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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 652 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
A.I.
genomics
digital
individualized medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370,520
95,864
0.259
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mass Spectrometry
Proteomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185,953
46,071
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
structural molecular biology
computational chemistry
docking
graphics
molecular visualizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,502
58,045
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Neurodegenerative Diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,823
23,279
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Digital Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,370
36,247
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
virology
immunology
HBV
HC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,104
13,751
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
organocatalysis
zinc fingers
antibody therapeutics
cancer therapy
HIV therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,122
12,961
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,058
18,943
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Host and Pathogen Genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,506
22,125
0.297
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Structural Biology
Science Education and Outreac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,459
33,350
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
organic synthesis
organometallic chemistry
C-H activatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,473
26,108
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Organic chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,472
29,105
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Metabolomics
mass spectrometry
lipidomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,106
22,220
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,929
8,153
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,094
9,110
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Immunology and Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,842
28,558
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Virology
Vaccines
Antibodies
Membrane Protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,190
31,980
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
mechanotransduction
somatosensation
TRP channels
Piezo channels
LRRC8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,921
21,371
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cell Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,165
5,931
0.121
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,015
6,962
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stem cells
Cell therapy
Cancer Biology
Lead Discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,468
20,096
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nuclear Receptors
Mass Spectrometry
Protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,960
13,117
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Virolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,868
17,413
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
computational biology
automated docking
peptide docking
scientific visualization
A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,760
21,703
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Viru
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,465
5,765
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116
55
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eric Topol
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370,520
95,864
0.259
A.I.
genomics
digital
individualized medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,012
416
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Yates
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185,953
46,071
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,748
1,282
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Arthur Olson
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,502
58,045
0.521
structural molecular biology
computational chemistry
docking
graphics
molecular visualizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,160
1,493
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stuart Lipton
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,823
23,279
0.224
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Neurodegenerative Diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,300
2,031
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Steven Steinhubl
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,370
36,247
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,597
2,170
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Francis V Chisari
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,104
13,751
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,330
2,511
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carlos F Barbas III
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,122
12,961
0.168
organocatalysis
zinc fingers
antibody therapeutics
cancer therapy
HIV therap
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,336
2,515
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James Paulson
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,058
18,943
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,636
2,660
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Amalio Telenti
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,506
22,125
0.297
Host and Pathogen Genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,781
2,722
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David S Goodsell
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,459
33,350
0.454
Structural Biology
Science Education and Outreac
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,672
3,135
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
jin-quan yu
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,473
26,108
0.387
organic synthesis
organometallic chemistry
C-H activatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,163
3,863
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Phil Baran
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,472
29,105
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,714
4,124
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gary Siuzdak
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,106
22,220
0.389
Metabolomics
mass spectrometry
lipidomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,756
4,149
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
John H Griffin
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,929
8,153
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,973
4,250
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dale Boger
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,094
9,110
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,590
4,525
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael Farzan
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,842
28,558
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,043
4,743
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew B Ward
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,190
31,980
0.613
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Virology
Vaccines
Antibodies
Membrane Protein
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,421
4,926
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
ardem patapoutian
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,921
21,371
0.420
mechanotransduction
somatosensation
TRP channels
Piezo channels
LRRC8
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,001
5,195
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zaverio M Ruggeri
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,165
5,931
0.121
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,407
5,374
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Paul Schimmel
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,015
6,962
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,371
7,645
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Donald G Phinney
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,468
20,096
0.522
Stem cells
Cell therapy
Cancer Biology
Lead Discover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,693
7,803
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Patrick R Griffin
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,960
13,117
0.346
Nuclear Receptors
Mass Spectrometry
Protein
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,760
7,834
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hyeryun Choe
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,868
17,413
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,817
7,864
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Michel Sanner
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,760
21,703
0.575
computational biology
automated docking
peptide docking
scientific visualization
A
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,244
9,324
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
John E Johnson
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,465
5,765
0.172