Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 440 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlights the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 211 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively and with real-time updates by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced and dynamic perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers — particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This real-time methodology addresses the unfair advantage researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others, ensuring a more equitable evaluation. Furthermore, real-time citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community by continuously monitoring citation behavior.
For more detailed and up-to-date 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
Heart failure
Cardiology
Diabetes
CKD
Clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530,782
219,730
0.414
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
metabolism
lipids
diabetes
cardiovascular disease
biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282,422
153,949
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lab-on-a-chi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,074
25,532
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gravitational wave detectors
LIGO
scattering
coatings
absorptio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,206
51,661
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
high energy physics
quantum theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,743
41,524
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cancer
autophagy
cell death
p53
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,809
22,276
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
psycholinguistics
linguistics
cultural evolution
cognitive psychology
cognitive scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,046
7,498
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cell Biology
Cell Migration
Actin Cytoskeleton
Cancer Metastasi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,099
5,810
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Biodiversity informatics
Phyloinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,076
2,400
0.092
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
structural dynamics
uncertainty quantification
inverse problems
energy harvesting
mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,632
10,109
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,599
6,368
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
cancer biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,998
8,383
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,369
4,504
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
photonics
integrated optics
optoelectronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,782
1,799
0.114
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
cognitive psychology
psycholinguistics
human understanding
gerontology
agin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,178
2,257
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Integrin trafficking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,106
3,872
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
cancer metabolism
mTORC1
biomarkers discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,369
4,897
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Isotopes
Geology
Geochemistry
Earth Science
Mineral Deposit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,061
5,816
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
ageing
diet
non-communicable diseases
physical activity
epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,600
14,153
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
prostate cancer
bladder cancer
renal cancer
clinical trial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,693
3,934
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,568
7,427
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
information retrieva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,746
1,441
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Human Pathology
Cancer
Breast
Upper GI Tract.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,371
2,094
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Social Signal Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,482
4,274
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Safety-Critical Systems
Cyber-Security
Accident Investigation
Incident Investigatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,247
3,296
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John McMurray
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530,782
219,730
0.414
Heart failure
Cardiology
Diabetes
CKD
Clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289
27
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Naveed Sattar
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282,422
153,949
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,586
357
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jon Cooper
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,074
25,532
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,249
534
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Zeno Tornasi
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,206
51,661
0.746
Gravitational wave detectors
LIGO
scattering
coatings
absorptio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,261
984
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neil Warrack
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,743
41,524
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,632
1,019
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kevin Ryan
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,809
22,276
0.476
Cancer
autophagy
cell death
p53
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,013
2,256
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
simon garrod
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,046
7,498
0.267
psycholinguistics
linguistics
cultural evolution
cognitive psychology
cognitive scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,976
2,534
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laura Machesky
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,099
5,810
0.223
Cell Biology
Cell Migration
Actin Cytoskeleton
Cancer Metastasi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,015
2,538
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Roderic DM Page
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,076
2,400
0.092
Biodiversity informatics
Phyloinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,532
2,935
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sondipon Adhikari
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,632
10,109
0.428
structural dynamics
uncertainty quantification
inverse problems
energy harvesting
mechanic
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,691
3,131
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
De Liang Long
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,599
6,368
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,475
3,962
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joanne Edwards
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,998
8,383
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,356
4,436
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ashley Hamilton
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,369
4,504
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,356
5,010
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
RM DeLaRue
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,782
1,799
0.114
photonics
integrated optics
optoelectronic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,286
5,773
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
AJ Sanford Tony Sanfor
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,178
2,257
0.159
cognitive psychology
psycholinguistics
human understanding
gerontology
agin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,707
5,803
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Norman Jc
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,106
3,872
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,438
6,181
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Victor Villar
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,369
4,897
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,597
6,357
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Adrian J Boyce
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,061
5,816
0.445
Isotopes
Geology
Geochemistry
Earth Science
Mineral Deposit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,628
5,553
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fanny Petermann Rocha
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,600
14,153
0.969
ageing
diet
non-communicable diseases
physical activity
epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,273
6,585
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rob Jones
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,693
3,934
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,189
6,674
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Karen Blyth
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,568
7,427
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,918
7,177
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cornelis van Rijsbergen
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,746
1,441
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,308
7,432
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Going James J
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,371
2,094
0.184
Human Pathology
Cancer
Breast
Upper GI Tract.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,295
7,365
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alessandro Vinciarelli
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,482
4,274
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,806
8,305
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chris Johnson
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,247
3,296
0.322
Safety-Critical Systems
Cyber-Security
Accident Investigation
Incident Investigatio