Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 2.501 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
Cancer
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518,150
94,709
0.183
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405,104
132,478
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Computational Biology
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Metagenomics
Biomedical Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375,050
167,258
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cancer
Genetics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365,770
81,689
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Aging
vascular disease
dementia
kidney disease
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359,098
159,719
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,079
92,287
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pancreatic cancer
pancreas cancer
pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252,949
80,546
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,436
55,201
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
immunology
cancer
immunotheapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,044
78,975
0.405
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Child nutrition and infectious diseases
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,113
69,188
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,775
60,628
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
observational astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,235
33,974
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cardiovascular Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease
Risk Prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,943
79,966
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Computer Vision
Computational Models of Mind and Brain
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,895
77,967
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,596
48,267
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
psychology
educational and academic issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,354
26,002
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Statististics in Epidemiology
Cohort Studies
Survival Analysis
Analysis of Longitudinal Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,396
30,993
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cardiovascular and chronic care and outcomes
team-based care models
patient safety
translational research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,908
52,669
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Astrophysics
astronomy
cosmology
computer science
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,816
27,193
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Epigenetics
epigenomics
cancer plasticity
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,644
28,207
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
biostatistics
public health
environment
precision medicine
Bayes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,444
25,933
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,633
33,396
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sequence Alignment
Computational Genomics
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,246
69,824
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
cosmology
astrophysics
astronomy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,357
17,781
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
publication bias
reporting bias
clinical trials
systematic reviews and meta-analysis
trial registration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,797
49,290
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bert Vogelstein
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518,150
94,709
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69
36
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andrei Gritsan
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405,104
132,478
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97
49
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Steven Salzberg
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375,050
167,258
0.446
Computational Biology
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Metagenomics
Biomedical Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107
53
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kenneth Kinzler
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365,770
81,689
0.223
Cancer
Genetics
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116
56
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Josef Coresh
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359,098
159,719
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347
147
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stephen B. Baylin
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,079
92,287
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433
184
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ralph Hruban
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252,949
80,546
0.318
Pancreatic cancer
pancreas cancer
pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
757
299
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gregg L Semenza
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,436
55,201
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
884
361
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew Pardoll
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,044
78,975
0.405
immunology
cancer
immunotheapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
911
373
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robert Black
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,113
69,188
0.360
Child nutrition and infectious diseases
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,488
656
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Elizabeth Selvin
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,775
60,628
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,548
682
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Timothy Heckman
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,235
33,974
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,694
754
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kunihiro Matsushita
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,943
79,966
0.571
Cardiovascular Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease
Risk Prediction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,010
919
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alan Yuille
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,895
77,967
0.610
Computer Vision
Computational Models of Mind and Brain
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,082
955
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Adam Riess
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,596
48,267
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,091
962
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Robert E. Slavin
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,354
26,002
0.207
psychology
educational and academic issues
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,146
992
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alvaro Munoz
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,396
30,993
0.251
Statististics in Epidemiology
Cohort Studies
Survival Analysis
Analysis of Longitudinal Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,263
1,060
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,908
52,669
0.439
Cardiovascular and chronic care and outcomes
team-based care models
patient safety
translational research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,345
1,095
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
AS Szalay
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,816
27,193
0.231
Astrophysics
astronomy
cosmology
computer science
statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,354
1,099
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andrew P Feinberg
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,644
28,207
0.240
Epigenetics
epigenomics
cancer plasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366
1,107
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Scott L Zeger
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,444
25,933
0.221
biostatistics
public health
environment
precision medicine
Bayes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,485
1,170
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Henry Halperin
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,633
33,396
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,504
1,177
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ben Langmead
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,246
69,824
0.611
Sequence Alignment
Computational Genomics
Computer Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,004
1,420
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Charles L Bennett
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,357
17,781
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,078
1,456
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kay Dickersin
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,797
49,290
0.479
publication bias
reporting bias
clinical trials
systematic reviews and meta-analysis
trial registration