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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 722 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,574
154,751
0.505
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
echocardiography
coronary physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,541
31,108
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
cancer genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,759
71,522
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cancer
Imaging
Genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,674
36,368
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Back pain
shared decision-making
overuse of medical car
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,997
30,634
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
tumor immunobiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,864
40,920
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Parkinson
Movement Disorders
Balance
Vestibula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,622
24,985
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,274
14,974
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
pregnancy
economics
perinatal epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,790
35,305
0.553
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Osteoporosis
proteomics
genomics
me
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,450
20,433
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
developmental psychopatholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,953
26,772
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Public Health
HI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,134
17,324
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
gene therapy
stem cells
regenerative medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,547
13,379
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Cancer Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,344
24,567
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
dementia
alzheimer's
parkinson'
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,239
22,173
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
biomaterials
polymers
composites
dental materials
clinical researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,737
15,910
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
ocular immunology
immune-mediated diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,130
15,788
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dermatology
Atopic Dermatiti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,426
31,011
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cancer Early Detection and Prostate Cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,339
19,677
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Human Genetics and Genomics
Statistical Genetics
Infertilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,848
17,339
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
vascular surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,881
12,866
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hospice
Quality of Care for Persons with Serious Illness
health care transition
use of feedin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,830
10,140
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
cancer genetics
bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,736
31,485
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gastroenterolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,547
5,009
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,720
17,475
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221
96
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gordon Mills
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,574
154,751
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,191
503
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sanjiv Kaul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,541
31,108
0.181
echocardiography
coronary physiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,310
565
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Spellman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,759
71,522
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,807
802
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Joe Gray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,674
36,368
0.262
Cancer
Imaging
Genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,014
912
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard Deyo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,997
30,634
0.234
Back pain
shared decision-making
overuse of medical car
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,154
1,490
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lisa Coussens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,864
40,920
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,198
2,917
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fay Horak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,622
24,985
0.354
Parkinson
Movement Disorders
Balance
Vestibula
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,855
3,221
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Heinrich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,274
14,974
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,275
3,429
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Aaron Caughey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,790
35,305
0.553
pregnancy
economics
perinatal epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,535
3,555
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eric Orwoll
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,450
20,433
0.327
Osteoporosis
proteomics
genomics
me
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,429
3,503
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
JT Nigg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,953
26,772
0.425
developmental psychopatholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,019
3,787
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Bangsberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,134
17,324
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,549
4,988
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Markus Grompe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,547
13,379
0.265
gene therapy
stem cells
regenerative medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,082
5,689
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kyle Ellrott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,344
24,567
0.530
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Cancer Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,125
5,704
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joseph Quinn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,239
22,173
0.480
dementia
alzheimer's
parkinson'
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,358
5,808
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jack Ferracane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,737
15,910
0.348
biomaterials
polymers
composites
dental materials
clinical researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,618
6,389
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
James Rosenbaum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,130
15,788
0.366
ocular immunology
immune-mediated diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,473
6,323
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eric Simpson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,426
31,011
0.714
Dermatology
Atopic Dermatiti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,031
6,577
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tomasz M Beer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,339
19,677
0.465
Cancer Early Detection and Prostate Cance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,294
6,692
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Don Conrad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,848
17,339
0.414
Human Genetics and Genomics
Statistical Genetics
Infertilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,863
6,965
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gregory L Moneta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,881
12,866
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,500
7,253
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Joan Tenoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,830
10,140
0.255
Hospice
Quality of Care for Persons with Serious Illness
health care transition
use of feedin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,201
7,571
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Myron Peto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,736
31,485
0.813
cancer genetics
bioinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,183
9,294
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
M Brian Fennerty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,547
5,009
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,060
10,131
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Guanming Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,720
17,475
0.551