Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 3.203 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.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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: 2
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: 3
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: 4
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: 5
United States
David J Hunter
Cancer Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351,815
102,260
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Eric Rimm
Professor of Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,892
88,330
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Peter Libby
medicine
cardiology
atherosclerosis
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,808
86,647
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Susan Redline
sleep medicine
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,040
84,236
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Nan Laird
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216,829
42,088
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Christopher P Cannon
Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,054
60,448
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Ichiro Kawachi
social epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,321
62,100
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
C Ronald Kahn
Diabetes
Obesity
Insulin Action
Insulin Resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,662
42,056
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Alberto Ascherio
Epidemiology
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,337
49,923
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Marc S Sabatine
Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,133
98,018
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Joel Schwartz
air pollution
metals
health
statistics
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,658
67,242
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Hans Olov Adami
Clinilacal and epidemiologic research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184,440
46,057
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
C Michael Gibson
Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,690
55,328
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Gordon J Freeman
immunology
costimulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,530
68,543
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Randy L Buckner
neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
alzheimer disease
psychiatry
memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,447
64,517
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
David Bates
Patient safety
medication safety
medical informatics
quality
clinical decision support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,197
43,496
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Rudolph E Tanzi
Alzheimer's
neurology
neurodegeneration
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,867
47,951
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Timothy Springer
Integrin biology
TGF-beta activation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,212
15,755
0.094
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
Alvaro Pascual Leone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,270
57,172
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United States
Stuart Orkin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,796
31,889
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
Lee Schwamm
cerebrovascular disease
innovation
telehealth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,725
51,533
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13
United States
6
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ronald C Kessler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
590,037
179,457
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20
United States
13
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Frank B Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,211
195,628
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30
United States
18
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul M Ridker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496,996
141,853
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33
United States
19
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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
129
United States
63
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David J Hunter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351,815
102,260
0.291
Cancer Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Global Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178
United States
79
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Eric Rimm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,892
88,330
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221
United States
95
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter Libby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,808
86,647
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
671
United States
264
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Susan Redline
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,040
84,236
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
698
United States
279
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nan Laird
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216,829
42,088
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
767
United States
303
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Christopher P Cannon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,054
60,448
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
806
United States
320
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ichiro Kawachi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,321
62,100
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
863
United States
351
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
C Ronald Kahn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,662
42,056
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
935
United States
381
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alberto Ascherio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,337
49,923
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
954
United States
394
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marc S Sabatine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,133
98,018
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
957
United States
395
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joel Schwartz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,658
67,242
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
991
United States
411
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hans Olov Adami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184,440
46,057
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,108
United States
470
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
C Michael Gibson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,690
55,328
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,127
United States
480
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gordon J Freeman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,530
68,543
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,149
United States
489
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Randy L Buckner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,447
64,517
0.379
neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
alzheimer disease
psychiatry
memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,152
United States
491
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David Bates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,197
43,496
0.256
Patient safety
medication safety
medical informatics
quality
clinical decision support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,179
United States
505
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rudolph E Tanzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,867
47,951
0.286
Alzheimer's
neurology
neurodegeneration
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,187
United States
511
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Timothy Springer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,212
15,755
0.094
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,203
United States
521
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alvaro Pascual Leone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,270
57,172
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,403
United States
615
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stuart Orkin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,796
31,889
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,419
United States
622
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lee Schwamm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,725
51,533
0.337
cerebrovascular disease
innovation
telehealth