Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 155 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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
health sciences
medicine
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,676
35,232
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
nutrition
metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,988
12,979
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,347
25,616
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
cachexia
COPD
muscle
clinical nutrition
pulmonary rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,889
17,571
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
farmacologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,240
8,549
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ultra-High Field fMRI
Human Brain Research
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neural Network Modelling
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,058
13,148
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Nutrition
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,846
10,547
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Neuroscience
Neuroanatomy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,085
9,011
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vascular Biology
Extracellular vesicles
Annexin A5
Annexin A1
Rett syndrome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,505
8,943
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Systems Medicine
Network Pharmacology
Drug Repurposing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,264
9,624
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
type 2 diabetes
muscle
insulin sensitivity
energy metabolism
exercise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,820
14,996
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
biochemistry
internal medicine
vascular function
advanced glycation endproducts
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,342
14,254
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Epidemiology
Nutrition
Cancer
Infections
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,374
34,093
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Radiotherapie
tumor hypoxie
autofagie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,997
17,700
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
psychiatry
neuroscience
neuroimaging
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,582
10,792
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Medical Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,914
9,037
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Metabolism
Intensive care
Physiology
Surgery
Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,731
5,338
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Biochemistry
cell biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,525
11,298
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Experience Sampling
Psychosis
Mental Health Care
Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,261
9,753
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Epidemiology
Nutrition
Microbiota
Allergy
Asthma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,181
9,433
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
cancer epidemiology
ovarian cancer
endometrial cancer
renal cell cancer
head-neck cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,498
7,274
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,429
7,508
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
neuroscience
psychiatry
gene-environment interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,117
14,123
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
nutrition
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,253
8,104
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
extracellular matrix remodelling
cardiovascular reseach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,913
4,612
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,159
47
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,757
153
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wim H. Saris
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,988
12,979
0.200
nutrition
metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,252
184
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frans Verhey
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,347
25,616
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,700
225
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Annemie Schols
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,889
17,571
0.339
cachexia
COPD
muscle
clinical nutrition
pulmonary rehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,199
239
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
H Struijker Boudier
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,240
8,549
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,263
267
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rainer Goebel
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,058
13,148
0.279
Ultra-High Field fMRI
Human Brain Research
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neural Network Modelling
Brain-Computer Interfaces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,744
287
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
A Bast
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,846
10,547
0.230
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,013
321
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Harry Steinbusch
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,085
9,011
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,815
342
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chris Reutelingsperger
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,505
8,943
0.215
Vascular Biology
Extracellular vesicles
Annexin A5
Annexin A1
Rett syndrome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,941
344
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Harald Hhw Schmidt
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,264
9,624
0.233
Systems Medicine
Network Pharmacology
Drug Repurposing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,202
353
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Schrauwen P
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,820
14,996
0.367
type 2 diabetes
muscle
insulin sensitivity
energy metabolism
exercise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,361
406
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Casper Schalkwijk
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,342
14,254
0.382
biochemistry
internal medicine
vascular function
advanced glycation endproducts
diabetes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,595
459
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mostafa Dianatinasab|Mostafa Dianati-Nasab, Mostafa Dianatinasab
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,374
34,093
0.992
Epidemiology
Nutrition
Cancer
Infections
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,029
590
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kasper Rouschop
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,997
17,700
0.590
Radiotherapie
tumor hypoxie
autofagie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,556
606
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David E Linden
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,582
10,792
0.365
psychiatry
neuroscience
neuroimaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,095
706
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Albert Scherpbier
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,914
9,037
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,391
715
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Peter Soeters
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,731
5,338
0.200
Metabolism
Intensive care
Physiology
Surgery
Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,708
727
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Leon Schurgers
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,525
11,298
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,804
791
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Philippe Delespaul|Ph.Delespaul, Ph.A.E.G. Delespaul
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,261
9,753
0.386
Experience Sampling
Psychosis
Mental Health Care
Human Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,952
798
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Carel Thijs
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,181
9,433
0.375
Epidemiology
Nutrition
Microbiota
Allergy
Asthma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,188
835
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Leo Schouten
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,498
7,274
0.297
cancer epidemiology
ovarian cancer
endometrial cancer
renal cell cancer
head-neck cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,224
896
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Frits Prinzen
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,429
7,508
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,840
908
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bart Pf Rutten
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,117
14,123
0.611
neuroscience
psychiatry
gene-environment interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,710
956
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dagnelie Pc
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,253
8,104
0.364
nutrition
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,016
1,039
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cleutjens J
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,913
4,612
0.221
extracellular matrix remodelling
cardiovascular reseach