Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
United Kingdom
Andrew Zisserman
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
438,219
269,829
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United Kingdom
Daniela Bortoletto
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344,817
137,143
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United Kingdom
Derrick A Bennett
epidemiology
clinical trials
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321,108
201,253
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United Kingdom
Amanda Cooper Sarkar
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,901
133,363
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United Kingdom
Cornelia M Van Duijn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260,837
117,463
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United Kingdom
Mark McCarthy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,642
116,137
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United Kingdom
Stephen M Smith
Brain imaging
MRI
Computational Neuroscience
Connectomics
Medical Image Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,742
115,401
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United Kingdom
Peter Rothwell
TIA
stroke
hypertension
aspirin
randomised trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216,357
85,578
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United Kingdom
Robert M May
Ecology and Environment
Financial Systems.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203,813
48,181
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United Kingdom
Colin Baigent
Clinical trials
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,776
122,221
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United Kingdom
David R Matthews
diabetes
insulin resistance
beta-cell function
therapeutics
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,484
54,101
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United Kingdom
Giulia Manca
Physics
Astronomy
Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,688
77,692
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United Kingdom
Adrian L Harris
Breast cancer
angiogenesis
hypoxia
metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,215
45,833
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United Kingdom
Henry J Snaith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182,508
109,118
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United Kingdom
Benn Sartorius
spatial epidemiology
burden of disease
risk factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180,130
163,008
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United Kingdom
Subir Sarkar
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmology
High energy physics
Plasma physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,679
59,430
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United Kingdom
Brian Foster
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,638
30,516
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United Kingdom
Alan Silman
musculoskeletal disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,067
43,178
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United Kingdom
Dustin Stuart
Laser cooling
Quantum information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,212
74,136
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United Kingdom
Richard Hobbs
Digital Health
Primary Care
Cardiovascular epidemiology and trials
Diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,792
66,056
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United Kingdom
Stephen Macmahon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,228
47,780
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United Kingdom
Kazem Rahimi
Clinical trials
healthcare informatics
digital health
cardiovascular epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,020
94,097
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United Kingdom
Joanna Dunkley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,454
57,360
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United Kingdom
Gil McVean
Genomics
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,300
58,758
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United Kingdom
A Kong
Statistical Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,072
34,549
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48
United Kingdom
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrew Zisserman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
438,219
269,829
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133
United Kingdom
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Daniela Bortoletto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344,817
137,143
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173
United Kingdom
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Derrick A Bennett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321,108
201,253
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193
United Kingdom
19
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Amanda Cooper Sarkar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,901
133,363
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380
United Kingdom
34
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cornelia M Van Duijn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260,837
117,463
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417
United Kingdom
36
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mark McCarthy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,642
116,137
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526
United Kingdom
41
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stephen M Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,742
115,401
0.483
Brain imaging
MRI
Computational Neuroscience
Connectomics
Medical Image Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
674
United Kingdom
49
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Rothwell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216,357
85,578
0.396
TIA
stroke
hypertension
aspirin
randomised trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
768
United Kingdom
59
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert M May
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203,813
48,181
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
794
United Kingdom
61
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Colin Baigent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,776
122,221
0.606
Clinical trials
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
827
United Kingdom
63
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David R Matthews
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,484
54,101
0.273
diabetes
insulin resistance
beta-cell function
therapeutics
clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
878
United Kingdom
65
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Giulia Manca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,688
77,692
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
933
United Kingdom
69
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Adrian L Harris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,215
45,833
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
978
United Kingdom
73
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Henry J Snaith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182,508
109,118
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,001
United Kingdom
75
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Benn Sartorius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180,130
163,008
0.905
spatial epidemiology
burden of disease
risk factors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,010
United Kingdom
76
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Subir Sarkar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,679
59,430
0.333
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmology
High energy physics
Plasma physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,359
United Kingdom
102
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Brian Foster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,638
30,516
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,544
United Kingdom
123
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alan Silman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,067
43,178
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,625
United Kingdom
131
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dustin Stuart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,212
74,136
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,708
United Kingdom
139
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Richard Hobbs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,792
66,056
0.483
Digital Health
Primary Care
Cardiovascular epidemiology and trials
Diagnostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,740
United Kingdom
141
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephen Macmahon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,228
47,780
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,902
United Kingdom
153
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kazem Rahimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,020
94,097
0.729
Clinical trials
healthcare informatics
digital health
cardiovascular epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,052
United Kingdom
164
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joanna Dunkley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,454
57,360
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,090
United Kingdom
167
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gil McVean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,300
58,758
0.480
Genomics
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,209
United Kingdom
178
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
A Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,072
34,549
0.290