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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 142 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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 Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277,827
105,196
0.379
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nephrology
eGF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,414
59,652
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cardiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,958
17,089
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
pregnancy
diabetes
obesit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,235
25,683
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
ophthalmolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,087
15,676
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
osteoarthritis
epidemiology
clinical trials
imagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,434
19,309
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Health economics
global healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,919
12,433
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Clinical Measurement and Predictive Models in Large Observational Dataset
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,104
15,592
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nephrology
dialysis
chronic kidney disease
hypertension
cardiovascular diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,138
15,626
0.598
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Amyloidosis
Myeloma
Stem cell transplant
Transfusion Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,024
8,913
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maternal-fetal medicine
preterm birt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,465
7,458
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bayesian statistics
statistical genetics and genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,366
7,159
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cerebrovascular Surgery
Endovascular Neurosurgery
Vascular Biology
Mechanotransduction
Computational Modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,367
5,193
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
vitreoretinal research
retinal imagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,747
8,680
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ophthalmology
Retin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,204
11,325
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
clinical trials
meta-analysis
survival analysis
atrial fibrillatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,146
8,081
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,675
7,499
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Corneal Immunology
Corneal Imaging
Infectious Keratitis
Neuropathic Corneal Pai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,659
7,235
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
evidence based medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,954
5,106
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cardiovascular researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,590
3,024
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pediatric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,815
5,198
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Clinical research
occupational health and employment research
mental healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,735
3,001
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
chronic kidney disease
hemodialysis
peritoneal Dialysis
quality of life
patient experienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,409
2,380
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
cardiology
heart failure
obesity
cachexi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,113
10,108
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
neurolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,175
5,238
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344
145
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrew S Levey
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277,827
105,196
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,777
1,297
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lesley Inker
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,414
59,652
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,646
2,187
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Konstam M
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,958
17,089
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,078
3,333
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Patrick Catalano
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,235
25,683
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,139
4,785
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jay Duker
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,087
15,676
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,717
5,525
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Timothy E Mcalindon
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,434
19,309
0.407
osteoarthritis
epidemiology
clinical trials
imagin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,962
9,620
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter J Neumann
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,919
12,433
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,823
9,995
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Saeid Shahraz
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,104
15,592
0.486
Clinical Measurement and Predictive Models in Large Observational Dataset
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,796
13,448
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Daniel E Weiner
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,138
15,626
0.598
Nephrology
dialysis
chronic kidney disease
hypertension
cardiovascular diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,695
15,061
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Raymond Comenzo
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,024
8,913
0.371
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Rankings
42,234
18,462
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Errol R Norwitz
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,465
7,458
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,486
19,734
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paola Sebastiani
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,366
7,159
0.370
Bayesian statistics
statistical genetics and genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,940
21,096
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Adel M Malek
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,367
5,193
0.283
Cerebrovascular Surgery
Endovascular Neurosurgery
Vascular Biology
Mechanotransduction
Computational Modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,250
22,028
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Caroline Baumal
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,747
8,680
0.489
vitreoretinal research
retinal imagin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,394
22,823
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nadia K Waheed
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,204
11,325
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,653
22,921
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ludovic Trinquart
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,146
8,081
0.471
clinical trials
meta-analysis
survival analysis
atrial fibrillatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,208
29,842
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew E Williams
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,675
7,499
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,314
29,879
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pedram Hamrah
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,659
7,235
0.530
Corneal Immunology
Corneal Imaging
Infectious Keratitis
Neuropathic Corneal Pai
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,243
31,634
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gowri Raman
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,954
5,106
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,942
32,601
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mark Aronovitz
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,590
3,024
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,415
34,933
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Robert Sege
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,815
5,198
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,157
35,214
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Debra Lerner
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,735
3,001
0.256
Clinical research
occupational health and employment research
mental healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,198
36,315
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Klemens B Meyer
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,409
2,380
0.209
chronic kidney disease
hemodialysis
peritoneal Dialysis
quality of life
patient experienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,970
37,248
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Amanda Vest
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,113
10,108
0.910
cardiology
heart failure
obesity
cachexi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,060
40,707
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David Thaler
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,175
5,238
0.515