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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 386 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
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,392
50,369
0.482
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Biological Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,562
15,334
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,075
16,345
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,578
5,499
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pathology
Hematopatholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,886
18,798
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Healthy Aging
Alzheimer's Disease
Huntington's Disease
Mitochondria
MicroRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,857
21,614
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cardiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,335
9,245
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cancer developmental therapeutic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,496
8,762
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,793
27,786
0.874
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gamma delta T cells
Stem cells
KLF2
Myeloid cells
Autophag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,014
9,459
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Medicine
Cancer
WMD Defense
Antioxidants
Metabolic Syndrom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,885
3,829
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
health psychology
women's health
trauma
breastfeeding
postpartum depressio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,068
2,759
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,933
7,002
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Drug Delivery to Brain
Blood-Brain Barrier
Drug Transpor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,725
2,874
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
cancer
chemoprevention
experimental therapeutics
molecular pharmacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,087
2,970
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,916
5,675
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Neurology
Stroke
neurocritical care
ethic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,238
6,040
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Toxicology
airway managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,008
2,418
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Neurogastroenterology
GI motilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,213
3,958
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Structural Biology
C2 domains
Muscular Dystrophy
Exocytosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,073
1,923
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Membrane protein transporter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,010
2,438
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
nutrition
mind-body exercise
musculoskeletal health
diabetes
pai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,755
3,540
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Internal Medicine
Nephrology. Opera
Musi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,293
862
0.104
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cancer biology
receptor tyrosine kinase
immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,144
1,938
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Oncology Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,047
2,725
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,112
1,469
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Debabrata Mukherjee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,392
50,369
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,337
4,429
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vadivel Ganapathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,562
15,334
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,614
5,938
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sanjay Srivastava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,075
16,345
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,401
6,750
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matthew Grisham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,578
5,499
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,050
7,494
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Attilio Orazi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,886
18,798
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,431
8,124
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
P Hemachandra Reddy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,857
21,614
0.586
Healthy Aging
Alzheimer's Disease
Huntington's Disease
Mitochondria
MicroRNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,590
8,631
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard Lange
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,335
9,245
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,140
9,297
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
C Patrick Reynolds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,496
8,762
0.262
Cancer developmental therapeutic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,917
10,082
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alaa Alashi *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,793
27,786
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,355
15,796
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hiranmoy Das
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,014
9,459
0.411
Gamma delta T cells
Stem cells
KLF2
Myeloid cells
Autophag
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,791
24,953
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sanjay Awasthi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,885
3,829
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,714
31,153
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kathleen Kendall Tackett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,068
2,759
0.211
health psychology
women's health
trauma
breastfeeding
postpartum depressio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,668
31,497
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kendra Rumbaugh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,933
7,002
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,174
32,012
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Quentin Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,725
2,874
0.226
Drug Delivery to Brain
Blood-Brain Barrier
Drug Transpor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,224
33,848
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sanjay K Srivastava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,087
2,970
0.246
cancer
chemoprevention
experimental therapeutics
molecular pharmacolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,723
34,412
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kenneth Nugent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,916
5,675
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,865
36,616
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Salvador Cruz-Flores
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,238
6,040
0.537
Neurology
Stroke
neurocritical care
ethic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,011
41,142
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stephen W Borron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,008
2,418
0.242
Toxicology
airway managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,321
44,699
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Irene Sarosiek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,213
3,958
0.430
Neurogastroenterology
GI motilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,295
45,353
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
R Bryan Sutton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,073
1,923
0.212
Structural Biology
C2 domains
Muscular Dystrophy
Exocytosi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,201
45,674
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ina Urbatsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,010
2,438
0.271
Membrane protein transporter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,043
46,880
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chwan Li Shen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,755
3,540
0.404
nutrition
mind-body exercise
musculoskeletal health
diabetes
pai
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,520
49,367
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Neil A Kurtzman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,293
862
0.104
Internal Medicine
Nephrology. Opera
Musi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,083
50,197
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ming Hai Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,144
1,938
0.238
Cancer biology
receptor tyrosine kinase
immunolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,827
50,772
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Min Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,047
2,725
0.339