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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 518 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
Research methods
leadership
Disney
theme parks
McDonaldizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265,331
101,318
0.382
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cardiovascular Genetics
Role of biological ageing in coronary heart disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230,844
81,306
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cardiometabolic disease
Ethnic Health
Multiple Long Term Conditions (MLTC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,248
103,381
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
evidence synthesis
publication bias
meta-analysis
Bayesian method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,611
27,870
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Crustal Evolution
Precambrian Tectonics
Central Asian Orogenic Belt/Altaid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,340
21,646
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
High-energy astrophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,823
22,779
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
asthm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,630
9,052
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Psycho-oncology
mental health
inequalities
meta-analysis
neuropsychiatr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,432
19,941
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Materials Chemistry
Green Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,780
26,104
0.583
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
High-energy astrophysics
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,022
24,529
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
astrophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,169
9,334
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pregnancy
pre-eclampsia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,321
13,251
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
HEART FAILURE
BIOMARKER
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,685
18,907
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Asthma
lung fibrosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,292
7,276
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Blood clottin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,125
10,301
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Diagnostics
polymers
biosensors
molecularly imprinted polymers
polymer chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,667
9,430
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,976
9,035
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Immunity to infectio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,894
7,477
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Physical Activity
Sedentary Behaviour
Diabetes Prevention
Metabolic Diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,747
18,739
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Solar-planetary physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,648
4,926
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Structural Biology
NMR spectroscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,819
5,043
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Signal Processing & Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,931
11,872
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
critical psychology
discourse analysis
psychoanalysis
Lacan
Marxis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,523
4,504
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anthropocene
biosphere
Palaeontology
Palaeoclimatology
Geolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,491
11,805
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,423
9,338
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402
37
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alan Bryman
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265,331
101,318
0.382
Research methods
leadership
Disney
theme parks
McDonaldizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
634
49
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nilesh Samani
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230,844
81,306
0.352
Cardiovascular Genetics
Role of biological ageing in coronary heart disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,660
132
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kamlesh Khunti
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,248
103,381
0.717
Cardiometabolic disease
Ethnic Health
Multiple Long Term Conditions (MLTC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,764
484
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alex J Sutton
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,611
27,870
0.379
evidence synthesis
publication bias
meta-analysis
Bayesian method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,200
709
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Brian Frederick Windley
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,340
21,646
0.365
Crustal Evolution
Precambrian Tectonics
Central Asian Orogenic Belt/Altaid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,530
734
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Julian Osborne
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,823
22,779
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,207
977
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrew Wardlaw
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,630
9,052
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,051
1,059
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alex J Mitchell
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,432
19,941
0.429
Psycho-oncology
mental health
inequalities
meta-analysis
neuropsychiatr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,814
1,132
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew Abbott
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,780
26,104
0.583
Materials Chemistry
Green Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,669
1,451
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Víctor Zabalza
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,022
24,529
0.645
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,238
1,506
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew King
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,169
9,334
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,900
1,573
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Philip Baker
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,321
13,251
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,105
1,946
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Iain Squire
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,685
18,907
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,529
1,981
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Peter Bradding
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,292
7,276
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,722
1,999
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alison Goodall
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,125
10,301
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,697
2,235
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sergey Piletsky
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,667
9,430
0.329
Diagnostics
polymers
biosensors
molecularly imprinted polymers
polymer chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,712
2,316
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christopher Edwards
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,976
9,035
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,832
2,323
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andrea Cooper
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,894
7,477
0.268
Immunity to infectio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,032
2,341
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thomas Yates
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,747
18,739
0.675
Physical Activity
Sedentary Behaviour
Diabetes Prevention
Metabolic Diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,183
2,355
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stanley Wh Cowley
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,648
4,926
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,473
2,473
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Geerten W. Vuister
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,819
5,043
0.188
Structural Biology
NMR spectroscop
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,704
2,770
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jonathon A Chambers
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,931
11,872
0.476
Signal Processing & Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,450
2,839
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ian Parker
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,523
4,504
0.184
critical psychology
discourse analysis
psychoanalysis
Lacan
Marxis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,523
2,843
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mark Williams
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,491
11,805
0.482
Anthropocene
biosphere
Palaeontology
Palaeoclimatology
Geolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,665
2,850
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Leong Ng
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,423
9,338
0.382