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Highly Cited Researchers 652 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,621
3,293
0.310
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Cardiology
Digital Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,229
3,257
0.523
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Cell Cycle Control
DNA Damage Response
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,912
3,230
0.108
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Immunology
Oncology
RNA Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,487
3,224
0.281
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Vaccine Design
Systems Biology
Emerging Pathogen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,630
3,175
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
addiction
learning
memory
motivatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,348
3,163
0.142
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,457
3,123
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,149
3,101
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Immunology
Virology
Structural biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,187
3,093
0.971
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Pharmacology
Neurodegenerative disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,885
3,055
0.309
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase
tRN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,962
3,024
0.380
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
chemical biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,942
2,984
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
RNA Virus Entry (Flavivirus
SARS-CoV-2 etc)
Vaccine
mRNA-LNP Therapeutics
AAV Deliver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,119
2,938
0.942
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,293
2,868
0.309
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
chromatin structure
transcription
gene expression
cell development
CD8 T memor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,169
2,845
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Chromatin biology
gene regulation
chemical biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,440
2,829
0.822
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Organic Chemistry
Flow Chemistry
Organic Electrosynthesis
Photochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,009
2,741
0.911
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Chemical Biology
Molecular Biophysics
Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,556
2,720
0.597
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
RNA therapeutics
cryo-EM
non-coding RNA
microRNA
RNA viruse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,413
2,712
0.795
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Alcoholism
Addictio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,167
2,701
0.242
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
protein dynamics
protein chemistry
structural mass spectrometr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,079
2,620
0.851
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Vaccinology
Virology
Immunology
Electron Microscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,829
2,619
0.542
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,719
2,607
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
bioinformatics
proteomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,606
2,596
0.341
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
drug discovery
innate immunity
neurodegenerative disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,960
2,593
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,240
51,686
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Baoji Xu
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,621
3,293
0.310
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,181
52,275
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Evan D Muse
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,229
3,257
0.523
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,593
52,709
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Paul Russell
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,912
3,230
0.108
Cell Cycle Control
DNA Damage Response
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,957
52,824
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Changchun Xiao
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,487
3,224
0.281
Immunology
Oncology
RNA Biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,704
53,694
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Matthias Pauthner
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,630
3,175
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,357
53,898
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Friedbert Weiss
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,348
3,163
0.142
addiction
learning
memory
motivatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,783
54,642
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Zhe Huang
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,457
3,123
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,954
54,989
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Guangrong Meng
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,149
3,101
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,472
55,150
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Sandhya Bangaru
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,187
3,093
0.971
Immunology
Virology
Structural biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,728
55,868
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Elizabeth A Thomas
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,885
3,055
0.309
Pharmacology
Neurodegenerative disease
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,593
56,400
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Xiang-Lei Yang
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,962
3,024
0.380
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,069
57,147
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Alexander Adibekian
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,942
2,984
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,023
58,066
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Lizhou Zhang
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,119
2,938
0.942
RNA Virus Entry (Flavivirus
SARS-CoV-2 etc)
Vaccine
mRNA-LNP Therapeutics
AAV Deliver
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,570
59,396
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Enrique Saez
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,293
2,868
0.309
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,146
59,862
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Matthew Pipkin
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,169
2,845
0.550
chromatin structure
transcription
gene expression
cell development
CD8 T memor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,284
60,217
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Michael A Erb
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,440
2,829
0.822
Chromatin biology
gene regulation
chemical biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,540
62,064
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Gabriele Laudadio
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,009
2,741
0.911
Organic Chemistry
Flow Chemistry
Organic Electrosynthesis
Photochemistr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,083
62,536
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Ruhma Syeda
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,556
2,720
0.597
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,722
62,737
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Luca Gebert
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,413
2,712
0.795
RNA therapeutics
cryo-EM
non-coding RNA
microRNA
RNA viruse
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,493
62,950
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Barbara J Mason
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,167
2,701
0.242
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,766
64,814
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Jie Zheng
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,079
2,620
0.851
protein dynamics
protein chemistry
structural mass spectrometr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,813
64,827
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Alba Torrents de la Peña
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,829
2,619
0.542
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,816
65,130
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Hans Renata
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,719
2,607
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,664
65,397
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Sung Kyu Robin Park
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,606
2,596
0.341
bioinformatics
proteomic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,895
65,460
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Kristen A Johnson
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,960
2,593
0.289
drug discovery
innate immunity
neurodegenerative disease