Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology 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 :26
vision
attention
visual search
visual cognition
radiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,512
14,184
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,975
17,802
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Inherited retinal degenerations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,682
12,025
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
ocular immunology
immune-mediated disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,562
16,823
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,768
14,523
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Genetics of Complex Diseases
Functional Genomics
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,258
24,405
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Eye disease
Epidemiology
Glaucoma
Myopia
UK Biobank
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,181
18,432
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Visual function
neuroprosthetics
gene therapy
artificial vision
retina degeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,525
10,129
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
age-related macular degeneration
aging
retinal pathology
clinical image validation
neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,592
17,099
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
AMD
retinal degenerations
neuroprotection
macular degeneration
diabetic retinopathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,974
8,150
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Ophthalmology
health policy
information technology
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,083
11,289
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,810
17,934
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
retina
ROP
angiogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,804
12,653
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
ophthalmology
gerontology
epidemiology
survey research
low vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,659
30,090
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Ophthalmology
Eyes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,333
14,109
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
immunology
cell biology
autophagy
immune privilege
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,483
9,850
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Ocular blood flow / Glaukom / glaucoma / flammer syndrome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,465
7,289
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Ophthalmology
clinical trials
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,682
15,471
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Eye Diseases
Diagnosis
Treatment
Outcomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,488
14,693
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
molecular biology
immunology
endocrinology
thyroid disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,033
10,925
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
ophthalmology
image analysis
screening
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,689
21,941
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Ophthalmology
Visual Sciences
Molecular Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,689
12,835
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
ophthalmology
ocular gerontology
ocular immunopathology
uveitis
prevention of blindness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,642
12,410
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Genetics
Glaucoma
Ophthalmology
Optic Nerve
Ophthalmic Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,474
12,776
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Vision
Retinal Degenerations
Gene Therapy
Retina
Macular Degeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,247
9,978
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,568
5,496
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Jeremy Wolfe
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,512
14,184
0.312
vision
attention
visual search
visual cognition
radiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,800
5,605
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Anthony Moore
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,975
17,802
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,877
6,108
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Samuel G Jacobson
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,682
12,025
0.282
Inherited retinal degenerations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,424
6,359
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
James Rosenbaum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,562
16,823
0.405
ocular immunology
immune-mediated disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,848
6,547
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Peter Kaiser
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,768
14,523
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,148
6,693
424
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Ayellet Segre
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,258
24,405
0.606
Genetics of Complex Diseases
Functional Genomics
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,387
1,339
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Paul Foster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,181
18,432
0.483
Eye disease
Epidemiology
Glaucoma
Myopia
UK Biobank
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,487
722
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Eberhart Zrenner
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,525
10,129
0.277
Visual function
neuroprosthetics
gene therapy
artificial vision
retina degeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,157
8,065
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Christine A Curcio
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,592
17,099
0.480
age-related macular degeneration
aging
retinal pathology
clinical image validation
neurobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,661
8,293
488
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Joan W Miller
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,974
8,150
0.233
AMD
retinal degenerations
neuroprotection
macular degeneration
diabetic retinopathy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,349
8,591
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Jonathan C Javitt
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,083
11,289
0.331
Ophthalmology
health policy
information technology
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,569
8,686
512
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
John Kempen
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,810
17,934
0.530
Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,578
8,692
513
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Lois E Smith
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,804
12,653
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,623
9,570
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Joshua R Ehrlich
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,659
30,090
0.950
ophthalmology
gerontology
epidemiology
survey research
low vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,952
1,874
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Harminder Singh Dua
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,333
14,109
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,813
10,090
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Thomas Ferguson
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,483
9,850
0.323
immunology
cell biology
autophagy
immune privilege
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,832
398
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Josef Flammer
Universität Basel
Basel, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,465
7,289
0.239
Ocular blood flow / Glaukom / glaucoma / flammer syndrome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,806
10,546
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Gui Shuang Ying
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,682
15,471
0.521
Ophthalmology
clinical trials
biostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,048
10,655
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
David Musch
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,488
14,693
0.498
Eye Diseases
Diagnosis
Treatment
Outcomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,601
10,903
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Terry J Smith
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,033
10,925
0.376
molecular biology
immunology
endocrinology
thyroid disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,027
2,109
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Peto Tunde
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,689
21,941
0.765
ophthalmology
image analysis
screening
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,028
213
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Chi Pui Pang
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,689
12,835
0.447
Ophthalmology
Visual Sciences
Molecular Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,094
185
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Rubens Belfort Jr
Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,642
12,410
0.433
ophthalmology
ocular gerontology
ocular immunopathology
uveitis
prevention of blindness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,306
11,187
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
John Fingert
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,474
12,776
0.449
Genetics
Glaucoma
Ophthalmology
Optic Nerve
Ophthalmic Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,598
11,322
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Artur Cideciyan
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,247
9,978
0.353
Vision
Retinal Degenerations
Gene Therapy
Retina
Macular Degeneration