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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 122 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
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329,380
96,126
0.292
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Human genetics
translational medicine
lipid metabolism
cardiometabolic diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,053
82,674
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Deep Learning
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,911
82,242
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neurodegenerative disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231,626
74,709
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
obesity
eating disorders
diabetes
health psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,849
68,667
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Immunotherapy
Cancer
HIV..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,056
93,578
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,662
48,797
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,104
61,055
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
High Energy Physics
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,523
40,818
0.254
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
754
749
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Flourishing
Race and Ethnicity
Arts & Humanitie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
598
597
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Translational Research
Immunology
Gastroenterology
Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
531
529
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Genetics
Liver Disease
Lipid & Lipoprotein Metabolism
Nutrition
Sex Difference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
502
447
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Neurosurgery
Neuroradiology
Traumatic Brain Injury
Race and Healthcare Disparitie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475
435
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Living Radical Polymerization
Drug Delivery
Organic Chemistry
Polymer Chemistry
Supramolecular Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
449
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cancer metabolis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381
380
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375
365
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Neurosurger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
368
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
machine learning theory
theoretical computer science
cryptograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
347
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Machine Learning
Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
354
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
tactile sensors
manipulation
robotic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
347
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
351
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Reinforcement Learning
Robot Learning
Perception
Robotic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
338
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Infectious Disease
Comparative Pathology
Diagnostic Patholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347
337
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Genomics
Human Genetics
Complex Traits
Biomedicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
340
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177
81
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Martin Seligman
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329,380
96,126
0.292
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481
195
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Daniel J Rader
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,053
82,674
0.327
Human genetics
translational medicine
lipid metabolism
cardiometabolic diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593
235
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ryan Reece
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,911
82,242
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
628
248
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Virginia Lee
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231,626
74,709
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
996
407
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas Wadden
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,849
68,667
0.366
obesity
eating disorders
diabetes
health psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,072
444
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Carl June
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,056
93,578
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,119
464
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Barbara Riegel
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,662
48,797
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,264
540
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Karen Glanz
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,104
61,055
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,348
585
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Elizabeth Hines
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,523
40,818
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,656
229,825
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Colleen A. Pogue, Rn
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
754
749
0.993
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
884,051
246,814
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christa Thandi Mahlobo
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
598
597
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
929,294
255,308
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Klaas Bahnsen
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
531
529
0.996
Translational Research
Immunology
Gastroenterology
Neuroscienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
952,675
259,299
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kate Townsend Creasy
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
502
447
0.890
Genetics
Liver Disease
Lipid & Lipoprotein Metabolism
Nutrition
Sex Difference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
975,908
263,309
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Debanjan Haldar
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475
435
0.916
Neurosurgery
Neuroradiology
Traumatic Brain Injury
Race and Healthcare Disparitie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
997,309
266,894
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Devendra S. Maurya
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
449
0.996
Living Radical Polymerization
Drug Delivery
Organic Chemistry
Polymer Chemistry
Supramolecular Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,066,773
278,012
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Carson David Poltorack
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381
380
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,073,504
279,090
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chenxi Yuan
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375
365
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,079,023
279,916
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Donald Detchou
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
368
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,089,520
281,510
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jessica Sorrell
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
347
0.961
machine learning theory
theoretical computer science
cryptograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,095,190
282,365
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ingvar Ziemann
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
354
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,099,960
283,075
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jessica Yin
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
347
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,101,055
283,253
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jesse Miller
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
351
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,104,592
283,825
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Edward S. Hu
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
338
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,105,744
284,015
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Katie Mulka
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347
337
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,106,876
284,170
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Daniel Hui
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
340
0.983
Genomics
Human Genetics
Complex Traits
Biomedicin