Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 300 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

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
France
Olivier Delattre
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
France
Jacques Prost
Soft condensed matter Physics
Biophysics
Statistical Physics
Physical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,165
12,512
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
France
Jean-François Joanny
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
France
Olivier Lantz
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,667
16,005
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
France
Pierre Fumoleau
Cancérologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,908
5,397
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
France
Daniel Louvard
cell biology
cancer biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,113
4,119
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
France
Sylvie Bonvalot
Surgery
Sarcoma
Desmoid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,954
16,282
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
France
Bruno Goud
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,800
7,295
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
France
Rouzier Roman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,770
9,330
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
France
Chavrier Philippe
Cancer biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,102
5,315
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
France
Emmanuel Barillot
bioinformatics
computational biology
systems biology
cancer
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,517
9,756
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
France
Ludger Johannes
cell biology
intracellular trafficking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,491
8,015
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
France
Françoise Brochard-Wyart
soft matter physics-biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,777
5,152
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
France
Lionel Larue
melanoma
pigmentation
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,387
5,798
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
France
Nicolas Manel
Innate Immunity
Immunology
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,615
9,071
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
France
Marc-Henri Stern
cancer genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,384
13,282
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
France
Matthieu Piel
cell biology
cell migration division and polarity
biophysics
microfluidics
micropatterning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,336
9,265
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
France
Mercedes Tkach
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,280
16,250
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
France
Sophie Piperno-Neumann
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
France
Maxime Dahan
Cell biophysics
Single molecule imaging
nanobiosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,091
5,167
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
France
Alain Mauviel
Cell biology
Signal transduction
Cancer biology
Wound healing
TGF-beta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,021
3,128
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
France
Lorena Martin Jaular
parasitologia
inmunologia
virologia
fisiologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,409
15,170
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
France
Jean Louis Viovy
Microfluidics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,374
3,190
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
France
Deborah Bourc'His
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,333
6,170
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
France
Nicolas Servant
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,952
8,123
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,865
France
136
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Olivier Delattre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,075
19,535
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,321
France
146
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jacques Prost
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,328
France
282
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jean-François Joanny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,982
11,307
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,258
France
354
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Olivier Lantz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,667
16,005
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,940
France
368
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pierre Fumoleau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,908
5,397
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,717
France
386
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daniel Louvard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,113
4,119
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,925
France
417
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sylvie Bonvalot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,954
16,282
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,093
France
425
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bruno Goud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,800
7,295
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,558
France
477
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rouzier Roman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,770
9,330
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,154
France
608
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chavrier Philippe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,102
5,315
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,226
France
622
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Emmanuel Barillot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,517
9,756
0.398
bioinformatics
computational biology
systems biology
cancer
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,186
France
677
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ludger Johannes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,491
8,015
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,905
France
768
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Françoise Brochard-Wyart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,777
5,152
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,858
France
790
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lionel Larue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,387
5,798
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,937
France
836
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nicolas Manel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,615
9,071
0.440
Innate Immunity
Immunology
Virology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,516
France
850
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marc-Henri Stern
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,384
13,282
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,633
France
852
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matthieu Piel
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,800
France
857
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mercedes Tkach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,280
16,250
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,767
France
875
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sophie Piperno-Neumann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,932
13,306
0.668
medical oncology
melanoma
sarcoma
clinical research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,283
France
936
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Maxime Dahan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,091
5,167
0.271
Cell biophysics
Single molecule imaging
nanobiosciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,970
France
1,050
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alain Mauviel
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,239
France
1,113
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lorena Martin Jaular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,409
15,170
0.871
parasitologia
inmunologia
virologia
fisiologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,562
France
1,224
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jean Louis Viovy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,374
3,190
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,738
France
1,228
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Deborah Bourc'His
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,333
6,170
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,442
France
1,273
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nicolas Servant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,952
8,123
0.509