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
Atrial fibrillation
hypertension
thrombosis
heart failure
stroke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620,638
245,258
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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: 4
meta-research
clinical epidemiology
evidence-based medicine
research methods
meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
600,149
334,802
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Psychiatric Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
590,037
179,457
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,211
195,628
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
522,493
139,931
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Heart failure
Cardiology
Diabetes
CKD
Clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
521,025
213,835
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496,996
141,853
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Preventive Cardiology
Vascular Medicine
Hypertension
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492,309
307,799
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Endocrinology
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
Women's health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486,285
126,136
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475,003
102,616
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
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: 16
cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452,647
222,629
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447,634
188,229
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
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: 19
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409,464
168,248
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
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: 21
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: 22
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: 23
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: 24
Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387,450
249,689
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stroke prevention
treatment
epidemiology
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386,265
196,648
0.509
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
Gregory Lip
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620,638
245,258
0.395
Atrial fibrillation
hypertension
thrombosis
heart failure
stroke
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
John PA Ioannidis
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
600,149
334,802
0.558
meta-research
clinical epidemiology
evidence-based medicine
research methods
meta-analysis
Ronald C Kessler
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
590,037
179,457
0.304
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
Salim Yusuf
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
522,493
139,931
0.268
John McMurray
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
521,025
213,835
0.410
Heart failure
Cardiology
Diabetes
CKD
Clinical trials
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
Victor Aboyans
Université de Limoges
Limoges, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492,309
307,799
0.625
Preventive Cardiology
Vascular Medicine
Hypertension
Joann E Manson
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486,285
126,136
0.259
Endocrinology
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
Women's health
Shizuo Akira
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475,003
102,616
0.216
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
Ponikowski P
Medical University of Wroclaw
Wroclaw, Poland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452,647
222,629
0.492
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
Luigi Ferrucci
National Institute on Aging
Bethesda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409,464
168,248
0.411
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
Jonas JB
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387,450
249,689
0.644
Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
Graeme J Hankey
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386,265
196,648
0.509
Stroke prevention
treatment
epidemiology
clinical trials