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
systematic reviews
information retrieval
bibliometrics
pediatrics
complementary and alternative medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,905
116,830
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
mitochondrial disease
aging
exercise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,292
24,279
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
cardiac energy metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,702
17,884
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
autism
early detection
early diagnosis
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,559
24,432
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pediatric obesity and sleep
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,491
36,537
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lead poisoning
pediatrics
children's environmental health
prevention
environmental epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,035
22,160
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Pediatrics
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,109
14,025
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
pediatrics
administrative data
epidemiology
health services research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,779
20,425
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rheumatology
pediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,017
9,887
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Pediatric Neurology
Neonatal Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,442
8,460
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Epilepsy
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,053
10,626
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neonatology
Brain Injury
Premature
Newborns
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,727
11,807
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
pediatrics
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,652
6,018
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pediatric Pain
Parents & Families
Implementation Science
Knowledge Translation
Health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,143
10,558
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pediatrics
Cholangiopathies
Liver and Bone Tumorigenesis
Congenital Heart Diseases
Dilatative & Mitochondrial Cardiomyopathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,376
10,801
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
clinical genetics
rare diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,913
11,944
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
immunodeficiency
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,897
4,887
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Early-life human microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,225
10,821
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pediatrics
Rheumatology
Neuroinflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,086
11,082
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
matrix metalloproteinases
oxidative stress
heart disease
pharmacology
physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,955
3,473
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
neuropsychology
child development
developmental coordination disorder
very low birth weight
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,439
10,083
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pediatric bone health
Endocrinology
Vitamin D
Bone dysplasias
Osteoporosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,639
9,653
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paediatrics
Pharmacology
Drug Safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,293
6,642
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
nutrition and metabolomics
bone metabolism
developmental origins of disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,049
4,307
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Autoimmunity
Pediatrics
Hepatology
Transplantation
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,974
3,693
0.195
Margaret Sampson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,905
116,830
0.603
systematic reviews
information retrieval
bibliometrics
pediatrics
complementary and alternative medicine
Mark Tarnopolsky
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,292
24,279
0.322
mitochondrial disease
aging
exercise
Gary Lopaschuk
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,702
17,884
0.295
cardiac energy metabolism
Lonnie Zwaigenbaum
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,559
24,432
0.448
autism
early detection
early diagnosis
child development
Jean-Philippe Chaput
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,491
36,537
0.683
Pediatric obesity and sleep
Bruce Lanphear
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,035
22,160
0.452
Lead poisoning
pediatrics
children's environmental health
prevention
environmental epidemiology
David Mack
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,109
14,025
0.437
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Pediatrics
Microbiome
Eric Benchimol
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,779
20,425
0.643
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
pediatrics
administrative data
epidemiology
health services research
Ronald Laxer
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,017
9,887
0.353
Rheumatology
pediatrics
Michael Shevell
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,442
8,460
0.308
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Pediatric Neurology
Neonatal Neurology
Berge Minassian
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,053
10,626
0.393
Steven P Miller
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,727
11,807
0.442
Neonatology
Brain Injury
Premature
Newborns
Francis Glorieux
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,652
6,018
0.226
Christine T Chambers
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,143
10,558
0.437
Pediatric Pain
Parents & Families
Implementation Science
Knowledge Translation
Health psychology
Consolato Sergi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,376
10,801
0.462
Pediatrics
Cholangiopathies
Liver and Bone Tumorigenesis
Congenital Heart Diseases
Dilatative & Mitochondrial Cardiomyopathy
Kym Boycott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,913
11,944
0.521
clinical genetics
rare diseases
Chaim M Roifman
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,897
4,887
0.223
immunodeficiency
cancer
Anita Kozyrskyj
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,225
10,821
0.510
Early-life human microbiome
Susanne M Benseler
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,086
11,082
0.526
Pediatrics
Rheumatology
Neuroinflammation
Richard Schulz
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,955
3,473
0.166
matrix metalloproteinases
oxidative stress
heart disease
pharmacology
physiology
Deborah Dewey
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,439
10,083
0.493
neuropsychology
child development
developmental coordination disorder
very low birth weight
Leanne M. Ward
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,639
9,653
0.492
Pediatric bone health
Endocrinology
Vitamin D
Bone dysplasias
Osteoporosis
Michael Rieder
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,293
6,642
0.344
Paediatrics
Pharmacology
Drug Safety
Stephanie Atkinson
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,049
4,307
0.226
nutrition and metabolomics
bone metabolism
developmental origins of disease
Fernando Alvarez
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,974
3,693
0.195
Autoimmunity
Pediatrics
Hepatology
Transplantation
Virology