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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
mechanotransduction
somatosensation
TRP channels
Piezo channels
LRRC8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,333
20,799
0.413
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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
76,419
18,429
0.241
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Virolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,594
17,142
0.456
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
virology
immunology
HBV
HC
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,584
13,404
0.160
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Natural products
Biosynthesis
Engineering
Drug discover
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,787
9,275
0.360
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Antibodies
Structural Biology
Coronavirus
HI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,407
8,157
0.970
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,257
7,233
0.265
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,833
6,801
0.142
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Antibody Therapeutics
Antibody Engineering
Phage Display
Antibody-Drug Conjugates
Bispecific Antibodie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,562
6,567
0.451
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,053
6,039
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Viru
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,268
5,647
0.170
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Malaria and HI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,376
5,623
0.306
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,095
5,533
0.548
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,934
5,227
0.881
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,909
5,167
0.653
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Computational modeling
Chemical biology
Cance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,207
5,080
0.976
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bioinformatics
Knowledge Graph
Semantic Web
Open Scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,317
4,955
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
virology
gene therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,985
4,946
0.992
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
G proteins
basal ganglia
addiction
vision
retin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,556
4,914
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
antibody& protein engineering
structural biology
epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,066
4,504
0.889
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
chemical biolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,201
4,231
0.378
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
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: 23
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: 24
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: 25
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
Rankings
11,611
4,605
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
ardem patapoutian
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,333
20,799
0.413
mechanotransduction
somatosensation
TRP channels
Piezo channels
LRRC8
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,812
5,496
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
James Paulson
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,419
18,429
0.241
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,441
6,090
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hyeryun Choe
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,594
17,142
0.456
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,410
8,747
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Francis V Chisari
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,584
13,404
0.160
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,774
14,895
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ben Shen
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,787
9,275
0.360
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,593
17,736
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Meng Yuan
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,407
8,157
0.970
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,254
20,809
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
James R Williamson
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,257
7,233
0.265
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,181
22,490
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul Schimmel
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,833
6,801
0.142
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,113
23,459
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christoph Rader
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,562
6,567
0.451
Antibody Therapeutics
Antibody Engineering
Phage Display
Antibody-Drug Conjugates
Bispecific Antibodie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,782
26,147
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ian MacRae
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,053
6,039
0.501
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,459
28,401
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John E Johnson
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,268
5,647
0.170
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,921
28,560
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shailendra kumar Sharma
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,376
5,623
0.306
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,601
29,147
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
R Luke Wiseman
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,095
5,533
0.548
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,660
31,219
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andreas Frank Tillack
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,934
5,227
0.881
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,917
31,629
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bryan Briney
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,909
5,167
0.653
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,861
32,257
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Haoxin Li
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,207
5,080
0.976
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,698
33,182
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chunlei Wu
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,317
4,955
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,926
33,256
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cody B Jackson
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,985
4,946
0.992
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,689
33,510
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kirill Martemyanov
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,556
4,914
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,624
37,022
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chang-Chun David Lee
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,066
4,504
0.889
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,711
39,677
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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: 22
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: 23
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
117,033
41,361
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
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
131,046
45,766
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
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