Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 888 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 Rankings
Rankings
402
World Rank
15
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total150,985
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Last 6 Years119,248
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Last 6 Years / Total0.790
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,088
World Rank
72
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total103,073
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Last 6 Years62,050
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Last 6 Years / Total0.602
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,512
World Rank
92
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Medical and Health Sciences / Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology | Hepatology | Immunology | Infectious Diseases | Critical Care Medicin
Gastroenterology | Hepatology | Immunology | Infectious Diseases | Critical Care Medicin
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Total90,145
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Last 6 Years55,081
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Last 6 Years / Total0.611
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,840
World Rank
107
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total86,013
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Last 6 Years51,159
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Last 6 Years / Total0.595
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,870
World Rank
109
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Medical and Health Sciences / Virology
Virology | Zoonoses | virus host interaction | coronaviruses | autophag
Virology | Zoonoses | virus host interaction | coronaviruses | autophag
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Total60,508
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Last 6 Years50,896
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Last 6 Years / Total0.841
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,937
World Rank
113
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total68,179
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Last 6 Years50,279
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Last 6 Years / Total0.737
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
3,470
World Rank
141
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total53,493
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Last 6 Years45,674
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Last 6 Years / Total0.854
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,163
World Rank
163
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Medical and Health Sciences / Dermatology and Venereology
Allergy | Dermatology | Mast Cell Biology | Urticaria | Angioedem
Allergy | Dermatology | Mast Cell Biology | Urticaria | Angioedem
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Total83,803
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Last 6 Years40,582
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Last 6 Years / Total0.484
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,381
World Rank
173
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
myocarditis | Hfpef | heart failure | cardiomyopathy | shoc
myocarditis | Hfpef | heart failure | cardiomyopathy | shoc
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Total61,276
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Last 6 Years39,382
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Last 6 Years / Total0.643
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,450
World Rank
177
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Mental Illness | Psychiatry | Clinical Neuroscience | Neurotransmission | Intercultural Psychotherap
Mental Illness | Psychiatry | Clinical Neuroscience | Neurotransmission | Intercultural Psychotherap
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Total87,043
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Last 6 Years39,025
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Last 6 Years / Total0.448
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
5,724
World Rank
228
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Others
Neuroimmunologie | Multiple Sklerose | Neuromyelitis optica | MRT | optische Kohärenztomographi
Neuroimmunologie | Multiple Sklerose | Neuromyelitis optica | MRT | optische Kohärenztomographi
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Total50,757
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Last 6 Years33,181
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Last 6 Years / Total0.654
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
6,559
World Rank
268
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total76,039
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Last 6 Years30,385
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Last 6 Years / Total0.400
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
6,902
World Rank
285
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total44,435
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Last 6 Years29,450
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Last 6 Years / Total0.663
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
7,058
World Rank
292
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total51,145
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Last 6 Years29,051
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Last 6 Years / Total0.568
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
9,403
World Rank
390
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total69,586
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Last 6 Years24,283
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Last 6 Years / Total0.349
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
10,462
World Rank
441
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total48,953
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Last 6 Years22,728
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Last 6 Years / Total0.464
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
10,536
World Rank
445
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total47,347
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Last 6 Years22,635
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Last 6 Years / Total0.478
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
10,766
World Rank
454
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total40,137
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Last 6 Years22,325
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Last 6 Years / Total0.556
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
12,033
World Rank
512
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total76,926
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Last 6 Years20,756
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Last 6 Years / Total0.270
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,002
World Rank
561
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Medical and Health Sciences / Pathology
Neuroscience | Alzheimer's disease | microglia | neuropatholog
Neuroscience | Alzheimer's disease | microglia | neuropatholog
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Total36,673
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Last 6 Years19,663
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Last 6 Years / Total0.536
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,358
World Rank
576
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total29,098
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Last 6 Years19,303
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Last 6 Years / Total0.663
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
14,640
World Rank
634
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total35,883
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Last 6 Years18,140
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Last 6 Years / Total0.506
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
15,325
World Rank
665
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total23,571
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Last 6 Years17,594
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Last 6 Years / Total0.746
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
15,502
World Rank
668
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Epidemiology | Population Health | Health Data Sciences | Neurovascular-epidemiology | Causal Inferenc
Epidemiology | Population Health | Health Data Sciences | Neurovascular-epidemiology | Causal Inferenc
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Total46,539
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Last 6 Years17,459
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Last 6 Years / Total0.375
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
15,638
World Rank
679
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total39,522
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Last 6 Years17,358
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Last 6 Years / Total0.439
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