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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: 76
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
4,419
0.933
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
chemical biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,201
4,231
0.378
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,965
4,220
0.707
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Nanomedicine
Lymph node
Vaccine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,450
4,144
0.760
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,846
4,072
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,776
4,069
0.258
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Vaccinology
Structural Biology
Protein Desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,080
4,059
0.995
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
quantum chemistry
spectroscopy
bioinorganic chemistry
inorganic chemistry
physical chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,035
4,057
0.193
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Organic Chemistry - Catalysis - Electrochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,536
4,038
0.890
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
HIV cure
HIV vaccine
immunology
B cell engineering
directed evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,062
4,036
0.797
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
biostatistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,207
4,025
0.166
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Immunology
Chemical Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,923
3,880
0.989
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,794
3,803
0.488
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Cancer biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,629
3,745
0.491
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Vaccines
Immunology
Virology
Glycobiology
Infectious disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,266
3,731
0.875
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
neglected tropical disease
drug discovery & development
malaria
tuberculosis
schistosomiasi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,304
3,703
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Cancer biology
Tumor heterogeneity
Glioblastom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,468
3,691
0.675
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Origins of Life
Molecular Biomimicr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,362
3,689
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,605
3,575
0.182
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
nuclear receptors
structural pharmacology
structural biology
protein NMR spectroscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,296
3,445
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Metabolomics
Lipid Signaling
Lipidomics
Drug discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,807
3,428
0.713
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Chemical Biology
Biochemistry
Organic Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,224
3,368
0.185
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,298
3,364
0.405
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Structural biology
Drug discovery
Antibody
Host-pathogen Interaction
Innate Immunit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,439
3,363
0.978
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Immuno-oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,969
3,296
0.552
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,989
37,823
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Nathan Beutler
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
4,419
0.933
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,711
39,677
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Peng Wu
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,201
4,231
0.378
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,081
39,792
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Elise Landais
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,965
4,220
0.707
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,524
40,554
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Yi-Nan Zhang
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,450
4,144
0.760
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,953
41,334
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Qingfeng Wu
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,846
4,072
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,033
41,361
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Eric Zorrilla
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,776
4,069
0.258
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,397
41,474
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Philip JM Brouwer
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,080
4,059
0.995
Vaccinology
Structural Biology
Protein Desig
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,429
41,490
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Louis Noodleman
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,035
4,057
0.193
quantum chemistry
spectroscopy
bioinorganic chemistry
inorganic chemistry
physical chemistr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,127
41,717
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Julien C Vantourout
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,536
4,038
0.890
Organic Chemistry - Catalysis - Electrochemistr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,188
41,736
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
James E Voss
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,062
4,036
0.797
HIV cure
HIV vaccine
immunology
B cell engineering
directed evolutio
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,541
41,858
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
James Koziol
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,207
4,025
0.166
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,875
43,528
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Linghang Peng
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,923
3,880
0.989
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,936
44,484
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Luke Lairson
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,794
3,803
0.488
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,337
45,269
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
MIN GUO
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,629
3,745
0.491
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,925
45,450
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Raiees Andrabi
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,266
3,731
0.875
Vaccines
Immunology
Virology
Glycobiology
Infectious disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,046
45,766
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Case W McNamara
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,304
3,703
0.507
neglected tropical disease
drug discovery & development
malaria
tuberculosis
schistosomiasi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,534
45,916
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Michalina Janiszewska
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,468
3,691
0.675
Cancer biology
Tumor heterogeneity
Glioblastom
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,614
45,937
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,362
3,689
0.501
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Origins of Life
Molecular Biomimicr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,506
47,449
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Hollis T Cline
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,605
3,575
0.182
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,574
49,354
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Douglas Kojetin
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,296
3,445
0.547
nuclear receptors
structural pharmacology
structural biology
protein NMR spectroscop
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,377
49,605
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Carlos Guijas
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,807
3,428
0.713
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,294
50,509
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Thomas Kodadek
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,224
3,368
0.185
Chemical Biology
Biochemistry
Organic Chemistr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,495
50,570
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Katja Lamia
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,298
3,364
0.405
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,589
50,590
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Hejun Liu
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,439
3,363
0.978
Structural biology
Drug discovery
Antibody
Host-pathogen Interaction
Innate Immunit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,096
51,635
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Travis S Young
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,969
3,296
0.552