Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Genetics
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286,525
106,449
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nephrology
albuminuria
ADPKD
polycystic kidney disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,101
83,467
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,879
69,633
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Epidemiology
Clinical research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,538
69,577
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
medicina interna
epidemiologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,006
39,969
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
medicina interna
fumo
tabacco
sigarette elettroniche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,160
29,301
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Rheumatology
Internal medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,111
27,595
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
ipertensione arteriosa e prevenzione cardiovascolare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,454
48,639
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Medicina Interna
Epatologia
Ultrasonologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,059
22,811
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
liver cancer
ultrasound
liver transplantation
portal hypertension
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,401
31,394
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
internal medicine
hepatology
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
iron metabolism
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,709
32,888
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
medicina interna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,793
12,034
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Internal Medicine
Thrombosis
Platelet activation and inhibition
Eicosanoid pathophysiology
Antiplatet and anticoagulant drugs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,971
7,592
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Malattie Infiammatorie Croniche Intestinali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,597
14,902
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Malattie del fegato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,270
15,135
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
iron metabolism
cardiovascular genetics
myocardial infarction
hepcidin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,026
12,107
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Clinical medicine
Hypertension
Arterial stiffness
Left ventricular hypertrophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,865
8,545
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Medicina Interna
Ematologia
Oncologia
Immunologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,013
11,110
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Medicina Interna Cardiologia Metabolismo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,802
12,988
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
medicina interna
immunologia clinica
oncologia
ematologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,049
6,239
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Medicina Interna
fisiopatologia gastrointestinale
epatologia
metabolismo lipidico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,555
18,684
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Diabetes mellitus
obesity
prediabetes
metabolic syndrome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,002
12,632
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
malattie emorragiche
trombosi
fisiopatologia delle piastrine
farmaci antiaggreganti piastrini
farmaci anticoagulanti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,565
9,871
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Medicine
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular disease
endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,455
10,950
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
internal medicine
rheumatology
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,305
16,249
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Markku Laakso
University of Eastern Finland
Joensuu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286,525
106,449
0.372
Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Genetics
Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,303
23
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ron T. Gansevoort
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,101
83,467
0.531
Nephrology
albuminuria
ADPKD
polycystic kidney disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,651
36
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stephan Bakker
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,879
69,633
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,974
39
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pedro Marques-Vidal
Université de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,538
69,577
0.679
Epidemiology
Clinical research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,729
208
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Salvatore Panico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,006
39,969
0.439
medicina interna
epidemiologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,652
304
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Riccardo Polosa
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,160
29,301
0.412
medicina interna
fumo
tabacco
sigarette elettroniche
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,078
102
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Combe Bernard
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,111
27,595
0.405
Rheumatology
Internal medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,329
335
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Maria Lorenza Muiesan
Università degli Studi di Brescia
Brescia, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,454
48,639
0.732
ipertensione arteriosa e prevenzione cardiovascolare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,265
370
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Luigi Bolondi
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,059
22,811
0.374
Medicina Interna
Epatologia
Ultrasonologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,903
448
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Fabio Piscaglia
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,401
31,394
0.623
liver cancer
ultrasound
liver transplantation
portal hypertension
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,373
524
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Luca Valenti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,709
32,888
0.752
internal medicine
hepatology
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
iron metabolism
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,327
559
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paolo Gresele
Università degli Studi di Perugia
Perugia, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,793
12,034
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,739
571
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Giovanni Davì
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,971
7,592
0.185
Internal Medicine
Thrombosis
Platelet activation and inhibition
Eicosanoid pathophysiology
Antiplatet and anticoagulant drugs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,442
671
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paolo Gionchetti
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,597
14,902
0.407
Malattie Infiammatorie Croniche Intestinali
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,666
679
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Franco Trevisani
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,270
15,135
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,625
715
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Domenico Girelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,026
12,107
0.346
iron metabolism
cardiovascular genetics
myocardial infarction
hepcidin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,754
719
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Giuseppe Schillaci
Università degli Studi di Perugia
Perugia, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,865
8,545
0.245
Clinical medicine
Hypertension
Arterial stiffness
Left ventricular hypertrophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,405
736
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Angelo Vacca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,013
11,110
0.327
Medicina Interna
Ematologia
Oncologia
Immunologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,581
739
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Raffaele Marfella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,802
12,988
0.384
Medicina Interna Cardiologia Metabolismo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,218
802
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Francesco Dammacco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,049
6,239
0.195
medicina interna
immunologia clinica
oncologia
ematologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,732
824
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Piero Portincasa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,555
18,684
0.592
Medicina Interna
fisiopatologia gastrointestinale
epatologia
metabolismo lipidico
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,287
842
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Giorgio Sesti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,002
12,632
0.407
Diabetes mellitus
obesity
prediabetes
metabolic syndrome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,715
862
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marco Cattaneo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,565
9,871
0.323
malattie emorragiche
trombosi
fisiopatologia delle piastrine
farmaci antiaggreganti piastrini
farmaci anticoagulanti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,841
867
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gian Paolo Rossi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,455
10,950
0.360
Medicine
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular disease
endocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,033
96
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Petros P Sfikakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,305
16,249
0.536
internal medicine
rheumatology
immunology