Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 5.316 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 Rankings
Rankings
47
World Rank
25
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total467,480
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Last 6 Years271,829
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Last 6 Years / Total0.581
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
134
World Rank
61
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Molecular Biology | Immunology | Cancer Biology | Signal Transductio
Molecular Biology | Immunology | Cancer Biology | Signal Transductio
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Total357,478
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Last 6 Years77,638
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Last 6 Years / Total0.217
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
295
World Rank
124
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total290,580
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Last 6 Years104,590
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Last 6 Years / Total0.360
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
337
World Rank
144
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total279,489
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Last 6 Years140,083
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Last 6 Years / Total0.501
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
353
World Rank
149
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total277,132
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Last 6 Years73,829
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Last 6 Years / Total0.266
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
622
World Rank
246
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total234,926
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Last 6 Years101,613
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Last 6 Years / Total0.433
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
636
World Rank
251
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total233,166
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Last 6 Years103,102
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Last 6 Years / Total0.442
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
791
World Rank
310
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Medical and Health Sciences / Pathology
Tumor biology | angiogenesis | age-related macular degeneratio
Tumor biology | angiogenesis | age-related macular degeneratio
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Total211,986
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Last 6 Years34,438
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Last 6 Years / Total0.162
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
806
World Rank
318
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience
Neuroimaging | MRI | Computational Neuroscience | Statistical Genetics | Biomedical Optic
Neuroimaging | MRI | Computational Neuroscience | Statistical Genetics | Biomedical Optic
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Total210,864
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Last 6 Years89,681
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Last 6 Years / Total0.425
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
834
World Rank
331
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total207,220
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Last 6 Years100,839
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Last 6 Years / Total0.487
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
882
World Rank
353
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Medical and Health Sciences / Gastroenterology
Inflammatory bowel disease | Crohn's disease | ulcerative coliti
Inflammatory bowel disease | Crohn's disease | ulcerative coliti
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Total202,073
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Last 6 Years80,216
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Last 6 Years / Total0.397
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,089
World Rank
455
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
biosensors | electrochemistry | nanomotors | modified electrodes | microfabricatio
biosensors | electrochemistry | nanomotors | modified electrodes | microfabricatio
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Total180,977
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Last 6 Years65,118
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Last 6 Years / Total0.360
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,283
World Rank
550
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total165,746
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Last 6 Years48,919
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Last 6 Years / Total0.295
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,301
World Rank
560
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Public health | global health | physical activit
Public health | global health | physical activit
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Total164,508
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Last 6 Years69,913
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Last 6 Years / Total0.425
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,326
World Rank
574
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genomics | Cancer | Machine Learning | Probability | Statistical Mechanic
Genomics | Cancer | Machine Learning | Probability | Statistical Mechanic
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Total162,923
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Last 6 Years75,627
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Last 6 Years / Total0.464
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,457
World Rank
628
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total154,665
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Last 6 Years61,216
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Last 6 Years / Total0.396
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,616
World Rank
709
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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Total147,258
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Last 6 Years20,934
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Last 6 Years / Total0.142
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,778
World Rank
788
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total140,766
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Last 6 Years41,291
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Last 6 Years / Total0.293
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,050
World Rank
929
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total130,527
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Last 6 Years28,374
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Last 6 Years / Total0.217
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,191
World Rank
1,009
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total125,847
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Last 6 Years100,624
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Last 6 Years / Total0.800
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,293
World Rank
1,059
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total122,903
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Last 6 Years31,137
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Last 6 Years / Total0.253
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,387
World Rank
1,098
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total120,869
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Last 6 Years31,376
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Last 6 Years / Total0.260
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,391
World Rank
1,101
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total120,729
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Last 6 Years53,241
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Last 6 Years / Total0.441
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,412
World Rank
1,115
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total120,237
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Last 6 Years61,067
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Last 6 Years / Total0.508
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,493
World Rank
1,159
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total118,252
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Last 6 Years25,994
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Last 6 Years / Total0.220
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