The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Primordial/primary prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,646
48,390
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Epidemiology
Meta-analysis
Umbrella review
Immunology
Autoimmune diseases
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,789
62,009
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Maternal and Child Nutrition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,715
31,346
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
pediatrics
Medicine
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,196
41,724
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pediatric Pulmonologist
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,535
39,895
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paediatrics
Immunology
Genetics
Infectious Diseases
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,167
18,096
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pediatrics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,838
22,933
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paediatics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,124
21,912
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paediatrics
Adolescent medicine
Cardiovascular Health
Mobile Health Applications
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,803
18,376
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,628
10,386
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pediatrics
Allergy
Immunology
Genetics
Asthma
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,505
10,207
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
pediatric neurosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,930
6,393
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paediatric Immunology
Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,283
5,007
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pediatrics
· Rare Genetic Disorders
· Dysmorphic features in Congenital Disorders
. Cardiovascular Genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,831
9,783
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pediatric Neurology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,729
6,918
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Clinical genomics & genetics
Paediatrics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,907
8,856
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Paediatrics
Child Health
Child Development
Adolescence
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,874
10,451
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,513
2,991
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
human genetics
infectious diseases
pediatrics
primary immunodeficiences
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,445
8,137
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,442
10,129
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Public Health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,251
5,352
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,233
6,016
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Digital Health
Allergy
Pulmonology
Long COVID
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,828
10,743
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Genetic and metabolic diseases of the kidneys
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,644
1,858
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
pediatric allergy
pulmonology and immunology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,599
4,605
0.434
Roya Kelishadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,646
48,390
0.615
Primordial/primary prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases
Jae Il Shin
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,789
62,009
0.943
Epidemiology
Meta-analysis
Umbrella review
Immunology
Autoimmune diseases
Hps Sachdev|Harshpal Singh Sachdev, HS Sachdev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,715
31,346
0.553
Maternal and Child Nutrition
Javad Nazari
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,196
41,724
0.944
Ghulam Mustafa
Shaqra University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,535
39,895
0.916
Pediatric Pulmonologist
Yu Lung Lau
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,167
18,096
0.440
Paediatrics
Immunology
Genetics
Infectious Diseases
Mohammad Esmaiel Motlagh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,838
22,933
0.698
Hung Kwan So
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,124
21,912
0.682
Manu Raj
Amrita University
Coimbatore, India
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,803
18,376
0.741
Paediatrics
Adolescent medicine
Cardiovascular Health
Mobile Health Applications
Shally Awasthi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,628
10,386
0.529
Saleh Almuhsen
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,505
10,207
0.523
Pediatrics
Allergy
Immunology
Genetics
Asthma
Kyuchang Wang
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,930
6,393
0.378
pediatric neurosurgery
Leung Ting Fan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,283
5,007
0.307
Paediatric Immunology
Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Jumana Yousuf Al Aama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,831
9,783
0.618
Pediatrics
· Rare Genetic Disorders
· Dysmorphic features in Congenital Disorders
. Cardiovascular Genetics
Mitsuhiro Kato
Showa University
Tokyo, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,729
6,918
0.440
Brian Hy Chung
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,907
8,856
0.594
Clinical genomics & genetics
Paediatrics
Patrick Ip
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,874
10,451
0.703
Paediatrics
Child Health
Child Development
Adolescence
Giora Pillar
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,513
2,991
0.239
Satoshi Okada
Hiroshima University
Higashihiroshima, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,445
8,137
0.654
human genetics
infectious diseases
pediatrics
primary immunodeficiences
zhou wenhao
Fudan University
Shanghai, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,442
10,129
0.814
Wilfred Wong
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,251
5,352
0.437
Allen Eng Juh Yeoh
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,233
6,016
0.492
Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Dong Keon Yon|연동건
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,828
10,743
0.992
Digital Health
Allergy
Pulmonology
Long COVID
Medicine
Sami Sanjad
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,644
1,858
0.175
Genetic and metabolic diseases of the kidneys
Kangmo Ahn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,599
4,605
0.434
pediatric allergy
pulmonology and immunology