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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 794 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
90,868
35,912
0.395
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Astroparticl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,018
43,119
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
cell death
autophagy
viral infections
Ambra1
Transglutaminase type
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,757
31,976
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,245
11,395
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
leucemie
diagnostica molecolare
monitoraggio della malattia minima residu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,721
20,272
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
cosmologia statistica wavelets needlets analisi numeric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,056
38,671
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Molecular and Cellular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,126
26,231
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Atherosclerosis
Diabetes
Inflammation
Obesit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,007
20,939
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
genetica medica
genetica uman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,491
14,999
0.370
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Probability
Mathematical Statistics
Cosmology and Astrophysic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,283
15,257
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Molecular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,253
18,417
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Systems Biology
Protein interaction
Phosphatases
Phosphorylation network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,604
8,651
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
organic electronics
organic photovoltaics
dye solar cells
perovskite solar cell
nanotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,156
16,955
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gastroenterologia immunologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,845
12,368
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Neurophysiology
Neuroscience
Motor control
Movement Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,974
9,111
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Child Neurolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,416
13,313
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
medicina/bodycomposition/ipertension
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,144
16,187
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
neuroscience
neurolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,711
11,346
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cardiologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,453
4,888
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,844
10,781
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,535
7,981
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
mitochondria
oxidative stress
adipose tissue
metabolic and mitochondrial disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,189
13,431
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,866
25,481
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
networking
wireless networks
network securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,138
6,897
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
cellule germinali
biologia dello sviluppo
ovogenesi
fertilità femminile
cellule staminal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,320
9,457
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,029
226
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gerry Melino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,868
35,912
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,599
256
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nicola Vittorio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,018
43,119
0.513
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Astroparticl
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,609
300
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mauro Piacentini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,757
31,976
0.428
cell death
autophagy
viral infections
Ambra1
Transglutaminase type
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,992
359
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Giorgio Bernardi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,245
11,395
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,264
365
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Francesco Lo Coco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,721
20,272
0.318
leucemie
diagnostica molecolare
monitoraggio della malattia minima residu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,232
395
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alessandro Renzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,056
38,671
0.655
cosmologia statistica wavelets needlets analisi numeric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,191
424
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Francesco Cecconi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,126
26,231
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,152
549
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Massimo Federici
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,007
20,939
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,058
620
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Giuseppe Novelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,491
14,999
0.370
genetica medica
genetica uman
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,447
667
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Domenico Marinucci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,283
15,257
0.399
Probability
Mathematical Statistics
Cosmology and Astrophysic
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,459
669
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eleonora Candi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,253
18,417
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,218
767
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gianni Cesareni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,604
8,651
0.250
Systems Biology
Protein interaction
Phosphatases
Phosphorylation network
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,621
781
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Aldo Di Carlo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,156
16,955
0.496
organic electronics
organic photovoltaics
dye solar cells
perovskite solar cell
nanotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,826
831
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Giovanni Monteleone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,845
12,368
0.377
Gastroenterologia immunologi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,836
898
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Francesco Lacquaniti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,974
9,111
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,707
968
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paolo Curatolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,416
13,313
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,058
978
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nicola Di Daniele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,144
16,187
0.555
medicina/bodycomposition/ipertension
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,588
996
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nicola Mercuri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,711
11,346
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,953
1,013
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Giuseppe Sangiorgi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,453
4,888
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,848
1,044
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mario Cazzola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,844
10,781
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,302
1,059
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Carlo Federico Perno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,535
7,981
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,865
1,081
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Katia Aquilano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,189
13,431
0.494
mitochondria
oxidative stress
adipose tissue
metabolic and mitochondrial disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,345
1,101
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lorenzo Marcoccia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,866
25,481
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,515
1,152
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Giuseppe Bianchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,138
6,897
0.264
networking
wireless networks
network securit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,952
1,201
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Massimo De Felici
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,320
9,457
0.373
cellule germinali
biologia dello sviluppo
ovogenesi
fertilità femminile
cellule staminal