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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.419 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
Physics
Astrophysics
Gravitational Waves
High-Energy Astrophysics
Astrparticle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,762
95,073
0.574
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Experimental physics of fundamental interactions
Gravitational waves
observational astronom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,146
85,210
0.660
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
gravitational physics
cosmology
general relativity
probability theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,562
84,340
0.705
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Experimental Gravitatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,908
80,428
0.587
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Physics
Gravitation
Acousti
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,892
80,171
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Computational Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,655
60,727
0.417
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Diabetes
type 2 diabete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,293
52,938
0.436
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
chirurgia generale
chirurgia oncologica
chirurgia d'urgenza e del traum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,580
29,256
0.800
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Oncologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,928
23,272
0.507
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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
80,171
20,412
0.255
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Electronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,486
17,587
0.951
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
2D materials
quantum batteries
quantum many-body physics
collective effects in condensed matte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,553
15,941
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Psychiatr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,774
15,583
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
multidrug resistance
nosocomial infections
antimicrobial therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,884
14,260
0.717
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Data Science
Data Mining
Social Network Analysis
Artificial Intelligence
Data Ethic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,432
14,211
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cancer research
Oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,416
12,734
0.656
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,008
12,555
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Neuroscience
Neurodegeneration
Methamphetamine
Anatomy
Neuroanatom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,817
12,536
0.407
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Wireless Communications
Signal Processing for Communications
Beyond Massive MIM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,256
11,718
0.768
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
urogynecology
gynecological surgery
robotic surgery
gynecological endocrinology
menopaus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,195
11,182
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Explainable AI
Data Mining
Clustering Algorithms
Personal Data Analytics
Interpretable Machin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,612
10,830
0.933
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Clinical Sciences
Biomedical Sciences
Hepatology
Gastroenterolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,724
10,586
0.356
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Computer Scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,656
10,278
0.753
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
chirurgi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,888
10,270
0.449
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,137
9,988
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
818
59
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Massimiliano Razzano
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,762
95,073
0.574
Physics
Astrophysics
Gravitational Waves
High-Energy Astrophysics
Astrparticle Physic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,090
77
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rosa Poggiani
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,146
85,210
0.660
Experimental physics of fundamental interactions
Gravitational waves
observational astronom
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,117
79
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Walter Del Pozzo
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,562
84,340
0.705
gravitational physics
cosmology
general relativity
probability theor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,273
91
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Francesco Fidecaro
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,908
80,428
0.587
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,287
93
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Isidoro Ferrante
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,892
80,171
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,118
134
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Benedetta Mennucci
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,655
60,727
0.417
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,609
154
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Del Prato Stefano
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,293
52,938
0.436
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,808
344
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Federico Coccolini
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,580
29,256
0.800
chirurgia generale
chirurgia oncologica
chirurgia d'urgenza e del traum
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,838
454
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alfredo Falcone
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,928
23,272
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,046
534
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eugenio Paoloni
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,171
20,412
0.255
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,983
633
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marco Piendibene
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,486
17,587
0.951
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,395
700
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marco Polini
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,553
15,941
0.490
2D materials
quantum batteries
quantum many-body physics
collective effects in condensed matte
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,974
726
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dell Osso Liliana
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,774
15,583
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,551
797
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marco Falcone
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,884
14,260
0.717
multidrug resistance
nosocomial infections
antimicrobial therap
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,675
800
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dino Pedreschi
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,432
14,211
0.559
Data Science
Data Mining
Social Network Analysis
Artificial Intelligence
Data Ethic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,449
924
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chiara Cremolini
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,416
12,734
0.656
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,952
943
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alessandro Antonelli
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,008
12,555
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,016
946
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Francesco Fornai
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,817
12,536
0.407
Neuroscience
Neurodegeneration
Methamphetamine
Anatomy
Neuroanatom
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,733
1,043
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Luca Sanguinetti
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,256
11,718
0.768
Wireless Communications
Signal Processing for Communications
Beyond Massive MIM
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,728
1,124
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tommaso Simoncini
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,195
11,182
0.462
urogynecology
gynecological surgery
robotic surgery
gynecological endocrinology
menopaus
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,160
1,174
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Riccardo Guidotti
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,612
10,830
0.933
Explainable AI
Data Mining
Clustering Algorithms
Personal Data Analytics
Interpretable Machin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,189
1,210
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Maurizia Rossan Brunetto
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,724
10,586
0.356
Clinical Sciences
Biomedical Sciences
Hepatology
Gastroenterolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,683
1,272
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Salvatore Ruggieri
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,656
10,278
0.753
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,722
1,275
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ugo Boggi
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,888
10,270
0.449
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,141
1,320
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Giovanni Cioni
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,137
9,988
0.432