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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 87 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
Cardiac Arrest research
EMS researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,176
7,411
0.523
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Health Psychology
Behavioral Science
Implementation Science
Behavioural Medicine
Behaviour Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,749
8,694
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
neuromuscular disease
mouse models
multiple sclerosis
spinal muscular atroph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,587
3,163
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
University of Ottawa
OHR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,811
2,813
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
complexity
variability
adverse event reporting
surgical quality improvemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,555
5,840
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
TIA
Stroke
Afi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,530
5,510
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Epigenetics
Gene Expression
Muscle Regeneratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,296
2,700
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Perinatal Epidemiology
Maternal child health
Population Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,616
5,214
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rehabilitation Technology
Mobility
Biomechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,874
3,310
0.482
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
endothelial progenitor
mesenchymal stromal cells
experimental cell therapy
regenerative therapy
bone marrow transplantatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,374
3,513
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cancer
Immunology
Oncolytic Viruse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,903
2,191
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chromatin remodeling
Intellectual disability
Neural developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,749
1,639
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
biostatistics
cliinical epidemiology
randomized controlled trial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,717
3,191
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
systematic reviews
rapid reviews
quality of reporting
bias
diagnostic test accurac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,328
3,748
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
implementation science
de-implementation
knowledge translation
health psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,202
4,457
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,148
1,231
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
reproduction
antimicrobial peptide
glycolipid
spermatogenesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,929
771
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,922
668
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
molecular biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,873
896
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cancer Therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,517
1,173
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
stem cell
cell/gene therapy
sepsis
ARDS
product development/regulatory for biologic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,319
1,892
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
Gene Regulation
Image Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,209
1,796
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,168
1,139
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,146
1,593
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,738
470
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,622
3,030
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christian Vaillancourt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,176
7,411
0.523
Cardiac Arrest research
EMS researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,510
3,824
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Justin Presseau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,749
8,694
0.740
Health Psychology
Behavioral Science
Implementation Science
Behavioural Medicine
Behaviour Chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,018
3,901
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rashmi Kothary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,587
3,163
0.273
neuromuscular disease
mouse models
multiple sclerosis
spinal muscular atroph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,502
4,286
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Catherine M Clement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,811
2,813
0.260
University of Ottawa
OHR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,210
4,416
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrew Seely
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,555
5,840
0.553
complexity
variability
adverse event reporting
surgical quality improvemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,483
4,429
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jeffrey Perry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,530
5,510
0.523
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
TIA
Stroke
Afi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,016
5,693
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
F Jeffrey Dilworth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,296
2,700
0.325
Epigenetics
Gene Expression
Muscle Regeneratio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,665
6,236
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Daniel J Corsi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,616
5,214
0.685
Perinatal Epidemiology
Maternal child health
Population Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,806
6,905
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Edward D Lemaire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,874
3,310
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,557
7,402
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Allan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,374
3,513
0.551
endothelial progenitor
mesenchymal stromal cells
experimental cell therapy
regenerative therapy
bone marrow transplantatio
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,308
7,931
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fabrice Le Boeuf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,903
2,191
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,210
8,121
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Picketts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,749
1,639
0.285
Chromatin remodeling
Intellectual disability
Neural developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,202
8,171
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Timothy Ramsay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,717
3,191
0.558
biostatistics
cliinical epidemiology
randomized controlled trial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,721
8,752
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Adrienne Stevens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,328
3,748
0.703
systematic reviews
rapid reviews
quality of reporting
bias
diagnostic test accurac
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,528
8,951
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andrea M Patey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,202
4,457
0.857
implementation science
de-implementation
knowledge translation
health psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,695
9,050
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jay Baltz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,148
1,231
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,671
9,402
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nongnuj Tanphaichitr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,929
771
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,976
9,417
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kursad Turksen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,922
668
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,016
9,490
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Douglas A Gray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,873
896
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,377
10,120
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jim Dimitroulakos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,517
1,173
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,389
10,512
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shirley Mei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,319
1,892
0.438
stem cell
cell/gene therapy
sepsis
ARDS
product development/regulatory for biologic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,439
10,720
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Theodore J Perkins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,209
1,796
0.427
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
Gene Regulation
Image Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,766
10,806
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christopher Porter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,168
1,139
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,002
10,862
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fatima Haggar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,146
1,593
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,496
11,773
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Campbell Pa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,738
470
0.126