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Highly Cited Researchers 794 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
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Astroparticl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,018
43,119
0.513
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
cosmologia statistica wavelets needlets analisi numeric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,056
38,671
0.655
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,868
35,912
0.395
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
cell death
autophagy
viral infections
Ambra1
Transglutaminase type
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,757
31,976
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Molecular and Cellular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,126
26,231
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,866
25,481
0.948
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Atherosclerosis
Diabetes
Inflammation
Obesit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,007
20,939
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
leucemie
diagnostica molecolare
monitoraggio della malattia minima residu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,721
20,272
0.318
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Molecular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,253
18,417
0.481
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
medicina/bodycomposition/ipertension
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,144
16,187
0.555
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Probability
Mathematical Statistics
Cosmology and Astrophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,283
15,257
0.399
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
genetica medica
genetica uman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,491
14,999
0.370
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,199
13,929
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
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
* Last 6 Years 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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gastroenterologia immunologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,845
12,368
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,245
11,395
0.175
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
neuroscience
neurolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,711
11,346
0.395
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
cancer
epigenetics
metabolism
GxE
toxicolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,086
10,991
0.780
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,844
10,781
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
sexual medicine
andrology
endocrinolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,729
10,308
0.434
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,064
10,276
0.640
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Redox signaling
Cancer metabolism
Neurodegeneretion
MAPK
glutathion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,844
9,657
0.423
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Preclinical cancer therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,211
9,519
0.449
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,696
193
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nicola Vittorio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,018
43,119
0.513
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Astroparticl
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,395
238
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alessandro Renzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,056
38,671
0.655
cosmologia statistica wavelets needlets analisi numeric
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,953
262
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gerry Melino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,868
35,912
0.395
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,922
306
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,117
388
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Francesco Cecconi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,126
26,231
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,477
402
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lorenzo Marcoccia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,866
25,481
0.948
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,582
519
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Massimo Federici
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,007
20,939
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,179
540
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,956
598
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Eleonora Candi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,253
18,417
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,828
654
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,979
690
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nicola Di Daniele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,144
16,187
0.555
medicina/bodycomposition/ipertension
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,586
740
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Domenico Marinucci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,283
15,257
0.399
Probability
Mathematical Statistics
Cosmology and Astrophysic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,044
749
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Giuseppe Novelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,491
14,999
0.370
genetica medica
genetica uman
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,308
821
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sonia Melino *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,199
13,929
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,547
872
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,844
876
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paolo Curatolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,416
13,313
0.453
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,538
959
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Giovanni Monteleone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,845
12,368
0.377
Gastroenterologia immunologi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,905
1,097
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Giorgio Bernardi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,245
11,395
0.175
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,093
1,103
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nicola Mercuri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,711
11,346
0.395
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,470
1,153
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ivano Amelio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,086
10,991
0.780
cancer
epigenetics
metabolism
GxE
toxicolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,358
1,183
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mario Cazzola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,844
10,781
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,546
1,265
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Emmanuele A Jannini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,729
10,308
0.434
sexual medicine
andrology
endocrinolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,695
1,273
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alessio Farcomeni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,064
10,276
0.640
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,911
1,384
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Giuseppe Filomeni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,844
9,657
0.423
Redox signaling
Cancer metabolism
Neurodegeneretion
MAPK
glutathion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,690
1,421
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Roberto Bei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,211
9,519
0.449