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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 440 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
Heart failure
Cardiology
Diabetes
CKD
Clinical trial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541,170
228,561
0.422
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
metabolism
lipids
diabetes
cardiovascular disease
biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290,963
161,496
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lab-on-a-chi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,074
25,532
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gravitational wave detectors
LIGO
scattering
coatings
absorptio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,206
51,661
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cancer
autophagy
cell death
p5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,895
23,192
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
high energy physics
quantum theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,743
41,524
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
psycholinguistics
linguistics
cultural evolution
cognitive psychology
cognitive scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,250
7,688
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cell Biology
Cell Migration
Actin Cytoskeleton
Cancer Metastasi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,099
5,810
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Biodiversity informatics
Phyloinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,076
2,400
0.092
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
structural dynamics
uncertainty quantification
inverse problems
energy harvesting
mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,854
10,299
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,599
6,368
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
cancer biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,998
8,383
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,369
4,504
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
photonics
integrated optics
optoelectronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,813
1,823
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
ageing
diet
non-communicable diseases
physical activity
epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,600
14,153
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Integrin traffickin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,222
3,967
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
cognitive psychology
psycholinguistics
human understanding
gerontology
agin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,178
2,257
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Isotopes
Geology
Geochemistry
Earth Science
Mineral Deposit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,272
6,024
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
prostate cancer
bladder cancer
renal cancer
clinical trial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,693
3,934
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,568
7,427
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
information retrieva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,942
1,506
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Social Signal Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,482
4,274
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Human Pathology
Cancer
Breast
Upper GI Tract
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,447
2,156
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Safety-Critical Systems
Cyber-Security
Accident Investigation
Incident Investigatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,319
3,362
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
astrophysics
solar physics
plasma physics
space physics
solar flare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,636
4,230
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John McMurray
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541,170
228,561
0.422
Heart failure
Cardiology
Diabetes
CKD
Clinical trial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282
28
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Naveed Sattar
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290,963
161,496
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,695
371
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jon Cooper
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,074
25,532
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,395
546
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Zeno Tornasi
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,206
51,661
0.746
Gravitational wave detectors
LIGO
scattering
coatings
absorptio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,461
1,002
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kevin Ryan
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,895
23,192
0.484
Cancer
autophagy
cell death
p5
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,515
1,007
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Neil Warrack
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,743
41,524
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,284
2,278
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
simon garrod
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,250
7,688
0.272
psycholinguistics
linguistics
cultural evolution
cognitive psychology
cognitive scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,619
2,583
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laura Machesky
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,099
5,810
0.223
Cell Biology
Cell Migration
Actin Cytoskeleton
Cancer Metastasi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,663
2,588
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Roderic DM Page
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,076
2,400
0.092
Biodiversity informatics
Phyloinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,771
2,952
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sondipon Adhikari
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,854
10,299
0.432
structural dynamics
uncertainty quantification
inverse problems
energy harvesting
mechanic
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,423
3,185
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
De Liang Long
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,599
6,368
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,376
4,021
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joanne Edwards
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,998
8,383
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,363
4,515
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ashley Hamilton
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,369
4,504
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,375
5,084
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
RM DeLaRue
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,813
1,823
0.115
photonics
integrated optics
optoelectronic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,936
5,641
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Fanny Petermann Rocha
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,600
14,153
0.969
ageing
diet
non-communicable diseases
physical activity
epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,272
5,839
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Norman Jc
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,222
3,967
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,557
5,866
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
AJ Sanford Tony Sanfor
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,178
2,257
0.159
cognitive psychology
psycholinguistics
human understanding
gerontology
agin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,483
6,333
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Adrian J Boyce
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,272
6,024
0.454
Isotopes
Geology
Geochemistry
Earth Science
Mineral Deposit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,658
6,700
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rob Jones
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,693
3,934
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,556
6,772
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Karen Blyth
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,568
7,427
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,753
7,156
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cornelis van Rijsbergen
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,942
1,506
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,919
7,471
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alessandro Vinciarelli
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,482
4,274
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,237
7,500
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Going James J
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,447
2,156
0.188
Human Pathology
Cancer
Breast
Upper GI Tract
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,692
8,371
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chris Johnson
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,319
3,362
0.326
Safety-Critical Systems
Cyber-Security
Accident Investigation
Incident Investigatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,946
8,962
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eduard Kontar
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,636
4,230
0.439
astrophysics
solar physics
plasma physics
space physics
solar flare