Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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 :51
Nursing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,419
8,517
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
patient engagement
patient centred care
patient safety
pressure injury prevention
ICU nursing practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,405
12,556
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,292
9,487
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
pharmacoepidemiology
nursing homes
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,746
7,189
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
reproductive health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,656
21,896
0.966
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Nursing
Health Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,643
9,746
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Maternity
implementation research
safety and quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,507
12,323
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Mental health nursing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,342
9,408
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,329
10,928
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,222
21,799
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Nursing
quality
implementation science
evidence based healthcare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,095
9,340
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
nursing
dementia
psychology
Mokken scaling
psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,911
9,567
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
wounds
leg ulcers
pressure ulcers
nursing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,845
7,064
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Nursing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,830
15,046
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
geriatrics
family medicine
nursing homes
Alzheimer's disease
infections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,780
6,558
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Patient safety
Medicines management
Nursing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,701
17,112
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
nursing workforce
health workforce
quality of care
quality and costs of nurse practitioners
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,429
5,579
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
maternal and infant health
maternity services
midwifery
infant feeding
breastfeeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,296
7,547
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
grief
pediatric oncology
hermeneutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,099
18,663
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Epidemiology
Public health
Research Methodology
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,822
20,311
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Systems biology
Proteomics
Bioinformatics
Molecular docking and dynamics
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,721
20,575
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
patient safety
health promotion
nursing science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,556
14,938
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
nursing
critical care
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,391
8,276
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
nursing
grounded theory
qualitative methodology
rural health
primary healthcare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,274
12,389
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
chiild health nursing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,240
13,888
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,455
14,302
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Daiwai Olson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,419
8,517
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,476
1,387
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Wendy Chaboyer
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,405
12,556
0.536
patient engagement
patient centred care
patient safety
pressure injury prevention
ICU nursing practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,709
14,408
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Carol Boyd
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,292
9,487
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,788
14,833
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Kate Lapane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,746
7,189
0.316
pharmacoepidemiology
nursing homes
aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,971
194
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,656
21,896
0.966
reproductive health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,009
2,896
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Alison While
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,643
9,746
0.430
Nursing
Health Care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,274
2,917
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Jane Sandall
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,507
12,323
0.548
Maternity
implementation research
safety and quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,619
1,479
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Brenda Happell
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,342
9,408
0.421
Mental health nursing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,641
2,950
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Anne Marie Rafferty
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,329
10,928
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,860
15,313
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Yvonne Commodore Mensah
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,222
21,799
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,120
1,506
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Gillian Harvey
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,095
9,340
0.423
Nursing
quality
implementation science
evidence based healthcare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,536
3,029
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Roger Watson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,911
9,567
0.437
nursing
dementia
psychology
Mokken scaling
psychometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,705
3,049
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Nicky Cullum
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,845
7,064
0.323
wounds
leg ulcers
pressure ulcers
nursing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,739
212
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Azar Ahmadi
Islamic Azad University Falavarjan
Isfahan, Iran
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,830
15,046
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,849
15,714
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Philip D Sloane
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,780
6,558
0.301
geriatrics
family medicine
nursing homes
Alzheimer's disease
infections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,006
171
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Mojtaba Vaismoradi
Nord University
Bodø, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,701
17,112
0.789
Patient safety
Medicines management
Nursing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,678
16,057
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Peter Buerhaus
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,429
5,579
0.260
nursing workforce
health workforce
quality of care
quality and costs of nurse practitioners
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,988
3,153
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Mary Renfrew
University of Dundee
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,296
7,547
0.354
maternal and infant health
maternity services
midwifery
infant feeding
breastfeeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,464
1,583
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Nancy J Moules
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,099
18,663
0.885
grief
pediatric oncology
hermeneutics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,147
228
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Hamid Reza Tohidinik
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,822
20,311
0.975
Epidemiology
Public health
Research Methodology
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,411
229
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Amir Jalali
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Kermanshah, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,721
20,575
0.993
Systems biology
Proteomics
Bioinformatics
Molecular docking and dynamics
Machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,818
178
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Hannele Turunen
University of Eastern Finland
Joensuu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,556
14,938
0.727
patient safety
health promotion
nursing science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,253
1,693
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Marion Mitchell
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,391
8,276
0.406
nursing
critical care
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,586
1,704
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Jane Mills
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,274
12,389
0.611
nursing
grounded theory
qualitative methodology
rural health
primary healthcare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,676
317
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Vijay Kumar MB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,240
13,888
0.686
chiild health nursing