Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe Medical and Health Sciences / Internal Medicine Highly Cited Researchers 529 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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
Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Genetics
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289,594
88,157
0.304
* 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
159,488
70,658
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,836
58,531
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Epidemiology
Clinical research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,090
61,664
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
medicina interna
epidemiologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,423
34,914
0.378
* 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
71,856
23,275
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rheumatology
Internal medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,097
23,371
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
ipertensione arteriosa e prevenzione cardiovascolare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,420
44,631
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Medicina Interna
Epatologia
Ultrasonologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,727
19,529
0.316
* 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
51,542
28,551
0.554
* 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
45,445
32,667
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
medicina interna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,236
10,624
0.252
* 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
41,257
6,190
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Malattie Infiammatorie Croniche Intestinali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,283
13,303
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Malattie del fegato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,865
13,338
0.362
* 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
35,395
10,442
0.295
* 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
35,104
7,022
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Medicina Interna Cardiologia Metabolismo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,447
12,285
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Medicina Interna
Ematologia
Oncologia
Immunologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,382
9,950
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Medicina Interna
fisiopatologia gastrointestinale
epatologia
metabolismo lipidico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,538
17,920
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
medicina interna
immunologia clinica
oncologia
ematologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,263
5,242
0.162
* 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
31,531
11,162
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
internal medicine
rheumatology
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,084
15,209
0.489
* 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
30,998
9,791
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
malattie emorragiche
trombosi
fisiopatologia delle piastrine
farmaci antiaggreganti piastrini
farmaci anticoagulanti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,801
8,734
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265
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
289,594
88,157
0.304
Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Genetics
Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,306
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
159,488
70,658
0.443
Nephrology
albuminuria
ADPKD
polycystic kidney disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,668
36
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stephan Bakker
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,836
58,531
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,940
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
105,090
61,664
0.587
Epidemiology
Clinical research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,739
208
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Salvatore Panico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,423
34,914
0.378
medicina interna
epidemiologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,739
310
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
71,856
23,275
0.324
medicina interna
fumo
tabacco
sigarette elettroniche
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,126
106
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Combe Bernard
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,097
23,371
0.338
Rheumatology
Internal medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,230
332
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
68,420
44,631
0.652
ipertensione arteriosa e prevenzione cardiovascolare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,336
371
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Luigi Bolondi
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,727
19,529
0.316
Medicina Interna
Epatologia
Ultrasonologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,833
444
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Fabio Piscaglia
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,542
28,551
0.554
liver cancer
ultrasound
liver transplantation
portal hypertension
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,944
506
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Luca Valenti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,445
32,667
0.719
internal medicine
hepatology
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
iron metabolism
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,473
564
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
42,236
10,624
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,979
583
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Giovanni Davì
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,257
6,190
0.150
Internal Medicine
Thrombosis
Platelet activation and inhibition
Eicosanoid pathophysiology
Antiplatet and anticoagulant drugs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,436
669
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paolo Gionchetti
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,283
13,303
0.357
Malattie Infiammatorie Croniche Intestinali
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,724
682
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Franco Trevisani
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,865
13,338
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,842
725
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Domenico Girelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,395
10,442
0.295
iron metabolism
cardiovascular genetics
myocardial infarction
hepcidin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,060
731
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
35,104
7,022
0.200
Clinical medicine
Hypertension
Arterial stiffness
Left ventricular hypertrophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,572
739
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Raffaele Marfella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,447
12,285
0.357
Medicina Interna Cardiologia Metabolismo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,633
741
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Angelo Vacca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,382
9,950
0.289
Medicina Interna
Ematologia
Oncologia
Immunologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,301
804
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Piero Portincasa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,538
17,920
0.551
Medicina Interna
fisiopatologia gastrointestinale
epatologia
metabolismo lipidico
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,578
815
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Francesco Dammacco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,263
5,242
0.162
medicina interna
immunologia clinica
oncologia
ematologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,324
843
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Giorgio Sesti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,531
11,162
0.354
Diabetes mellitus
obesity
prediabetes
metabolic syndrome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,791
94
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Petros P Sfikakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,084
15,209
0.489
internal medicine
rheumatology
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,879
868
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gian Paolo Rossi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,998
9,791
0.316
Medicine
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular disease
endocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,091
875
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marco Cattaneo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,801
8,734
0.284
malattie emorragiche
trombosi
fisiopatologia delle piastrine
farmaci antiaggreganti piastrini
farmaci anticoagulanti