Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 3.253 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
Global Health
Anthropology
Genetics
Molecular Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,969
114,454
0.426
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,351
88,207
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Molecular Evolution
Virology
Molecular Epidemiology
Computational Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,899
99,826
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Particle Phisics
LHC
Higgs
To
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,061
90,673
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Computational Genomics
Disease Genomics
ncRNAs
ME/CF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,986
40,304
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Diabetes
epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,033
61,230
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
genetics of complex disease
inbreeding
genetic isolates
Y chromosom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,859
56,399
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
stroke
clinical trials
epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,215
25,070
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Genetics
Epigeneti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,859
20,150
0.183
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Neuroscience
Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,443
18,734
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
neuroendocrinology
glucocorticoids
stress
fetal programming
11beta-HSD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,375
13,470
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neuroscience and Neurolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,924
39,335
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,335
15,393
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Intensive care
critical care medicine
functional genomics
respiratory viruses
sepsi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,985
64,772
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gastroenterology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,926
21,633
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,716
32,099
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Machine learning
pattern recognition
computer visio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,640
37,001
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
chromosome structure
kinetochores
centromeres
mitosis
CP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,737
10,210
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Evolutionary genetics
Viral evolution
Codon usage
HIV
Malari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,279
11,153
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Optical Wireless Communications
Interference Managment in Wireless Networks
Spatial Modulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,202
30,212
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cardiovascular and renal medicine
hypertension
drug regulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,655
14,535
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Astrophysics
Data science
Statistics
Database
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,839
38,581
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ageing
Genetics
Brain Imaging Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,957
36,528
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Clinical neurology
stroke
intracerebral haemorrhage
subarachnoid haemorrhag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,868
36,793
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Psychosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,598
20,237
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Igor Rudan
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,969
114,454
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
927
66
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ian Deary
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,351
88,207
0.452
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
986
75
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrew Rambaut
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,899
99,826
0.528
Molecular Evolution
Virology
Molecular Epidemiology
Computational Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,448
111
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michele Faucci Giannelli
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,061
90,673
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,490
113
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chris Ponting
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,986
40,304
0.265
Computational Genomics
Disease Genomics
ncRNAs
ME/CF
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,040
165
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sarah Wild
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,033
61,230
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,599
202
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jim Wilson
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,859
56,399
0.491
genetics of complex disease
inbreeding
genetic isolates
Y chromosom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,763
214
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Sandercock
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,215
25,070
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,834
222
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Adrian Bird
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,859
20,150
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,296
331
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Richard GM Morris
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,443
18,734
0.214
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,078
415
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Seckl Jonathan
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,375
13,470
0.170
neuroendocrinology
glucocorticoids
stress
fetal programming
11beta-HSD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,486
455
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Malcolm Macleod
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,924
39,335
0.518
Neuroscience and Neurolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,666
473
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ken Donaldson
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,335
15,393
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,719
477
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kenneth Baillie
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,985
64,772
0.875
Intensive care
critical care medicine
functional genomics
respiratory viruses
sepsi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,729
478
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jack Satsangi
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,926
21,633
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,893
497
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
dave cameron
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,716
32,099
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,496
558
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chris Williams
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,640
37,001
0.539
Machine learning
pattern recognition
computer visio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,789
575
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
WC Earnshaw
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,737
10,210
0.153
chromosome structure
kinetochores
centromeres
mitosis
CP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,374
623
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Paul M Sharp
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,279
11,153
0.176
Evolutionary genetics
Viral evolution
Codon usage
HIV
Malari
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,389
626
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Harald Haas
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,202
30,212
0.478
Optical Wireless Communications
Interference Managment in Wireless Networks
Spatial Modulatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,351
721
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David Webb
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,655
14,535
0.248
Cardiovascular and renal medicine
hypertension
drug regulatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,523
732
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sergey Koposov
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,839
38,581
0.667
Astrophysics
Data science
Statistics
Database
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,009
777
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David Liewald
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,957
36,528
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,289
798
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rustam Al Shahi Salman
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,868
36,793
0.671
Clinical neurology
stroke
intracerebral haemorrhage
subarachnoid haemorrhag
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,652
833
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stephen Lawrie
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,598
20,237
0.378