Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe Highly Cited Researchers 805.693 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
Atrial fibrillation
hypertension
thrombosis
heart failure
stroke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
631,220
251,834
0.399
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
evidence synthesis
meta-analysis
systematic review
health technology assessment
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
586,525
346,064
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Infectious diseases
cancer
epidemiologic method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
552,542
290,939
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Heart failure
Cardiology
Diabetes
CKD
Clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530,782
219,730
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Public Health
Epidemiology
Diabetes
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
519,570
141,993
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Preventive Cardiology
Vascular Medicine
Hypertensio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518,360
328,513
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Solar energy conversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
505,673
141,976
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
physics
particle physics
nuclear physics
cosmology
computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482,321
185,664
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466,884
233,567
0.500
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Computer Vision
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463,881
259,635
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Physics
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460,382
127,956
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460,315
174,522
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Epidemiology
genetics
history of science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451,691
193,526
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
fundamental constituents
field theories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449,914
179,214
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
High Energy physics
Data Science
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432,923
144,432
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
density functional theory
first principles calculations
many body theory
condensed matter physics
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432,379
192,675
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
aging
cancer
immunology
medicine
metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422,393
175,610
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414,510
141,605
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
biology
computational biology
systems biology
bioinformatics
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410,887
180,119
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention
imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396,657
100,989
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393,071
256,507
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
High-energy particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
377,330
117,635
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368,670
204,278
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366,770
122,164
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
famil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372,447
283,645
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gregory Lip
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
631,220
251,834
0.399
Atrial fibrillation
hypertension
thrombosis
heart failure
stroke
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Julian Higgins
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
586,525
346,064
0.590
evidence synthesis
meta-analysis
systematic review
health technology assessment
biostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Matthias Egger
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
552,542
290,939
0.527
Infectious diseases
cancer
epidemiologic method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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
26
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jaakko Tuomilehto
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
519,570
141,993
0.273
Public Health
Epidemiology
Diabetes
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Victor Aboyans
Université de Limoges
Limoges, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518,360
328,513
0.634
Preventive Cardiology
Vascular Medicine
Hypertensio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michael Graetzel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
505,673
141,976
0.281
Solar energy conversion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fairouz Malek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482,321
185,664
0.385
physics
particle physics
nuclear physics
cosmology
computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ponikowski P
Medical University of Wroclaw
Wroclaw, Poland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466,884
233,567
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrew Zisserman
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463,881
259,635
0.560
Computer Vision
Machine Learnin
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Rankings
40
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Glen Cowan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460,382
127,956
0.278
Physics
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joao Seixas
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460,315
174,522
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45
6
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
George Davey Smith
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451,691
193,526
0.428
Epidemiology
genetics
history of science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Schoeffel Laurent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449,914
179,214
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Francisco Matorras
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432,923
144,432
0.334
Particle Physics
Statistical Data Analysis
High Energy physics
Data Science
Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Georg Kresse
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432,379
192,675
0.446
density functional theory
first principles calculations
many body theory
condensed matter physics
materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Guido Kroemer
Université Paris Cité
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422,393
175,610
0.416
aging
cancer
immunology
medicine
metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
KS Novoselov|Kostya S Novoselov
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414,510
141,605
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peer Bork
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410,887
180,119
0.438
biology
computational biology
systems biology
bioinformatics
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Valentin Fuster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396,657
100,989
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jonas JB
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393,071
256,507
0.653
Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Martin Grunewald
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
377,330
117,635
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mika Kivimaki
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368,670
204,278
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Karl Friston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366,770
122,164
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Victoria Clarke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372,447
283,645
0.762
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
famil