Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 840 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
Health Metrics
Population Health
IHME
Global Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551,654
323,408
0.586
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Burden of Diseases
Causes of Death
Antimicrobials Resistance
Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460,249
283,792
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
IHME
Health Metrics
Global Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399,147
294,487
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Segmental duplication
copy number variation
autism
developmental delay
gene duplication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,423
90,262
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Leadership
Leader Development
Individual to Global Strategic Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,218
78,256
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Health Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180,987
96,721
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Astronomy
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,092
143,569
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Bayesian Statistics
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,344
96,862
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Evolutionary biology
phylogenetic methods
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,744
24,452
0.155
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,123
41,571
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Natural Language Processing
Semantics
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,375
117,172
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Type Theory
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,154
110,336
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Machine Learning
Distributed Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Parallel Algorithms
Sensor Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,478
91,694
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Psychology
social cognition
social psychology
cognitive psychology
methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,670
33,354
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
genetics
ethics
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,957
43,415
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,182
29,162
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rheumatology
Scleroderma
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lupus
Vasculitis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,226
31,869
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Computer Vision
Computer Graphics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,901
24,982
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
gravitational wave astronom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,205
82,866
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,025
36,606
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
biostatistics
longitudinal data
survival
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,705
38,384
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Microbiology
Ecology
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,297
17,415
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Microbial Ecology
Bioinformatics
Coral
Genome Evolution
Phylogenetic predictio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,024
58,045
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Breast Cancer / Global Health Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,628
41,179
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,310
32,587
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19
11
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ali H Mokdad
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551,654
323,408
0.586
Health Metrics
Population Health
IHME
Global Health
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42
22
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mohsen Naghavi
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460,249
283,792
0.617
Burden of Diseases
Causes of Death
Antimicrobials Resistance
Iran
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75
39
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Simon I Hay
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399,147
294,487
0.738
IHME
Health Metrics
Global Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492
201
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Evan Eichler
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,423
90,262
0.365
Segmental duplication
copy number variation
autism
developmental delay
gene duplication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646
255
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bruce Avolio
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,218
78,256
0.349
Leadership
Leader Development
Individual to Global Strategic Leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,030
426
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mohammad H Forouzanfar *
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180,987
96,721
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,130
473
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jacob Vanderplas
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,092
143,569
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,293
558
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kyle Foreman
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,344
96,862
0.600
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Bayesian Statistics
Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,349
586
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joe Felsenstein
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,744
24,452
0.155
Evolutionary biology
phylogenetic methods
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,677
740
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zeljko Ivezic
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,123
41,571
0.295
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,932
867
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Luke Zettlemoyer
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,375
117,172
0.892
Natural Language Processing
Semantics
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,992
901
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joseph Redmon
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,154
110,336
0.854
Type Theory
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,079
949
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Carlos Guestrin
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,478
91,694
0.725
Machine Learning
Distributed Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Parallel Algorithms
Sensor Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,126
976
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anthony G Greenwald
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,670
33,354
0.268
Psychology
social cognition
social psychology
cognitive psychology
methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365
1,104
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gail Jarvik
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,957
43,415
0.368
genetics
ethics
medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,409
1,128
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrew Connolly
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,182
29,162
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,639
1,235
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Daniel E Furst
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,226
31,869
0.284
Rheumatology
Scleroderma
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lupus
Vasculitis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,655
1,246
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard Szeliski
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,901
24,982
0.223
Computer Vision
Computer Graphics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,640
1,236
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Joey Shapiro Key
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,205
82,866
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,163
1,500
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dieter Fox
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,025
36,606
0.359
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,585
1,680
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Patrick Heagerty
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,705
38,384
0.401
biostatistics
longitudinal data
survival
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,457
2,108
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David A Stahl
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,297
17,415
0.207
Microbiology
Ecology
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,381
2,070
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jesse Rr Zaneveld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,024
58,045
0.683
Microbial Ecology
Bioinformatics
Coral
Genome Evolution
Phylogenetic predictio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,135
2,424
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Benjamin O Anderson
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,628
41,179
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,659
2,668
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Guozhong Cao
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,310
32,587
0.445