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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 5.534 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
Neuroscienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370,901
125,991
0.340
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Particle Physic
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,245
129,010
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Social determinants of healt
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338,744
96,317
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
mind
brain
social interactio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248,586
47,027
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neuroscience Decision Making Neural Replay Reinforcement Learning (RL) DopamineComputational Psychiatr
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,890
53,218
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cosmology
Astrophysic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,430
70,244
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
neurology
dementia
neuroimaging
MRI
alzheimer's diseas
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,681
90,716
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Probabilistic modellin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,338
56,749
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Borderline personality disorder
psychotherapy outcomes
attachment theory
psychoanalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,824
59,487
0.357
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pathophysiology of Movement Disorders
non-invasive brain stimulatio
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,157
48,639
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
ageing and health
social inequality in health
nutritio
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,544
54,124
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Multiple Sclerosi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,238
54,665
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Psychology and Behaviour Chang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,096
90,841
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Astronomy
Cosmolog
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,651
33,562
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hearing
Communication
Global Healt
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,608
76,305
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,291
67,577
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Neuroscience
ATP
adenosine
purinergi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,382
19,740
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cardiomyopathy
heart failure
genetic
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,990
70,524
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,913
39,694
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
NCDs
prevention
informatics
global health
EB
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,849
88,363
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
statistics
medical statistics
pediatrics
growth
nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,317
28,667
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,957
43,347
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
autism
dyslexia
social cognitive neuroscienc
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,997
27,067
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,885
49,319
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Neuroimaging
Medical Image Computing
Medical Image Analysis
Computational Anatom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,281
31,635
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Karl Friston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370,901
125,991
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132
12
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jonathan Butterworth
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,245
129,010
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158
15
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael G Marmot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338,744
96,317
0.284
Social determinants of healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511
43
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chris Frith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248,586
47,027
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
839
62
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Raymond J Dolan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,890
53,218
0.260
Neuroscience Decision Making Neural Replay Reinforcement Learning (RL) DopamineComputational Psychiatr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
942
69
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ofer Lahav
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,430
70,244
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,110
83
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nick C Fox
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,681
90,716
0.511
neurology
dementia
neuroimaging
MRI
alzheimer's diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,169
86
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter A Wijeratne
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,338
56,749
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,249
90
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter Fonagy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,824
59,487
0.357
Borderline personality disorder
psychotherapy outcomes
attachment theory
psychoanalysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,335
96
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John Rothwell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,157
48,639
0.302
Pathophysiology of Movement Disorders
non-invasive brain stimulatio
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,347
99
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eric Brunner
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,544
54,124
0.337
ageing and health
social inequality in health
nutritio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,445
109
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alan J Thompson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,238
54,665
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,447
110
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Susan Michie
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,096
90,841
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,564
124
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Richard S Ellis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,651
33,562
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,589
128
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Adrian Davis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,608
76,305
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,593
129
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Steptoe A
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,291
67,577
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,612
130
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Geoffrey Burnstock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,382
19,740
0.135
Neuroscience
ATP
adenosine
purinergi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,645
131
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Perry Elliott
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,990
70,524
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,743
141
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John Deanfield
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,913
39,694
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,866
154
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Amitava Banerjee
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,849
88,363
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,005
162
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tim J Cole
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,317
28,667
0.218
statistics
medical statistics
pediatrics
growth
nutritio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,182
172
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jens H Nielsen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,957
43,347
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,221
176
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Uta Frith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,997
27,067
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,830
221
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hiranya Peiris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,885
49,319
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,025
239
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
John Ashburner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,281
31,635
0.298
Neuroimaging
Medical Image Computing
Medical Image Analysis
Computational Anatom