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
Respiratory medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,652
26,019
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
pulmonary infections
tuberculosis
diseases of poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,418
27,396
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
community-acquired pneumonia
pneumococcus
respiratory tract infections
virulence factors
human ciliated epithelium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,852
7,031
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
respiratory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,262
3,519
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Medicine
Pulmonology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,173
4,738
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Asthma
COPD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,058
1,949
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
mitochondrial function
pulmonary hypertension
cardiovascular disease
TB
novel therapeutic targets.
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
872
658
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Pulmonology
Child and Adolescent Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
379
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Pulmonology
internal medicine
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
99
0.971
Eric Bateman
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,652
26,019
0.379
Keertan Dheda
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,418
27,396
0.566
pulmonary infections
tuberculosis
diseases of poverty
Charles Feldman
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,852
7,031
0.373
community-acquired pneumonia
pneumococcus
respiratory tract infections
virulence factors
human ciliated epithelium
Richard Van Zyl-Smit
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,262
3,519
0.485
Coenraad Fn Koegelenberg
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,173
4,738
0.661
Elvis Irusen
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,058
1,949
0.480
Gerald Maarman
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
872
658
0.755
mitochondrial function
pulmonary hypertension
cardiovascular disease
TB
novel therapeutic targets.
Margaretha Prins
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
379
0.967
Pulmonology
Child and Adolescent Health
Donald Simon
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
99
0.971
Pulmonology
internal medicine
molecular biology