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Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 46.614 Scientists Citation 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
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737,656
247,907
0.336
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Statistics
Economics
Psychology
Biostatistics
Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
425,602
131,243
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Statistical learning and modeling
data mining
machine learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399,060
175,320
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Statistics
Biostatistics
Medical Statistics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333,633
82,234
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
epidemiology
clinical trials
public healt
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339,538
194,137
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
statistics
political scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,136
97,745
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mathematical Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,902
70,496
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
statistics
biostatistics
astrostatistic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,276
46,746
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Regression models and Prediction Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,103
92,183
0.515
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
algorithms
cryptography
votin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,277
33,520
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Probabilistic modellin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,338
56,749
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
statistics
biostatistics
clinical trial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,336
106,028
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Applied mathematics
statistics
information theory
signal processing
mathematical optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,205
51,857
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Statistical Computing
Robustness
Matrix computation
Copulas
stable distribution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,739
103,153
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
statistics
model selection
capture-recapture
wildlif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,780
43,718
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Statistics
Children's emotional developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,453
70,394
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mathematical Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Dynamics
Cooperation
Viral dynamic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,333
45,267
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,286
93,444
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
statistics
biostatistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,346
68,648
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
statistics
biostatistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,076
31,723
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
biostatistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,390
48,488
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Finite Element Methods
Solid Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Partial Differential Equations
Isogeometric Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,126
39,572
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inferenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,038
67,493
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Statistics
Meta-Analysis
Experimental Design
Social Statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,380
59,273
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Statistics
biostatistics
survival analysis
clinical prediction model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,029
61,476
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eric Lander
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737,656
247,907
0.336
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60
31
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Donald B Rubin
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
425,602
131,243
0.308
Statistics
Economics
Psychology
Biostatistics
Epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82
41
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Trevor Hastie
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399,060
175,320
0.439
Statistical learning and modeling
data mining
machine learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168
77
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ralph B D'Agostino
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333,633
82,234
0.246
Statistics
Biostatistics
Medical Statistics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154
14
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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
829
330
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Gelman
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,136
97,745
0.474
statistics
political scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
854
340
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stefano Colafranceschi
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,902
70,496
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
873
349
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
B Efron
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,276
46,746
0.232
statistics
biostatistics
astrostatistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,092
20
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ewout W. Steyerberg
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,103
92,183
0.515
Regression models and Prediction Researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,123
467
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ronald L Rivest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,277
33,520
0.190
algorithms
cryptography
votin
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,167
86
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Peter A Wijeratne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,338
56,749
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,205
48
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nick Barrowman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,336
106,028
0.622
statistics
biostatistics
clinical trial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,216
518
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Emmanuel Candes
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,205
51,857
0.306
Applied mathematics
statistics
information theory
signal processing
mathematical optimizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,223
19
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Martin Mächler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,739
103,153
0.611
Statistical Computing
Robustness
Matrix computation
Copulas
stable distribution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,267
542
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kenneth P Burnham
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,780
43,718
0.264
statistics
model selection
capture-recapture
wildlif
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,272
92
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andy Field
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,453
70,394
0.425
Statistics
Children's emotional developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,330
578
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin Nowak
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,333
45,267
0.281
Mathematical Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Dynamics
Cooperation
Viral dynamic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,332
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wei Wang
Xi'An Jiaotong University
Xi'an, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,286
93,444
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,409
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yoav Benjamini
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,346
68,648
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,416
105
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David Spiegelhalter
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,076
31,723
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,426
27
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Theo Stijnen
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,390
48,488
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,506
657
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Thomas Jr Hughes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,126
39,572
0.262
Finite Element Methods
Solid Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Partial Differential Equations
Isogeometric Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,575
689
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David Blei
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,038
67,493
0.456
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inferenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,544
675
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Larry V Hedges
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,380
59,273
0.397
Statistics
Meta-Analysis
Experimental Design
Social Statistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,641
3
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Thor Aspelund
University of Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,029
61,476
0.424
Statistics
biostatistics
survival analysis
clinical prediction model