Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Cambridge 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
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349,414
156,837
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Genomics
Human genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genome evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308,882
138,820
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Public Health
Epidemiology
Dementia
Ageing
Longitudinal/Cohort Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,937
122,297
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
noncoding RNA
genetics
molecular biology
genomics
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,611
50,769
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Genetic Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Statistical Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,435
67,562
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
Graphene
Raman Spectroscopy
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,400
68,757
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
statistics
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,732
34,165
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Epidemiology
Public Health
Nutrition
Diabetes
ethnic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,396
66,801
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Protein crystallography
maximum likelihood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,962
46,900
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Autophagy
neurodegenerative diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,589
55,420
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
solid state physics
electronics
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,338
35,744
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,372
52,114
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cell Biology
Proteostasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,664
35,415
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Genetics
stem cells
cancer
genome engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,190
23,389
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,705
35,769
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Developmental and forensic psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,567
22,755
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Hypertension
Pharmacology
Adrenal
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,677
25,745
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Machine Learning
Bayesian Statistics
Neural Networks
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,020
48,530
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
astronomy
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,033
25,565
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Animal Behaviour
Ecology
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,774
22,886
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Lewy
dementia
depression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,661
40,336
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
protein folding misfolding p53 and cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,628
12,564
0.131
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Psychology
Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,914
21,528
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Stroke
Vascular Cognitive Impairment
Vascular dementia
CADASIL
Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,705
41,483
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Quasars
Galaxies
Space Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,920
32,341
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nicholas Wareham
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349,414
156,837
0.449
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178
16
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Durbin
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308,882
138,820
0.449
Genomics
Human genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genome evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677
49
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carol Brayne
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,937
122,297
0.580
Public Health
Epidemiology
Dementia
Ageing
Longitudinal/Cohort Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
693
50
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gregory Hannon
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,611
50,769
0.243
noncoding RNA
genetics
molecular biology
genomics
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
706
52
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Douglas Easton
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,435
67,562
0.327
Genetic Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Statistical Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,097
84
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrea C Ferrari
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,400
68,757
0.411
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
Graphene
Raman Spectroscopy
Condensed Matter Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,328
99
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Spiegelhalter
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,732
34,165
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,449
110
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nita Forouhi
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,396
66,801
0.459
Epidemiology
Public Health
Nutrition
Diabetes
ethnic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,903
153
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Randy J Read
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,962
46,900
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,942
156
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Rubinsztein
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,589
55,420
0.445
Autophagy
neurodegenerative diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,956
157
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John Robertson
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,338
35,744
0.287
solid state physics
electronics
materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,156
175
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tony Onwuegbuzie
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,372
52,114
0.444
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,425
190
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Ron
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,664
35,415
0.320
Cell Biology
Proteostasis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,494
194
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Allan Bradley
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,190
23,389
0.214
Genetics
stem cells
cancer
genome engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,562
199
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michel Goedert
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,705
35,769
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,057
243
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael Lamb
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,567
22,755
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,106
246
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
MJ Brown
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,677
25,745
0.264
Hypertension
Pharmacology
Adrenal
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,159
251
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zoubin Ghahramani
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,020
48,530
0.500
Machine Learning
Bayesian Statistics
Neural Networks
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,233
255
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Robert Kennicutt
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,033
25,565
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,247
256
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tim Clutton Brock
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,774
22,886
0.239
Animal Behaviour
Ecology
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,257
258
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
John O Brien
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,661
40,336
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,259
259
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alan Fersht
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,628
12,564
0.131
protein folding misfolding p53 and cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,387
271
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
ME Lamb
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,914
21,528
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,465
282
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hugh Markus
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,705
41,483
0.447
Stroke
Vascular Cognitive Impairment
Vascular dementia
CADASIL
Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,525
288
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Richard McMahon
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,920
32,341
0.352
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Quasars
Galaxies
Space Science