Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Medical and Health Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 262 Scientists Citation in Canada 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 262 scientists
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Canada
Margaret Sampson
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
Canada
Mark Tarnopolsky
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
Canada
Gary Lopaschuk
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
Canada
Lonnie Zwaigenbaum
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
Canada
Jean-Philippe Chaput
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
Canada
Bruce Lanphear
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
Canada
David Mack
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
Canada
Eric Benchimol
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
Canada
Ronald Laxer
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
Canada
Michael Shevell
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
Canada
Berge Minassian
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
Canada
Steven P Miller
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
Canada
Francis Glorieux
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
Canada
Christine T Chambers
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
Canada
Consolato Sergi
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
Canada
Kym Boycott
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
Canada
Chaim M Roifman
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
Canada
Anita Kozyrskyj
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
Canada
Susanne M Benseler
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
Canada
Richard Schulz
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
Canada
Deborah Dewey
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
Canada
Leanne M. Ward
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
Canada
Michael Rieder
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
Canada
Stephanie Atkinson
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
Canada
Fernando Alvarez
Autoimmunity
Pediatrics
Hepatology
Transplantation
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,974
3,693
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
896
Canada
39
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,329
Canada
207
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark Tarnopolsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,292
24,279
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,520
Canada
280
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gary Lopaschuk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,702
17,884
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,954
Canada
343
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lonnie Zwaigenbaum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,559
24,432
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,219
Canada
361
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jean-Philippe Chaput
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,491
36,537
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,567
Canada
413
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bruce Lanphear
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,675
Canada
837
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Mack
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,109
14,025
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,008
Canada
855
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Eric Benchimol
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,470
Canada
1,045
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ronald Laxer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,017
9,887
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,275
Canada
1,079
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Shevell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,442
8,460
0.308
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Pediatric Neurology
Neonatal Neurology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,874
Canada
1,103
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Berge Minassian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,053
10,626
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,400
Canada
1,127
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Steven P Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,727
11,807
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,503
Canada
1,138
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Francis Glorieux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,652
6,018
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,818
Canada
1,335
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christine T Chambers
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,318
Canada
1,408
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,273
Canada
1,455
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kym Boycott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,913
11,944
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,541
Canada
1,572
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chaim M Roifman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,897
4,887
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,191
Canada
1,646
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anita Kozyrskyj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,225
10,821
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,554
Canada
1,666
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Susanne M Benseler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,086
11,082
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,910
Canada
1,682
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Richard Schulz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,955
3,473
0.166
matrix metalloproteinases
oxidative stress
heart disease
pharmacology
physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,307
Canada
1,750
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Deborah Dewey
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,516
Canada
1,856
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,521
Canada
1,889
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael Rieder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,293
6,642
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,301
Canada
1,929
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stephanie Atkinson
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,555
Canada
1,942
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Fernando Alvarez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,974
3,693
0.195
Autoimmunity
Pediatrics
Hepatology
Transplantation
Virology