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Highly Cited Researchers 386 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
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,392
50,369
0.482
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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
31,793
27,786
0.874
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pathology
Hematopatholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,886
18,798
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,075
16,345
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biological Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,562
15,334
0.281
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cardiolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,335
9,245
0.262
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cancer developmental therapeutic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,496
8,762
0.262
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,933
7,002
0.541
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Neurology
Stroke
neurocritical care
ethic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,238
6,040
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Medicin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,916
5,675
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,578
5,499
0.132
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Clinical Trial
Statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,091
5,419
0.764
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Neurogastroenterology
GI motilit
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,213
3,958
0.430
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Medicine
Cancer
WMD Defense
Antioxidants
Metabolic Syndrom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,885
3,829
0.241
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
nutrition
mind-body exercise
musculoskeletal health
diabetes
pai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,755
3,540
0.404
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Machine-learning in Medical Practice
Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics
Experimental Therapeutic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,774
3,427
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
inflammatory bowel disease
Crohn’s disease
ulcerative colitis
pancreatitis
cirrhosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,713
3,405
0.917
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pharmaceutics and Novel drug delivery systems-Nanomedicine
Drug delivery and targetin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,210
3,216
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
cancer
chemoprevention
experimental therapeutics
molecular pharmacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,087
2,970
0.246
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pancreatic cancer & nutrient transporter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,862
2,813
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Drug Inhalational drug delivery
Pulmonary hypertension
3D Printing and microfluidic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,050
2,781
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,812
1,108
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Debabrata Mukherjee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,392
50,369
0.482
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,332
2,944
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alaa Alashi *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,793
27,786
0.874
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,944
4,325
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,454
5,346
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Attilio Orazi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,886
18,798
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,546
6,522
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sanjay Srivastava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,075
16,345
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,231
7,187
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vadivel Ganapathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,562
15,334
0.281
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,675
14,496
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,951
14,956
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard Lange
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,335
9,245
0.262
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,076
16,098
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
C Patrick Reynolds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,496
8,762
0.262
Cancer developmental therapeutic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,778
21,632
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kendra Rumbaugh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,933
7,002
0.541
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,760
26,135
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Salvador Cruz-Flores
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,238
6,040
0.537
Neurology
Stroke
neurocritical care
ethic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,964
28,235
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kenneth Nugent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,916
5,675
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,215
29,374
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Matthew Grisham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,578
5,499
0.132
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,730
29,881
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alok Dwivedi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,091
5,419
0.764
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Clinical Trial
Statistic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,894
42,578
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Irene Sarosiek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,213
3,958
0.430
Neurogastroenterology
GI motilit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,886
44,171
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sanjay Awasthi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,885
3,829
0.241
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,128
47,964
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,410
49,616
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jotam G Pasipanodya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,774
3,427
0.506
Machine-learning in Medical Practice
Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics
Experimental Therapeutic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,468
49,941
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mahesh Gajendran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,713
3,405
0.917
inflammatory bowel disease
Crohn’s disease
ulcerative colitis
pancreatitis
cirrhosi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,434
52,994
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bhuvaneshwar Vaidya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,210
3,216
0.617
Pharmaceutics and Novel drug delivery systems-Nanomedicine
Drug delivery and targetin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,911
57,406
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,172
59,274
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,396
60,527
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yangzom Doma Bhutia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,862
2,813
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,565
61,185
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fakhrul Ahsan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,050
2,781
0.394
Drug Inhalational drug delivery
Pulmonary hypertension
3D Printing and microfluidic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,100
61,632
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
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