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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 2.406 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
multivariate analysis
business analytics
marketing
structural equation modeling
PL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512,150
298,824
0.583
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
child injury preventio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,613
141,475
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Obesity
nutrition
exercise science
behavioral scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,848
50,954
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,597
95,231
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Particle Physics
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,534
77,586
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nuclear physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,088
33,421
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
High Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,675
27,263
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mixed Methods Research
Philosophy of Social Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,935
43,250
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
cardiovascular
cerebrovascula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,487
38,214
0.413
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Clinical Mycolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,056
23,395
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
High Energy Physics
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,772
51,923
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
neonatology
infant mortalit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,272
27,820
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Oncology
Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,112
63,070
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
rheumatology
epidemiology
informatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,460
26,139
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
law
humanities
arts and sciences
law and society
critical race theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,163
18,926
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Multiple sclerosis
Exercis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,606
23,929
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
bioenergetics
nitric oxide
redox biology
mitochondria
lipid peroxidatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,663
13,993
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Prevention
aggression
social cognitio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,647
11,149
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
physical chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,725
11,541
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Molecular Biology
Cancer
Genome stability
Non-coding RNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,400
13,615
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
work-family
ethics
organizational politics
impression managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,574
16,588
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Biomedical Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,124
17,680
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,947
10,409
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Multi-messenger astrophysics
neutrino astrophysics
gamma-ray astrophysics
cosmic ra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,465
21,460
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
bile acids
isoflavones
mass spectrometry
cancer
lens cataract
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,068
8,394
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joseph F Hair Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512,150
298,824
0.583
multivariate analysis
business analytics
marketing
structural equation modeling
PL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598
236
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Schwebel
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,613
141,475
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
931
377
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James Hill
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,848
50,954
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,001
411
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paul Muntner
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,597
95,231
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,149
481
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sergei Gleyzer
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,534
77,586
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,884
837
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andreas Piepke
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,088
33,421
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,108
965
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Romulus Godang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,675
27,263
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,149
1,487
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
R Burke Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,935
43,250
0.416
Mixed Methods Research
Philosophy of Social Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,915
1,842
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
George Howard
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,487
38,214
0.413
cardiovascular
cerebrovascula
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,703
2,688
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter Pappas
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,056
23,395
0.316
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,885
2,766
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew Buccilli
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,772
51,923
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,241
2,937
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Waldemar Carlo
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,272
27,820
0.396
neonatology
infant mortalit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,268
2,949
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gurudatta Naik
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,112
63,070
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,125
4,326
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jeffrey Curtis
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,460
26,139
0.471
rheumatology
epidemiology
informatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,200
4,358
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Richard Delgado
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,163
18,926
0.343
law
humanities
arts and sciences
law and society
critical race theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,363
4,428
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Robert Motl
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,606
23,929
0.438
Multiple sclerosis
Exercis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,914
4,678
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Darley Usmar
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,663
13,993
0.266
bioenergetics
nitric oxide
redox biology
mitochondria
lipid peroxidatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,211
4,830
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John Lochman
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,647
11,149
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,801
5,108
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Dixon
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,725
11,541
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,916
5,159
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Anindya Dutta
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,400
13,615
0.276
Molecular Biology
Cancer
Genome stability
Non-coding RNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,994
5,656
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
K Michele Kacmar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,574
16,588
0.356
work-family
ethics
organizational politics
impression managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,134
6,178
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Victor Thannickal
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,124
17,680
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,211
6,212
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Casey T Weaver
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,947
10,409
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,446
6,312
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marcos Santander
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,465
21,460
0.494
Multi-messenger astrophysics
neutrino astrophysics
gamma-ray astrophysics
cosmic ra
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,663
6,412
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stephen Barnes
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,068
8,394
0.195
bile acids
isoflavones
mass spectrometry
cancer
lens cataract