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
medicine
epidemiology
coronary heart disease
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362,589
132,368
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
athero-thrombosis (lipid-antiplatelet therapy) / translational science / interventional cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,150
87,561
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,515
60,168
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Psychosis
Co-creation
Mental Disorders
Public Health
Diagnosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,333
75,426
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Microbiology
Microbiome
Microbial Ecology
Bacterial Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,700
82,648
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,512
56,716
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
prevention
public health
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,092
106,967
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cardiovascular disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,684
45,351
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nutrition
Obesity
Malnutrition
DIetary Assessment
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,823
55,194
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
biostatistics
cardiovascular diseases
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,203
53,820
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cardiometabolic diseases
nutrition
epidemiology
sustainability
public health policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,053
110,202
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Methodology
Research Integrity
Open Science
Epidemiology
Clinimetrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,390
47,929
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nephrology
albuminuria
ADPKD
polycystic kidney disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,488
70,658
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
psychiatric epidemiology
eating disorders
psychosis
global mental health
classification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,023
96,764
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
nutrition obesity public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,138
41,686
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
ORCID 0000-0002-2875-4723
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,127
63,843
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
cardio-thoracic surgery
valve surgery
coronary
CABG
TAVI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,135
53,616
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,836
58,531
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
CMI-Center for Medical Imaging Groningen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,736
43,190
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
health sciences
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,676
35,232
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
psychiatry
clinical psychology
personality
stress
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,330
36,215
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Biostatistics
survival analysis
prediction and classification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,969
40,402
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pharmacoeconomics
Health Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,910
95,574
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,379
36,046
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
oncology
immunotherapy
drug development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,741
44,459
0.398
Diederick E. Grobbee
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362,589
132,368
0.365
medicine
epidemiology
coronary heart disease
global health
Wouter Jukema
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,150
87,561
0.396
athero-thrombosis (lipid-antiplatelet therapy) / translational science / interventional cardiology
Frits Rosendaal
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,515
60,168
0.274
Jim Van Os
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,333
75,426
0.375
Psychosis
Co-creation
Mental Disorders
Public Health
Diagnosis
Willem M De Vos
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,700
82,648
0.412
Microbiology
Microbiome
Microbial Ecology
Bacterial Genetics
Peter J Koudstaal
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,512
56,716
0.298
Oscar H Franco
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,092
106,967
0.575
prevention
public health
epidemiology
Jaap W. Deckers
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,684
45,351
0.252
Edith Feskens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,823
55,194
0.310
Nutrition
Obesity
Malnutrition
DIetary Assessment
Epidemiology
Eric Boersma
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,203
53,820
0.304
biostatistics
cardiovascular diseases
epidemiology
Johanna M Marianne Geleijnse *
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,053
110,202
0.626
Cardiometabolic diseases
nutrition
epidemiology
sustainability
public health policy
Lex Bouter
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,390
47,929
0.283
Methodology
Research Integrity
Open Science
Epidemiology
Clinimetrics
Ron T. Gansevoort
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,488
70,658
0.443
Nephrology
albuminuria
ADPKD
polycystic kidney disease
Hans Wijbrand Hoek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,023
96,764
0.612
psychiatric epidemiology
eating disorders
psychosis
global mental health
classification
Jacob Jaap Seidell
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,138
41,686
0.274
nutrition obesity public health
P. Eline Slagboom
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,127
63,843
0.443
ORCID 0000-0002-2875-4723
Arie Pieter Kappetein
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,135
53,616
0.377
cardio-thoracic surgery
valve surgery
coronary
CABG
TAVI
Stephan Bakker
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,836
58,531
0.416
Matthijs Oudkerk
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,736
43,190
0.321
CMI-Center for Medical Imaging Groningen
André Knottnerus
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,676
35,232
0.287
health sciences
medicine
Ormel, Johan (Hans)
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,330
36,215
0.301
psychiatry
clinical psychology
personality
stress
sociology
Eijkemans, Mjc
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,969
40,402
0.340
Biostatistics
survival analysis
prediction and classification
Maarten Postma
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,910
95,574
0.825
Pharmacoeconomics
Health Economics
Elisabeth De Vries
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,379
36,046
0.318
Alexander EGGERMONT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,741
44,459
0.398
oncology
immunotherapy
drug development