Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 732 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Soil Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,363
51,004
0.651
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Medical Genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,082
42,567
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gastroenterology
Hepatology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,838
34,792
0.228
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,208
29,891
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nutrition
Diet
Obesity
food addiction
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,548
26,749
0.660
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Physical activity
mental health
adolescent health
physical fitness
physical education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,242
26,126
0.633
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bioremediation
Ecotoxicology
Environmental Science
Environmental Microbiology
Mixed Contaminants
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,108
23,046
0.575
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,762
22,730
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Health Behaviour
Public Health
Mental Health
Distributed Computing & Internet
Decision Support
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,578
21,356
0.636
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mesoporous
Energy
Environment
CO2 Capture
mxene
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,615
19,721
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Complex traits
psychiatric disorders
genomics
systems biology
precision medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,156
19,234
0.660
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,208
19,208
0.658
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Reproductive Biology
andrology
gamete biology
reproduction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,184
19,026
0.271
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Schizophrenia
autism
ADHD
cognitive neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,810
18,464
0.599
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Weight Loss
Health and Physical Education
Obesity
Men
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,050
18,406
0.525
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cognitive Neuroscience
Event related potentials (ERPs) of the brain
Functional MRI
Schizophrenia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,393
17,501
0.468
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Computational neuroscience
Computational psychiatry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,312
16,988
0.510
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,136
15,491
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,171
15,355
0.326
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nutrition
dietary assessment methods
eHealth
Cardiovascular disease
Type 2 diabetes
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,995
15,228
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Genetic epidemiology
Biostatistics
Bioinformatics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,455
15,062
0.702
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Genetics and genomics for precision medicine in reproductive health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,243
14,678
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Physical Activity & Public Health
Exercise Psychology
Health Education
Health Psychology
Health Promotion
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,838
14,361
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ageing
global health
epidemiology
health systems
health
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,874
13,386
0.641
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Psychiatry
Palliative Care
Psychooncology
Medical Education
Rural Health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,722
13,252
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,489
123
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Philip W. S. Newall
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,363
51,004
0.651
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,385
166
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rodney J Scott
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,082
42,567
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,650
221
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nicholas Talley
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,838
34,792
0.228
Gastroenterology
Hepatology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,926
279
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Attia
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,208
29,891
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,037
326
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tracy Burrows
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,548
26,749
0.660
Nutrition
Diet
Obesity
food addiction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,299
340
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Lubans
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,242
26,126
0.633
Physical activity
mental health
adolescent health
physical fitness
physical education
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,923
408
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Megharaj Mallavarapu|Mallavarapu Megharaj
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,108
23,046
0.575
Bioremediation
Ecotoxicology
Environmental Science
Environmental Microbiology
Mixed Contaminants
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,111
418
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hansbro P
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,762
22,730
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,052
476
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Frans Henskens
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,578
21,356
0.636
Health Behaviour
Public Health
Mental Health
Distributed Computing & Internet
Decision Support
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,373
514
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ajayan Vinu
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,615
19,721
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,807
532
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Murray Cairns
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,156
19,234
0.660
Complex traits
psychiatric disorders
genomics
systems biology
precision medicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,827
534
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Elizabeth Holliday
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,208
19,208
0.658
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,993
541
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert John Aitken
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,184
19,026
0.271
Reproductive Biology
andrology
gamete biology
reproduction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,542
570
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ulrich Schall
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,810
18,464
0.599
Schizophrenia
autism
ADHD
cognitive neuroscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,604
573
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Philip Morgan
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,050
18,406
0.525
Weight Loss
Health and Physical Education
Obesity
Men
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,573
616
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patricia T Michie
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,393
17,501
0.468
Cognitive Neuroscience
Event related potentials (ERPs) of the brain
Functional MRI
Schizophrenia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,188
650
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael Breakspear
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,312
16,988
0.510
Computational neuroscience
Computational psychiatry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,285
753
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chen Zuliang
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,136
15,491
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,493
770
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peter Gibson
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,171
15,355
0.326
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,707
786
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Clare Collins
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,995
15,228
0.508
Nutrition
dietary assessment methods
eHealth
Cardiovascular disease
Type 2 diabetes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,017
810
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chris Oldmeadow
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,455
15,062
0.702
Genetic epidemiology
Biostatistics
Bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,670
840
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Craig Pennell
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,243
14,678
0.539
Genetics and genomics for precision medicine in reproductive health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,262
884
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ron Plotnikoff
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,838
14,361
0.437
Physical Activity & Public Health
Exercise Psychology
Health Education
Health Psychology
Health Promotion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,302
995
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Paul Kowal
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,874
13,386
0.641
Ageing
global health
epidemiology
health systems
health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,602
1,021
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brian Kelly
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,722
13,252
0.583
Psychiatry
Palliative Care
Psychooncology
Medical Education
Rural Health