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
rheumatology
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,563
51,145
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Autoimmunity
Immunology
Rheumatology
Pathophysiology
Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,696
44,565
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
musculoskeletal disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,815
37,347
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rheumatology
immunology
genetics
immunotherapy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,631
24,219
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gout
osteoarthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,193
26,016
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,774
34,153
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
reumatologia
immunologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,454
31,678
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
reumatologia
immunologia
ematologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,978
23,878
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rheumatology
Epidemiology
Genetics
Inflammation
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,365
23,005
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
rheumatology
epidemiology
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
psoriatic arthritis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,165
19,978
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
RHEUMATOLOGY
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,789
14,411
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,543
22,906
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Medicine
Rheumatology
Immunology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,152
21,110
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,294
19,004
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nephrology/Immunology/Rheumatology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,761
23,858
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
rheumatology
internal medicine
immunology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,860
15,277
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,667
18,483
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,283
13,510
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Reumatologia ed immunologia clinica e sperimentale
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,651
11,378
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology
Immunology
Autoimmunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,566
15,995
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Internal Medicine - Vasculitis - Connective tissue disease - Epidemiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,044
16,208
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,669
17,408
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
reumatologia
sindrome Fibromialgia
artrite reumatoide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,847
14,240
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,235
18,805
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,394
8,883
0.283
Paul Emery
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,563
51,145
0.268
Yehuda Shoenfeld
Saint Petersburg State University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,696
44,565
0.296
Autoimmunity
Immunology
Rheumatology
Pathophysiology
Pathology
Alan Silman
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,815
37,347
0.256
Lars Klareskog
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,631
24,219
0.248
Rheumatology
immunology
genetics
immunotherapy
Michael Doherty
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,193
26,016
0.309
Daniel Aletaha
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,774
34,153
0.457
Cèsar Díaz-Torné
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, Spain
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,454
31,678
0.477
Angela Tincani
Università degli Studi di Brescia
Brescia, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,978
23,878
0.392
reumatologia
immunologia
ematologia
Miguel A. González-Gay
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,365
23,005
0.388
Rheumatology
Epidemiology
Genetics
Inflammation
Metabolism
Ian Bruce
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,165
19,978
0.383
rheumatology
epidemiology
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
psoriatic arthritis
Juan Gomez-Reino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,789
14,411
0.278
Andrea Doria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,543
22,906
0.444
Dimitrios T Boumpas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,152
21,110
0.413
Medicine
Rheumatology
Immunology
Weiya Zhang
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,294
19,004
0.402
Hans Joachim Anders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,761
23,858
0.545
Nephrology/Immunology/Rheumatology
G Ferraccioli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,860
15,277
0.356
rheumatology
internal medicine
immunology
Christopher D Buckley
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,667
18,483
0.433
Oliver Fitzgerald
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,283
13,510
0.335
Guido Valesini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,651
11,378
0.287
Reumatologia ed immunologia clinica e sperimentale
Athanasios G Tzioufas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,566
15,995
0.415
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology
Immunology
Autoimmunity
Alfred Mahr
Kantonsspital St.Gallen
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,044
16,208
0.450
Internal Medicine - Vasculitis - Connective tissue disease - Epidemiology
Jacob M Van Laar
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,669
17,408
0.488
Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology
Piercarlo Sarzi Puttini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,847
14,240
0.421
reumatologia
sindrome Fibromialgia
artrite reumatoide
Maya H Buch
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,235
18,805
0.583
Walter Grassi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,394
8,883
0.283