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Highly Cited Researchers 1.044 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
111,175
67,335
0.606
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,639
52,590
0.614
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Genomics and Precision Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,678
40,436
0.589
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Migræn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,479
36,128
0.283
* Last 6 Years 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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Intensive Care Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,409
29,893
0.673
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,612
27,931
0.723
* Last 6 Years 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
* Last 6 Years 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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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
neurophysiology
sleep
methods
molecula
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,697
20,504
0.404
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Childhood obesity and health consequence
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,942
20,346
0.680
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Depression and bipolar disorde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,127
19,781
0.548
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,880
19,462
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,529
19,213
0.698
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,965
18,009
0.859
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biomarkers
genetics and risk prediction for cardiovascular disease and dementi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,940
17,868
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Inflammatory bowel disease
disease course
predictio
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,231
16,664
0.785
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Department of Cardiology
Rigshospitalet & University of Copenhage
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,233
15,423
0.588
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gastroenterolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,305
14,183
0.361
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mental Health
ImmunoPsychiatry
Precision Psychiatry
Genetics
Big Dat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,112
14,180
0.829
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Headache
migraine
trigeminal neuralgia
medicationoveruse headach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,516
14,007
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Occupational and reproductive epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,106
13,695
0.350
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Diabete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,097
13,479
0.292
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,574
13,259
0.407
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,755
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Allan Linneberg
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,175
67,335
0.606
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,612
15
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Thomas Werge
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,639
52,590
0.614
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,051
27
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,862
35
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jes Olesen
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,479
36,128
0.283
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,377
46
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,524
48
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anders Perner
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,409
29,893
0.673
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,263
56
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Finn Gustafsson
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,612
27,931
0.723
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,073
62
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,252
74
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,848
107
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Poul Jennum
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,697
20,504
0.404
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,973
109
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jennifer L. Baker
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,942
20,346
0.680
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,476
114
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,783
116
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anders Juul
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,880
19,462
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,011
117
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mirza Mr
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,529
19,213
0.698
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,336
126
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thomas Dantoft
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,965
18,009
0.859
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,528
128
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ruth Frikke-Schmidt
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,940
17,868
0.617
Biomarkers
genetics and risk prediction for cardiovascular disease and dementi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,856
144
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,083
146
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Johan Burisch
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,231
16,664
0.785
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,085
154
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jesper Hastrup Svendsen
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,233
15,423
0.588
Department of Cardiology
Rigshospitalet & University of Copenhage
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,530
171
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lise Lotte Gluud
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,305
14,183
0.361
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,537
172
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Eriksen Benros
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,112
14,180
0.829
Mental Health
ImmunoPsychiatry
Precision Psychiatry
Genetics
Big Dat
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,942
173
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,671
179
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,200
182
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sten Madsbad
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,097
13,479
0.292
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,789
188
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lars Rasmussen
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,574
13,259
0.407