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
Pediatric liver diseases
Stem cells
Regenerative medicine
Inborn errors of metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,834
8,963
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vesicoureteral Reflux
Hirschsprung Disease
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,292
5,823
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pediatric Endocrinology
Diabetes
Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,619
21,360
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pediatric Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,544
14,942
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Medicina e Chirurgia
Pediatria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,770
8,766
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chirurgia Pediatrica
Urologia Pediatrica
Pediatria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,896
7,923
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
pediatric surgery
liver surgery
neonatal surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,613
4,067
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
pediatric endocrinology
inborn errors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,522
6,204
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
descent of testis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,928
1,790
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
oncology
pediatric surgery
liver tumors
videosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,541
3,814
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Immunodeficiencies
Cytopenias
Tumor Predisposition Syndromes
Inborn Errors of Immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,629
4,423
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pediatric Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,195
2,002
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kinderchirurgie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,539
2,535
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kinderchirurgie
Embryologie
experimentelle Tiermodelle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,519
782
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
chirurgia pediatrica
urologia pediatrica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,405
1,911
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
chirurgie pédiatrique. Thérapie génique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,043
2,662
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
pediatric surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,319
2,517
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pediatric Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,897
3,375
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pediatric Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,731
1,718
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
chirurgia pediatrica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,432
1,423
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Urology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,342
881
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pediatric endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,318
2,275
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pediatric Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,274
1,223
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
chirurgia pediatrica
ricostruzione intestinale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,176
1,372
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pedaitric Surgery
Pediatric Urology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,171
421
0.133
Etienne Sokal
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,834
8,963
0.311
Pediatric liver diseases
Stem cells
Regenerative medicine
Inborn errors of metabolism
Prem Puri
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,292
5,823
0.213
Vesicoureteral Reflux
Hirschsprung Disease
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Research
Rade Vukovic
University of Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,619
21,360
0.988
Pediatric Endocrinology
Diabetes
Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
Oliver Muensterer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,544
14,942
0.727
Donato Rigante
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,770
8,766
0.493
Medicina e Chirurgia
Pediatria
Ciro Esposito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,896
7,923
0.469
Chirurgia Pediatrica
Urologia Pediatrica
Pediatria
Jan Hulscher
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,613
4,067
0.322
pediatric surgery
liver surgery
neonatal surgery
Anna Nordenström
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,522
6,204
0.538
pediatric endocrinology
inborn errors
Feridun Cahit Tanyel
Hacettepe University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,928
1,790
0.200
Piotr Czauderna
Medical University of Gdansk
Gdansk, Poland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,541
3,814
0.447
oncology
pediatric surgery
liver tumors
videosurgery
Markus G Seidel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,629
4,423
0.580
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Immunodeficiencies
Cytopenias
Tumor Predisposition Syndromes
Inborn Errors of Immunity
Jorge Correia-Pinto
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,195
2,002
0.323
Martin Lacher
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,539
2,535
0.458
Dietrich Kluth
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,519
782
0.142
Kinderchirurgie
Embryologie
experimentelle Tiermodelle
Carmelo Romeo
Università degli Studi di Messina
Messina, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,405
1,911
0.354
chirurgia pediatrica
urologia pediatrica
Guillaume Podevin
Université d'Angers
Angers, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,043
2,662
0.528
chirurgie pédiatrique. Thérapie génique
Gloria Pelizzo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,319
2,517
0.583
Quentin Ballouhey
Université de Limoges
Limoges, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,897
3,375
0.866
Lucas Wessel
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,731
1,718
0.460
Mario Lima
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,432
1,423
0.415
Hayrettin Ozturk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,342
881
0.264
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Urology
Sonya Galcheva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,318
2,275
0.686
Pediatric endocrinology
Michele Torre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,274
1,223
0.374
Antonino Morabito
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,176
1,372
0.432
chirurgia pediatrica
ricostruzione intestinale
Miraç Feza Akgür
Dokuz Eylül University
İzmir, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,171
421
0.133
Pedaitric Surgery
Pediatric Urology