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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 48 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 Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Endocrinology
Diabetes
Metabolism
Nutraceuticals
Endocrine disruptor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,640
14,726
0.835
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
palliative car
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,089
10,423
0.576
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Research Methodology
Public Health
Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,787
8,690
0.989
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Palliativ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,199
7,480
0.613
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,264
4,817
0.216
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wound Healing
Tissue Repair
Microbiology
Ski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,539
4,553
0.533
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Innovation
Teaching
Consulting
Research
Analytic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,907
3,960
0.670
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
primate and human evolution
skeletal form and function
craniofacial growth
geometri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,142
3,936
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Haematolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,969
3,845
0.644
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wound Care
Wound Healing
Surgical Site Infectio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,700
3,578
0.967
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Reproductive biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,279
2,492
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,083
2,106
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Palliative Medicine
pain
opioid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,607
1,942
0.745
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
cardiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,961
1,841
0.168
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
chronic illness
care pathways
patient experienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,135
1,821
0.853
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Molecular Pharmacology
Cell Signallin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,520
1,732
0.314
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gastroenterology
Medical Education
Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,832
1,497
0.529
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
cytoskeleton
platelet
small GTPas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,147
1,282
0.209
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Neonatology
infant feeding
research methodolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,317
845
0.365
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
The Sociology of Health
Public Health and the Bod
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,217
829
0.133
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Diabetes
prescribing
pharmacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,081
715
0.141
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
biofilms
infections
wounds
antimicrobial resistanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
746
696
0.933
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Molecular Imaging
Translational Medicine
Clinical Trial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,861
677
0.364
* Last 6 Years 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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,396
1,708
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thozhukat Sathyapalan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,640
14,726
0.835
Endocrinology
Diabetes
Metabolism
Nutraceuticals
Endocrine disruptor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,619
2,884
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fliss Murtagh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,089
10,423
0.576
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,591
3,696
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,657
4,500
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Miriam Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,199
7,480
0.613
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,072
7,729
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Henry J Leese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,264
4,817
0.216
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,209
8,228
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthew Hardman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,539
4,553
0.533
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,839
9,585
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jimmie Leppink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,907
3,960
0.670
Innovation
Teaching
Consulting
Research
Analytic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,741
9,648
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul O Higgins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,142
3,936
0.324
primate and human evolution
skeletal form and function
craniofacial growth
geometri
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,274
9,903
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Allsup
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,969
3,845
0.644
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,411
10,757
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Joshua P Totty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,700
3,578
0.967
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,378
15,374
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Roger Sturmey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,279
2,492
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,519
17,830
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Laura Sadofsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,083
2,106
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,688
19,096
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jason W Boland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,607
1,942
0.745
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,807
19,988
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Angela Hoye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,961
1,841
0.168
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,886
20,178
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Maureen Twiddy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,135
1,821
0.853
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,418
20,983
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Timothy M Palmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,520
1,732
0.314
Molecular Pharmacology
Cell Signallin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,370
23,421
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin Veysey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,832
1,497
0.529
Gastroenterology
Medical Education
Nutritio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,087
26,102
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Francisco Rivero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,147
1,282
0.209
cytoskeleton
platelet
small GTPas
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,842
30,212
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,926
33,654
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lauren Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,317
845
0.365
Neonatology
infant feeding
research methodolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
532,749
34,027
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
586,458
36,677
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David Hepburn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,081
715
0.141
Diabetes
prescribing
pharmacolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
596,869
37,125
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Snehal Kadam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
746
696
0.933
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606,606
37,606
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Azeem Saleem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,861
677
0.364
Molecular Imaging
Translational Medicine
Clinical Trial
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
614,477
37,957
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Julie Seymour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
663
0.412