Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Università di Bologna Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Particle Physics
Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Field Theory
History of Physics
Philosophy of Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,036
131,372
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,243
107,112
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Occupational and environmental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,310
112,743
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Aging and Longevity
Centenarians
Inflammaging
Omics
Gut microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,811
47,387
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cardiologia
circolazione polmonare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,814
42,484
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
metabolism
liver
diabetes
obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,958
40,968
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Haematology
Haematopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,587
27,623
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,519
50,496
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Fotochimica
chimica supramolecolare
macchine molecolari
fotochimica artificiale
energia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,630
10,361
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Hematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,288
26,476
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
hematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,344
41,340
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Integrated Circuits
Computer Architecture
Embedded Systems
Low Power
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,813
26,377
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Ematologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,000
29,937
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Medicina Interna
Epatologia
Ultrasonologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,322
22,136
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,351
39,429
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Psychiatry
depression
precision medicine
psychiatric genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,178
23,958
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Cardiovascular diseases and pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,072
38,875
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Epidemiology
Occupational Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,103
46,912
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
liver cancer
ultrasound
liver transplantation
portal hypertension
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,920
30,020
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,222
17,524
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Cancer research
microRNA
cancer biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,485
10,996
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
operations research
combinatorial optimization
algorithms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,990
13,075
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
astrophysics
agn
black holes
galaxy evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,856
17,533
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Medicina Nucleare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,007
22,120
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Heuristics
combinatorial optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,513
7,729
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nicola Semprini Cesari
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,036
131,372
0.444
Particle Physics
Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Field Theory
History of Physics
Philosophy of Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
432
21
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Francesco Navarria
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,243
107,112
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,610
99
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Francesco S Violante
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,310
112,743
0.821
Occupational and environmental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,604
146
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Claudio Franceschi
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,811
47,387
0.444
Aging and Longevity
Centenarians
Inflammaging
Omics
Gut microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,768
161
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nazzareno Galie
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,814
42,484
0.409
Cardiologia
circolazione polmonare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,577
198
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Giulio Marchesini
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,958
40,968
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,997
224
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pileri Stefano A
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,587
27,623
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,218
235
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Raffaele Bugiardini
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,519
50,496
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,834
262
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vincenzo Balzani
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,630
10,361
0.135
Fotochimica
chimica supramolecolare
macchine molecolari
fotochimica artificiale
energia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,232
283
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Giovanni Martinelli
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,288
26,476
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,319
291
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michele Cavo
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,344
41,340
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,378
295
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Luca Benini
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,813
26,377
0.367
Integrated Circuits
Computer Architecture
Embedded Systems
Low Power
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,309
330
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pier Luigi Zinzani
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,000
29,937
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,138
365
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Luigi Bolondi
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,322
22,136
0.367
Medicina Interna
Epatologia
Ultrasonologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,464
403
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Borghi Claudio
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,351
39,429
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,770
412
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alessandro Serretti
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,178
23,958
0.451
Psychiatry
depression
precision medicine
psychiatric genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,796
413
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Borghi Claudio
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,072
38,875
0.732
Cardiovascular diseases and pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,619
439
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andrea Farioli
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,103
46,912
0.936
Epidemiology
Occupational Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,985
451
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fabio Piscaglia
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,920
30,020
0.614
liver cancer
ultrasound
liver transplantation
portal hypertension
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,907
474
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pietro Cortelli
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,222
17,524
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,586
495
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Manuela Ferracin
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,485
10,996
0.247
Cancer research
microRNA
cancer biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,798
505
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Paolo Toth
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,990
13,075
0.297
operations research
combinatorial optimization
algorithms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,313
555
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marcella Brusa
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,856
17,533
0.429
astrophysics
agn
black holes
galaxy evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,973
612
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stefano Fanti
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,007
22,120
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,280
623
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Vittorio Maniezzo
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,513
7,729
0.206
Heuristics
combinatorial optimization