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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 712 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
Physique nucléaire et de particule
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,458
48,445
0.369
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,586
29,511
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Theoretical chemistry
excited-states
dye
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,801
17,263
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
communicatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,417
18,273
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sciences
planetologi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,732
15,038
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
apoptosis
mitochondria
brain tumor
cell biolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,076
10,378
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
supercondensateurs
batterie
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,386
11,652
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tumour heterogeneity
sarcoma
residual disease
drug resistance
cell dormanc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,400
10,101
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,954
13,153
0.527
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
planetary science
earth-like planets
Icy Moon
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,960
7,204
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nuclear Physics
heavy ion physic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,298
5,325
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Computational Biology
Systems Ecology
Microbial ecology and evolution
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,804
11,411
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
mood disorders
anxiety disorders
bipolar diseas
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,243
4,311
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Immune tolerance
Treg
DCs
transgenesis
genome editin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,650
5,719
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
cognitive computing for MM
QoE
human perception and applications in IC
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,869
6,848
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Neurogastroenterolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,335
7,969
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
skeleton diseases
osteoarthritis
bioengineering
regenerative medicine
biomaterial
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,131
6,088
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,334
4,627
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
asthme
transplantation
immunologi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,329
6,570
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
cell death
cancer
mitochondri
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,217
7,753
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Biostatistics
Psychometrics
Patient-Reported Outcome
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,047
4,736
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Public Health
Biology
Genetic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,058
7,014
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,021
4,246
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mineralogy
petrology
geochemistry
Earth mantle
martian meteorite
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,685
3,637
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Software modelin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,390
1,533
0.114
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,988
41
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gines Martinez
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,458
48,445
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,545
50
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Thers Dominique
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,586
29,511
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,475
323
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Denis Jacquemin
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,801
17,263
0.469
Theoretical chemistry
excited-states
dye
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,522
344
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bennouna
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,417
18,273
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,948
369
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mangold Nicolas
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,732
15,038
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,460
524
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Francois Vallette
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,076
10,378
0.370
apoptosis
mitochondria
brain tumor
cell biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,495
551
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thierry Brousse
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,386
11,652
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,771
618
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dominique Heymann
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,400
10,101
0.398
Tumour heterogeneity
sarcoma
residual disease
drug resistance
cell dormanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,555
635
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cariou Bertrand
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,954
13,153
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,484
739
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Christophe Sotin
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,960
7,204
0.314
planetary science
earth-like planets
Icy Moon
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,514
831
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joerg Aichelin
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,298
5,325
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,839
859
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Samuel Chaffron
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,804
11,411
0.549
Computational Biology
Systems Ecology
Microbial ecology and evolution
Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,415
973
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michel Bourin
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,243
4,311
0.224
mood disorders
anxiety disorders
bipolar diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,446
1,035
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ignacio Anegon
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,650
5,719
0.307
Immune tolerance
Treg
DCs
transgenesis
genome editin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,305
1,210
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Patrick Le Callet
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,869
6,848
0.406
cognitive computing for MM
QoE
human perception and applications in IC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,637
1,275
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michel Neunlist
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,335
7,969
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,584
1,305
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jerome Guicheux
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,131
6,088
0.377
skeleton diseases
osteoarthritis
bioengineering
regenerative medicine
biomaterial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,661
1,426
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Klaus Werner
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,334
4,627
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,678
1,427
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Antoine Magnan
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,329
6,570
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,308
1,442
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Philippe Paul Juin
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,217
7,753
0.509
cell death
cancer
mitochondri
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,188
1,461
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Veronique Sebille
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,047
4,736
0.315
Biostatistics
Psychometrics
Patient-Reported Outcome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,077
1,622
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pierre Antoine Gourraud
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,058
7,014
0.499
Public Health
Biology
Genetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,323
1,626
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Fabrice Odobel
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,021
4,246
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,459
1,711
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jean Pierre Lorand
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,685
3,637
0.266
Mineralogy
petrology
geochemistry
Earth mantle
martian meteorite
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,432
1,754
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jean Bezivin
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,390
1,533
0.114