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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 960 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
child injury preventio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,613
141,475
0.598
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,597
95,231
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
cardiovascular
cerebrovascula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,487
38,214
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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: 6
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: 7
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: 8
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: 9
Multiple sclerosis
Exercis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,606
23,929
0.438
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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: 11
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: 12
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: 13
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: 14
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
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Neurology
neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,588
14,613
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
epidemiology
diabetes
cardiovascular disease
microvascular complications
health disparitie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,061
38,135
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
health care research
geriatric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,584
10,521
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Outcomes Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,227
17,866
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
age-related macular degeneration
aging
retinal pathology
clinical image validation
neurobiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,297
16,471
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Endocrine Surgery and ONcolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,867
14,784
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,420
13,526
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Congestive Heart Failure
Heart and Lung Transplantation
Mechanical Circulatory Suppor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,366
6,773
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Virus genomics and evolution
Bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,616
21,084
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
physical chemistry
kinetics
polymers
pharmaceutical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,402
12,742
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Aging
psychology
cognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,834
6,929
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
596
235
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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
928
375
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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
998
410
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
3,899
1,837
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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
5,690
2,683
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,221
2,934
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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
6,244
2,943
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
9,098
4,315
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
9,337
4,424
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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
9,897
4,671
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,887
5,149
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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
13,181
6,198
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
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
13,277
6,246
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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
13,631
6,397
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,868
6,504
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David G Standaert
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,588
14,613
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,147
6,635
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
April P Carson
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,061
38,135
0.907
epidemiology
diabetes
cardiovascular disease
microvascular complications
health disparitie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,011
7,037
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Seth Landefeld
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,584
10,521
0.259
health care research
geriatric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,829
7,394
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Smita Bhatia
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,227
17,866
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,119
7,985
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christine A Curcio
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,297
16,471
0.442
age-related macular degeneration
aging
retinal pathology
clinical image validation
neurobiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,454
8,125
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Herbert Chen
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,867
14,784
0.401
Endocrine Surgery and ONcolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,793
8,275
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anupam Agarwal *
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,420
13,526
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,620
8,635
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robert Bourge
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,366
6,773
0.192
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Congestive Heart Failure
Heart and Lung Transplantation
Mechanical Circulatory Suppor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,075
9,253
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Elliot J Lefkowitz
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,616
21,084
0.627
Virus genomics and evolution
Bioinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,309
9,788
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sergey Vyazovkin
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,402
12,742
0.393
physical chemistry
kinetics
polymers
pharmaceutical
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,912
10,065
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Karlene Ball
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,834
6,929
0.218