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Highly Cited Researchers 314 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 Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Neuroscienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,356
18,942
0.330
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,417
13,918
0.294
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cancer Biology
Therapeutics
Cancer Prevention
Diabetes
Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,804
11,887
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
mTOR
cell motility
cell signaling
natural products
cadmiu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,020
11,418
0.407
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Gene Transfer
Gene Therap
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,151
9,900
0.308
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Microcirculatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,110
9,862
0.112
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Microbiom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,695
9,418
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Otolaryngology
Next-Generation Drug Delivery System
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,525
9,000
0.514
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Molecular Cardiovascular Biolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,918
7,713
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Diabetes
oxidative stress
vitamin D
L-cystein
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,524
7,631
0.339
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vascular biology
chronic inflammation
sulfide biology
nitric oxide
redox biolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,303
7,333
0.424
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Vascular neurology
cerebrovascular disease
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,913
6,564
0.736
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
aging
alcohol
HIV
microbiota
bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,474
5,377
0.982
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Atherosclerosis
Vascular Biology
Macrophages
vSMCs
Efferocytosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,238
5,334
0.855
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cancer
Genomics
Disparitie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,642
4,941
0.424
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
hypertension
diabete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,890
4,769
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
serotoni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,697
4,678
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,788
4,521
0.254
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
immunology
infectious diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,388
4,329
0.249
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cancer Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,948
4,247
0.388
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
pathology
digital pathology
anatomic pathology
medical engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,843
4,240
0.726
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Adhesion signaling in vascular cell biolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,292
4,165
0.448
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,939
4,100
0.317
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,287
5,268
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nicolas Bazan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,356
18,942
0.330
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,164
8,301
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Steven Bailey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,417
13,918
0.294
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,856
10,447
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,549
11,057
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,281
13,603
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ronald Klein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,151
9,900
0.308
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,488
13,683
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
D Neil Granger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,110
9,862
0.112
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,804
14,541
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,964
14,605
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Christopher Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,695
9,418
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,557
15,548
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul Weinberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,525
9,000
0.514
Otolaryngology
Next-Generation Drug Delivery System
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,835
17,101
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,460
19,103
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shenuarin Bhuiyan *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,918
7,713
0.517
Molecular Cardiovascular Biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,172
19,361
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sushil K Jain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,524
7,631
0.339
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,205
20,417
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christopher Kevil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,303
7,333
0.424
Vascular biology
chronic inflammation
sulfide biology
nitric oxide
redox biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,230
23,485
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Vijayakumar Javalkar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,913
6,564
0.736
Vascular neurology
cerebrovascular disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,666
30,184
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vincent J Maffei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,474
5,377
0.982
aging
alcohol
HIV
microbiota
bioinformatic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,564
30,501
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Arif Yurdagul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,238
5,334
0.855
Atherosclerosis
Vascular Biology
Macrophages
vSMCs
Efferocytosi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,140
33,296
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
J Zabaleta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,642
4,941
0.424
Cancer
Genomics
Disparitie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,415
34,690
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eric Lazartigues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,890
4,769
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,887
35,490
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Charles D Nichols
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,697
4,678
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,201
36,855
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Song Hong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,788
4,521
0.254
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,776
38,708
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paul Fidel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,388
4,329
0.249
immunology
infectious diseas
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,284
39,499
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Suresh Alahari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,948
4,247
0.388
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,537
39,588
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sharon E Fox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,843
4,240
0.726
pathology
digital pathology
anatomic pathology
medical engineerin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,913
40,327
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,136
41,037
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Patricia E Molina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,939
4,100
0.317