Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.338 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
Molecular and cellular biology of cancer
lung cancer translational research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,982
31,824
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Pathology
Molecular biology
lung cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,176
25,892
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,712
50,149
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,908
35,477
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,525
21,205
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cardiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,118
39,743
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Neuroscience
Neurogenetics
Mouse
Genetics
Circadian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,054
28,553
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,192
15,249
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cardiology quality of care and outcomes research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,244
38,292
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
metabolism
cancer
genetics
imaging
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,246
44,072
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,273
28,936
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alzheimer's Disease
Atherosclerosis
Neuroscience
Vascular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,410
12,722
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
L++
Human Code
Life Design
Life Sciences
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,970
41,456
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cardiac Electrophysiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,188
27,988
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,530
21,982
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Metabolism
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,282
17,588
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
healthcare associated infections
antimicrobial resistance
respiratory virus infections
prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,876
13,866
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Heart failure
Cardiology
Heart transplant
LVAD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,529
27,887
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Noncoding RNAs
microRNAs
post-transcriptional regulation
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,335
21,462
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
genomics
epigenetics
bioinformatics
computational biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,737
16,641
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,568
14,434
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,434
8,258
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,532
20,551
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Genomics
Metagenomics
Microbiome
Bioinformatics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,409
17,172
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Molecular cooperativity
Nano-immuno-oncology
cancer nanomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,507
13,747
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,250
546
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John Minna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,982
31,824
0.195
Molecular and cellular biology of cancer
lung cancer translational research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,264
555
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Adi Gazdar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,176
25,892
0.160
Pathology
Molecular biology
lung cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,577
702
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Beth Levine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,712
50,149
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,177
1,005
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Philipp E Scherer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,908
35,477
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,552
1,211
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jerry W Shay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,525
21,205
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,571
1,217
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
James De Lemos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,118
39,743
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,925
1,861
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joseph S Takahashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,054
28,553
0.317
Neuroscience
Neurogenetics
Mouse
Genetics
Circadian
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,132
1,950
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Steven Kliewer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,192
15,249
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,281
2,029
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sandeep R Das
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,244
38,292
0.449
Cardiology quality of care and outcomes research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,004
2,366
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ralph Deberardinis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,246
44,072
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,423
2,566
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joseph A Hill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,273
28,936
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,845
3,233
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joachim Herz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,410
12,722
0.198
Alzheimer's Disease
Atherosclerosis
Neuroscience
Vascular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,097
3,357
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Daehwan Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,970
41,456
0.658
L++
Human Code
Life Design
Life Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,052
3,831
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mark Steven Link
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,188
27,988
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,455
4,026
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nick Grishin
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,530
21,982
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,521
4,059
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jay D Horton
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,282
17,588
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,620
4,104
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Trish M Perl
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,876
13,866
0.248
healthcare associated infections
antimicrobial resistance
respiratory virus infections
prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,215
4,385
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mark Drazner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,529
27,887
0.521
Heart failure
Cardiology
Heart transplant
LVAD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,868
4,682
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Joshua Mendell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,335
21,462
0.418
Noncoding RNAs
microRNAs
post-transcriptional regulation
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,019
5,207
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gary Hon
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,737
16,641
0.349
genomics
epigenetics
bioinformatics
computational biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,303
5,815
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hua Yu Leo Wang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,568
14,434
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,342
6,304
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sandra L Schmid
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,434
8,258
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,795
6,513
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yujin Hoshida
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,532
20,551
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,863
6,543
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Brandi Cantarel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,409
17,172
0.415
Genomics
Metagenomics
Microbiome
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,381
6,786
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jinming Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,507
13,747
0.339
Molecular cooperativity
Nano-immuno-oncology
cancer nanomedicine