Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471,229
120,593
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,441
84,788
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297,089
79,090
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Immunologia
Immunità innata
Infiammazione
Immunologia dei tumori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270,752
97,166
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263,176
57,976
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
immunology
cancer
immunotheapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,092
89,304
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Immunotherapy
Cancer
HIV...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,733
96,982
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Integrin biology
TGF-beta activation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,405
18,543
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Immunology
Innate Immunity
Microbiome
Microbiology
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,168
58,323
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
immunology
microbiome
inflammation
genomics
transcription
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,514
46,906
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,733
28,835
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,370
38,842
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Immunology Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,015
62,298
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,453
59,318
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,350
15,221
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,325
42,828
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
immunology
neuroscience
sepsis
TNF
inflammatory reflex
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,988
39,839
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Immunology
Virology
Immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,559
47,105
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Allergy
pulmonary diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,384
115,109
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
cell death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,408
22,133
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,750
56,191
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Immunology
membrane proteins
tumor immunology
immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,219
48,955
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,824
39,710
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
immunology
T cells
HIV
vaccines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,620
30,817
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Immunology
Infection
Microbiology
Vaccinology
Tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,755
35,119
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shizuo Akira
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471,229
120,593
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184
86
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Steven A Rosenberg
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,441
84,788
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222
96
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard A Flavell
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297,089
79,090
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alberto Mantovani
Humanitas University
Pieve Emanuele, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270,752
97,166
0.359
Immunologia
Immunità innata
Infiammazione
Immunologia dei tumori
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365
156
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
AS Fauci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263,176
57,976
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
891
365
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Pardoll
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,092
89,304
0.467
immunology
cancer
immunotheapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,080
456
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carl June
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,733
96,982
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,160
498
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Timothy Springer
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,405
18,543
0.111
Integrin biology
TGF-beta activation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,162
499
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gabriel Nuñez|Gabriel Núnez, Gabriel Nunez
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,168
58,323
0.351
Immunology
Innate Immunity
Microbiome
Microbiology
Inflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,344
596
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dan Littman
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,514
46,906
0.304
immunology
microbiome
inflammation
genomics
transcription
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,490
661
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jacques Banchereau
Jackson Laboratory
Maine, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,733
28,835
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,594
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Antonio Lanzavecchia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,370
38,842
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,603
45
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mark J. Smyth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,015
62,298
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,716
773
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michel Nussenzweig
Rockefeller University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,453
59,318
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,718
775
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jack Strominger
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,350
15,221
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,736
18
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shimon Sakaguchi
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,325
42,828
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,831
826
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kevin J Tracey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,988
39,839
0.302
immunology
neuroscience
sepsis
TNF
inflammatory reflex
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,840
831
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rafi Ahmed
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,559
47,105
0.358
Immunology
Virology
Immunotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,925
29
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mahesh Padukudru Anand|M Padukudru Anand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,384
115,109
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,172
24
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shigekazu Nagata
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,408
22,133
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,266
1,057
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marco Colonna
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,750
56,191
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,282
1,068
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lieping Chen
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,219
48,955
0.418
Immunology
membrane proteins
tumor immunology
immunotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,338
1,096
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mark M Davis
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,824
39,710
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,348
1,103
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bruce D Walker
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,620
30,817
0.267
immunology
T cells
HIV
vaccines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,463
69
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stefan He Kaufmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,755
35,119
0.311
Immunology
Infection
Microbiology
Vaccinology
Tuberculosis