Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 4.849 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
United Kingdom
Nicholas Wareham
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361,856
140,115
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United Kingdom
Richard Durbin
Genomics
Human genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genome evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338,045
141,015
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United Kingdom
Carol Brayne
Public Health
Epidemiology
Dementia
Ageing
Longitudinal/Cohort Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222,796
117,328
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United Kingdom
Gregory Hannon
noncoding RNA
genetics
molecular biology
genomics
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212,319
44,030
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United Kingdom
Douglas Easton
Genetic Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Statistical Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212,260
61,692
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United Kingdom
Andrea C Ferrari
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
Graphene
Raman Spectroscopy
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,884
58,969
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United Kingdom
David Spiegelhalter
statistics
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,278
30,050
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United Kingdom
Nita Forouhi
Epidemiology
Public Health
Nutrition
Diabetes
ethnic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,396
56,353
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United Kingdom
Randy J Read
Protein crystallography
maximum likelihood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,709
43,153
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United Kingdom
David Rubinsztein
Autophagy
neurodegenerative diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,101
50,636
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United Kingdom
John Robertson
solid state physics
electronics
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,954
31,125
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United Kingdom
Tony Onwuegbuzie
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,525
46,344
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United Kingdom
David Ron
Cell Biology
Proteostasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,218
31,329
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United Kingdom
Michel Goedert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,836
33,067
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United Kingdom
Allan Bradley
Genetics
stem cells
cancer
genome engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,600
20,364
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United Kingdom
Zoubin Ghahramani
Machine Learning
Bayesian Statistics
Neural Networks
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,869
46,093
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United Kingdom
Michael Lamb
Developmental and forensic psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,210
20,243
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United Kingdom
MJ Brown
Hypertension
Pharmacology
Adrenal
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,929
22,911
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United Kingdom
John O Brien
Lewy
dementia
depression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,715
37,554
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United Kingdom
Robert Kennicutt
astronomy
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,357
23,037
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United Kingdom
Tim Clutton Brock
Animal Behaviour
Ecology
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,824
20,339
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United Kingdom
Alan Fersht
protein folding misfolding p53 and cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,566
10,842
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United Kingdom
ME Lamb
Psychology
Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,431
19,174
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United Kingdom
Hugh Markus
Stroke
Vascular Cognitive Impairment
Vascular dementia
CADASIL
Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,243
38,578
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United Kingdom
Richard McMahon
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Quasars
Galaxies
Space Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,674
29,080
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116
United Kingdom
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nicholas Wareham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361,856
140,115
0.387
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149
United Kingdom
13
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Durbin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338,045
141,015
0.417
Genomics
Human genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genome evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659
United Kingdom
48
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carol Brayne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222,796
117,328
0.527
Public Health
Epidemiology
Dementia
Ageing
Longitudinal/Cohort Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
729
United Kingdom
54
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gregory Hannon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212,319
44,030
0.207
noncoding RNA
genetics
molecular biology
genomics
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
730
United Kingdom
55
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Douglas Easton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212,260
61,692
0.291
Genetic Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Statistical Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,130
United Kingdom
84
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrea C Ferrari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,884
58,969
0.343
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience
Graphene
Raman Spectroscopy
Condensed Matter Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,389
United Kingdom
106
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Spiegelhalter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,278
30,050
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,478
United Kingdom
112
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nita Forouhi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,396
56,353
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,940
United Kingdom
159
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Randy J Read
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,709
43,153
0.333
Protein crystallography
maximum likelihood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,957
United Kingdom
161
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Rubinsztein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,101
50,636
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,018
United Kingdom
164
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John Robertson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,954
31,125
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,164
United Kingdom
175
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tony Onwuegbuzie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,525
46,344
0.378
mixed methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
program evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,517
United Kingdom
196
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Ron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,218
31,329
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,635
United Kingdom
206
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michel Goedert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,836
33,067
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,646
United Kingdom
207
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Allan Bradley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,600
20,364
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,103
United Kingdom
246
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zoubin Ghahramani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,869
46,093
0.452
Machine Learning
Bayesian Statistics
Neural Networks
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,144
United Kingdom
250
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael Lamb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,210
20,243
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,227
United Kingdom
256
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
MJ Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,929
22,911
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,239
United Kingdom
257
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John O Brien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,715
37,554
0.377
Lewy
dementia
depression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,322
United Kingdom
266
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Robert Kennicutt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,357
23,037
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,363
United Kingdom
270
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tim Clutton Brock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,824
20,339
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,456
United Kingdom
280
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alan Fersht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,566
10,842
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,467
United Kingdom
282
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
ME Lamb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,431
19,174
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,482
United Kingdom
286
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hugh Markus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,243
38,578
0.401
Stroke
Vascular Cognitive Impairment
Vascular dementia
CADASIL
Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,595
United Kingdom
297
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Richard McMahon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,674
29,080
0.307
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Quasars
Galaxies
Space Science