Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 38 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
France
Olivier Thomas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,321
5,175
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
France
Philippe Quenel
Public health
Epidemiology
Environmental health
Vector born disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,306
2,203
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
France
Le Bot Barbara
Analytical chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,281
3,421
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
France
Jocelyn Raude
Health psychology and infectious diseases
Psychologie de la santé et maladies infectieuse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,449
4,076
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
France
Arthur David
HRMS chemical exposomics
metabolomics
Environmental chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,289
3,148
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
France
Glorennec Philippe
public health
exposure
environment
risk
lea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,847
1,934
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
France
Florence Bodeau Livinec
Child
pregnancy
neurocognition
environment
malari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,917
1,615
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
France
Cindy PADILLA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,664
1,159
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
France
Fabien Mercier
Chimie analytiqu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,634
1,405
0.533

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
France
Nolwenn Le Meur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
901
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
France
Denis Bard
epidémiologie environnementale/environmental epidemiology
évaluation du risque pour la santé /health risk assessmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,480
730
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
France
Nathalie Bonvallot
Toxicology and risk assessment
biomarkers
exposom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,248
1,272
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
France
Marie Florence Thomas
eau/effluents
colloïdes
matière organique
méthodes optique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,064
836
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
France
Aymery Constant
Health Behaviour
health psychology
prevention
health promotion
behavioral science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,842
795
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
France
Pascal Crépey
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Public Health
Data Analysis
Infectious Disease Modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,552
1,127
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
France
Eric Breton
Public health
health promotion
inequities in health
capacity building strategie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
679
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
France
Candan Kendir
Patient-reported metrics
primary care
quality of care
health systems performanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
705
578
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
France
Pauline Rousseau Gueutin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
270
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
France
Simon Combes
economics
health economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
582
285
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
France
céline PICHERY
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
548
260
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
France
Odessa Petit Dit Dariel
Leadership and management in healthcare
interprofessional collaboratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
520
265
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
France
Manuel Jimmy SaintCyr
Microbiology
Risk assessmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
315
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
France
Mathias Waelli
management en santé
sociologie des professions de sant�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
238
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
France
Alain Jourdain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399
65
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
France
Christelle Routelous
comportements organisationnels
innovations
management
système de sant�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
163
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,714
France
1,784
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Olivier Thomas
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,321
5,175
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,204
France
3,004
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Philippe Quenel
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,306
2,203
0.237
Public health
Epidemiology
Environmental health
Vector born disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,474
France
4,127
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Le Bot Barbara
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,281
3,421
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,597
France
5,828
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jocelyn Raude
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,449
4,076
0.748
Health psychology and infectious diseases
Psychologie de la santé et maladies infectieuse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,486
France
7,580
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Arthur David
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,289
3,148
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,114
France
8,442
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Glorennec Philippe
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,847
1,934
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,541
France
10,838
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Florence Bodeau Livinec
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,917
1,615
0.554
Child
pregnancy
neurocognition
environment
malari
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,728
France
11,719
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cindy PADILLA
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,664
1,159
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,996
France
11,832
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fabien Mercier
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,634
1,405
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,043
France
12,141
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nolwenn Le Meur
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
901
0.354

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,886
France
12,381
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Denis Bard
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,480
730
0.294
epidémiologie environnementale/environmental epidemiology
évaluation du risque pour la santé /health risk assessmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,852
France
13,375
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nathalie Bonvallot
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,248
1,272
0.566
Toxicology and risk assessment
biomarkers
exposom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453,944
France
14,201
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marie Florence Thomas
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,064
836
0.405
eau/effluents
colloïdes
matière organique
méthodes optique
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,353
France
15,268
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Aymery Constant
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,842
795
0.432
Health Behaviour
health psychology
prevention
health promotion
behavioral science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,364
France
16,942
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pascal Crépey
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,552
1,127
0.726
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Public Health
Data Analysis
Infectious Disease Modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
596,099
France
18,164
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eric Breton
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
679
0.500
Public health
health promotion
inequities in health
capacity building strategie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
829,352
France
24,135
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Candan Kendir
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
705
578
0.820
Patient-reported metrics
primary care
quality of care
health systems performanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
875,169
France
25,229
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pauline Rousseau Gueutin
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
270
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
897,422
France
25,744
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Simon Combes
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
582
285
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
920,660
France
26,313
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
céline PICHERY
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
548
260
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
942,311
France
26,814
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Odessa Petit Dit Dariel
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
520
265
0.510
Leadership and management in healthcare
interprofessional collaboratio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
975,137
France
27,583
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Manuel Jimmy SaintCyr
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
315
0.655
Microbiology
Risk assessmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,034,848
France
29,031
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mathias Waelli
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
238
0.571
management en santé
sociologie des professions de sant�
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,053,605
France
29,430
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alain Jourdain
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399
65
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,101,265
France
30,505
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christelle Routelous
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
163
0.458
comportements organisationnels
innovations
management
système de sant�