Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 122 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 Biology
Cancer
Epigenomics
Epigenetics
DNA Methylation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211,534
110,042
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Epigenetics
Cancer Biology
Bioinformatics
DNA Methylation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,902
78,434
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,708
23,157
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,847
29,168
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Parkinson's disease
Huntington's disease
neurodegenerative disease
novel therapies
cell transplantation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,759
23,102
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,847
8,827
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Genomics
Rare and complex diseases
Neurogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,296
21,687
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Neurodegenerative diseases
Complex diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,343
23,166
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
cancer biology
immunology
immunometabolism
oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,144
15,855
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cancer Epigenetics
DNA Methylation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,745
19,137
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
neurodegenerative disease
Parkinson's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,128
10,546
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
pathology
biobanking
oral tolerance
autoimmunity
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,810
20,331
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Biobanking
Biorepository
Pathology
Clinical Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,633
21,693
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Epigenetics
histone modifications
chromatin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,499
11,542
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,632
5,065
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biology
Genetics
Bone
Wnt
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,042
5,482
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Structural Biology
AMPK
plant hormone signaling
hormone receptors
gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,356
10,332
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Structural biology
DNA replication
Protein homeostasis
Protein glycosylation
Cryo-EM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,455
5,528
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cardiac Generation
Cardiac Intensive Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,042
4,401
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,302
3,623
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
epigenetics
variation
probabilistic disease susceptibility
heterogeneity
development and intergenerational programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,191
5,267
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pancreatic cancer
glycosylation
biomarkers
technology development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,828
1,904
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
immunology
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,290
4,056
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
gene regulation
epigenetics
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,012
1,073
0.107
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
733
290
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter W Laird
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211,534
110,042
0.520
Molecular Biology
Cancer
Epigenomics
Epigenetics
DNA Methylation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,105
970
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hui Shen
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,902
78,434
0.633
Epigenetics
Cancer Biology
Bioinformatics
DNA Methylation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,325
1,090
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter A Jones
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,708
23,157
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,308
2,044
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gerhard (Gerry) Coetzee
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,847
29,168
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,451
3,048
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Patrik Brundin
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,759
23,102
0.346
Parkinson's disease
Huntington's disease
neurodegenerative disease
novel therapies
cell transplantation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,180
5,765
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gerd P Pfeifer
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,847
8,827
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,927
6,571
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rita Guerreiro
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,296
21,687
0.525
Genomics
Rare and complex diseases
Neurogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,472
6,827
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jose Bras
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,343
23,166
0.574
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Neurodegenerative diseases
Complex diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,794
8,737
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Russell G Jones
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,144
15,855
0.464
cancer biology
immunology
immunometabolism
oncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,055
9,292
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Toshinori Hinoue
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,745
19,137
0.584
Cancer Epigenetics
DNA Methylation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,684
10,014
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Darren Moore
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,128
10,546
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,021
10,153
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Scott D Jewell
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,810
20,331
0.660
pathology
biobanking
oral tolerance
autoimmunity
clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,490
10,831
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Daniel C Rohrer
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,633
21,693
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,201
11,994
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Xiaobing Shi
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,499
11,542
0.420
Epigenetics
histone modifications
chromatin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,535
12,577
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gerhard A Coetzee
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,632
5,065
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,019
14,448
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bart O Williams
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,042
5,482
0.228
Biology
Genetics
Bone
Wnt
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,333
21,773
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Karsten Melcher
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,356
10,332
0.595
Structural Biology
AMPK
plant hormone signaling
hormone receptors
gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,768
24,994
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Huilin Li
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,455
5,528
0.358
Structural biology
DNA replication
Protein homeostasis
Protein glycosylation
Cryo-EM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,897
25,806
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stefan Jovinge
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,042
4,401
0.293
Cardiac Generation
Cardiac Intensive Care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,077
27,349
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Scott A Givan
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,302
3,623
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,171
29,951
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
John Andrew Pospisilik
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,191
5,267
0.399
epigenetics
variation
probabilistic disease susceptibility
heterogeneity
development and intergenerational programming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,514
33,662
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Brian Haab
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,828
1,904
0.161
Pancreatic cancer
glycosylation
biomarkers
technology development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,311
38,838
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Connie Krawczyk
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,290
4,056
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,405
39,958
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Steven Triezenberg
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,012
1,073
0.107
gene regulation
epigenetics
virology