Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 2.660 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
Epidemiology
Cancer Prevention
Health Outcomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398,525
60,437
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
brain imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199,402
46,593
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Economic History
Institutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199,219
39,899
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Human Reference
Genome Sequencing
Administration and Study of Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,655
66,094
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alcoholism/addiction
obesity/eating disorders
psychiatric co morbidity
psychiatric epidemiology & genetics
G-E interplay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,333
55,873
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
preventive cardiology
pediatric cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,861
57,396
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,344
72,121
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Neuroimaging
intrinsic brain activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,570
48,292
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tumor Immunology
Cancer Immunotherapy
Interferon-gamma
Cytokine Receptor Signaling
Cytokine Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,591
37,257
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cognitive Neuroscience
Attention
Memory
Reading
Large scale brain organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,302
43,703
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mathematics
Bioinformatics
Engineering
Statistical Genetics
Fluid Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,991
39,925
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,595
44,077
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,946
51,214
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Psychiatry and Psychology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,936
27,835
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Schizophrenia
Depression
Cognitve and Affective Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,088
48,777
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Virology
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,092
57,702
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
atmospheric chemistry
aerosols
satellite remote sensing
atmospheric modeling
environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,485
62,363
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
viral immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,333
42,086
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cognitive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,554
21,899
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Human Neuroimaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,118
20,113
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
national memory
national narratives
collective memory
semiotic mediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,194
11,623
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hematology
Oncology
Cancer Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,292
21,167
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cognitive Neuroscience
Executive Control
Prefrontal Cortex
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,267
19,885
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
heart failure
innate immunity
inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,392
19,078
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
regeneration
mechanobiology
cartilage
osteoarthritis
biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,219
20,610
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Graham Colditz
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398,525
60,437
0.152
Epidemiology
Cancer Prevention
Health Outcomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
849
342
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marcus E Raichle
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199,402
46,593
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
851
343
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Douglass C North
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199,219
39,899
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,081
456
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lucinda Fulton
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,655
66,094
0.376
Human Reference
Genome Sequencing
Administration and Study of Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,183
508
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrew C Heath
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,333
55,873
0.334
Alcoholism/addiction
obesity/eating disorders
psychiatric co morbidity
psychiatric epidemiology & genetics
G-E interplay
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,487
659
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Klein Samuel
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,861
57,396
0.386
preventive cardiology
pediatric cardiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,524
673
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michael D Mclellan
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,344
72,121
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,687
752
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Abraham Z Snyder
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,570
48,292
0.346
Neuroimaging
intrinsic brain activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,812
810
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert Schreiber
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,591
37,257
0.277
Tumor Immunology
Cancer Immunotherapy
Interferon-gamma
Cytokine Receptor Signaling
Cytokine Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,902
858
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Steve Petersen
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,302
43,703
0.333
Cognitive Neuroscience
Attention
Memory
Reading
Large scale brain organization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,963
887
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Wendl
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,991
39,925
0.310
Mathematics
Bioinformatics
Engineering
Statistical Genetics
Fluid Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,163
998
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David C Van Essen
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,595
44,077
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,239
1,046
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marco Colonna
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,946
51,214
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,323
1,088
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Claude Robert Cloninger
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,936
27,835
0.236
Psychiatry and Psychology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,826
1,343
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Deanna M Barch
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,088
48,777
0.455
Schizophrenia
Depression
Cognitve and Affective Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,881
1,367
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael S Diamond
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,092
57,702
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,907
1,380
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Randall V Martin
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,485
62,363
0.591
atmospheric chemistry
aerosols
satellite remote sensing
atmospheric modeling
environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,551
2,160
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Herbert W Virgin|Herbert W. Virgin IV
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,333
42,086
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,847
2,301
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Henry L Roediger
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,554
21,899
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,342
2,527
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gordon Shulman
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,118
20,113
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,435
2,574
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
James Wertsch
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,194
11,623
0.157
national memory
national narratives
collective memory
semiotic mediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,797
2,738
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
TJ Ley
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,292
21,167
0.297
Hematology
Oncology
Cancer Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,235
2,946
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Todd S Braver
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,267
19,885
0.291
Cognitive Neuroscience
Executive Control
Prefrontal Cortex
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,507
3,072
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Douglas L Mann
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,392
19,078
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,529
3,081
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Farshid Guilak
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,219
20,610
0.311
regeneration
mechanobiology
cartilage
osteoarthritis
biomechanics