Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Medical and Health Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 231.231 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

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.

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Total 231.231 scientists
* 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
859,750
459,751
0.535
* 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
620,638
245,258
0.395
* 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
603,120
261,256
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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
600,149
334,802
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Ronald C Kessler
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
United States
Ali H Mokdad
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
United States
Frank B Hu
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
Canada
Salim Yusuf
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
United Kingdom
John McMurray
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
Finland
Jaakko Tuomilehto
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
United States
Paul M Ridker
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
France
Victor Aboyans
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
United States
Joann E Manson
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
Japan
Shizuo Akira
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
Switzerland
Matthias Egger
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
Poland
Ponikowski P
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
United Kingdom
George Davey Smith
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
Australia
Alan D Lopez
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
United States
Luigi Ferrucci
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
United States
Emelia J Benjamin
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
United States
Graham Colditz
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
Canada
Peter Tugwell
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
United States
Simon I Hay
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
Germany
Jonas JB
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
Australia
Graeme J Hankey
Stroke prevention
treatment
epidemiology
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386,265
196,648
0.509
* 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
859,750
459,751
0.535
Cancer disparities
Cancer treatment and outcomes
Cancer surveillance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8
United Kingdom
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gregory Lip
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620,638
245,258
0.395
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
603,120
261,256
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11
United States
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John PA Ioannidis
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13
United States
6
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ronald C Kessler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
590,037
179,457
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17
United States
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ali H Mokdad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
546,175
313,139
0.573
Health Metrics
Population Health
IHME
Global Health
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20
United States
13
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Frank B Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,211
195,628
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21
Canada
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Salim Yusuf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
522,493
139,931
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23
United Kingdom
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John McMurray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
521,025
213,835
0.410
Heart failure
Cardiology
Diabetes
CKD
Clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27
Finland
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
515,455
139,415
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30
United States
18
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul M Ridker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496,996
141,853
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31
France
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Victor Aboyans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492,309
307,799
0.625
Preventive Cardiology
Vascular Medicine
Hypertension
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33
United States
19
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joann E Manson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486,285
126,136
0.259
Endocrinology
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
Women's health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35
Japan
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Shizuo Akira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475,003
102,616
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41
Switzerland
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Matthias Egger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463,354
234,972
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45
Poland
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ponikowski P
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452,647
222,629
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48
United Kingdom
6
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
George Davey Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447,634
188,229
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53
Australia
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alan D Lopez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434,475
210,606
0.485
* 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
409,464
168,248
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68
United States
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Emelia J Benjamin
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76
United States
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Graham Colditz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398,525
60,437
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79
Canada
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter Tugwell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391,826
185,875
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83
United States
42
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Simon I Hay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388,374
283,151
0.729
IHME
Health Metrics
Global Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85
Germany
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jonas JB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387,450
249,689
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88
Australia
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Graeme J Hankey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386,265
196,648
0.509
Stroke prevention
treatment
epidemiology
clinical trials