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Highly Cited Researchers 722 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,574
154,751
0.505
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
cancer genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,759
71,522
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
tumor immunobiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,864
40,920
0.394
* Last 6 Years 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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
pregnancy
economics
perinatal epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,790
35,305
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
cancer genetics
bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,736
31,485
0.813
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
echocardiography
coronary physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,541
31,108
0.181
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dermatology
Atopic Dermatiti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,426
31,011
0.714
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
developmental psychopatholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,953
26,772
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Parkinson
Movement Disorders
Balance
Vestibula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,622
24,985
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Cancer Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,344
24,567
0.530
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
dementia
alzheimer's
parkinson'
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,239
22,173
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Osteoporosis
proteomics
genomics
me
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,450
20,433
0.327
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
ARDS
Sepsi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,128
20,201
0.873
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cancer Early Detection and Prostate Cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,339
19,677
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Public Health
HI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,134
17,324
0.288
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,720
17,475
0.551
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Human Genetics and Genomics
Statistical Genetics
Infertilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,848
17,339
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
ocular immunology
immune-mediated diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,130
15,788
0.366
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
biomaterials
polymers
composites
dental materials
clinical researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,737
15,910
0.348
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,274
14,974
0.226
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
mRNA Therapeutics
Lipid Nanoparticles
Endosomal Escape
Rare disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,202
13,927
0.512
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
gene therapy
stem cells
regenerative medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,547
13,379
0.265
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
cancer biology
neuro-oncology
medulloblastom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,097
13,312
0.442
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142
56
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gordon Mills
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,574
154,751
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,593
593
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Spellman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,759
71,522
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,023
1,588
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lisa Coussens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,864
40,920
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,846
1,909
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,087
2,016
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Aaron Caughey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,790
35,305
0.553
pregnancy
economics
perinatal epidemiolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,092
2,436
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Myron Peto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,736
31,485
0.813
cancer genetics
bioinformatic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,195
2,469
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sanjiv Kaul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,541
31,108
0.181
echocardiography
coronary physiolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,231
2,479
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Eric Simpson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,426
31,011
0.714
Dermatology
Atopic Dermatiti
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,337
2,534
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,866
3,134
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
JT Nigg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,953
26,772
0.425
developmental psychopatholog
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,739
3,471
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fay Horak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,622
24,985
0.354
Parkinson
Movement Disorders
Balance
Vestibula
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,998
3,559
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kyle Ellrott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,344
24,567
0.530
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Cancer Biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,600
4,172
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joseph Quinn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,239
22,173
0.480
dementia
alzheimer's
parkinson'
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,031
4,757
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eric Orwoll
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,450
20,433
0.327
Osteoporosis
proteomics
genomics
me
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,244
4,830
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Akram Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,128
20,201
0.873
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,693
5,007
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,346
6,042
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
David Bangsberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,134
17,324
0.288
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,152
5,957
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Guanming Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,720
17,475
0.551
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,332
6,034
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,646
6,928
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James Rosenbaum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,130
15,788
0.366
ocular immunology
immune-mediated diseas
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,447
6,836
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,089
7,508
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael Heinrich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,274
14,974
0.226
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,314
8,336
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gaurav Sahay *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,202
13,927
0.512
mRNA Therapeutics
Lipid Nanoparticles
Endosomal Escape
Rare disorder
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,677
8,843
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Markus Grompe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,547
13,379
0.265
gene therapy
stem cells
regenerative medicin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,848
8,906
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yoon Jae Cho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,097
13,312
0.442
cancer biology
neuro-oncology
medulloblastom