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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283,143
154,935
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
health status and well-being
quality of life
patient reported outcomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248,449
52,242
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
health statistics
summary measures of population health
mortality
causes of death
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,918
92,147
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Outcomes research
clinical trials
economic evaluation of cardiovascular interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,595
100,742
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Health Research Methodology
Infectious Diseases
guidelines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,226
172,281
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Patient safety
medication safety
medical informatics
quality
clinical decision support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,518
48,125
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
echocardiography
coronary physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,739
34,295
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
cancer genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,736
73,395
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Public Health
Health Systems
Health Quality
Health Financing
Smart Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,543
123,150
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Health services research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,421
49,267
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
health policy and economics
healthcare management
global burden of disease
hospital administration
health and economic devel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,084
123,273
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Epidemiology
Environmental Health
systematic analyses
global burden of disease
Non Communicable Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,404
119,774
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Back pain
shared decision-making
overuse of medical care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,577
33,707
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Health Economics
Emerging Markets
Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,290
110,942
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
health sciences
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,048
43,628
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Health Services Research - Cardiovascular Disease - Clinical Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,028
47,557
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
health behavior
self-efficacy
social support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,464
37,426
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
tumor immunobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,620
40,469
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Health Systems and management
Health Services Research
Health Financing
Health Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,037
85,210
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Clinical Research
COVID-19
Virology
Molecular biology
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,746
91,257
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
brain anatomy
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,272
15,926
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,632
74,126
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Health Psychology
addiction
behaviour change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,765
41,212
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Health systems
MASLD/MASH
viral hepatitis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,541
73,006
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
patient safety
quality of life
comparative effectiveness
HIV
second victim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,848
21,178
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250
110
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gordon Mills
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283,143
154,935
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414
177
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John E Ware, Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248,449
52,242
0.210
health status and well-being
quality of life
patient reported outcomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Colin Mathers
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,918
92,147
0.408
health statistics
summary measures of population health
mortality
causes of death
global health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589
234
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark Hlatky
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,595
100,742
0.447
Outcomes research
clinical trials
economic evaluation of cardiovascular interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
654
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Elie Akl
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,226
172,281
0.804
Health Research Methodology
Infectious Diseases
guidelines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,122
484
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Bates
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,518
48,125
0.291
Patient safety
medication safety
medical informatics
quality
clinical decision support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,163
506
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sanjiv Kaul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,739
34,295
0.211
echocardiography
coronary physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,288
573
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul Spellman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,736
73,395
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,487
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Samer Hamidi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,543
123,150
0.858
Public Health
Health Systems
Health Quality
Health Financing
Smart Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,561
699
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Theodore Ganiats
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,421
49,267
0.353
Health services research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,570
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Adnan Kisa
Høyskolen Kristiania
Oslo, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,084
123,273
0.886
health policy and economics
healthcare management
global burden of disease
hospital administration
health and economic devel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,605
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ejaz Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,404
119,774
0.872
Epidemiology
Environmental Health
systematic analyses
global burden of disease
Non Communicable Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,887
867
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Richard Deyo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,577
33,707
0.266
Back pain
shared decision-making
overuse of medical care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,980
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mihajlo Jakovljevic
University of Kragujevac
Kragujevac, Serbia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,290
110,942
0.900
Health Economics
Emerging Markets
Global Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,073
46
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
André Knottnerus
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,048
43,628
0.363
health sciences
medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,214
1,041
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mary Whooley
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,028
47,557
0.410
Health Services Research - Cardiovascular Disease - Clinical Informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,004
94
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ralf Schwarzer
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,464
37,426
0.376
health behavior
self-efficacy
social support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,108
1,499
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lisa Coussens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,620
40,469
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,231
123
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Khurshid Alam
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,037
85,210
0.887
Health Systems and management
Health Services Research
Health Financing
Health Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,322
4
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yasir Waheed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,746
91,257
0.963
Clinical Research
COVID-19
Virology
Molecular biology
Infectious Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,630
139
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Charles Watson
Curtin University
Bentley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,272
15,926
0.176
brain anatomy
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,073
6
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jacob Olusegun Olusanya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,632
74,126
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,201
339
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert West
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,765
41,212
0.498
Health Psychology
addiction
behaviour change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,715
93
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jeffrey V Lazarus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,541
73,006
0.942
Health systems
MASLD/MASH
viral hepatitis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,931
2,358
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Albert W Wu
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,848
21,178
0.279
patient safety
quality of life
comparative effectiveness
HIV
second victim