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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 5.041 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395,546
82,417
0.208
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
molecular neuroscienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325,193
33,110
0.102
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Global Health
Cardiovascular Disease
Comparative Effectiveness
Epidemiology
Simulation Modelin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,609
117,204
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
statistics
political scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,617
100,123
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stroke
Epidemiolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203,864
116,322
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lipid and lipoprotein metabolism
diabetes mellitus
cardiovascular diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,425
58,897
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,639
34,874
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Graphene
2D materials
NEMS
nano-biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,933
77,696
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserv
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,264
51,082
0.331
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Neurolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,237
53,791
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Psychiatry
Neuroscience
Psychopharmacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,106
35,587
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Multimessenger
Gravitational waves
Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
Biophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,523
91,572
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inferenc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,613
68,991
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Child Development
Families
Povert
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,481
28,497
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cardiac Surger
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,025
91,738
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
diabetes
obesity
endocrinolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,610
41,207
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
self
motivation
social cognition
judgment
self-regulatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,628
35,839
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mood Disorders and Suicidal Behavio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,834
39,199
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Multimessenger
Gravitational waves
Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
Biophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,102
88,440
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
medicine
atherosclerosis
lipoprotein
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,511
41,643
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chemical Biology
Cell Deat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,636
90,444
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
theoretical Astrophysics
gravitational-wave detector
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,928
81,917
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Theoretical Astrophysic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,966
22,760
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
genetics
immunology
multiple sclerosis
Alzheimer
systems biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,237
65,718
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Multi-Messenger Astrophysic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,181
82,631
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85
43
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joseph E Stiglitz
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395,546
82,417
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188
87
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tom Maniatis
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325,193
33,110
0.102
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
679
265
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrew Moran
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,609
117,204
0.520
Global Health
Cardiovascular Disease
Comparative Effectiveness
Epidemiology
Simulation Modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
821
324
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andrew Gelman
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,617
100,123
0.480
statistics
political scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
860
340
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mitchell Elkind
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203,864
116,322
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,166
489
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Henry N Ginsberg
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,425
58,897
0.338
Lipid and lipoprotein metabolism
diabetes mellitus
cardiovascular diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,252
535
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kamal Benslama
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,639
34,874
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,260
538
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James C Hone
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,933
77,696
0.465
Graphene
2D materials
NEMS
nano-biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,458
628
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yaakov Stern
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,264
51,082
0.331
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserv
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,476
641
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Richard Mayeux
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,237
53,791
0.351
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,523
663
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jeffrey Lieberman
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,106
35,587
0.236
Psychiatry
Neuroscience
Psychopharmacolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,539
670
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Szabolcs Marka
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,523
91,572
0.608
Multimessenger
Gravitational waves
Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
Biophysic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,555
676
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Blei
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,613
68,991
0.461
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inferenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,561
680
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jeanne Brooks Gunn
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,481
28,497
0.191
Child Development
Families
Povert
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,616
709
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael Borger
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,025
91,738
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,655
726
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xavier Pi Sunyer
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,610
41,207
0.283
diabetes
obesity
endocrinolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,895
844
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
E Tory Higgins
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,628
35,839
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,919
858
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
J John Mann
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,834
39,199
0.291
Mood Disorders and Suicidal Behavio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,054
933
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zsuzsa Marka
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,102
88,440
0.680
Multimessenger
Gravitational waves
Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
Biophysic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,154
991
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alan R Tall
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,511
41,643
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,378
1,095
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Brent R Stockwell
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,636
90,444
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,456
1,140
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yuri Levin
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,928
81,917
0.689
theoretical Astrophysics
gravitational-wave detector
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,534
1,181
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jeremiah Ostriker
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,966
22,760
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,608
1,219
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Philip L De Jager
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,237
65,718
0.570
genetics
immunology
multiple sclerosis
Alzheimer
systems biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,663
1,246
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stefan Countryman
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,181
82,631
0.724