Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National Institutes of Health Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Genetics
Genomics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428,058
138,313
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309,544
82,322
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259,714
91,646
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,623
51,731
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,631
62,941
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
statistical genetics
neurodegeneration
data science
biostatistics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,155
86,479
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Cancer Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,759
64,020
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Mood DIsorders
Migraine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,665
50,178
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,000
58,750
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,250
20,100
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Genetics
Neuroscience
Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,126
62,445
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
clinical nutrition and food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,205
44,425
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Bioinformatics
Cancer
Algorithms
Medical Genetics
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,079
28,422
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
lymphoma
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,397
41,266
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Immunobiology
Cancer biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,223
25,772
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Bioinformatics
Computational Algorithms
Genomics
Genome Assembly
Comparative Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,704
36,266
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Environmental Epidemiology
Genetics
Genomics
Occupational Health
Molecular Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,616
73,565
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,642
29,271
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Radiology
Imaging
PET
optical
MRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,244
45,364
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Genomics
Neuroscience
Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,332
60,170
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
child psychiatry
biology of anxiety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,884
45,729
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
virology
medicine
microbiology
genetics
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,989
14,828
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,124
61,347
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Infectious Diseases
Immunology
Virology
Vaccinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,225
57,795
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
motor learning
motor control
stroke
brain stimulation
neurorehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,016
31,943
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Daniel Levy
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428,058
138,313
0.323
Genetics
Genomics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175
80
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Steven A Rosenberg
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309,544
82,322
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353
152
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Eugene Koonin
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259,714
91,646
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
843
342
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Elaine Jaffe
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,623
51,731
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,007
424
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Roberto Romero
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,631
62,941
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,102
472
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mike A Nalls
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,155
86,479
0.517
statistical genetics
neurodegeneration
data science
biostatistics
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,190
521
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stephen Chanock
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,759
64,020
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,235
548
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kathleen Merikangas
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,665
50,178
0.318
Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Mood DIsorders
Migraine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,363
609
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Susan Yanovski
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,000
58,750
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,564
700
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ad Bax
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,250
20,100
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,738
787
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew Singleton
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,126
62,445
0.473
Genetics
Neuroscience
Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,871
857
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Johanna Dwyer
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,205
44,425
0.349
clinical nutrition and food
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,902
876
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alejandro Schaffer
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,079
28,422
0.225
Bioinformatics
Cancer
Algorithms
Medical Genetics
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,951
905
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Louis M Staudt
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,397
41,266
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,028
945
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Giorgio Trinchieri
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,223
25,772
0.213
Immunobiology
Cancer biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,049
954
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jim Mullikin
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,704
36,266
0.300
Bioinformatics
Computational Algorithms
Genomics
Genome Assembly
Comparative Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,312
1,094
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Qing Lan
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,616
73,565
0.647
Environmental Epidemiology
Genetics
Genomics
Occupational Health
Molecular Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,345
1,113
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Aravind L
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,642
29,271
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,364
1,127
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peter Choyke
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,244
45,364
0.404
Radiology
Imaging
PET
optical
MRI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,400
1,148
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dena G Hernandez
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,332
60,170
0.540
Genomics
Neuroscience
Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,419
1,156
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Daniel Pine
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,884
45,729
0.412
child psychiatry
biology of anxiety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,544
1,220
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bernard Moss
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,989
14,828
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,702
1,290
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rashmi Sinha
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,124
61,347
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,743
1,311
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John Mascola
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,225
57,795
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,862
1,379
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Leonardo G Cohen
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,016
31,943
0.313
motor learning
motor control
stroke
brain stimulation
neurorehabilitation