The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
preventive medicine
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,735
127,448
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,166
66,352
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Public health
Family medicine
Health systems and policy
Health Economy
Burden of Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,445
64,068
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Epidemiology
Public health
Maternal and Child health
Global health
Critical review
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,090
36,923
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Heavy metals toxicity
Public health
Environmental Health
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,199
31,961
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Public Health Research
Bibliometry
Scientometry
Disease Burden
Community Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,567
20,902
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,107
6,667
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,027
3,050
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Epidemiology
Pain research
Clinical Epidemiology
Meta-analysis
Systematic reviews
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,557
3,058
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Communicable and non communicable disease epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,774
1,803
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
First interest
Second interest
...Epidemiology
research methodology
peer reviewing & medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,632
2,648
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Epidemiology and prevention of drug abuse
Injury and communicable diseases
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,350
1,373
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Public Health Entomology
Tropical Medicine
Mosquito-borne Diseases
Negleted Tropical Diseases
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,220
1,592
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,040
3,032
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Public Health
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Healthcare Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,850
2,668
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
public health nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,808
1,626
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Public Health
Immunization
Occupational Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,626
1,432
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Women and Child Health
Diabetes and Gestational Diabetes
Epidemiology
biostatistics
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,450
1,801
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Public Health
Medical Research
Medical Education
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
1,556
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,383
1,566
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Environmental Health
Environmental Biotechnology
Genetic Engineeri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,342
945
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,928
1,216
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Epidemiology
Health promotion
Tobacco control
Lifestyle Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,859
1,459
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
women health
public health
chronic diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,737
1,070
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,530
1,264
0.826
Rajaa Al Raddadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,735
127,448
0.912
preventive medicine
public health
Ibrahim Ginawi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,166
66,352
0.817
Abdullah T Khoja
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,445
64,068
0.936
Public health
Family medicine
Health systems and policy
Health Economy
Burden of Disease
Maseer Khan
Jazan University
Chiba, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,090
36,923
0.995
Epidemiology
Public health
Maternal and Child health
Global health
Critical review
Saad Dahlawi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,199
31,961
0.963
Heavy metals toxicity
Public health
Environmental Health
Ahmad Azam Malik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,567
20,902
0.818
Public Health Research
Bibliometry
Scientometry
Disease Burden
Community Medicine
Ishag Adam
Qassim University
Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,107
6,667
0.509
Nazmus Saquib
Sulaiman Al Rajhi University
Al Bukayriyah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,027
3,050
0.607
Ashraf El Metwally|Ashraf Abdelsalam El-Metwally
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,557
3,058
0.671
Epidemiology
Pain research
Clinical Epidemiology
Meta-analysis
Systematic reviews
Ahmed A Mahfouz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,774
1,803
0.478
Communicable and non communicable disease epidemiology
Nahla Khamis Ibrahim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,632
2,648
0.729
First interest
Second interest
...Epidemiology
research methodology
peer reviewing & medical education
Maged El Setouhy
Jazan University
Chiba, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,350
1,373
0.410
Epidemiology and prevention of drug abuse
Injury and communicable diseases
AK Karunamoorthi
Jazan University
Chiba, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,220
1,592
0.494
Public Health Entomology
Tropical Medicine
Mosquito-borne Diseases
Negleted Tropical Diseases
Hassan Alwafi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,040
3,032
0.997
Arwa Alumran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,850
2,668
0.936
Public Health
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Healthcare Quality
Khalid Alnumair
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,808
1,626
0.579
public health nutrition
Fayssal Farahat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,626
1,432
0.545
Public Health
Immunization
Occupational Medicine
Amel Fayed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,450
1,801
0.735
Women and Child Health
Diabetes and Gestational Diabetes
Epidemiology
biostatistics
Public Health
Aamir Omair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
1,556
0.641
Public Health
Medical Research
Medical Education
Juliann Saquib
Sulaiman Al Rajhi University
Al Bukayriyah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,383
1,566
0.657
Mutasim Mohamed Khalafalla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,342
945
0.404
Environmental Health
Environmental Biotechnology
Genetic Engineeri
Sundas Javad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,928
1,216
0.631
Abdulmohsen Al Zalabani
Taibah University
Medina, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,859
1,459
0.785
Epidemiology
Health promotion
Tobacco control
Lifestyle Medicine
Ambreen Kazi
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,737
1,070
0.616
women health
public health
chronic diseases
Khalid Almutairi
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,530
1,264
0.826