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
Epidemiologic methods
chronic diseases
multimorbidity
prevention
benefit harm assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,807
27,132
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,537
14,705
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Addiction
Public Health
Internet Intervention
E-mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,059
17,275
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Epidemiology
Digital Public Health
Mobile Health
Multiple Sclerosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,177
2,845
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Epidemiology
Musculoskeletal health
Manual medicine
Clinical trials
Evidence synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,074
2,366
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Epidemiology
Health Economics
Econometrics
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,614
3,481
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Epidemiology
One Health
Complex Adaptive Systems
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,995
1,357
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,415
855
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Digital epidemiology
Social epidemiology
Digital Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,109
812
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Public Health
Physical Activity
Healthy Aging and Longevity
Falls Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
191
0.823
Milo Puhan
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,807
27,132
0.556
Epidemiologic methods
chronic diseases
multimorbidity
prevention
benefit harm assessment
Paul Torgerson
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,537
14,705
0.498
Michael P Schaub
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,059
17,275
0.689
Addiction
Public Health
Internet Intervention
E-mental Health
Viktor Von Wyl
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,177
2,845
0.396
Epidemiology
Digital Public Health
Mobile Health
Multiple Sclerosis
Cesar A Hincapié
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,074
2,366
0.466
Epidemiology
Musculoskeletal health
Manual medicine
Clinical trials
Evidence synthesis
Miquel Serra Burriel|Miquel Serra
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,614
3,481
0.963
Epidemiology
Health Economics
Econometrics
Health
Simon Ruegg
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,995
1,357
0.680
Epidemiology
One Health
Complex Adaptive Systems
Biostatistics
Michelle Dey
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,415
855
0.604
Onicio Leal Neto|Onicio Batista Leal Neto, Onicio Neto, Onicio B. Leal Neto
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,109
812
0.732
Digital epidemiology
Social epidemiology
Digital Public Health
Michèle Mattle
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
191
0.823
Public Health
Physical Activity
Healthy Aging and Longevity
Falls Prevention