Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe 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
Atrial fibrillation
hypertension
thrombosis
heart failure
stroke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612,722
290,071
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Heart failure
Cardiology
Diabetes
CKD
Clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512,589
243,436
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Public Health
Epidemiology
Diabetes
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510,557
167,030
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Preventive Cardiology
Vascular Medicine
Hypertension
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481,004
337,680
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Infectious diseases
cancer
epidemiologic methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453,565
258,141
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
443,271
248,622
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
439,030
207,648
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375,044
268,577
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358,923
134,146
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
medicine
epidemiology
coronary heart disease
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,543
147,004
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,056
163,827
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352,512
216,846
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cardiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345,754
160,382
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
biochemistry
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345,531
22,090
0.064
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Social determinants of health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322,540
105,380
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
cardiology
kardiologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303,948
131,245
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
critical care medicine
sepsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,514
119,869
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288,857
192,589
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
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 :20
Kardiologi.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282,402
102,531
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277,093
181,402
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Respiratory medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275,079
57,618
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Immunologia
Immunità innata
Infiammazione
Immunologia dei tumori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272,640
98,851
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
medicine
genetics
nutrition
microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269,993
133,082
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Cardiology
Heart Failure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,888
138,400
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8
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
612,722
290,071
0.473
Atrial fibrillation
hypertension
thrombosis
heart failure
stroke
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John McMurray
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512,589
243,436
0.475
Heart failure
Cardiology
Diabetes
CKD
Clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jaakko Tuomilehto
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510,557
167,030
0.327
Public Health
Epidemiology
Diabetes
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Victor Aboyans
Université de Limoges
Limoges, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481,004
337,680
0.702
Preventive Cardiology
Vascular Medicine
Hypertension
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Matthias Egger
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453,565
258,141
0.569
Infectious diseases
cancer
epidemiologic methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ponikowski P
Medical University of Wroclaw
Wroclaw, Poland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
443,271
248,622
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
George Davey Smith
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
439,030
207,648
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jonas JB
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375,044
268,577
0.716
Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Karl Friston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358,923
134,146
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Diederick E. Grobbee
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,543
147,004
0.411
medicine
epidemiology
coronary heart disease
global health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nicholas Wareham
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,056
163,827
0.459
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mika Kivimaki
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352,512
216,846
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Philippe Gabriel Steg
Université Paris Cité
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345,754
160,382
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ulrich K. Laemmli
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345,531
22,090
0.064
biochemistry
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168
15
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael G Marmot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322,540
105,380
0.327
Social determinants of health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Adam Torbicki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303,948
131,245
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jean Louis Vincent
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,514
119,869
0.404
critical care medicine
sepsis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Elisabete Weiderpass
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288,857
192,589
0.667
Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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
271
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lars Wallentin
Uppsala University
Uppsala, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282,402
102,531
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Martin McKee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277,093
181,402
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter J Barnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275,079
57,618
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alberto Mantovani
Humanitas University
Pieve Emanuele, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272,640
98,851
0.363
Immunologia
Immunità innata
Infiammazione
Immunologia dei tumori
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332
29
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tim D Spector
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269,993
133,082
0.493
medicine
genetics
nutrition
microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340
8
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gerasimos Filippatos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,888
138,400
0.517