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
Cancer disparities
Cancer treatment and outcomes
Cancer surveillance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
859,750
459,751
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Evidence-based medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603,120
261,256
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Health Metrics
Population Health
IHME
Global Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
546,175
313,139
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,211
195,628
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Public Health
Epidemiology
Diabetes
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
515,455
139,415
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496,996
141,853
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Infectious diseases
cancer
epidemiologic methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463,354
234,972
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447,634
188,229
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Epidemiology
burden of disease
causes of death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434,475
210,606
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Atrial fibrillation
Faculty Development
Diversity-DEIA
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407,491
155,681
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Epidemiology
Cancer Prevention
Health Outcomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398,525
60,437
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391,826
185,875
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
IHME
Health Metrics
Global Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388,374
283,151
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biostatistics
Human Genetics
Statistical Computing
Genetics
Complex Traits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375,914
168,405
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Global Health
Child Survival
Public Health Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,332
227,432
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
medicine
epidemiology
coronary heart disease
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362,589
132,368
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361,856
140,115
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361,518
198,309
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cancer Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351,815
102,260
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
GRADE
Recommendations
Knowledge Synthesis
Systematic Reviews
Guidelines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349,787
190,904
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Social determinants of health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330,113
88,519
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Professor of Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,892
88,330
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316,811
217,891
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Epidemiologia cardiovascular
Epidemiologia do diabetes
Biomarcadores
Atenção Primária a Saúde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305,261
191,539
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
medicine
cardiology
atherosclerosis
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,808
86,647
0.284
Ahmedin Jemal
American Cancer Society
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
859,750
459,751
0.535
Cancer disparities
Cancer treatment and outcomes
Cancer surveillance
Gordon Guyatt
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603,120
261,256
0.433
Evidence-based medicine
Ali H Mokdad
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
546,175
313,139
0.573
Health Metrics
Population Health
IHME
Global Health
Epidemiology
Frank B Hu
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,211
195,628
0.372
Jaakko Tuomilehto
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
515,455
139,415
0.270
Public Health
Epidemiology
Diabetes
Cardiovascular Disease
Paul M Ridker
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496,996
141,853
0.285
Matthias Egger
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463,354
234,972
0.507
Infectious diseases
cancer
epidemiologic methods
George Davey Smith
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447,634
188,229
0.420
Alan D Lopez
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434,475
210,606
0.485
Epidemiology
burden of disease
causes of death
Emelia J Benjamin
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407,491
155,681
0.382
Atrial fibrillation
Faculty Development
Diversity-DEIA
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Inflammation
Graham Colditz
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398,525
60,437
0.152
Epidemiology
Cancer Prevention
Health Outcomes
Peter Tugwell
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391,826
185,875
0.474
Simon I Hay
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388,374
283,151
0.729
IHME
Health Metrics
Global Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
Goncalo Abecasis
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375,914
168,405
0.448
Biostatistics
Human Genetics
Statistical Computing
Genetics
Complex Traits
Zulfiqar Bhutta
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,332
227,432
0.609
Global Health
Child Survival
Public Health Nutrition
Diederick E. Grobbee
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362,589
132,368
0.365
medicine
epidemiology
coronary heart disease
global health
Nicholas Wareham
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361,856
140,115
0.387
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
Mika Kivimaki
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361,518
198,309
0.549
David J Hunter
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351,815
102,260
0.291
Cancer Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Global Health
Holger Schünemann
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349,787
190,904
0.546
GRADE
Recommendations
Knowledge Synthesis
Systematic Reviews
Guidelines
Michael G Marmot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330,113
88,519
0.268
Social determinants of health
Eric Rimm
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,892
88,330
0.273
Professor of Epidemiology
Yousef Khader
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316,811
217,891
0.688
Paulo Andrade Lotufo
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305,261
191,539
0.627
Epidemiologia cardiovascular
Epidemiologia do diabetes
Biomarcadores
Atenção Primária a Saúde
Peter Libby
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,808
86,647
0.284
medicine
cardiology
atherosclerosis
immunology