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
Maternal / child / newborn health
Health economic evaluation / Health technology assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,221
4,185
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,444
581
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Categorical Data Analysis
Medical/Epidemiological Statistics
Multivariate methods
Biostatistics
Monitoring and Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
579
272
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Community Child health
Rabies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
502
156
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Public health and Epidemiology
Nutrition
Child health
Injury Prevention
HIV/AIDS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496
481
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Public Health
Paediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
150
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Public Health
Physical inactivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
Damitha Asanga Gunawardane
University of Peradeniya
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,221
4,185
0.991
Maternal / child / newborn health
Health economic evaluation / Health technology assessment
Lilani Ekanayake
University of Peradeniya
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,444
581
0.238
S Samita
University of Peradeniya
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
579
272
0.470
Categorical Data Analysis
Medical/Epidemiological Statistics
Multivariate methods
Biostatistics
Monitoring and Evaluation
Ananda Jayasinghe
University of Peradeniya
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
502
156
0.311
Community Child health
Rabies
Samidi Navaratna
University of Peradeniya
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496
481
0.970
Public health and Epidemiology
Nutrition
Child health
Injury Prevention
HIV/AIDS
Ramya Ekanayake
University of Peradeniya
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
150
1.000
Public Health
Paediatrics
Bkg Thilakarathne
University of Peradeniya
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
Public Health
Physical inactivity