Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Maastricht University Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences Rankings 2025
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 :101
Orthopedics
Biomechanics
Mechanobiology
Intervertebral Discs
Cartilage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,566
1,337
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :102
dopamine
stress
goal-directed behaviour
motivation
neuroimaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,544
1,353
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :103
assessment
progress test
pediatric surgery
portfolio
efolio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,534
708
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :104
Plastic
reconstructive & hand surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
1,077
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :105
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,463
1,275
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :106
heart
electrophysiology
cardiology
KCNQ1
SCN5a
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,457
269
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :107
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,391
1,184
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :108
Human Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,234
1,093
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :109
Biological Psychiatry
Neuroscience
MRI
Diffusion Weighted Imaging
Psychotic Disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,175
997
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :110
Plastic surgery
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
990
855
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :111
Medical physics
radiotherapy
radiation dosimetry
medical imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
949
575
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :112
nutrition
nutrition economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
883
524
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :113
Health Promotion
eHealth
Internet-delivered Interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
732
392
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :114
Doctor-patient communication
workplace learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
715
293
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :115
Radiation Biology
Radiation Oncology
Carcinogenesis
Inflammation and Cancer
Molecular Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
668
213
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :116
Medical and Veterinary Education
Small Animal Reproduction
Faculty development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
618
415
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :117
Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Animal imaging
Psychiatry
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612
600
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :118
Gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IBS
Peppermint Oil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
595
558
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :119
Urban Based Biodiversity Conservation
(Urban) Sustainability
Cultural Perspectives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
334
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :120
Molecular biology
Orthopedics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
586
482
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :121
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
198
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :122
Sociology of Science
Technology
Health
Medicine (e.g. Genetics and Pharmaceuticals)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525
258
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :123
Internal Medicine
vascular medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
309
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :124
oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
491
285
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :125
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486
145
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,905
9,910
449
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Kaj S Emanuel
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,566
1,337
0.854
Orthopedics
Biomechanics
Mechanobiology
Intervertebral Discs
Cartilage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,650
9,980
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Dennis Hernaus
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,544
1,353
0.876
dopamine
stress
goal-directed behaviour
motivation
neuroimaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,988
10,011
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Bas Verhoeven
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,534
708
0.462
assessment
progress test
pediatric surgery
portfolio
efolio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533,647
10,094
459
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Juliette Hommes
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
1,077
0.714
Plastic
reconstructive & hand surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,797
10,252
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Eline Van Roekel
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,463
1,275
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,383
10,279
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Rlh Spätjens
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,457
269
0.185
heart
electrophysiology
cardiology
KCNQ1
SCN5a
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,222
10,530
475
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Peter J Joris
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,391
1,184
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,893
11,084
493
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Cas Fuchs
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,234
1,093
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
620,470
11,303
498
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Stijn Michielse
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,175
997
0.849
Biological Psychiatry
Neuroscience
MRI
Diffusion Weighted Imaging
Psychotic Disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
682,036
12,134
527
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Todor Krastev
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
990
855
0.864
Plastic surgery
Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
697,232
12,336
536
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Mark Podesta
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
949
575
0.606
Medical physics
radiotherapy
radiation dosimetry
medical imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
723,222
12,681
550
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Karen Freijer
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
883
524
0.593
nutrition
nutrition economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
789,238
13,509
573
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Leonie Kohl
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
732
392
0.536
Health Promotion
eHealth
Internet-delivered Interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
797,397
13,618
576
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Wemke Veldhuijzen
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
715
293
0.410
Doctor-patient communication
workplace learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
820,639
13,952
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Daniela Trani
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
668
213
0.319
Radiation Biology
Radiation Oncology
Carcinogenesis
Inflammation and Cancer
Molecular Imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
846,152
14,251
598
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Annemarie Spruijt
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
618
415
0.672
Medical and Veterinary Education
Small Animal Reproduction
Faculty development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
849,139
14,288
599
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Ana Isabel Silva
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612
600
0.980
Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Animal imaging
Psychiatry
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
858,271
14,416
605
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Zsa Zsa Rm Weerts
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
595
558
0.938
Gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IBS
Peppermint Oil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
861,688
14,473
607
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Carijn Beumer
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
334
0.567
Urban Based Biodiversity Conservation
(Urban) Sustainability
Cultural Perspectives
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
863,112
14,490
609
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Guus Gijsbertus Hubert Van Den Akker
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
586
482
0.823
Molecular biology
Orthopedics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
880,949
14,703
612
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Matt Commers
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
198
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
899,216
14,962
618
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Conor Mw Douglas
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525
258
0.491
Sociology of Science
Technology
Health
Medicine (e.g. Genetics and Pharmaceuticals)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
905,412
15,061
623
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
BJ Van Varik
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
309
0.599
Internal Medicine
vascular medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
925,511
15,351
630
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Sanaz Yahyanejad
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
491
285
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
929,941
15,422
633
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Ans Timmermans
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486
145
0.298