Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 652 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlights the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 211 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively and with real-time updates by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced and dynamic perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers — particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This real-time methodology addresses the unfair advantage researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others, ensuring a more equitable evaluation. Furthermore, real-time citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community by continuously monitoring citation behavior.
For more detailed and up-to-date citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
A.I.
genomics
digital
individualized medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366,944
92,531
0.252
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
structural molecular biology
computational chemistry
docking
graphics
molecular visualizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,660
56,270
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mass Spectrometry
Proteomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184,756
45,013
0.244
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Digital Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,597
35,531
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Structural Biology
Science Education and Outreac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,479
32,410
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Virology
Vaccines
Antibodies
Membrane Protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,477
31,306
0.608
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Organic chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,688
28,350
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Immunology and Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,433
28,155
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
organic synthesis
organometallic chemistry
C-H activatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,884
25,546
0.382
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Neurodegenerative Diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,150
22,698
0.220
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Host and Pathogen Genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,088
21,738
0.293
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Metabolomics
mass spectrometry
lipidomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,522
21,680
0.384
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
computational biology
automated docking
peptide docking
scientific visualization
A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,107
21,066
0.568
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
mechanotransduction
somatosensation
TRP channels
Piezo channels
LRRC8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,333
20,799
0.413
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Genomics
Evolution
Immunology
Infectious disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,877
19,571
0.756
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stem cells
Cell therapy
Cancer Biology
Lead Discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,754
19,404
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bioinformatics
Multiomics
Venomics
Microbiology
Science Communicatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,729
19,266
0.977
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Systems Biology
Drug Discovery
innate Immunity
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Drug Discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,659
18,927
0.684
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,419
18,429
0.241
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Virolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,594
17,142
0.456
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
virology
immunology
HBV
HC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,584
13,404
0.160
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nuclear Receptors
Mass Spectrometry
Protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,579
12,754
0.339
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
organocatalysis
zinc fingers
antibody therapeutics
cancer therapy
HIV therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,766
12,671
0.165
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
computational chemistry
stucture-based drug design
molecular docking
drug discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,245
11,813
0.829
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Functional genomics
Machine learning
Trancriptomics
Rare diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,626
11,562
0.849
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
779
258
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
366,944
92,531
0.252
A.I.
genomics
digital
individualized medicin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,250
864
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Arthur Olson
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,660
56,270
0.513
structural molecular biology
computational chemistry
docking
graphics
molecular visualizatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,260
1,279
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John Yates
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184,756
45,013
0.244
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,761
1,874
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Steven Steinhubl
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,597
35,531
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,509
2,186
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David S Goodsell
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,479
32,410
0.447
Structural Biology
Science Education and Outreac
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,819
2,312
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew B Ward
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,477
31,306
0.608
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Virology
Vaccines
Antibodies
Membrane Protein
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,812
2,722
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Phil Baran
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,688
28,350
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,877
2,741
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Farzan
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,433
28,155
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,016
3,186
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
jin-quan yu
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,884
25,546
0.382
organic synthesis
organometallic chemistry
C-H activatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,682
3,789
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stuart Lipton
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,150
22,698
0.220
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Neurodegenerative Diseas
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,365
4,070
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Amalio Telenti
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,088
21,738
0.293
Host and Pathogen Genomic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,410
4,085
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gary Siuzdak
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,522
21,680
0.384
Metabolomics
mass spectrometry
lipidomic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,859
4,271
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michel Sanner
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,107
21,066
0.568
computational biology
automated docking
peptide docking
scientific visualization
A
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,087
4,364
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
ardem patapoutian
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,333
20,799
0.413
mechanotransduction
somatosensation
TRP channels
Piezo channels
LRRC8
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,181
4,798
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kristian G Andersen
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,877
19,571
0.756
Genomics
Evolution
Immunology
Infectious disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,328
4,852
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Donald G Phinney
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,754
19,404
0.514
Stem cells
Cell therapy
Cancer Biology
Lead Discover
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,454
4,907
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sabah Ul-Hasan
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,729
19,266
0.977
Bioinformatics
Multiomics
Venomics
Microbiology
Science Communicatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,784
5,032
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sumit K Chanda
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,659
18,927
0.684
Systems Biology
Drug Discovery
innate Immunity
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Drug Discover
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,271
5,235
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
James Paulson
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,419
18,429
0.241
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,830
5,838
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hyeryun Choe
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,594
17,142
0.456
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,454
8,358
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Francis V Chisari
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,584
13,404
0.160
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,145
8,983
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
37,579
12,754
0.339
Nuclear Receptors
Mass Spectrometry
Protein
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,380
9,062
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Carlos F Barbas III
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,766
12,671
0.165
organocatalysis
zinc fingers
antibody therapeutics
cancer therapy
HIV therap
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,012
10,067
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stefano Forli
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,245
11,813
0.829
computational chemistry
stucture-based drug design
molecular docking
drug discover
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,889
10,397
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pejman Mohammadi
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,626
11,562
0.849
Functional genomics
Machine learning
Trancriptomics
Rare diseas