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Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology Highly Cited Researchers 39 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: 1
Immunology and Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,433
28,155
0.527
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,286
8,993
0.370
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
immunology
microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,351
8,305
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Immunology
Structural Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,877
6,740
0.856
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
4,419
0.933
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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: 7
Immuno-oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,969
3,296
0.552
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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: 9
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,457
3,123
0.701
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Immunology
Virology
Structural biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,187
3,093
0.971
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Immunology
Cell Biology
Translational Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,825
2,564
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Immunology
Virolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,542
2,529
0.995
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Immunology
Differentiation
Systems Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,443
2,396
0.123
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
HIV-1
vaccines
B cells
antibody
protein structure and functio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,164
2,357
0.166
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Immunology
Microbiom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,506
2,342
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,291
2,283
0.997
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mass Spectrometry
Proteomics
PTM analyses
Immunology
Chemical Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,565
2,242
0.874
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Immunology
Dermatolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,490
1,877
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,580
1,784
0.142
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,784
1,775
0.995
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,469
1,654
0.256
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,277
1,451
0.637
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,272
1,336
0.588
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Protein engineering
Virology
Vaccine development
Structural biology
Electron microscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
964
0.698
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
946
836
0.884
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,161
2,875
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Farzan
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,433
28,155
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,563
15,564
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Nemazee
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,286
8,993
0.370
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,378
17,296
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John R Teijaro
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,351
8,305
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,914
22,733
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christopher A Cottrell
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,877
6,740
0.856
Immunology
Structural Biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,989
37,823
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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
123,875
43,528
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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
150,096
51,635
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,957
52,824
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
159,783
54,642
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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
161,472
55,150
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,252
66,140
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mark S Sundrud
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,825
2,564
0.440
Immunology
Cell Biology
Translational Researc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,282
67,035
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ge Song
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,542
2,529
0.995
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,079
70,485
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Howard T Petrie
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,443
2,396
0.123
Immunology
Differentiation
Systems Biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,797
71,603
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael Zwick
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,164
2,357
0.166
HIV-1
vaccines
B cells
antibody
protein structure and functio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,227
72,051
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael G Constantinides
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,506
2,342
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,099
73,813
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sean Callaghan
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,291
2,283
0.997
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,333
75,035
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jacob M Wozniak
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,565
2,242
0.874
Mass Spectrometry
Proteomics
PTM analyses
Immunology
Chemical Biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,564
87,761
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Takayuki Ota
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,490
1,877
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,372
91,674
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Linda Sherman
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,580
1,784
0.142
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,857
92,077
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Elijah Garcia
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,784
1,775
0.995
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,318
97,559
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kenneth Michael Pollard
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,469
1,654
0.256
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,771
108,418
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Namir Shaabani
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,277
1,451
0.637
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,056
115,345
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Karen Miller
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,272
1,336
0.588
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,355
144,260
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kimmo Rantalainen
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
964
0.698
Protein engineering
Virology
Vaccine development
Structural biology
Electron microscop
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
530,028
157,424
295
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Vincent F Vartabedian
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
946
836
0.884