Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 97.849 Scientists Citation in United Kingdom Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Atrial fibrillation
hypertension
thrombosis
heart failure
strok
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
641,099
259,647
0.405
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
evidence synthesis
meta-analysis
systematic review
health technology assessment
biostatistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
600,874
360,074
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Heart failure
Cardiology
Diabetes
CKD
Clinical trial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541,170
228,561
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Physics
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471,452
135,470
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Epidemiology
genetics
history of scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465,878
206,938
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Computer Vision
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463,881
259,635
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418,978
145,614
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
famil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372,447
283,645
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371,740
148,892
0.401
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370,901
125,991
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363,722
126,318
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,245
129,010
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Genomics
Human genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genome evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353,260
151,386
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Social determinants of healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338,744
96,317
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
epidemiology
clinical trials
public healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339,538
194,137
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331,837
121,385
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
global health policy
systems innovation
health economics
quantitative method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322,184
173,244
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,917
124,176
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Particle Physics
Higgs bosons
Machine learning
Big data
Proteomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,947
104,778
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Particle Physics
Distributed Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,776
121,031
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Software Engineering
Computational Biology
HPC
Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,066
71,889
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Particle Physics
Data Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,827
117,402
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Medical Statistics
HIV
Evidence Synthesis
Epidemiology
Causal Inferenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,763
174,119
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
High energy particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298,830
116,453
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Genetics
Genomics
Heart Diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295,242
90,984
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gregory Lip
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
641,099
259,647
0.405
Atrial fibrillation
hypertension
thrombosis
heart failure
strok
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Julian Higgins
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
600,874
360,074
0.599
evidence synthesis
meta-analysis
systematic review
health technology assessment
biostatistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John McMurray
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541,170
228,561
0.422
Heart failure
Cardiology
Diabetes
CKD
Clinical trial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Glen Cowan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471,452
135,470
0.287
Physics
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
George Davey Smith
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465,878
206,938
0.444
Epidemiology
genetics
history of scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Zisserman
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463,881
259,635
0.560
Computer Vision
Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
KS Novoselov|Kostya S Novoselov
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418,978
145,614
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Victoria Clarke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372,447
283,645
0.762
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
famil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nicholas Wareham
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371,740
148,892
0.401
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Karl Friston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370,901
125,991
0.340
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Daniela Bortoletto
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363,722
126,318
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131
12
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jonathan Butterworth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,245
129,010
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136
13
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Richard Durbin
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353,260
151,386
0.429
Genomics
Human genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genome evolutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158
15
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael G Marmot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338,744
96,317
0.284
Social determinants of healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154
14
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Derrick A Bennett
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339,538
194,137
0.572
epidemiology
clinical trials
public healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tim Adye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331,837
121,385
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189
18
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kenji Shibuya
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322,184
173,244
0.538
global health policy
systems innovation
health economics
quantitative method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187
17
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Amanda Cooper Sarkar
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,917
124,176
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201
19
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jonathan Hays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,947
104,778
0.335
Particle Physics
Higgs bosons
Machine learning
Big data
Proteomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220
20
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
SL Lloyd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,776
121,031
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Thomas Doherty
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,066
71,889
0.235
Software Engineering
Computational Biology
HPC
Physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225
22
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Darren Price
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,827
117,402
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227
23
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jonathan Sterne
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,763
174,119
0.571
Medical Statistics
HIV
Evidence Synthesis
Epidemiology
Causal Inferenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248
24
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eram Rizvi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298,830
116,453
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269
25
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Panos Deloukas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295,242
90,984
0.308
Genetics
Genomics
Heart Diseas