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
Clinical Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Cardiology
Clinical Trials
Meta-Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,100
201,741
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
rheumatology
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,157
58,337
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Arthritis
Osteoporosis
Falls
Guidelines
Burden of disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,089
88,274
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Autoimmunity
Immunology
Rheumatology
Pathophysiology
Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,388
48,421
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
musculoskeletal disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,880
41,287
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Rheumatology
Scleroderma
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lupus
Vasculitis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,863
34,781
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Rheumatology
immunology
genetics
immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,264
27,002
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Gout
osteoarthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,498
28,704
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
immunology
rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,813
24,061
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,327
36,377
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
reumatologia
immunologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,884
35,927
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,483
29,116
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
reumatologia
immunologia
ematologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,580
25,209
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,433
35,193
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Rheumatology
Epidemiology
Genetics
Inflammation
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,327
25,028
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,693
25,907
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,148
28,487
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
rheumatology
epidemiology
informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,904
27,143
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
RHEUMATOLOGY
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,765
17,367
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
rheumatology
epidemiology
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
psoriatic arthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,109
21,106
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
rheumatology
muscle
sarcopenia
aging
mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,989
13,555
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Medicine
Rheumatology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,599
21,391
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,268
20,550
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
osteoarthritis
epidemiology
clinical trials
imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,315
19,715
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
rheumatology
internal medicine
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,408
16,869
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270
18
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Jüni
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,100
201,741
0.725
Clinical Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Cardiology
Clinical Trials
Meta-Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
898
67
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Emery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,157
58,337
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,131
29
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lyn Lynette LM March
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,089
88,274
0.535
Arthritis
Osteoporosis
Falls
Guidelines
Burden of disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,422
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yehuda Shoenfeld
Saint Petersburg State University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,388
48,421
0.331
Autoimmunity
Immunology
Rheumatology
Pathophysiology
Pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,516
121
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alan Silman
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,880
41,287
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,513
1,202
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daniel E Furst
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,863
34,781
0.319
Rheumatology
Scleroderma
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lupus
Vasculitis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,283
31
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lars Klareskog
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,264
27,002
0.283
Rheumatology
immunology
genetics
immunotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,322
344
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Doherty
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,498
28,704
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,272
2,510
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michael Brenner
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,813
24,061
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,447
21
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Daniel Aletaha
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,327
36,377
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,659
126
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cèsar Díaz-Torné
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,884
35,927
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,925
358
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrea Doria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,483
29,116
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,464
376
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Angela Tincani
Università degli Studi di Brescia
Brescia, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,580
25,209
0.430
reumatologia
immunologia
ematologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,702
3,690
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dinesh Khanna
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,433
35,193
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,716
143
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Miguel A. González-Gay
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,327
25,028
0.437
Rheumatology
Epidemiology
Genetics
Inflammation
Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,362
326
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
graeme jones
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,693
25,907
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,031
26
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rebecca Grainger
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,148
28,487
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,099
4,362
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jeffrey Curtis
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,904
27,143
0.523
rheumatology
epidemiology
informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,404
167
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Juan Gomez-Reino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,765
17,367
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,615
838
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ian Bruce
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,109
21,106
0.421
rheumatology
epidemiology
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
psoriatic arthritis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,963
4,778
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ronenn Roubenoff
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
Bhubaneswar, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,989
13,555
0.277
rheumatology
muscle
sarcopenia
aging
mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,099
51
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dimitrios T Boumpas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,599
21,391
0.440
Medicine
Rheumatology
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,268
989
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Weiya Zhang
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,268
20,550
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,663
5,571
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Timothy E Mcalindon
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,315
19,715
0.445
osteoarthritis
epidemiology
clinical trials
imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,030
542
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
G Ferraccioli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,408
16,869
0.407
rheumatology
internal medicine
immunology