urinary tract cancer
Susan Swindells
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,368
10,518
0.346
Andre Kalil
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,539
21,530
0.729
Howard Fox
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,209
11,877
0.407
Neurodegeneration
Virology
Immunology
OMICS
Systems Biology
Ted Mikuls
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,883
14,050
0.504
Kaleb Michaud
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,136
11,093
0.409
Epidemiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Cost Effectiveness
Patient Reported Outcomes
Pharmacovigilance
Patient Registries
Mohammad Siahpush
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,867
7,079
0.274
Lynette Smith
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,570
11,081
0.433
Warren Sanger
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,783
3,686
0.169
Cancer Genetics
Birth Defects
Personalized Medicine
Merry Lindsey
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,169
10,928
0.516
extracellular matrix
cardiac remodeling
aging
inflammation
fibrosis
Roslyn Bernstein Mannon
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,141
9,354
0.464
Ali Shan Khan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,735
4,732
0.240
Hamid Band
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,319
3,974
0.206
cancer
signaling
endocytic traffic
immunology
ubiquitin ligases
Paul D Fey
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,872
8,746
0.463
Microbiology
Bacterial pathogenesis
bacterial metabolism
Karoly Mirnics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,782
5,070
0.285
Schizophrenia
neurodevelopmental disorders
molecular biology
animal models
postmortem
Palsamy Periyasamy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,644
9,114
0.517
Neuroscience
NeuroAIDS
Drug abuse
Epigenetics
Autophagy
Joseph Khoury
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,387
13,800
0.794
Jingwei Xie
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,338
9,829
0.567
Maneesh Jain
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,231
11,698
0.679
Cancer
Immunology
Antibody therapeutics
Pancreatic cancer
Tumor Microenvironment
H Dele Davies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,596
5,861
0.353
Siddappa N Byrareddy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,398
13,512
0.824
Vimla Band
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,160
3,395
0.210
Xinglong Wang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,757
7,558
0.480
Alzheimer's Disease
Parkinson's Disease
Frontotemporal dementia
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Neurodegeneration