Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Asia Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed 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
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471,229
120,593
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Global Health
Child Survival
Public Health Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364,133
250,007
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Digestive oncology
Chronic liver disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,110
261,993
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,263
234,938
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
free radicals
antioxidants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270,939
49,198
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Retinal disease
diabetes
hypertension
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262,229
160,579
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Cardiology
Epidemiology
hypertension
lipids
genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,474
135,674
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Health Research Methodology
Infectious Diseases
guidelines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,030
184,939
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222,228
188,840
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,964
187,889
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Global Health
Health Economics
Suicide Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,377
189,823
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,254
173,630
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Complementary Medicine
Acupuncture
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,729
161,244
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,894
145,543
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Stroke and General Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,698
105,062
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Neuro-Oncology
Neurosurgery
Tumor Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,879
147,849
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
Antithrombotics
ACS
Heart Failure
Lipidology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183,436
118,969
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Epidemiology
Global Health
Psychiatry
Cardiometabolic disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,672
158,729
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,607
45,717
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Internal Medicine
Endocrinology
thyroid
diabetes mellitus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,754
89,735
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Endocrinology
Diabetes
Metabolic Syndrome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,690
136,537
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Biochemistry
Oxidative Stress
Redox Biology
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,095
64,845
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Public Health
Health Systems
Health Quality
Health Financing
Smart Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,879
131,345
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Nephrology
Cell Biology
Genetics
Transplantation
Clinical Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,180
118,615
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Noncommunicable diseases
cancer
smoking
global health
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,820
122,828
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shizuo Akira
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471,229
120,593
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zulfiqar Bhutta
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364,133
250,007
0.687
Global Health
Child Survival
Public Health Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Reza Malekzadeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,110
261,993
0.728
Digestive oncology
Chronic liver disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yousef Khader
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,263
234,938
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Barry Halliwell
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270,939
49,198
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tien Yin Wong
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262,229
160,579
0.612
Retinal disease
diabetes
hypertension
artificial intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dorairaj Prabhakaran
Public Health Foundation of India
Gurugram, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,474
135,674
0.576
Cardiology
Epidemiology
hypertension
lipids
genetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elie Akl
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,030
184,939
0.815
Health Research Methodology
Infectious Diseases
guidelines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632
4
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sadaf G Sepanlou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222,228
188,840
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
641
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rakhi Dandona
Public Health Foundation of India
Gurugram, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,964
187,889
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
661
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yonemoto Naohiro
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,377
189,823
0.869
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Global Health
Health Economics
Suicide Prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
848
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Amirhossein Sahebkar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,254
173,630
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
861
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yun Jin Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,729
161,244
0.828
Complementary Medicine
Acupuncture
Neurology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
883
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jeemon Panniyammakal
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,894
145,543
0.758
Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
909
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jeyaraj D Pandian
Christian Medical College Ludhiana
Ludhiana, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,698
105,062
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
938
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wei Zhang
Capital Medical University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,879
147,849
0.791
Neuro-Oncology
Neurosurgery
Tumor Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
972
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Basil Lewis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183,436
118,969
0.649
Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
Antithrombotics
ACS
Heart Failure
Lipidology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
985
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mostafa Qorbani
Alborz University of Medical Sciences
Budapest, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,672
158,729
0.874
Epidemiology
Global Health
Psychiatry
Cardiometabolic disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,027
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
A John Rush
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,607
45,717
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,055
11
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Fereidoun Azizi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,754
89,735
0.513
Internal Medicine
Endocrinology
thyroid
diabetes mellitus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,107
14
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alireza Esteghamati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,690
136,537
0.800
Endocrinology
Diabetes
Metabolic Syndrome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,257
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Masayuki Yamamoto
Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,095
64,845
0.405
Biochemistry
Oxidative Stress
Redox Biology
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,391
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Samer Hamidi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,879
131,345
0.865
Public Health
Health Systems
Health Quality
Health Financing
Smart Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,413
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Vivekanand Jha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,180
118,615
0.790
Nephrology
Cell Biology
Genetics
Transplantation
Clinical Trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,511
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Randah R Hamadeh
Arabian Gulf University
Manama, Bahrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,820
122,828
0.842
Noncommunicable diseases
cancer
smoking
global health
mental health