Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
quark-gluon plasma
heavy ion collisions
nuclear physics
high-energy physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,440
108,051
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,255
106,154
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nuclear Physics
High Energy Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,033
97,242
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
arrhythmia
electrophysiology
cardiology
pharmacology
genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,657
75,231
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,372
62,880
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Quantitative Psychology
Quantitative Methods
Methodology
Psychometrics
Statistical Methods
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,920
67,670
0.480
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Ranking Based On Selection :7
epidemiology
genetics
nutrition
biomarkers
cancer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,306
60,184
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Enzymology
drug metabolism
cytochrome P450
mutagenesis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,525
19,875
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
arrhythmias
catheter ablation
sudden death
atrial fibrillation
ventricular tachycardia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,094
44,513
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
biostatistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,675
44,687
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
cancer
biomedical science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,270
84,055
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
ICU Delirium
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment after Critical illness
Sedation
Mechanical ventilation
Survivorship
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,584
46,868
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cardiovascular biology
hypertension
vascular biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,415
23,414
0.233
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Ranking Based On Selection :14
epidemiology
cancer
genetics
diabetes
cohort studies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,386
43,052
0.429
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Ranking Based On Selection :15
Black Holes
Gravitational Waves
General Relativity
Numerical Relativity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,430
76,637
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,611
37,509
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,299
42,108
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Depression etiology treatment and prevention
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,029
24,032
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
renal cell carcinoma
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,181
44,396
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,244
50,590
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
gravitational waves
general relativity
control systems
free-electron lasers
nonlinear dynamics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,001
19,686
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Computational Biology and Genomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,117
40,693
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
pediatric stroke
sickle cell disease
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,278
38,681
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
vaccines
drugs
epdemiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,783
16,929
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Biostatistics
Bioinformatics
Data Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,462
26,121
0.405
Julia Velkovska
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,440
108,051
0.438
quark-gluon plasma
heavy ion collisions
nuclear physics
high-energy physics
Senta Greene
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,255
106,154
0.463
Shengquan Tuo
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,033
97,242
0.491
Dan Roden
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,657
75,231
0.403
arrhythmia
electrophysiology
cardiology
pharmacology
genetics
Gordon R Bernard
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,372
62,880
0.410
Kristopher J Preacher
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,920
67,670
0.480
Quantitative Psychology
Quantitative Methods
Methodology
Psychometrics
Statistical Methods
Wei Zheng
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,306
60,184
0.455
epidemiology
genetics
nutrition
biomarkers
cancer
Fred Guengerich
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,525
19,875
0.156
Enzymology
drug metabolism
cytochrome P450
mutagenesis
William G Stevenson
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,094
44,513
0.356
arrhythmias
catheter ablation
sudden death
atrial fibrillation
ventricular tachycardia
Frank Harrell
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,675
44,687
0.380
W Kimryn Rathmell
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,270
84,055
0.729
Wes Ely
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,584
46,868
0.436
ICU Delirium
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment after Critical illness
Sedation
Mechanical ventilation
Survivorship
David G Harrison
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,415
23,414
0.233
Xiao Ou Shu
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,386
43,052
0.429
epidemiology
cancer
genetics
diabetes
cohort studies
Karan Jani
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,430
76,637
0.803
Black Holes
Gravitational Waves
General Relativity
Numerical Relativity
Thomas J Wang
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,611
37,509
0.396
Nancy Cox
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,299
42,108
0.456
Steven Hollon
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,029
24,032
0.264
Brian Rini
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,181
44,396
0.534
Leora Horn
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,244
50,590
0.630
Bill Gabella
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,001
19,686
0.262
gravitational waves
general relativity
control systems
free-electron lasers
nonlinear dynamics
Douglas Ruderfer
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,117
40,693
0.557
Computational Biology and Genomics
Lori Jordan
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,278
38,681
0.550
Marie R Griffin
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,783
16,929
0.250
Yu Shyr
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,462
26,121
0.405
Biostatistics
Bioinformatics
Data Science