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 Rankings
Rankings

9,810
World Rank

4,620
Country Rank

11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatric Surgery
fetal surgery | pediatric surgery | pediatric endocrine surger
fetal surgery | pediatric surgery | pediatric endocrine surger
Citation Metrics
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Total53,447
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Last 6 Years13,052
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.244
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

20,493
World Rank

9,428
Country Rank

553
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
-
Total33,466
-
Last 6 Years7,449
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.223
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

29,506
World Rank

13,317
Country Rank

142
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Surgery | Pediatric Urology | General Surgery | Urology | Robotic Surger
Pediatric Surgery | Pediatric Urology | General Surgery | Urology | Robotic Surger
Citation Metrics
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Total26,375
-
Last 6 Years14,827
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.562
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

33,862
World Rank

15,144
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total24,008
-
Last 6 Years10,948
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.456
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

74,696
World Rank

30,734
Country Rank

10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total13,353
-
Last 6 Years7,288
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.546
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

85,136
World Rank

34,478
Country Rank

62
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
-
Total12,002
-
Last 6 Years4,733
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.394
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

88,581
World Rank

35,761
Country Rank

346
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
-
Total11,613
-
Last 6 Years5,984
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.515
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

90,212
World Rank

36,344
Country Rank

1,456
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
-
Total11,438
-
Last 6 Years5,553
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.485
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

104,854
World Rank

41,366
Country Rank

1,605
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatric Surgery
pediatric emergency medicine | pain management | procedural sedation in childre
pediatric emergency medicine | pain management | procedural sedation in childre
Citation Metrics
-
Total10,050
-
Last 6 Years3,175
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.316
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

108,250
World Rank

42,509
Country Rank

53
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
-
Total9,773
-
Last 6 Years1,733
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.177
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

113,692
World Rank

44,408
Country Rank

165
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total9,361
-
Last 6 Years1,295
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.138
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

123,141
World Rank

47,486
Country Rank

34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
-
Total8,715
-
Last 6 Years2,803
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.322
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

134,621
World Rank

51,275
Country Rank

164
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Health Promotion | Clinical Child Psychology | Pediatric Psycholog
Pediatric Health Promotion | Clinical Child Psychology | Pediatric Psycholog
Citation Metrics
-
Total8,045
-
Last 6 Years2,409
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.299
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

173,026
World Rank

63,446
Country Rank

47
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
-
Total6,338
-
Last 6 Years1,019
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.161
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

185,578
World Rank

67,320
Country Rank

62
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Surgery | hepatoblastoma | NSQIP-Pediatric | congenital diaphragmatic hernia | conjoined twin
Pediatric Surgery | hepatoblastoma | NSQIP-Pediatric | congenital diaphragmatic hernia | conjoined twin
Citation Metrics
-
Total5,913
-
Last 6 Years1,927
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.326
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

223,321
World Rank

78,531
Country Rank

202
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatric Surgery
pediatric surgery | minimally invasive surgery | variation in care | provider profiling | big data analysi
pediatric surgery | minimally invasive surgery | variation in care | provider profiling | big data analysi
Citation Metrics
-
Total4,885
-
Last 6 Years3,125
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.640
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

234,144
World Rank

81,767
Country Rank

153
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
-
Total4,643
-
Last 6 Years1,974
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.425
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

235,729
World Rank

82,256
Country Rank

150
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatric Surgery
pediatric surgery | fetal surgery | extracorporeal membrane oxygenation | congenital diaphragmatic hernia | artificial wom
pediatric surgery | fetal surgery | extracorporeal membrane oxygenation | congenital diaphragmatic hernia | artificial wom
Citation Metrics
-
Total4,610
-
Last 6 Years1,933
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.419
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

254,806
World Rank

87,800
Country Rank

665
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Surgery | Ethics | Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery | HP
Pediatric Surgery | Ethics | Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery | HP
Citation Metrics
-
Total4,237
-
Last 6 Years3,257
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.769
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

265,683
World Rank

90,941
Country Rank

517
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
-
Total4,047
-
Last 6 Years2,743
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.678
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

270,749
World Rank

92,394
Country Rank

730
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
-
Total3,960
-
Last 6 Years2,384
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.602
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

281,740
World Rank

95,537
Country Rank

3,215
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric gastroenterology | IBD | Fecal Microbiota Transplantation | Clostridium difficil
Pediatric gastroenterology | IBD | Fecal Microbiota Transplantation | Clostridium difficil
Citation Metrics
-
Total3,782
-
Last 6 Years2,681
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.709
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

284,133
World Rank

96,239
Country Rank

191
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
-
Total3,746
-
Last 6 Years2,578
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.688
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

286,942
World Rank

97,000
Country Rank

24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Surgery | Bariatric Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surger
Pediatric Surgery | Bariatric Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surger
Citation Metrics
-
Total3,704
-
Last 6 Years2,305
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.622
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

288,261
World Rank

97,363
Country Rank

1,881
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total3,684
-
Last 6 Years2,988
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.811