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: 1
Vascular surgery
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,208
22,188
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cardiac Surgery
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,449
4,718
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Development of new CV drugs and devices
First-in-man trials in cardiac surgery
CV regeneration
small arterial tissue engineer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,201
1,837
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vascular surgery. Endovascular intervention.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,865
6,177
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cardiac Surgery
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,576
3,397
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vascular surgery
statistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,784
3,152
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cardiothoracic surgery
Heart
Lung Transplantation
Artificial Heart
LVADs
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,719
551
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cardiac Surgery and translational cardiovascular medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,449
810
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cardiac Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,336
1,200
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cardiac Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381
298
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
cardiac surgery
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
293
0.987
RJ Hinchliffe
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,208
22,188
0.613
Massimo Caputo
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,449
4,718
0.452
Raimondo Ascione
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,201
1,837
0.180
Development of new CV drugs and devices
First-in-man trials in cardiac surgery
CV regeneration
small arterial tissue engineer
Chris Twine
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,865
6,177
0.785
Vascular surgery. Endovascular intervention.
Antonio Miceli
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,576
3,397
0.517
Graeme Ambler
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,784
3,152
0.833
Vascular surgery
statistics
Saleem Haj-Yahia
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,719
551
0.321
Cardiothoracic surgery
Heart
Lung Transplantation
Artificial Heart
LVADs
Vito Domenico Bruno
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,449
810
0.559
Cardiac Surgery and translational cardiovascular medicine
Filippo Rapetto
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,336
1,200
0.898
Eltayeb Mohamed Ahmed
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381
298
0.782
Jeremy Chan
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
293
0.987