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
systematic reviews
information retrieval
bibliometrics
pediatrics
complementary and alternative medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,552
126,989
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Early Childhood Health and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,420
93,541
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Epidemiology
child obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,247
37,787
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
microbiome
citizen science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,827
74,856
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
lung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,999
21,068
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
pediatrics
cancer
frailty
exercise
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,401
47,173
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
insulin action
insulin
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,947
11,205
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cancer research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,307
17,861
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,739
33,368
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
ADHD
attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,653
18,681
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Primordial/primary prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,636
50,533
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Innate Immunity
Novel Infectious Disease Therapeutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,344
32,380
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
mitochondrial disease
aging
exercise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,917
27,177
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Pediatric Neurooncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,331
47,167
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Nutritional Biochemistry
Maternal and Child Health
Pediatric Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,200
17,266
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
lung immunology
Th17 cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,865
24,451
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Gastroenterology
Microbiome
Mucosal Immunology and Biology
Autoimmunity
Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,201
31,686
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
neonatology
infant mortality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,762
28,361
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
CAR T cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,621
43,262
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Obesity
exercise
behavioral economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,766
13,660
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
cardiovascular
aging
women's health
obesity
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,233
27,742
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
child health
primary care
inequalities
general practice
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,764
53,903
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Pediatric Health-Related Quality of Life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,741
20,649
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
HIV
AIDS
autophagy
pharmacogenetics
continental ancestry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,694
23,406
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Asthma
Allergy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,768
25,185
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
894
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Margaret Sampson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,552
126,989
0.681
systematic reviews
information retrieval
bibliometrics
pediatrics
complementary and alternative medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,319
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bolajoko O. Olusanya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,420
93,541
0.825
Early Childhood Health and Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,741
1,310
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Theresa A Nicklas
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,247
37,787
0.362
Epidemiology
child obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,765
1,324
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daniel Mcdonald
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,827
74,856
0.721
microbiome
citizen science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,512
1,682
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fernando D Martinez
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,999
21,068
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,771
1,814
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kirsten K Ness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,401
47,173
0.534
pediatrics
cancer
frailty
exercise
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,566
2,192
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Morris F White
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,947
11,205
0.142
insulin action
insulin
diabetes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,874
2,331
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thomas Look
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,307
17,861
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,939
409
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew Bush
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,739
33,368
0.441
Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,056
2,418
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
James Swanson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,653
18,681
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,183
40
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Roya Kelishadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,636
50,533
0.686
Primordial/primary prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,220
2,488
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Victor Nizet
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,344
32,380
0.441
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Innate Immunity
Novel Infectious Disease Therapeutics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,262
205
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mark Tarnopolsky
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,917
27,177
0.373
mitochondrial disease
aging
exercise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,692
217
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Tw Jones
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,331
47,167
0.680
Pediatric Neurooncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,705
2,721
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bruce W Hollis
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,200
17,266
0.250
Nutritional Biochemistry
Maternal and Child Health
Pediatric Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,751
2,741
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jay Kolls
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,865
24,451
0.355
lung immunology
Th17 cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,848
2,785
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alessio Fasano
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,201
31,686
0.465
Gastroenterology
Microbiome
Mucosal Immunology and Biology
Autoimmunity
Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,196
2,951
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Waldemar Carlo
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,762
28,361
0.431
neonatology
infant mortality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,219
2,965
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stephan A. Grupp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,621
43,262
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,512
3,093
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
LH Epstein
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,766
13,660
0.214
Obesity
exercise
behavioral economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,595
3,132
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yan Liu
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,233
27,742
0.439
cardiovascular
aging
women's health
obesity
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,672
570
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sonia Saxena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,764
53,903
0.859
child health
primary care
inequalities
general practice
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,879
3,279
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
James W Varni
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,741
20,649
0.334
Pediatric Health-Related Quality of Life
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,889
3,287
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stephen A Spector
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,694
23,406
0.379
HIV
AIDS
autophagy
pharmacogenetics
continental ancestry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,050
615
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adnan Custovic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,768
25,185
0.414