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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 557 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237,226
67,921
0.286
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Computational Biology
bioinformatics
cancer genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,127
48,680
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Influenz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,762
15,880
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
pediatrics
cancer
frailty
exercise
physical activit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,073
43,319
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pharmacogenomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,865
26,801
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Innate Immunity
Inflammasome
PANoptosome
Inflammatory cell death
PANoptosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,248
45,041
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pharmacogenomics
childhood leukemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,947
16,008
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,823
4,955
0.068
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hematologic malignancies
leukemia
genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,065
35,921
0.498
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Genetic Epidemiology
Cancer Survivorship
Statistical Learning from Large Biological Dat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,614
20,874
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
neurodegeneration
disordered proteins
RNA-binding proteins
phase separation
amyotrophic lateral sclerosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,716
29,474
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Medulloblastoma
brain tumors
genomics
pediatric cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,576
33,572
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Aging and Cancer
Cancer Risk and Outcome
Multi-Omic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,372
24,557
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
pediatric oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,606
14,518
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Computational Biology
Cancer Genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,087
29,744
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
ALL
Pediatric cancer
genetics
cancer biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,324
20,573
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Proteomics
Mass Spectrometry
Alzheimer's Disease
Cancer
Ubiquiti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,689
17,669
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Autophagy
hematopoiesis
myelodysplastic syndrom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,948
15,561
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,441
15,279
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
CYP450
pharmacogenetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,485
4,464
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Network Biology
GPCR Signalling
Disordered Protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,349
13,804
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,666
21,011
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,943
5,103
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pathology
Animal Model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,669
18,894
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Virology
immunology
cell biology
vaccine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,384
13,512
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602
235
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Douglas R Green
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237,226
67,921
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,156
483
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jinghui Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,127
48,680
0.278
Computational Biology
bioinformatics
cancer genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,703
1,733
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert Webster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,762
15,880
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,211
1,984
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kirsten K Ness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,073
43,319
0.486
pediatrics
cancer
frailty
exercise
physical activit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,466
2,102
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mary V Relling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,865
26,801
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,134
2,423
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,248
45,041
0.568
Innate Immunity
Inflammasome
PANoptosome
Inflammatory cell death
PANoptosi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,405
2,552
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
William E Evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,947
16,008
0.208
Pharmacogenomics
childhood leukemi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,931
2,786
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James N Ihle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,823
4,955
0.068
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,044
2,846
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Charles Mullighan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,065
35,921
0.498
Hematologic malignancies
leukemia
genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,189
3,388
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yutaka Yasui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,614
20,874
0.323
Genetic Epidemiology
Cancer Survivorship
Statistical Learning from Large Biological Dat
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,554
3,562
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
J Paul Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,716
29,474
0.470
neurodegeneration
disordered proteins
RNA-binding proteins
phase separation
amyotrophic lateral sclerosi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,993
3,780
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul A Northcott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,576
33,572
0.554
Medulloblastoma
brain tumors
genomics
pediatric cance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,690
5,053
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Zhaoming Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,372
24,557
0.488
Aging and Cancer
Cancer Risk and Outcome
Multi-Omic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,295
5,322
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Raul Ribeiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,606
14,518
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,779
5,994
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Xiang Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,087
29,744
0.660
Computational Biology
Cancer Genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,619
6,382
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Meenakshi Devidas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,324
20,573
0.475
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
ALL
Pediatric cancer
genetics
cancer biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,525
6,784
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Junmin Peng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,689
17,669
0.424
Proteomics
Mass Spectrometry
Alzheimer's Disease
Cancer
Ubiquiti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,334
8,509
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mondira Kundu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,948
15,561
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,731
8,667
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yong Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,441
15,279
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,553
9,024
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Erin Schuetz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,485
4,464
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,657
9,065
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
M Madan Babu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,349
13,804
0.402
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Network Biology
GPCR Signalling
Disordered Protein
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,239
9,311
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Richard S Finkel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,666
21,011
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,946
9,612
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John D Schuetz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,943
5,103
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,245
9,748
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter Vogel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,669
18,894
0.578
Pathology
Animal Model
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,607
10,353
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stacey Schultz-Cherry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,384
13,512
0.431
Virology
immunology
cell biology
vaccine