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University of Edinburgh Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Global Health
Anthropology
Genetics
Molecular Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,809
108,840
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Molecular Evolution
Virology
Molecular Epidemiology
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,125
99,599
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182,924
90,684
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Particle Phisics
LHC
Higgs
Top
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,740
90,040
0.678
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Diabetes
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,503
68,773
0.454
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Intensive care
critical care medicine
functional genomics
respiratory viruses
sepsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,568
58,896
0.885
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
genetics of complex disease
inbreeding
genetic isolates
Y chromosome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,323
58,394
0.544
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Computational Genomics
Disease Genomics
ncRNAs
ME/CFS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,196
42,360
0.300
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Ageing
Genetics
Brain Imaging Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,452
39,699
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Astrophysics
Data science
Statistics
Databases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,610
39,531
0.751
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Neuroscience and Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,795
38,701
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Machine learning
pattern recognition
computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,475
35,480
0.577
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Clinical neurology
stroke
intracerebral haemorrhage
subarachnoid haemorrhage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,408
33,312
0.703
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Optical Wireless Communications
Interference Managment in Wireless Networks
Spatial Modulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,654
31,877
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,147
30,656
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Cancer
Surgery
Global Health
Precision Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,149
30,395
0.945
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,104
28,321
0.830
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Statistical genetics
cognition
ageing
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,489
27,353
0.711
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Artificial Intelligence
Generative AI
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,791
27,032
0.878
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
stroke
clinical trials
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,763
26,757
0.251
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Dementia
omics
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,193
25,171
0.807
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Gastroenterology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,524
23,874
0.334
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Myocardial infarction
coronary heart disease
cardiac biomarkers
interventional cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,203
23,215
0.641
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,835
22,879
0.822
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Infectious Diseases
Child Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,172
22,703
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555
43
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Igor Rudan
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,809
108,840
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754
56
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andrew Rambaut
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,125
99,599
0.559
Molecular Evolution
Virology
Molecular Epidemiology
Computational Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
925
64
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ian Deary
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182,924
90,684
0.496
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
941
67
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
132,740
90,040
0.678
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,695
114
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sarah Wild
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,503
68,773
0.454
Diabetes
epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,125
143
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kenneth Baillie
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,568
58,896
0.885
Intensive care
critical care medicine
functional genomics
respiratory viruses
sepsis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,156
147
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jim Wilson
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,323
58,394
0.544
genetics of complex disease
inbreeding
genetic isolates
Y chromosome
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,688
287
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chris Ponting
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,196
42,360
0.300
Computational Genomics
Disease Genomics
ncRNAs
ME/CFS
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,079
322
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Liewald
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,452
39,699
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,105
323
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sergey Koposov
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,610
39,531
0.751
Astrophysics
Data science
Statistics
Databases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,239
333
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Malcolm Macleod
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,795
38,701
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,886
384
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chris Williams
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,475
35,480
0.577
Machine learning
pattern recognition
computer vision
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,393
428
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rustam Al Shahi Salman
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,408
33,312
0.703
Clinical neurology
stroke
intracerebral haemorrhage
subarachnoid haemorrhage
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,789
468
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Harald Haas
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,654
31,877
0.543
Optical Wireless Communications
Interference Managment in Wireless Networks
Spatial Modulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,127
506
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
dave cameron
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,147
30,656
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,211
516
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thomas M Drake
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,149
30,395
0.945
Cancer
Surgery
Global Health
Precision Medicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,948
587
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Konstantin Gizdov
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,104
28,321
0.830
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,343
623
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gail Davies
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,489
27,353
0.711
Statistical genetics
cognition
ageing
genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,486
644
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Timothy M Hospedales
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,791
27,032
0.878
Artificial Intelligence
Generative AI
Computer Vision
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,602
655
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter Sandercock
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,763
26,757
0.251
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,363
718
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Riccardo Marioni
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,193
25,171
0.807
Dementia
omics
epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,077
772
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jack Satsangi
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,524
23,874
0.334
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,477
821
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nicholas L Mills
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,203
23,215
0.641
Myocardial infarction
coronary heart disease
cardiac biomarkers
interventional cardiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,687
839
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marc Dweck
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,835
22,879
0.822
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,795
844
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Harish Nair
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,172
22,703
0.728
Infectious Diseases
Child Health
Epidemiology