Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery Highly Cited Researchers 3.201 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
Nursing
Heart Disease
Ethics
Cancer
Respiratory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,771
118,996
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
physical activity
cardiovascular prevention
rehabilitation
management & self-management of long-term conditions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,888
35,027
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Medicina
microbiología clínica
enfermedades infecciosas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,131
17,851
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mental Health
Clinical Trials
Nursing Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,633
26,385
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
cardiovascular nursing
heart failure
gerontology nursing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,340
39,136
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
nursing
cardiac rehabilitation
psychosocial interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,523
13,283
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
CVD Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,838
30,782
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Health Informatics
Medical Informatics
Nursing Informatics
Biomedical Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,745
11,123
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Intensive care
nursing
& infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,526
11,299
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
poxvirus
vacunas
enfermedades infecciosas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,938
5,399
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
health services research
nursing
health informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,710
11,919
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
health coaching
patient counseling
health promotion
competence
nursing science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,418
15,664
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Maternity
implementation research
safety and quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,741
11,715
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Patient safety
Medicines management
Nursing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,717
17,107
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nursing
Health Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,486
8,709
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,409
10,119
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
nursing
dementia
psychology
Mokken scaling
psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,025
9,188
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
wounds
leg ulcers
pressure ulcers
nursing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,475
6,377
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
patient safety
health promotion
nursing science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,124
14,402
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
maternal and infant health
maternity services
midwifery
infant feeding
breastfeeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,844
6,712
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nursing
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,592
8,034
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nursing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,282
5,145
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
older people
chronic disease
dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,287
7,748
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Implementation Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,940
8,958
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nursing
gastroenterology
continence
pain
fatigue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,293
7,024
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,302
94
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Donna Fitzsimons
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,771
118,996
0.745
Nursing
Heart Disease
Ethics
Cancer
Respiratory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,012
328
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christi Deaton
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,888
35,027
0.394
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
physical activity
cardiovascular prevention
rehabilitation
management & self-management of long-term conditions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,278
114
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bouza E
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,131
17,851
0.262
Medicina
microbiología clínica
enfermedades infecciosas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,478
556
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Richards
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,633
26,385
0.396
Mental Health
Clinical Trials
Nursing Care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,420
8
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ekaterini Lambrinou
Cyprus University of Technology
Limassol, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,340
39,136
0.924
cardiovascular nursing
heart failure
gerontology nursing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,404
1,256
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David R Thompson
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,523
13,283
0.328
nursing
cardiac rehabilitation
psychosocial interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,814
46
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Catriona Jennings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,838
30,782
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,908
109
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Mantas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,745
11,123
0.401
Health Informatics
Medical Informatics
Nursing Informatics
Biomedical Informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,227
226
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stijn Blot
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,526
11,299
0.410
Intensive care
nursing
& infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,116
484
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mariano Esteban
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,938
5,399
0.200
poxvirus
vacunas
enfermedades infecciosas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,493
246
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sermeus Walter
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,710
11,919
0.446
health services research
nursing
health informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,963
129
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Maria Kääriäinen
University of Oulu
Oulu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,418
15,664
0.593
health coaching
patient counseling
health promotion
competence
nursing science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,676
2,859
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jane Sandall
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,741
11,715
0.493
Maternity
implementation research
safety and quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,722
162
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mojtaba Vaismoradi
Nord University
Bodø, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,717
17,107
0.721
Patient safety
Medicines management
Nursing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,197
2,909
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alison While
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,486
8,709
0.371
Nursing
Health Care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,331
2,923
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anne Marie Rafferty
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,409
10,119
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,113
2,992
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Roger Watson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,025
9,188
0.399
nursing
dementia
psychology
Mokken scaling
psychometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,280
3,090
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nicky Cullum
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,475
6,377
0.284
wounds
leg ulcers
pressure ulcers
nursing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,080
167
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hannele Turunen
University of Eastern Finland
Joensuu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,124
14,402
0.651
patient safety
health promotion
nursing science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,750
3,216
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mary Renfrew
University of Dundee
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,844
6,712
0.307
maternal and infant health
maternity services
midwifery
infant feeding
breastfeeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,739
571
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Inger Ekman
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,592
8,034
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,661
3,802
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John Adams
Anglia Ruskin University
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,282
5,145
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,012
177
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kathy Murphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,287
7,748
0.424
older people
chronic disease
dementia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,261
4,188
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tracy Finch
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,940
8,958
0.499
Implementation Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,687
4,380
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christine Norton
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,293
7,024
0.406
Nursing
gastroenterology
continence
pain
fatigue