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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 314 Scientists Citation Rankings - 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Microcirculatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,110
9,862
0.112
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Neuroscienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,356
18,942
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,417
13,918
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Heart Failure
Cardioprotection
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fractio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,931
9,438
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cancer Biology
Therapeutics
Cancer Prevention
Diabetes
Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,804
11,887
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Gene Transfer
Gene Therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,151
9,900
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
mTOR
cell motility
cell signaling
natural products
cadmiu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,020
11,418
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alzheimer's disease prion disease autism
neuroinflammation genetics
epigenetics
small non coding RNA (sncRNA)
microRNA NF-kB neurotoxicology of aluminum and mercur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,000
8,376
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Diabetes
oxidative stress
vitamin D
L-cystein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,524
7,631
0.339
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,788
4,521
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Otolaryngology
Next-Generation Drug Delivery System
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,525
9,000
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
immunology
infectious diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,388
4,329
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vascular biology
chronic inflammation
sulfide biology
nitric oxide
redox biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,303
7,333
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biochemistr
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,921
2,286
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Molecular Cardiovascular Biolog
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,918
7,713
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Microbiom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,695
9,418
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,939
4,100
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cancer
Genomics
Disparitie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,642
4,941
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cancer Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,948
4,247
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pulmonary immunology
infectious diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,445
1,763
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Biomedical Engineering
Computational Modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,665
3,625
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Adhesion signaling in vascular cell biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,292
4,165
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Immunologia
Immunologia de tumores e infecciosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,060
2,317
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Vascular neurology
cerebrovascular disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,913
6,564
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
hypertension
diabete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,890
4,769
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,240
1,997
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
D Neil Granger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,110
9,862
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,637
4,090
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nicolas Bazan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,356
18,942
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,630
5,488
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Steven Bailey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,417
13,918
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,239
6,677
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Lefer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,931
9,438
0.225
Heart Failure
Cardioprotection
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fractio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,910
9,605
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rakesh Srivastava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,804
11,887
0.362
Cancer Biology
Therapeutics
Cancer Prevention
Diabetes
Nutritio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,626
9,939
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ronald Klein
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,151
9,900
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,619
12,127
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shile Huang *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,020
11,418
0.407
mTOR
cell motility
cell signaling
natural products
cadmiu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,485
14,987
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Walter Lukiw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,000
8,376
0.349
Alzheimer's disease prion disease autism
neuroinflammation genetics
epigenetics
small non coding RNA (sncRNA)
microRNA NF-kB neurotoxicology of aluminum and mercur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,567
16,274
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sushil K Jain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,524
7,631
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,738
21,845
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Song Hong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,788
4,521
0.254
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,764
22,231
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Weinberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,525
9,000
0.514
Otolaryngology
Next-Generation Drug Delivery System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,300
22,434
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul Fidel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,388
4,329
0.249
immunology
infectious diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,620
22,549
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christopher Kevil
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,303
7,333
0.424
Vascular biology
chronic inflammation
sulfide biology
nitric oxide
redox biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,078
26,874
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Arthur Haas
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,921
2,286
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,093
26,881
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shenuarin Bhuiyan *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,918
7,713
0.517
Molecular Cardiovascular Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,592
29,640
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christopher Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,695
9,418
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,887
31,529
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Patricia E Molina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,939
4,100
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,433
35,363
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
J Zabaleta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,642
4,941
0.424
Cancer
Genomics
Disparitie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,015
37,610
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Suresh Alahari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,948
4,247
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,315
39,431
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Judd E Shellito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,445
1,763
0.169
Pulmonary immunology
infectious diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,555
42,643
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Steven A Conrad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,665
3,625
0.375
Biomedical Engineering
Computational Modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,564
44,386
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
A Wayne Orr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,292
4,165
0.448
Adhesion signaling in vascular cell biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,827
45,468
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Arnold H Zea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,060
2,317
0.256
Immunologia
Immunologia de tumores e infecciosa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,012
46,172
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Vijayakumar Javalkar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,913
6,564
0.736
Vascular neurology
cerebrovascular disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,361
46,282
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eric Lazartigues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,890
4,769
0.536