Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe Medical and Health Sciences / Thoracic Surgery Highly Cited Researchers 149 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
cardio-thoracic surgery
valve surgery
coronary
CABG
TAVI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,135
53,616
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
chirurgie thoracique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,362
17,948
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,451
6,357
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chirurgia toracica
trapianti
cancro del polmone
enfisema polmonare
tumori del mediastino e della pleura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,125
5,238
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,003
7,226
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
thoracic surgery
lung cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,777
2,866
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lung cancer
esophageal cancer
thymoma
myasthenia gravis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,768
1,729
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thoracic Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,381
2,245
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chirurgia Toracica e Trapianto Polmonare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,087
1,136
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
chirurgia toracica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,983
2,514
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lung Cancer Surgery
Methodology
Biostatistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,950
4,187
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thoracic Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,911
4,191
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chirurgie thoracique oncologique
chirurgie trachéale
sarcome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,557
4,777
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Thoracic Surgery
Mesothelioma
Lung Cancer
Rib Fractures
Asthma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,310
1,577
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thoracic surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,261
3,231
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,019
2,798
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Göğüs Cerrahisi
İmmünoloji
Minimal İnvazif Cerrahi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,900
2,809
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
thoracic surgery
tissue engineering
3D tissue models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,580
1,393
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lung Cancer
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Preclinical Models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,239
2,619
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thoracic surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,189
2,104
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Göğüs Cerrahisi
Özofagus Cerrahisi
Akciğer ve Yemek Borusu Cerrahisi
Thoracic Surgery
Esophageal Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,147
1,277
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
chirurgia toracica
cancro del polmone
tumori del mediastino
esofago
trachea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,995
1,643
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
pulmoner hipertansiyon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,476
1,772
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cirugía Torácica Oncología Malformaciones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,371
1,261
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Thoracic Surgery
Esophageal Surgery
Wall Deformites
Hydatid Disease of the Lung
Trachea surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,331
788
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,629
34
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Arie Pieter Kappetein
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,135
53,616
0.377
cardio-thoracic surgery
valve surgery
coronary
CABG
TAVI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,052
314
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Elie Fadel
University of Paris-Sud
Orsay, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,362
17,948
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,046
1,855
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Thorsten Wahlers
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,451
6,357
0.327
Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,600
2,130
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Federico Venuta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,125
5,238
0.325
Chirurgia toracica
trapianti
cancro del polmone
enfisema polmonare
tumori del mediastino e della pleura
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,008
3,565
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nicola Gagliani
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,003
7,226
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,351
3,371
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gonzalo Varela
Universidad de Salamanca
Salamanca, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,777
2,866
0.369
thoracic surgery
lung cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,562
6,605
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pierluigi Granone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,768
1,729
0.255
Lung cancer
esophageal cancer
thymoma
myasthenia gravis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,235
7,033
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Domenico Galetta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,381
2,245
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,172
7,408
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tiziano De Giacomo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,087
1,136
0.187
Chirurgia Toracica e Trapianto Polmonare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,171
7,561
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stefano Margaritora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,983
2,514
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,121
7,614
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Luca Bertolaccini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,950
4,187
0.704
Lung Cancer Surgery
Methodology
Biostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,297
7,669
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marcello Migliore
Università degli Studi di Catania
Catania, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,911
4,191
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,401
5,449
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Agathe Seguin-Givelet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,557
4,777
0.860
Chirurgie thoracique oncologique
chirurgie trachéale
sarcome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,016
15,105
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
J Edwards
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,310
1,577
0.297
Thoracic Surgery
Mesothelioma
Lung Cancer
Rib Fractures
Asthma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,792
8,718
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Francesco Petrella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,261
3,231
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,171
4,824
369
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ruben Osnabrugge
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,019
2,798
0.557
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,973
1,354
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Akif Turna
İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,900
2,809
0.573
Göğüs Cerrahisi
İmmünoloji
Minimal İnvazif Cerrahi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,913
9,156
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
T Walles
Otto Von Guericke Universität Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,580
1,393
0.304
thoracic surgery
tissue engineering
3D tissue models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,782
10,865
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Luca Ampollini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,239
2,619
0.618
Lung Cancer
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Preclinical Models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,507
7,147
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nuria* M. Novoa
Universidad de Salamanca
Salamanca, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,189
2,104
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,798
1,843
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Atilla Eroğlu
Atatürk University
Erzurum, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,147
1,277
0.308
Göğüs Cerrahisi
Özofagus Cerrahisi
Akciğer ve Yemek Borusu Cerrahisi
Thoracic Surgery
Esophageal Surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,491
11,498
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Puma Francesco
Università degli Studi di Perugia
Perugia, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,995
1,643
0.411
chirurgia toracica
cancro del polmone
tumori del mediastino
esofago
trachea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,441
2,416
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bedrettin Yıldızeli
Marmara University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,476
1,772
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,240
8,876
549
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ana Maria Gomez Martinez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,371
1,261
0.374
Cirugía Torácica Oncología Malformaciones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,262
2,615
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nurettin Karaoğlanoğlu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,331
788
0.237
Thoracic Surgery
Esophageal Surgery
Wall Deformites
Hydatid Disease of the Lung
Trachea surgery