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
asthma
COPD
tuberculosis
lung transplantation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,211
8,934
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Asthma COPD primary care solutions Integrated care Questionnaires CCQ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,726
10,875
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
immunologie
parasitology
pulmonology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,847
3,797
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
UMC-Groningen
The Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,757
5,375
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sleep medicine
Mental Health Epidemiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,918
6,657
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lung cancer
screening
computed tomography
chest imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,449
6,059
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pulmonology
(innate) immunology
macrophages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,584
3,134
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,478
1,565
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pulmonology
Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,534
934
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pulmonology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,330
1,260
0.947
Huib Kerstjens
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,211
8,934
0.328
asthma
COPD
tuberculosis
lung transplantation
Thys Van Der Molen
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,726
10,875
0.440
Asthma COPD primary care solutions Integrated care Questionnaires CCQ
Hermelijn H. Smits
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,847
3,797
0.350
immunologie
parasitology
pulmonology
Slebos DJ
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,757
5,375
0.500
UMC-Groningen
The Netherlands
Annemarie I Luik
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,918
6,657
0.841
Sleep medicine
Mental Health Epidemiology
Marjolein Heuvelmans
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,449
6,059
0.813
Lung cancer
screening
computed tomography
chest imaging
Barbro N Melgert
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,584
3,134
0.476
Pulmonology
(innate) immunology
macrophages
Jorine Hartman
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,478
1,565
0.632
Chris Happé
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,534
934
0.609
Orestes A. Carpaij
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,330
1,260
0.947