Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

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Total 207.904 scientist
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Ahmedin Jemal
Cancer disparities
Cancer treatment and outcomes
Cancer surveillance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
814,805
481,460
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United Kingdom
Gregory Lip
Atrial fibrillation
hypertension
thrombosis
heart failure
stroke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601,241
279,812
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Canada
Gordon Guyatt
Evidence-based medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
583,725
282,425
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Ronald C Kessler
Psychiatric Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
571,770
197,224
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
John PA Ioannidis
meta-research
clinical epidemiology
evidence-based medicine
research methods
meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570,799
354,334
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Canada
Salim Yusuf
Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510,665
160,328
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Frank B Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506,664
217,174
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Ali H Mokdad
Health Metrics
Population Health
IHME
Global Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506,647
313,396
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Finland
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Public Health
Epidemiology
Diabetes
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504,029
161,460
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United Kingdom
John McMurray
Heart failure
Cardiology
Diabetes
CKD
Clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
500,619
232,434
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Paul M Ridker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485,613
162,510
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Joann E Manson
Endocrinology
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
Women's health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473,993
142,889
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Japan
Shizuo Akira
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466,644
116,643
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
France
Victor Aboyans
Preventive Cardiology
Vascular Medicine
Hypertension
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
462,457
319,961
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Switzerland
Matthias Egger
Infectious diseases
cancer
epidemiologic methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442,475
247,493
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Poland
Ponikowski P
cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431,321
237,457
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United Kingdom
George Davey Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
427,166
196,451
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Australia
Alan D Lopez
Epidemiology
burden of disease
causes of death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405,753
213,540
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Luigi Ferrucci
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393,538
185,454
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Emelia J Benjamin
Atrial fibrillation
Faculty Development
Diversity-DEIA
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393,292
170,456
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
Graham Colditz
Epidemiology
Cancer Prevention
Health Outcomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392,827
70,368
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Canada
Peter Tugwell
Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
378,589
201,007
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Australia
Graeme J Hankey
Stroke prevention
treatment
epidemiology
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365,710
207,083
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
Goncalo Abecasis
Biostatistics
Human Genetics
Statistical Computing
Genetics
Complex Traits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361,082
184,016
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Germany
Jonas JB
Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359,664
253,646
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3
United States
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ahmedin Jemal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
814,805
481,460
0.591
Cancer disparities
Cancer treatment and outcomes
Cancer surveillance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7
United Kingdom
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gregory Lip
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601,241
279,812
0.465
Atrial fibrillation
hypertension
thrombosis
heart failure
stroke
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10
Canada
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gordon Guyatt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
583,725
282,425
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11
United States
5
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ronald C Kessler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
571,770
197,224
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12
United States
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John PA Ioannidis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570,799
354,334
0.621
meta-research
clinical epidemiology
evidence-based medicine
research methods
meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17
Canada
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Salim Yusuf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510,665
160,328
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20
United States
12
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Frank B Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506,664
217,174
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21
United States
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ali H Mokdad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506,647
313,396
0.619
Health Metrics
Population Health
IHME
Global Health
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22
Finland
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504,029
161,460
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25
United Kingdom
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John McMurray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
500,619
232,434
0.464
Heart failure
Cardiology
Diabetes
CKD
Clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28
United States
16
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul M Ridker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485,613
162,510
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30
United States
18
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joann E Manson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473,993
142,889
0.301
Endocrinology
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
Women's health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33
Japan
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shizuo Akira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466,644
116,643
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35
France
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Victor Aboyans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
462,457
319,961
0.692
Preventive Cardiology
Vascular Medicine
Hypertension
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43
Switzerland
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Matthias Egger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442,475
247,493
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44
Poland
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ponikowski P
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431,321
237,457
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49
United Kingdom
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
George Davey Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
427,166
196,451
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59
Australia
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alan D Lopez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405,753
213,540
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66
United States
34
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Luigi Ferrucci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393,538
185,454
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67
United States
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Emelia J Benjamin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393,292
170,456
0.433
Atrial fibrillation
Faculty Development
Diversity-DEIA
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Inflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68
United States
36
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Graham Colditz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392,827
70,368
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78
Canada
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter Tugwell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
378,589
201,007
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89
Australia
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Graeme J Hankey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365,710
207,083
0.566
Stroke prevention
treatment
epidemiology
clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95
United States
48
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Goncalo Abecasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361,082
184,016
0.510
Biostatistics
Human Genetics
Statistical Computing
Genetics
Complex Traits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98
Germany
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jonas JB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359,664
253,646
0.705