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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1

HPB Surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,816
29,870
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2

cardiovascular nursing
heart failure
gerontology nursin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,188
42,664
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3

Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Public and Environmental Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,898
22,620
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4

Pediatrics
Pediatric Pulmonology
Child Health
Environmental Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,573
24,542
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5

Breast cancer genetics
Biostatistics
Genetic Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,391
13,374
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6

Otolaryngology
rhinology
Skull Base surgery
Rhinoplasty ..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,332
9,254
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7

Infectious Diseases
Medical Microbiology
Medical Mycology
Internal Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,335
7,235
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8

Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,468
1,325
0.092
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9

minimally invasive surgery
evidence synthesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,316
8,174
0.664
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10

Environmental and Public Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,269
8,343
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11

Anatomy
tropical and parasitic Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,134
4,868
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12

HEALTH
NURSIN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,793
6,257
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13

Neuroscience
MEG and EEG
Sleep
Neurofeedback
Nuclear Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,942
2,092
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14

epidemiology
occupational medicine
disease surveillance
influenza
Bayesian statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,398
7,730
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15

HIV
Epidemiology
Meta-analysis
Public Health
Biostatistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,620
5,030
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16

neuroanatomy
neuroendocrinology
anatomy
stress system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,433
2,805
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17

Neurology
Peripheral Neuropathy
Clinical Neurophysiology
Pain
Medical Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,189
6,582
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18

Cardiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,708
2,787
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19

Epidemiology
Public Health
Research Methods
Health Inequalities
Health services researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,932
2,887
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20

Pharmaceutical Analysis
Analytical chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,859
3,206
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21

Neurolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,562
2,019
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22

Colorectal Cancer
IBD
Benign anal diseases
Pelvic Floor Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,444
3,704
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23

Epidemiology
Public Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,393
4,478
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24

Pharmacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,269
907
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25

Pediatrics
Epidemiology
Infection Prevention
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Fungal infection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,079
4,396
0.866
Christos Dervenis
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,816
29,870
0.483
Ekaterini Lambrinou
Cyprus University of Technology
Limassol, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,188
42,664
0.924
cardiovascular nursing
heart failure
gerontology nursin
Costas A Christophi
Cyprus University of Technology
Limassol, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,898
22,620
0.504
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Public and Environmental Healt
Panayiotis Yiallouros
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,573
24,542
0.731
Pediatrics
Pediatric Pulmonology
Child Health
Environmental Healt
Kyriaki Michailidou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,391
13,374
0.625
Breast cancer genetics
Biostatistics
Genetic Epidemiolog
Christos Georgalas
University of Nicosia
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,332
9,254
0.479
Otolaryngology
rhinology
Skull Base surgery
Rhinoplasty ..
Georgios Petrikkos
European University Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,335
7,235
0.395
Infectious Diseases
Medical Microbiology
Medical Mycology
Internal Medicin
Peter Karayiannis
University of Nicosia
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,468
1,325
0.092
Stavros A Antoniou
European University Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,316
8,174
0.664
minimally invasive surgery
evidence synthesi
Konstantinos Makris
Cyprus University of Technology
Limassol, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,269
8,343
0.740
Environmental and Public Healt
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Panagiotis Karanis
University of Nicosia
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,134
4,868
0.437
Anatomy
tropical and parasitic Disease
EVRIDIKI PAPASTAVROU
Cyprus University of Technology
Limassol, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,793
6,257
0.580
Andreas A. Ioannides|Andreas Ioannides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,942
2,092
0.210
Neuroscience
MEG and EEG
Sleep
Neurofeedback
Nuclear Physic
Theodore Lytras
European University Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,398
7,730
0.823
epidemiology
occupational medicine
disease surveillance
influenza
Bayesian statistic
Georgios K Nikolopoulos
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,620
5,030
0.584
HIV
Epidemiology
Meta-analysis
Public Health
Biostatistic
Elizabeth O Johnson
European University Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,433
2,805
0.333
neuroanatomy
neuroendocrinology
anatomy
stress system
Panagiotis Zis
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,189
6,582
0.804
Neurology
Peripheral Neuropathy
Clinical Neurophysiology
Pain
Medical Educatio
Nikolaos Kadoglou
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,708
2,787
0.415
Nicos Middleton
Cyprus University of Technology
Limassol, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,932
2,887
0.487
Epidemiology
Public Health
Research Methods
Health Inequalities
Health services researc
Evroula Hapeshi
University of Nicosia
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,859
3,206
0.547
Pharmaceutical Analysis
Analytical chemistr
Marios Pantzaris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,562
2,019
0.363
Nikolaos Gouvas
University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,444
3,704
0.680
Colorectal Cancer
IBD
Benign anal diseases
Pelvic Floor Disease
Annalisa Quattrocchi
University of Nicosia
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,393
4,478
0.830
Epidemiology
Public Healt
Aleksandar Jovanovic
University of Nicosia
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,269
907
0.172
Zoi Dorothea Pana
European University Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,079
4,396
0.866
Pediatrics
Epidemiology
Infection Prevention
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Fungal infection