The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,075
19,535
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Soft condensed matter Physics
Biophysics
Statistical Physics
Physical Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,165
12,512
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,982
11,307
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
immunology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,667
16,005
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cancérologie
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,908
5,397
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
cell biology
cancer biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,113
4,119
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Surgery
Sarcoma
Desmoid
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,954
16,282
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
cell biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,800
7,295
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,770
9,330
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cancer biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,102
5,315
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
bioinformatics
computational biology
systems biology
cancer
genomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,517
9,756
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
cell biology
intracellular trafficking
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,491
8,015
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
soft matter physics-biophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,777
5,152
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
melanoma
pigmentation
developmental biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,387
5,798
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Innate Immunity
Immunology
Virology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,615
9,071
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
cancer genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,384
13,282
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
cell biology
cell migration division and polarity
biophysics
microfluidics
micropatterning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,336
9,265
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Immunology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,280
16,250
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
medical oncology
melanoma
sarcoma
clinical research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,932
13,306
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cell biophysics
Single molecule imaging
nanobiosciences
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,091
5,167
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cell biology
Signal transduction
Cancer biology
Wound healing
TGF-beta
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,021
3,128
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
parasitologia
inmunologia
virologia
fisiologia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,409
15,170
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Microfluidics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,374
3,190
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,333
6,170
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bioinformatics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,952
8,123
0.509
Olivier Delattre
Institut Curie
Paris, France
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,075
19,535
0.331
Jacques Prost
Institut Curie
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,165
12,512
0.219
Soft condensed matter Physics
Biophysics
Statistical Physics
Physical Chemistry
Jean-François Joanny
Institut Curie
Paris, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,982
11,307
0.290
Olivier Lantz
Institut Curie
Paris, France
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,667
16,005
0.475
Pierre Fumoleau
Institut Curie
Paris, France
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,908
5,397
0.164
Daniel Louvard
Institut Curie
Paris, France
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,113
4,119
0.128
cell biology
cancer biology
Sylvie Bonvalot
Institut Curie
Paris, France
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,954
16,282
0.526
Bruno Goud
Institut Curie
Paris, France
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,800
7,295
0.237
Rouzier Roman
Institut Curie
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,770
9,330
0.324
Chavrier Philippe
Institut Curie
Paris, France
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,102
5,315
0.212
Emmanuel Barillot
Institut Curie
Paris, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,517
9,756
0.398
bioinformatics
computational biology
systems biology
cancer
genomics
Ludger Johannes
Institut Curie
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,491
8,015
0.341
cell biology
intracellular trafficking
Françoise Brochard-Wyart
Institut Curie
Paris, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,777
5,152
0.237
Lionel Larue
Institut Curie
Paris, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,387
5,798
0.271
melanoma
pigmentation
developmental biology
Nicolas Manel
Institut Curie
Paris, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,615
9,071
0.440
Marc-Henri Stern
Institut Curie
Paris, France
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,384
13,282
0.652
Matthieu Piel
Institut Curie
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,336
9,265
0.456
cell biology
cell migration division and polarity
biophysics
microfluidics
micropatterning
Mercedes Tkach
Institut Curie
Paris, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,280
16,250
0.801
Sophie Piperno-Neumann
Institut Curie
Paris, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,932
13,306
0.668
medical oncology
melanoma
sarcoma
clinical research
Maxime Dahan
Institut Curie
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,091
5,167
0.271
Cell biophysics
Single molecule imaging
nanobiosciences
Alain Mauviel
Institut Curie
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,021
3,128
0.174
Cell biology
Signal transduction
Cancer biology
Wound healing
TGF-beta
Lorena Martin Jaular
Institut Curie
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,409
15,170
0.871
parasitologia
inmunologia
virologia
fisiologia
Jean Louis Viovy
Institut Curie
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,374
3,190
0.195
Deborah Bourc'His
Institut Curie
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,333
6,170
0.378
Nicolas Servant
Institut Curie
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,952
8,123
0.509