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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.044 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
Migræn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,479
36,128
0.283
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,175
67,335
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,639
52,590
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Genomics and Precision Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,678
40,436
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cardiology
pharmacoepidemiology
cardiovascular epidemiology
epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,033
30,294
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
neurophysiology
sleep
methods
molecula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,697
20,504
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,880
19,462
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,710
26,176
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,496
23,976
0.505
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Diabete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,097
13,479
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Intensive Care Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,409
29,893
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Diabete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,766
12,388
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cancer late effects
behavioral interventions
AI projects
epidemiology
disease trajectorie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,116
16,835
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gastroenterolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,305
14,183
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Occupational and reproductive epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,106
13,695
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,612
27,931
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Depression and bipolar disorde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,127
19,781
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Low back pain
Spinal cord injur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,150
10,885
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,706
11,895
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,574
13,259
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Headache
migraine
trigeminal neuralgia
medicationoveruse headach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,516
14,007
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Childhood obesity and health consequence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,942
20,346
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,678
6,447
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Inflammatory Bowel Diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,610
9,443
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
endocrinolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,515
11,299
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,096
11
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jes Olesen
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,479
36,128
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,744
16
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Allan Linneberg
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,175
67,335
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,433
24
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Thomas Werge
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,639
52,590
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,453
37
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thomas Folkmann Hansen
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,678
40,436
0.589
Genomics and Precision Medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,208
64
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gunnar Gislason|Gunnar Hilmar Gislason, Gunnar H Gislason, Gunnar Gislasson
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,033
30,294
0.550
Cardiology
pharmacoepidemiology
cardiovascular epidemiology
epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,449
77
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Poul Jennum
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,697
20,504
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,052
83
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Anders Juul
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,880
19,462
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,116
84
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stig Egil Bojesen
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,710
26,176
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,576
90
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christian Hassager
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,496
23,976
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,132
99
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sten Madsbad
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,097
13,479
0.292
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,941
104
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anders Perner
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,409
29,893
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,741
111
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Allan Vaag
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,766
12,388
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,089
116
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christoffer Johansen
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,116
16,835
0.400
Cancer late effects
behavioral interventions
AI projects
epidemiology
disease trajectorie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,758
126
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lise Lotte Gluud
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,305
14,183
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,899
129
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jens Peter Bonde
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,106
13,695
0.350
Occupational and reproductive epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,238
130
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Finn Gustafsson
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,612
27,931
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,988
139
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lars Vedel Kessing
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,127
19,781
0.548
Depression and bipolar disorde
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,727
147
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fin Biering-Sørensen
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,150
10,885
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,111
150
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Henrik Sillesen
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,706
11,895
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,089
171
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lars Rasmussen
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,574
13,259
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,347
185
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lars Bendtsen
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,516
14,007
0.459
Headache
migraine
trigeminal neuralgia
medicationoveruse headach
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,055
196
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jennifer L. Baker
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,942
20,346
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,368
199
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ib Christensen
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,678
6,447
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,446
200
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pia Munkholm
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,610
9,443
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,559
203
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Anna-Maria Andersson
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,515
11,299
0.383