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North America Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology Highly Cited Researchers 923 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.

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Total 923 scientists, 104 country, 946 institution
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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584
World Rank
United States
227
Country Rank
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
clinical trial and evidence synthesis methodolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    240,663
  • Last 6 Years
    199,835
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.830
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Rankings

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3,646
World Rank
United States
1,704
Country Rank
University of California San Diego Logo
41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    96,948
  • Last 6 Years
    33,873
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.349
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Rankings

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5,009
World Rank
United States
2,371
Country Rank
New York University Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
Ocular Imaging | Aqueous Outflow | Regenerative Ophthalmology | Laser-Tissue Interaction

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    80,577
  • Last 6 Years
    20,222
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.251
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Rankings

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7,301
World Rank
United States
3,443
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
32
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    64,115
  • Last 6 Years
    14,905
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.232
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Rankings

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7,562
World Rank
United States
3,568
Country Rank
University of Iowa Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
ophthalmology | retina | genetic testing | retinal degeneration | retinitis pigmentos

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    62,797
  • Last 6 Years
    16,885
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.269
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Rankings

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9,372
World Rank
United States
4,422
Country Rank
University of Iowa Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
retina | image | analysis | automated | diabete

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    54,993
  • Last 6 Years
    22,946
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.417
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Rankings

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9,395
World Rank
United States
4,434
Country Rank
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
humanitarian assistance | ophthalmology | eye bankin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    54,918
  • Last 6 Years
    35,119
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.639
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Rankings

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9,730
World Rank
United States
4,588
Country Rank
National Eye Institute Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    53,691
  • Last 6 Years
    12,623
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.235
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Rankings

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10,178
World Rank
United States
4,811
Country Rank
Tufts Medical Center Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    52,087
  • Last 6 Years
    15,676
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.301
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Rankings

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10,559
World Rank
United States
4,982
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
341
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
Diabetic Retinopathy | Clinical Trial Design Implementation and Analysis | Retinal Imagin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    50,847
  • Last 6 Years
    13,661
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.269
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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11,342
World Rank
United States
5,341
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
365
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
angiogenesis | age-related macular degeneration | pericyte

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,605
  • Last 6 Years
    8,499
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.175
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Rankings

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11,641
World Rank
United States
5,482
Country Rank
Johns Hopkins University Logo
64
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
ophthalmology | epidemiology | blindness prevention | public health | child surviva

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,797
  • Last 6 Years
    6,947
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.145
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Rankings

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11,914
World Rank
United States
5,619
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
380
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
vision | attention | visual search | visual cognition | radiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,112
  • Last 6 Years
    13,334
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.283
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Rankings

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12,101
World Rank
United States
5,697
Country Rank
University of California San Francisco Logo
71
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,611
  • Last 6 Years
    16,817
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.361
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Rankings

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13,471
World Rank
United States
6,325
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
419
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
Genetics of Complex Diseases | Functional Genomics | Systems Biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,743
  • Last 6 Years
    24,610
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.563
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Rankings

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13,480
World Rank
United States
6,329
Country Rank
University of Pennsylvania Logo
113
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
Inherited retinal degeneration

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,723
  • Last 6 Years
    11,022
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.252
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Rankings

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13,595
World Rank
United States
6,373
Country Rank
Oregon Health & Science University Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
ocular immunology | immune-mediated diseas

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,470
  • Last 6 Years
    16,107
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.371
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Rankings

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14,219
World Rank
United States
6,655
Country Rank
Cleveland Clinic Logo
29
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,270
  • Last 6 Years
    13,665
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.323
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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16,372
World Rank
United States
7,652
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
461
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology | Epidemiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,750
  • Last 6 Years
    20,586
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.531
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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17,111
World Rank
United States
7,980
Country Rank
University of Alabama Birmingham Logo
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
age-related macular degeneration | aging | retinal pathology | clinical image validation | neurobiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    37,656
  • Last 6 Years
    16,805
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.446
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Rankings

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17,950
World Rank
United States
8,336
Country Rank
University of Michigan Logo
182
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
ophthalmology | gerontology | epidemiology | survey research | low visio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,521
  • Last 6 Years
    34,070
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.933
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Rankings

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18,557
World Rank
United States
8,594
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
507
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
AMD | retinal degenerations | neuroprotection | macular degeneration | diabetic retinopath

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,723
  • Last 6 Years
    7,208
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.202
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Rankings

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18,984
World Rank
United States
8,771
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
515
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
retina | ROP | angiogenesi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,213
  • Last 6 Years
    12,050
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.342
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Rankings

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19,023
World Rank
United States
8,796
Country Rank
Johns Hopkins University Logo
111
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology | health policy | information technology | epidemiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,176
  • Last 6 Years
    10,553
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.300
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Rankings

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22,548
World Rank
United States
10,333
Country Rank
University of Pennsylvania Logo
181
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology | clinical trials | biostatistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    31,481
  • Last 6 Years
    15,148
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.481
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