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Highly Cited Researchers 712 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
Physique nucléaire et de particule
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,458
48,445
0.369
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,586
29,511
0.255
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
communicatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,417
18,273
0.516
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Theoretical chemistry
excited-states
dye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,801
17,263
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sciences
planetologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,732
15,038
0.446
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,954
13,153
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
supercondensateurs
batterie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,386
11,652
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
apoptosis
mitochondria
brain tumor
cell biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,076
10,378
0.370
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tumour heterogeneity
sarcoma
residual disease
drug resistance
cell dormanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,400
10,101
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
condensed matter theory
computational materials science
density functional theory
Many bod
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,899
9,100
0.835
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
information systems
organizational transformation
literature review
DevOps
PL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,463
8,108
0.651
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Neurogastroenterolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,335
7,969
0.488
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
cell death
cancer
mitochondri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,217
7,753
0.509
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
planetary science
earth-like planets
Icy Moon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,960
7,204
0.314
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,709
7,019
0.552
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Public Health
Biology
Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,058
7,014
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
cognitive computing for MM
QoE
human perception and applications in IC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,869
6,848
0.406
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
asthme
transplantation
immunologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,329
6,570
0.429
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
skeleton diseases
osteoarthritis
bioengineering
regenerative medicine
biomaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,131
6,088
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,644
6,026
0.907
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
energy
heat and masse transfer
energy storage
heat exchanger
optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,195
5,768
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Immune tolerance
Treg
DCs
transgenesis
genome editin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,650
5,719
0.307
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nuclear Physics
heavy ion physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,298
5,325
0.250
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Statistical Process Monitorin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,329
4,993
0.535
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,009
52
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,652
117
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,008
241
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bennouna
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,417
18,273
0.516
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,278
263
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,797
335
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mangold Nicolas
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,732
15,038
0.446
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,087
415
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cariou Bertrand
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,954
13,153
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,683
504
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,581
527
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Samuel Chaffron
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,804
11,411
0.549
Computational Biology
Systems Ecology
Microbial ecology and evolution
Microbiome
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,837
615
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,219
641
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,916
758
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Giorgia Fugallo
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,899
9,100
0.835
condensed matter theory
computational materials science
density functional theory
Many bod
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,058
910
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Frantz Rowe
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,463
8,108
0.651
information systems
organizational transformation
literature review
DevOps
PL
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,134
928
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michel Neunlist
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,335
7,969
0.488
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,035
973
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,584
1,084
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,643
1,129
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Francois Hug
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,709
7,019
0.552
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,708
1,131
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,629
1,181
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,062
1,273
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,006
1,430
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,072
1,447
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jerome Christophe Martin
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,644
6,026
0.907
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,354
1,546
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lingai Luo
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,195
5,768
0.515
energy
heat and masse transfer
energy storage
heat exchanger
optimizatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,119
1,563
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ignacio Anegon
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,650
5,719
0.307
Immune tolerance
Treg
DCs
transgenesis
genome editin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,629
1,746
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joerg Aichelin
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,298
5,325
0.250
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,903
1,904
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Philippe Castagliola
Université de Nantes
Nantes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,329
4,993
0.535