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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 48 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
22,264
4,817
0.216
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Endocrinology
Diabetes
Metabolism
Nutraceuticals
Endocrine disruptor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,200
15,283
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
palliative car
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,089
10,423
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
primate and human evolution
skeletal form and function
craniofacial growth
geometri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,238
4,023
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Palliativ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,199
7,480
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
cardiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,961
1,841
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Research Methodology
Public Health
Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,787
8,690
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wound Healing
Tissue Repair
Microbiology
Ski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,539
4,553
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
The Sociology of Health
Public Health and the Bod
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,217
829
0.133
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
cytoskeleton
platelet
small GTPas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,147
1,282
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Haematolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,969
3,845
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Innovation
Teaching
Consulting
Research
Analytic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,907
3,960
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Molecular Pharmacology
Cell Signallin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,520
1,732
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Reproductive biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,279
2,492
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Diabetes
prescribing
pharmacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,081
715
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wound Care
Wound Healing
Surgical Site Infectio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,700
3,578
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,083
2,106
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gastroenterology
Medical Education
Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,832
1,497
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Palliative Medicine
pain
opioid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,607
1,942
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
deafness ethnicity healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,438
519
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Neonatology
infant feeding
research methodolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,317
845
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
chronic illness
care pathways
patient experienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,135
1,821
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Molecular Imaging
Translational Medicine
Clinical Trial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,861
677
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
exercise oncology
quality of life
digital technology
wearable technology
cancer rehabilitatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,612
1,020
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Families and Childhood
Health
Commercial Home
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
663
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,220
3,242
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Henry J Leese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,264
4,817
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,232
4,264
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Thozhukat Sathyapalan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,200
15,283
0.840
Endocrinology
Diabetes
Metabolism
Nutraceuticals
Endocrine disruptor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,615
4,295
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fliss Murtagh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,089
10,423
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,271
6,954
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paul O Higgins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,238
4,023
0.329
primate and human evolution
skeletal form and function
craniofacial growth
geometri
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,604
6,977
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Miriam Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,199
7,480
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,975
7,838
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Angela Hoye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,961
1,841
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,988
9,850
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Assem M Khamis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,787
8,690
0.989
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Research Methodology
Public Health
Medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,871
10,150
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Matthew Hardman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,539
4,553
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,952
13,533
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robin Bunton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,217
829
0.133
The Sociology of Health
Public Health and the Bod
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,925
13,650
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Francisco Rivero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,147
1,282
0.209
cytoskeleton
platelet
small GTPas
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,283
14,043
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Allsup
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,969
3,845
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,167
14,173
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jimmie Leppink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,907
3,960
0.670
Innovation
Teaching
Consulting
Research
Analytic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,778
15,031
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Timothy M Palmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,520
1,732
0.314
Molecular Pharmacology
Cell Signallin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,595
15,662
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Roger Sturmey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,279
2,492
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,395
16,192
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Hepburn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,081
715
0.141
Diabetes
prescribing
pharmacolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,972
20,663
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Joshua P Totty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,700
3,578
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,371
23,443
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Laura Sadofsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,083
2,106
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,919
24,768
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Martin Veysey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,832
1,497
0.529
Gastroenterology
Medical Education
Nutritio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,011
26,079
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jason W Boland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,607
1,942
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,077
27,178
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lesley Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,438
519
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,431
27,995
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lauren Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,317
845
0.365
Neonatology
infant feeding
research methodolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,867
29,287
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Maureen Twiddy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,135
1,821
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,687
31,646
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Azeem Saleem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,861
677
0.364
Molecular Imaging
Translational Medicine
Clinical Trial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,058
34,156
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cynthia C Forbes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,612
1,020
0.633
exercise oncology
quality of life
digital technology
wearable technology
cancer rehabilitatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,948
34,197
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Julie Seymour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
663
0.412