Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 12.706 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
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737,656
247,907
0.336
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Competitive Strategy
Digital Transformation
Economic Development
Health Care
U.S. Political System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
595,067
138,848
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Psychiatric Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
591,752
183,224
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,264
199,210
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501,366
148,672
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Endocrinology
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
Women's health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492,411
129,578
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465,014
179,675
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431,680
99,001
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,847
85,615
0.229
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349,850
69,271
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cancer Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347,859
103,330
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Professor of Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329,880
93,313
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Experimental Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,953
114,563
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
medicine
cardiology
atherosclerosis
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,126
88,733
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,000
79,935
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259,129
148,157
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245,865
76,869
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
intelligence
creativity
education
arts
ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240,779
45,170
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cell Biology
Molecular Metabolism
Mitochondrial Biology
Biochemistry
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,771
57,267
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Balanced Scorecard
Activity-Based Costing
Strategy Execution
E-liability Carbon Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,361
44,638
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
sleep medicine
epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222,990
88,344
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,629
83,124
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
DNA
Cancer
Genomics
Mutations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,006
120,285
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,710
43,190
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Administrative law
behavioral economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216,009
77,875
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eric Lander
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737,656
247,907
0.336
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12
6
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael E Porter
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
595,067
138,848
0.233
Competitive Strategy
Digital Transformation
Economic Development
Health Care
U.S. Political System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13
7
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ronald C Kessler
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
591,752
183,224
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23
14
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Frank B Hu
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,264
199,210
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30
16
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul M Ridker
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501,366
148,672
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32
18
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joann E Manson
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492,411
129,578
0.263
Endocrinology
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
Women's health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38
21
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mark Daly
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465,014
179,675
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55
30
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrei Shleifer
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431,680
99,001
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102
51
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Amartya Kumar Sen
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,847
85,615
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131
62
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robert Putnam
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349,850
69,271
0.198
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132
63
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David J Hunter
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347,859
103,330
0.297
Cancer Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Global Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160
75
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eric Rimm
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329,880
93,313
0.283
Professor of Epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171
80
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Masahiro Morii
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,953
114,563
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194
89
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Peter Libby
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,126
88,733
0.285
medicine
cardiology
atherosclerosis
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345
143
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joao Guimaraes Da Costa
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,000
79,935
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411
175
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Heng Li
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259,129
148,157
0.572
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504
203
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rakesh Jain|Rakesh Jain
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245,865
76,869
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536
218
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Howard Gardner
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240,779
45,170
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
565
223
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bruce M Spiegelman
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,771
57,267
0.242
Cell Biology
Molecular Metabolism
Mitochondrial Biology
Biochemistry
Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
579
229
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Robert Kaplan
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,361
44,638
0.190
Balanced Scorecard
Activity-Based Costing
Strategy Execution
E-liability Carbon Accounting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655
258
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Susan Redline
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222,990
88,344
0.396
sleep medicine
epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
676
267
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bradley Hyman
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,629
83,124
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
689
275
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael S Lawrence
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,006
120,285
0.549
DNA
Cancer
Genomics
Mutations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
697
279
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nan Laird
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,710
43,190
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
710
285
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cass Sunstein
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216,009
77,875
0.361