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Europe Medical and Health Sciences / Rheumatology Highly Cited Researchers 391 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.

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Total 391 scientists, 74 country, 483 institution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
United Kingdom
Paul Emery
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
Russia
Yehuda Shoenfeld
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
United Kingdom
Alan Silman
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
Sweden
Lars Klareskog
Rheumatology
immunology
genetics
immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,631
24,219
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United Kingdom
Michael Doherty
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
Austria
Daniel Aletaha
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
Spain
Cèsar Díaz-Torné
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
Italy
Angela Tincani
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
Spain
Miguel A. González-Gay
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
United Kingdom
Ian Bruce
rheumatology
epidemiology
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
psoriatic arthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,165
19,978
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Spain
Juan Gomez-Reino
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
Italy
Andrea Doria
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
Greece
Dimitrios T Boumpas
Medicine
Rheumatology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,152
21,110
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United Kingdom
Weiya Zhang
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
Germany
Hans Joachim Anders
Nephrology/Immunology/Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,761
23,858
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Italy
G Ferraccioli
rheumatology
internal medicine
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,860
15,277
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United Kingdom
Christopher D Buckley
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
Ireland
Oliver Fitzgerald
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
Italy
Guido Valesini
Reumatologia ed immunologia clinica e sperimentale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,651
11,378
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Greece
Athanasios G Tzioufas
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
Switzerland
Alfred Mahr
Internal Medicine - Vasculitis - Connective tissue disease - Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,044
16,208
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Netherlands
Jacob M Van Laar
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
Italy
Piercarlo Sarzi Puttini
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
United Kingdom
Maya H Buch
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
Italy
Walter Grassi
Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,394
8,883
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
929
United Kingdom
68
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul Emery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,563
51,145
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,452
Russia
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yehuda Shoenfeld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,696
44,565
0.296
Autoimmunity
Immunology
Rheumatology
Pathophysiology
Pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,554
United Kingdom
122
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alan Silman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,815
37,347
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,376
Sweden
32
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lars Klareskog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,631
24,219
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,361
United Kingdom
346
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael Doherty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,193
26,016
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,374
Austria
21
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daniel Aletaha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,774
34,153
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,491
Spain
122
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cèsar Díaz-Torné
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,454
31,678
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,450
Italy
377
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Angela Tincani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,978
23,878
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,783
Spain
144
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Miguel A. González-Gay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,365
23,005
0.388
Rheumatology
Epidemiology
Genetics
Inflammation
Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,616
United Kingdom
833
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ian Bruce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,165
19,978
0.383
rheumatology
epidemiology
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
psoriatic arthritis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,725
Spain
173
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Juan Gomez-Reino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,789
14,411
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,808
Italy
442
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrea Doria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,543
22,906
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,934
Greece
52
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dimitrios T Boumpas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,152
21,110
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,177
United Kingdom
982
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Weiya Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,294
19,004
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,696
Germany
541
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hans Joachim Anders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,761
23,858
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,122
Italy
548
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
G Ferraccioli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,860
15,277
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,220
United Kingdom
1,163
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christopher D Buckley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,667
18,483
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,510
Ireland
43
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Oliver Fitzgerald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,283
13,510
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,873
Italy
607
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Guido Valesini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,651
11,378
0.287
Reumatologia ed immunologia clinica e sperimentale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,539
Greece
70
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Athanasios G Tzioufas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,566
15,995
0.415
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology
Immunology
Autoimmunity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,294
Switzerland
311
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alfred Mahr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,044
16,208
0.450
Internal Medicine - Vasculitis - Connective tissue disease - Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,569
Netherlands
433
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jacob M Van Laar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,669
17,408
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,033
Italy
757
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Piercarlo Sarzi Puttini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,847
14,240
0.421
reumatologia
sindrome Fibromialgia
artrite reumatoide
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,558
United Kingdom
1,840
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Maya H Buch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,235
18,805
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,426
Italy
850
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Walter Grassi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,394
8,883
0.283