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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 5.252 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
social psychology
personalit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,988
105,028
0.336
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
schizophrenia
psychiatry
epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260,332
153,335
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
air quality
aerosol scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258,150
180,208
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
mental healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,541
149,248
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mental healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,479
138,574
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Quantitative genetics
statistical genetics
population genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,746
96,390
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Genetics of complex diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,801
72,198
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dental Public Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,698
104,800
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
addiction
epidemiology
ethic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,721
48,188
0.347
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
microbial ecology and evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,591
64,441
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Infectious Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,855
51,969
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
conduct disorder
ADHD
antisocial behaviour
epidemiology of mental disorders in childhood
eatin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,275
68,517
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Quantitative Genetics
Psychiatric Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,533
67,006
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,760
43,116
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Climate change
Tropical marine biology
Coral reef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,479
43,433
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Epidemiology/Biostatistics
Addiction/Substance use
Mental Health/Health behaviors
Systematic reviews/Meta-analyse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,021
86,590
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Burden of Disease
Psychiatric Epidemiology
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,002
91,401
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cancer biomarkers
Cancer therapeutics
Cancer Genomics
Agein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,646
54,472
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Physical activity
sedentary behaviour
and public healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,029
45,494
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Artificial Intelligence
Pattern Recognition
Computing
Healthcar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,707
71,440
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Social psychology
Identity
Social identity
Leadership
Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,461
47,418
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Statistical Genetics
Genetic Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,704
34,528
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,113
24,706
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tissue Engineering&Regenerative Medicine
Bioprinting
Biomedical Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,683
32,116
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Macrophages
Comparative Genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,471
27,141
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Roy F Baumeister
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,988
105,028
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
427
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Joseph Mcgrath
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260,332
153,335
0.589
schizophrenia
psychiatry
epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lidia Morawska
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258,150
180,208
0.698
air quality
aerosol scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659
14
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Harvey Whiteford
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,541
149,248
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
758
17
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fiona Charlson
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,479
138,574
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
968
24
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Visscher
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,746
96,390
0.505
Quantitative genetics
statistical genetics
population genetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,336
36
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Grant Montgomery
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,801
72,198
0.449
Genetics of complex diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,471
43
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ratilal Lalloo
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,698
104,800
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,821
57
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wayne Hall
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,721
48,188
0.347
addiction
epidemiology
ethic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,013
68
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Philip Hugenholtz
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,591
64,441
0.493
microbial ecology and evolutio
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,151
78
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David L Paterson
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,855
51,969
0.413
Infectious Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,655
100
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Holly E Erskine
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,275
68,517
0.605
conduct disorder
ADHD
antisocial behaviour
epidemiology of mental disorders in childhood
eatin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,948
113
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Naomi Wray
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,533
67,006
0.623
Quantitative Genetics
Psychiatric Genetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,988
118
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Amanda J Baxter
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,760
43,116
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,010
122
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ove Hoegh Guldberg
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,479
43,433
0.404
Climate change
Tropical marine biology
Coral reef
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,088
125
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Janni Leung
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,021
86,590
0.825
Epidemiology/Biostatistics
Addiction/Substance use
Mental Health/Health behaviors
Systematic reviews/Meta-analyse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,138
129
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Damian Santomauro
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,002
91,401
0.879
Burden of Disease
Psychiatric Epidemiology
Autism Spectrum Disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,505
144
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
kenneth o byrne
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,646
54,472
0.547
Cancer biomarkers
Cancer therapeutics
Cancer Genomics
Agein
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,557
145
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stuart Biddle
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,029
45,494
0.459
Physical activity
sedentary behaviour
and public healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,406
140
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
U Rajendra Acharya
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,707
71,440
0.716
Artificial Intelligence
Pattern Recognition
Computing
Healthcar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,682
152
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
S Alexander Haslam|Alex Haslam
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,461
47,418
0.497
Social psychology
Identity
Social identity
Leadership
Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,519
182
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David Evans
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,704
34,528
0.408
Statistical Genetics
Genetic Epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,554
185
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert G Parton
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,113
24,706
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,635
189
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dietmar W Hutmacher
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,683
32,116
0.384
Tissue Engineering&Regenerative Medicine
Bioprinting
Biomedical Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,665
191
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David Hume
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,471
27,141
0.325
Macrophages
Comparative Genomic