Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

United States Highly Cited Researchers Citation in United States Rankings 2025

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 is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation indexUniversities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Ahmedin Jemal
Cancer disparities
Cancer treatment and outcomes
Cancer surveillance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
814,805
481,460
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Eric Lander
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
691,805
254,344
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Michael E Porter
Competitive Strategy
Digital Transformation
Economic Development
Health Care
U.S. Political System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620,584
161,422
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Kaiming He
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
596,456
535,895
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Ronald C Kessler
Psychiatric Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
571,770
197,224
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
John PA Ioannidis
meta-research
clinical epidemiology
evidence-based medicine
research methods
meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570,799
354,334
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Daniel Kahneman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
545,485
176,399
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Ilya Sutskever
Machine Learning
Neural Networks
Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534,420
427,994
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Edward L Deci
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
521,360
233,192
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Bert Vogelstein
Cancer
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508,553
105,882
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Icek Ajzen
Attitudes
Persuasion
Attitude-Behavior Relation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
507,785
201,538
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Frank B Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506,664
217,174
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Ali H Mokdad
Health Metrics
Population Health
IHME
Global Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506,647
313,396
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Robert Tibshirani
Statistics
data science
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501,970
210,295
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Ross Girshick
computer vision
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488,034
417,573
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Paul M Ridker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485,613
162,510
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Joseph F Hair Jr
multivariate analysis
business analytics
marketing
structural equation modeling
PLS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483,208
298,645
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Joann E Manson
Endocrinology
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
Women's health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473,993
142,889
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Fuquan Wang
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472,269
275,490
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Joey Huston
high energy physics
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451,154
151,239
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
James Brau
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448,766
213,025
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
Zhong Lin Wang
nanogenerator
self-powered sensors/systems
blue energy
piezotronics
piezo-phototronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447,327
245,583
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United States
Mark Daly
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
443,457
188,168
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
Stephane Willocq
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442,485
184,653
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United States
Robert Langer
drug delivery
tissue engineering
biomaterials
nanotechnology
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430,044
135,347
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3
United States
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ahmedin Jemal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
814,805
481,460
0.591
Cancer disparities
Cancer treatment and outcomes
Cancer surveillance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4
United States
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Eric Lander
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
691,805
254,344
0.368
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5
United States
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael E Porter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620,584
161,422
0.260
Competitive Strategy
Digital Transformation
Economic Development
Health Care
U.S. Political System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8
United States
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kaiming He
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
596,456
535,895
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11
United States
5
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ronald C Kessler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
571,770
197,224
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12
United States
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John PA Ioannidis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570,799
354,334
0.621
meta-research
clinical epidemiology
evidence-based medicine
research methods
meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14
United States
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Daniel Kahneman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
545,485
176,399
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15
United States
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ilya Sutskever
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534,420
427,994
0.801
Machine Learning
Neural Networks
Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16
United States
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Edward L Deci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
521,360
233,192
0.447
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18
United States
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bert Vogelstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508,553
105,882
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19
United States
11
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Icek Ajzen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
507,785
201,538
0.397
Attitudes
Persuasion
Attitude-Behavior Relation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20
United States
12
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Frank B Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506,664
217,174
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21
United States
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ali H Mokdad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506,647
313,396
0.619
Health Metrics
Population Health
IHME
Global Health
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23
United States
14
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert Tibshirani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501,970
210,295
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27
United States
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ross Girshick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488,034
417,573
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28
United States
16
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paul M Ridker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485,613
162,510
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29
United States
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Joseph F Hair Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483,208
298,645
0.618
multivariate analysis
business analytics
marketing
structural equation modeling
PLS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30
United States
18
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joann E Manson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473,993
142,889
0.301
Endocrinology
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
Women's health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31
United States
19
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fuquan Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472,269
275,490
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37
United States
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joey Huston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451,154
151,239
0.335
high energy physics
particle physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38
United States
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
James Brau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448,766
213,025
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39
United States
22
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Zhong Lin Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447,327
245,583
0.549
nanogenerator
self-powered sensors/systems
blue energy
piezotronics
piezo-phototronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41
United States
23
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mark Daly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
443,457
188,168
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42
United States
24
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stephane Willocq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442,485
184,653
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46
United States
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Robert Langer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430,044
135,347
0.315
drug delivery
tissue engineering
biomaterials
nanotechnology
chemistry