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Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 2.581 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 Rankings

Rankings

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195
World Rank
United States
91
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Business & Management / Marketing
marketing | services marketing | service managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    319,793
  • Last 6 Years
    87,122
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.272
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Rankings

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616
World Rank
United States
243
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Medical and Health Sciences / Nutrition and Dietetics
nutrition transition: trends | environmental determinants | consequences | large scale solution

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    235,137
  • Last 6 Years
    74,413
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.316
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Rankings

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838
World Rank
United States
333
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Bioinformatics | cancer genetics | gene expressio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    206,806
  • Last 6 Years
    112,831
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.546
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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1,054
World Rank
United States
434
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    183,619
  • Last 6 Years
    113,136
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.616
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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1,143
World Rank
United States
476
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genomics | genetics | schizophrenia | major depressive disorde

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    176,464
  • Last 6 Years
    90,230
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.511
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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1,330
World Rank
United States
577
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
epidemiology | cardiovascular | cognition | EH

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    162,674
  • Last 6 Years
    50,359
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.310
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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1,389
World Rank
United States
601
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Psychology
affective science | positive psychology | social psychology | psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    158,460
  • Last 6 Years
    63,169
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.399
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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1,744
World Rank
United States
773
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
computer vision | machine learning | visual perception | web minin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    141,999
  • Last 6 Years
    100,735
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.709
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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1,870
World Rank
United States
830
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Others
diabetes | obesit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    136,494
  • Last 6 Years
    50,602
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.371
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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2,163
World Rank
United States
996
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Statistical Genetics | Bioinformatics | Genomics | Complex Trait

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    126,380
  • Last 6 Years
    60,646
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.480
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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2,315
World Rank
United States
1,073
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Deep learning | computer vision | reinforcement learning | foundation mode

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    122,351
  • Last 6 Years
    90,657
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.741
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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2,384
World Rank
United States
1,099
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Psychology
structural equation models | latent variables | population and health | democrac

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    120,841
  • Last 6 Years
    33,588
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.278
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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2,486
World Rank
United States
1,157
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
evolution | new genes | genomics | RNA | Drosophil

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    118,364
  • Last 6 Years
    77,687
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.656
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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2,847
World Rank
United States
1,329
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Biology | Plant-Microbe Interaction

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    110,445
  • Last 6 Years
    37,554
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.340
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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2,797
World Rank
United States
1,307
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Medical and Health Sciences / Biostatistics
statistics | biostatistics | genomics | bioinformatics | computational biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    111,375
  • Last 6 Years
    92,208
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.828
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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2,972
World Rank
United States
1,391
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Others
Obesity & Cardiometabolic Consequences | Global Health | Genetic Epidemiology | Microbiome

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    108,077
  • Last 6 Years
    40,636
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.376
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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2,996
World Rank
United States
1,405
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    107,553
  • Last 6 Years
    28,554
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.265
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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3,038
World Rank
United States
1,424
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    106,640
  • Last 6 Years
    44,726
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.419
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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3,103
World Rank
United States
1,462
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Others
Hemostasis and Thrombosis | Sickle Cell Diseas

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    105,287
  • Last 6 Years
    39,327
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.374
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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3,105
World Rank
United States
1,464
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Social Sciences / Sociology
Life Course | Sociolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    105,260
  • Last 6 Years
    22,902
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.218
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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3,151
World Rank
United States
1,487
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Bioinformatics | Genomics | RNASeq | Proteomic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    104,523
  • Last 6 Years
    68,940
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.660
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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3,302
World Rank
United States
1,557
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Neuropharmacology | serotonin receptors | chemical biology | GPCRs | psychedelic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    102,044
  • Last 6 Years
    41,759
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.409
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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3,523
World Rank
United States
1,649
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Bioinformatics | Software Engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    98,868
  • Last 6 Years
    66,462
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.672
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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3,558
World Rank
United States
1,663
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
semiconductor devices | perovskite solar cells | X-ray Detection and Imaging | Photodetector

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    98,252
  • Last 6 Years
    59,320
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.604
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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3,852
World Rank
United States
1,813
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Others
chronic disease epidemiology | clinical trials | cance

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    93,884
  • Last 6 Years
    21,001
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.224
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