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Highly Cited Researchers 1.856 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 Rankings
Rankings
94
World Rank
1
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total300,535
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Last 6 Years182,502
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Last 6 Years / Total0.607
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
119
World Rank
2
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Renal Medicine | epidemiology | nutrition | inflammatio
Renal Medicine | epidemiology | nutrition | inflammatio
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Total211,941
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Last 6 Years170,430
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Last 6 Years / Total0.804
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
124
World Rank
3
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total233,923
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Last 6 Years167,747
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Last 6 Years / Total0.717
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
278
World Rank
5
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total212,261
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Last 6 Years131,297
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Last 6 Years / Total0.619
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,869
World Rank
20
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total189,415
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Last 6 Years66,871
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Last 6 Years / Total0.353
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,975
World Rank
22
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total115,220
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Last 6 Years64,447
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Last 6 Years / Total0.559
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,075
World Rank
23
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total76,554
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Last 6 Years62,572
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Last 6 Years / Total0.817
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,078
World Rank
24
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total191,034
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Last 6 Years62,547
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Last 6 Years / Total0.327
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,117
World Rank
25
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Epidemiology | Global Health | Maternal Health | Infectious Diseases | Digital Healt
Epidemiology | Global Health | Maternal Health | Infectious Diseases | Digital Healt
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Total73,324
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Last 6 Years61,623
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Last 6 Years / Total0.840
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,769
World Rank
29
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology
Immunodeficiency | Immunotherapy | Immunogenetics | Clinical Immunology | Immunoepidemiolog
Immunodeficiency | Immunotherapy | Immunogenetics | Clinical Immunology | Immunoepidemiolog
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Total56,790
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Last 6 Years52,095
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Last 6 Years / Total0.917
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,837
World Rank
30
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total97,881
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Last 6 Years51,378
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Last 6 Years / Total0.525
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
3,208
World Rank
34
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total101,396
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Last 6 Years47,826
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Last 6 Years / Total0.472
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
3,434
World Rank
35
Country Rank
13
University
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13
Medical and Health Sciences / Geriatrics
prevention | multimorbidity | aging | dementia | Alzheimer´s diseas
prevention | multimorbidity | aging | dementia | Alzheimer´s diseas
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Total121,581
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Last 6 Years46,020
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Last 6 Years / Total0.379
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
3,990
World Rank
38
Country Rank
14
University
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14
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Molecular epidemiology - genomics | proteomics | metabolomic
Molecular epidemiology - genomics | proteomics | metabolomic
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Total43,261
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Last 6 Years41,967
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Last 6 Years / Total0.970
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,547
World Rank
40
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total90,604
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Last 6 Years38,594
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Last 6 Years / Total0.426
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,932
World Rank
49
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total90,328
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Last 6 Years36,646
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Last 6 Years / Total0.406
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
5,895
World Rank
56
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Others
ADHD | Psychiatric epidemiology | Register-based studies | Twin studies | Quantitative genetic
ADHD | Psychiatric epidemiology | Register-based studies | Twin studies | Quantitative genetic
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Total46,112
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Last 6 Years32,710
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Last 6 Years / Total0.709
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
6,181
World Rank
63
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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Total39,466
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Last 6 Years31,754
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Last 6 Years / Total0.805
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
6,268
World Rank
64
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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Total43,329
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Last 6 Years31,467
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Last 6 Years / Total0.726
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
6,812
World Rank
71
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total33,233
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Last 6 Years29,811
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Last 6 Years / Total0.897
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
7,657
World Rank
85
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience
Neuroscience | Immunofluorescence | neurodegeneration | calcium binding proteins | transcriptomic
Neuroscience | Immunofluorescence | neurodegeneration | calcium binding proteins | transcriptomic
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Total37,572
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Last 6 Years27,754
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Last 6 Years / Total0.739
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
7,756
World Rank
87
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total75,128
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Last 6 Years27,514
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Last 6 Years / Total0.366
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,170
World Rank
89
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total34,876
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Last 6 Years26,616
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Last 6 Years / Total0.763
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,236
World Rank
91
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total100,128
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Last 6 Years26,471
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Last 6 Years / Total0.264
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,730
World Rank
96
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Epidemiology | Diet | Lifestyle | Mendelian randomization | Public Healt
Epidemiology | Diet | Lifestyle | Mendelian randomization | Public Healt
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Total47,345
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Last 6 Years25,468
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Last 6 Years / Total0.538
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