Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 3.107 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
Experimental high energy physics
Particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
389,440
155,026
0.398
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
agin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,877
78,422
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223,429
66,814
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,527
53,267
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
GPCRs
Structural biology
Biochemistry
Arrestins
Drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,981
23,804
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
personality psychology
developmental psychology
epidemiology
psychiatry
biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,805
61,051
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
neutrin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,530
90,470
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
theoretical chemistry
density functional theory
computational chemistry
biophysics
physical chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,621
54,054
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cardiology
Outcomes
Health Service
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,307
92,212
0.514
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Behavior Disorders
Child Abuse
Child Development
Child Neglect
Family Violenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,330
36,205
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
GPCR Signaling
Psychiatric Disorders
Addiction
Drug Discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,622
18,512
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,634
54,134
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Risk Prediction
Cardiovascular Epidemiology
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Health System Innovatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,317
62,184
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cancer epidemiologist and health equity champio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,946
106,792
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Financial Econometrics
Asset Pricing
Time Series Econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,375
28,551
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
social psychology
motivation
emotion
self and identit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,987
46,376
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Geriatric Psychiatr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,626
33,066
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,376
49,212
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,097
18,369
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Climate change
atmospheric chemistry
climate polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,611
43,658
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
child and adolescent nutrition
obesity preventio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,401
23,221
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
HIV Vaccines
Viral Immunology
Humoral Immunity
Neutralizing Antibodie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,862
36,015
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
cardiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,367
51,556
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Finance
Economics
Asset Pricing
Corporate Finance
Behavioral Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,624
29,241
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,705
35,128
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87
45
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lei Layla Li
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
389,440
155,026
0.398
Experimental high energy physics
Particle physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472
191
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Terrie E Moffitt
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,877
78,422
0.309
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
agin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
674
265
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael Tomasello
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223,429
66,814
0.299
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
690
273
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paul Costa
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,527
53,267
0.240
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
788
315
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert J Lefkowitz
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,981
23,804
0.113
GPCRs
Structural biology
Biochemistry
Arrestins
Drug discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
792
317
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Avshalom Caspi
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,805
61,051
0.291
personality psychology
developmental psychology
epidemiology
psychiatry
biomarker
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
835
332
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joshua Albert
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,530
90,470
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,057
437
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Weitao Yang
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,621
54,054
0.298
theoretical chemistry
density functional theory
computational chemistry
biophysics
physical chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,084
451
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Adrian F Hernandez
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,307
92,212
0.514
Cardiology
Outcomes
Health Service
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,108
461
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kenneth A Dodge
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,330
36,205
0.204
Behavior Disorders
Child Abuse
Child Development
Child Neglect
Family Violenc
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,533
671
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marc G Caron
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,622
18,512
0.124
GPCR Signaling
Psychiatric Disorders
Addiction
Drug Discover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,684
744
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Vance Fowler
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,634
54,134
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,896
846
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael J Pencina
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,317
62,184
0.463
Risk Prediction
Cardiovascular Epidemiology
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Health System Innovatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,942
873
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tomi Akinyemiju
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,946
106,792
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,992
901
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tim Bollerslev
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,375
28,551
0.217
Financial Econometrics
Asset Pricing
Time Series Econometric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,032
923
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mark R Leary
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,987
46,376
0.357
social psychology
motivation
emotion
self and identit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,183
1,010
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dan Blazer
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,626
33,066
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,555
1,196
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Harris Cooper
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,376
49,212
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,749
1,285
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ingrid Daubechies
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,097
18,369
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,880
1,350
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Drew Shindell
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,611
43,658
0.402
Climate change
atmospheric chemistry
climate polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,055
1,439
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mary Story
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,401
23,221
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,199
1,515
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David C Montefiori
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,862
36,015
0.350
HIV Vaccines
Viral Immunology
Humoral Immunity
Neutralizing Antibodie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,224
1,526
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Manesh Patel
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,367
51,556
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,333
1,567
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Campbell R Harvey
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,624
29,241
0.291
Finance
Economics
Asset Pricing
Corporate Finance
Behavioral Financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,396
1,594
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gary Lyman
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,705
35,128
0.352