Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Epidemiological research and outcome measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,798
49,867
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nutrition and Non-communicable diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,023
48,978
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
AMR
Bacteriophage therapy
Infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,125
49,677
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Non-communicable Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,974
48,677
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Medical and Health Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,730
47,375
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,389
48,146
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Atherosclerosis
drug safety and musculoskeletal disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,410
47,326
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,676
45,174
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Longitudinal Data Analysis
TB/HIV
Causal Inference
Maternal Health
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,440
45,318
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,078
45,289
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Tropical and infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,899
42,407
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Epidemiology
Reproductive Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,845
42,002
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Maternal and child Health
Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,943
39,070
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Systematic Reviews and meta analysis
stastical modeling
research on communicable and noncommunicable diseases and Malnutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,001
39,291
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Antibiotic use
Resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,739
37,252
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Drug related study
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,347
37,747
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Quality Use of Medicines
Medication Safety
Clinical Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice
Evidence-based
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,264
34,011
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Nutrition interventions
Infectious diseases
Child and Maternal nutrition
NCD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,712
36,081
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Global Health
Epidemiology
Health Behavior
Health Communication and Human Nutrition (Child)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,581
34,486
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Patient safety
pharmacy practice
community pharmacy
optimizing antibiotics use and chronic disease management.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,674
31,688
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Nutritional Epidemiology and Health Promotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,259
31,267
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology
Reproductive Health
Clinical Epidemiology
Implementation Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,398
28,358
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Small Area Estimation
Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling
Spatial Modeling
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,036
29,043
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Health science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,457
27,106
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,296
25,114
0.888
Ababi Giref
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,798
49,867
0.834
Epidemiological research and outcome measurement
Mekonnen Sisay
Haramaya University
Haramaya, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,023
48,978
0.907
Nutrition and Non-communicable diseases
Tesfaye Kassa
Jimma University
Jimma, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,125
49,677
0.953
AMR
Bacteriophage therapy
Infectious diseases
Belete Biadgo Mesfine
University of Gondar
Gondar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,974
48,677
0.955
Addisu Melese
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,730
47,375
0.953
Medical and Health Sciences
Getachew Mullu Kassa
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,389
48,146
0.975
Abadi Kahsu Gebre
Mekelle University
Mekelle, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,410
47,326
0.978
Atherosclerosis
drug safety and musculoskeletal disease
Zerihun Ataro
Haramaya University
Haramaya, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,676
45,174
0.948
Kebede Embaye Gezae
Mekelle University
Mekelle, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,440
45,318
0.955
Longitudinal Data Analysis
TB/HIV
Causal Inference
Maternal Health
Machine Learning
Zegeye Abebe Abitew
University of Gondar
Gondar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,078
45,289
0.962
Fitsum Weldegebreal
Haramaya University
Haramaya, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,899
42,407
0.944
Engida Yisma|Engida Yisma Derbie
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,845
42,002
0.958
Epidemiology
Reproductive Health
Abel Fekadu Dadi
University of Gondar
Gondar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,943
39,070
0.954
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Maternal and child Health
Mental Health
Getenet Dessie
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,001
39,291
0.982
Systematic Reviews and meta analysis
stastical modeling
research on communicable and noncommunicable diseases and Malnutrition
Dumessa Edessa
Haramaya University
Haramaya, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,739
37,252
0.937
Antibiotic use
Resistance
Jemal Abdela
Haramaya University
Haramaya, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,347
37,747
0.959
Tesfay Mehari Atey
Mekelle University
Mekelle, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,264
34,011
0.889
Quality Use of Medicines
Medication Safety
Clinical Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice
Evidence-based
Meaza Girma Degefa
Mekelle University
Mekelle, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,712
36,081
0.983
Nutrition interventions
Infectious diseases
Child and Maternal nutrition
NCD
Abraham Tamirat Gizaw
Jimma University
Jimma, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,581
34,486
0.943
Global Health
Epidemiology
Health Behavior
Health Communication and Human Nutrition (Child)
Oumer Sada Muhammed
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,674
31,688
0.941
Patient safety
pharmacy practice
community pharmacy
optimizing antibiotics use and chronic disease management.
Netsanet Fentahun
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,259
31,267
0.940
Nutritional Epidemiology and Health Promotion
Achenef Asmamaw Muche
University of Gondar
Gondar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,398
28,358
0.933
Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology
Reproductive Health
Clinical Epidemiology
Implementation Research
Kindie Fentahun Muchie
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,036
29,043
0.967
Small Area Estimation
Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling
Spatial Modeling
Machine Learning
Mesfin Tadese
Debre Berhan University
Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,457
27,106
0.953
Kidanu Gebremariam Meles
Mekelle University
Mekelle, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,296
25,114
0.888