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: 51
primary care
health policy
health informatics
International health
digital health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237,419
167,986
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Alzheimer's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237,246
77,969
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,547
92,430
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234,672
166,524
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,379
63,463
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231,516
94,663
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230,008
95,590
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
photocatalyst
electron transfer
energy conversion
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,223
128,340
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Neurodegenerative disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,469
70,274
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Cardiovascular Outcomes Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,426
80,844
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,982
75,788
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Diabetes
noncommunicable diseases
global health
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,456
80,302
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
obesity
growth
misclassification
body weight
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,434
30,628
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223,784
95,168
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223,744
74,460
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,533
151,230
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Interpersonal Perception
Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,074
60,780
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
sepsis
critical care
health services research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,904
100,438
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Global Health
Cardiovascular Disease
Comparative Effectiveness
Epidemiology
Simulation Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,800
109,275
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
TIA
stroke
hypertension
aspirin
randomised trials
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,972
70,480
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,189
138,681
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216,079
78,779
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,880
97,396
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,071
37,035
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,068
102,162
0.479
Azeem Majeed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237,419
167,986
0.708
primary care
health policy
health informatics
International health
digital health
Jeffrey Cummings
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237,246
77,969
0.329
Mary-Cruz Fouz Iglesias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,547
92,430
0.391
T Taniguchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234,672
166,524
0.710
Douglas R Green
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,379
63,463
0.273
Nikola Godinovic
University of Split
Split, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231,516
94,663
0.409
Matevž Tadel
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230,008
95,590
0.416
Wang Peng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,223
128,340
0.560
Virginia Lee
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,469
70,274
0.309
John Spertus
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,426
80,844
0.355
Mary Cushman
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,982
75,788
0.337
Narayan KM
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,456
80,302
0.358
Katherine Flegal
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,434
30,628
0.136
Marek Palka
Jagiellonian University
Krakow, Poland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223,784
95,168
0.425
Jean-Marie Tarascon
Université PSL Paris
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223,744
74,460
0.333
Johan Ärnlöv
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,533
151,230
0.683
David A Kenny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,074
60,780
0.276
Derek C Angus
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,904
100,438
0.457
Andrew Moran
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,800
109,275
0.497
Global Health
Cardiovascular Disease
Comparative Effectiveness
Epidemiology
Simulation Modeling
Peter Rothwell
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,972
70,480
0.322
Harvey Whiteford
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,189
138,681
0.639
Bradley Hyman
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216,079
78,779
0.365
Mohan V
Madras Diabetes Research Foundation
Chennai, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,880
97,396
0.453
Saul Teukolsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,071
37,035
0.173
Aarno Palotie
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,068
102,162
0.479