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
Evidence-based medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603,120
261,256
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391,826
185,875
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
GRADE
Recommendations
Knowledge Synthesis
Systematic Reviews
Guidelines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349,787
190,904
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Epidemiology
Public Health
Global Health
Syndemics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,419
125,689
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
clinical epidemiology
evidence-based knowledge translation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,641
22,972
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Clinical Epidemiology
Guidelines
Systematic Reviews
Knowledge Translation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,995
41,217
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
physical activity
sedentary behavior
children
epidemiology
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,550
34,702
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Public Health
Health Diplomacy
Occupational Medicine
International Relations
Global Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,375
74,659
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kidney diseases
Kidney Donation
Clinical research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,183
33,661
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cognitive science
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,368
17,384
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Epidemiology & Public Health
Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research
Nutrition and Lifestyles
Global Health
Aging Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,025
48,609
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tuberculosis
Global Health
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,130
21,310
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
epidemiology
sport medicine
injury
evidence synthesis
causal inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,730
41,285
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Public Health
Epidemiology
Population Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,606
52,142
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
epidemiology
genetics
cancer
congenital anomalies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,552
24,209
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
asthma
allergy
epidemiology
respiratory diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,474
17,339
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Diabetes
health services and policy research
epidemiology
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,667
17,925
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
epidemiology
cancer prevention
human papillomavirus infection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,622
11,387
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,622
16,147
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
epidemiology
public health
disease prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,936
12,252
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
epidemiology
dairy
one health
antimicrobial resistance
mastitis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,811
18,287
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Epidemiology
Public Health
Prevention
Hypertension
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,409
21,453
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
diabetes epidemiology
health services research
public health policy
built environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,789
10,726
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,047
15,177
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Epidemiology
asthma
chronic respiratory diseases
outcomes research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,470
14,218
0.390
Gordon Guyatt
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603,120
261,256
0.433
Evidence-based medicine
Peter Tugwell
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391,826
185,875
0.474
Holger Schünemann
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349,787
190,904
0.546
GRADE
Recommendations
Knowledge Synthesis
Systematic Reviews
Guidelines
Zahid Ahmad Butt
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,419
125,689
0.847
Epidemiology
Public Health
Global Health
Syndemics
R Brian Haynes
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,641
22,972
0.168
clinical epidemiology
evidence-based knowledge translation
Robby Nieuwlaat
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,995
41,217
0.378
Clinical Epidemiology
Guidelines
Systematic Reviews
Knowledge Translation
Ian Janssen
Queen's University Kingston
Kingston, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,550
34,702
0.388
physical activity
sedentary behavior
children
epidemiology
public health
Vijay Kumar Chattu
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,375
74,659
0.917
Public Health
Health Diplomacy
Occupational Medicine
International Relations
Global Governance
Amit X. Garg
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,183
33,661
0.425
Kidney diseases
Kidney Donation
Clinical research
Geoffrey Norman
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,368
17,384
0.222
Cognitive science
education
Saverio Stranges
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,025
48,609
0.666
Epidemiology & Public Health
Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research
Nutrition and Lifestyles
Global Health
Aging Epidemiology
Madhukar Pai
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,130
21,310
0.343
Tuberculosis
Global Health
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Ian Shrier
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,730
41,285
0.691
epidemiology
sport medicine
injury
evidence synthesis
causal inference
Tinuke O Olagunju
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,606
52,142
0.875
Public Health
Epidemiology
Population Health
Julian Little
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,552
24,209
0.428
epidemiology
genetics
cancer
congenital anomalies
Malcolm Sears
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,474
17,339
0.318
asthma
allergy
epidemiology
respiratory diseases
Jeffrey A Johnson
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,667
17,925
0.334
Diabetes
health services and policy research
epidemiology
public health
Eduardo L Franco
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,622
11,387
0.212
epidemiology
cancer prevention
human papillomavirus infection
Prabhat Jha
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,622
16,147
0.332
John R Mclaughlin
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,936
12,252
0.261
epidemiology
public health
disease prevention
Herman W Barkema
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,811
18,287
0.437
epidemiology
dairy
one health
antimicrobial resistance
mastitis
M Joffres
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,409
21,453
0.544
Epidemiology
Public Health
Prevention
Hypertension
Gillian Booth
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,789
10,726
0.277
diabetes epidemiology
health services research
public health policy
built environment
Jay S Kaufman
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,047
15,177
0.410
Teresa To
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,470
14,218
0.390
Epidemiology
asthma
chronic respiratory diseases
outcomes research