Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Stanford University 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
meta-research
clinical epidemiology
evidence-based medicine
research methods
meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570,799
354,334
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
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 :3
Infectious disease
decision science
policy modeling
global health
health policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,656
146,542
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Neuroscience
optogenetics
psychiatry
bioengineering
neuroengineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,168
72,069
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,257
33,064
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
epidemiology
cancer
pharmacovigilance
genomics
pregnancy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,835
46,668
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,875
37,895
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
molecular imaging
positron emission tomography
nuclear medicine
early cancer detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,997
35,808
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
fMRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,204
30,728
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biostatistics
Clinical Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,591
51,630
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Systems neuroscience
Psychiatry
Cognitive neuroscience
Computational neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,304
39,923
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Psychiatry
Neuroscience
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,906
26,162
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
sarcoma
pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,769
23,011
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
mast cells and basophils
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,049
20,025
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
medical research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,222
34,794
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,097
17,242
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,530
30,846
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Immunotherapy of Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,934
18,578
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Neuroscience
Networks
Biophysics
Psychology
Computation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,225
21,054
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
psycho-oncology
hypnosis
dissociation
PTSD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,932
17,267
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Biology
Biochemistry
Cytometry
Cancer
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,807
33,299
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cognitive Function
Aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,743
20,624
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
eating disorders
anxiety
depression
prevention
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,760
14,533
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
cardiovascular diseases
stem cells
imaging
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,763
34,361
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Genetics
genomics and gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,161
35,913
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John PA Ioannidis
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570,799
354,334
0.621
meta-research
clinical epidemiology
evidence-based medicine
research methods
meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
590
234
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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
603
239
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joshua A Salomon
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,656
146,542
0.661
Infectious disease
decision science
policy modeling
global health
health policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,408
626
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Karl Deisseroth
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,168
72,069
0.490
Neuroscience
optogenetics
psychiatry
bioengineering
neuroengineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,064
961
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert Malenka
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,257
33,064
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,102
979
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mads Melbye
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,835
46,668
0.393
epidemiology
cancer
pharmacovigilance
genomics
pregnancy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,304
1,090
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mark M Davis
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,875
37,895
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,331
1,103
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sanjiv S Gambhir
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,997
35,808
0.317
molecular imaging
positron emission tomography
nuclear medicine
early cancer detection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,443
1,168
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gary Glover
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,204
30,728
0.279
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
fMRI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,729
1,306
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mithat GöNen
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,591
51,630
0.494
Biostatistics
Clinical Trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,362
1,617
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Vinod Menon
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,304
39,923
0.423
Systems neuroscience
Psychiatry
Cognitive neuroscience
Computational neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,734
1,788
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Allan Reiss
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,906
26,162
0.294
Psychiatry
Neuroscience
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,131
1,971
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Matt Van De Rijn
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,769
23,011
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,179
1,999
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stephen Galli
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,049
20,025
0.241
mast cells and basophils
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,540
2,178
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Steven Goodman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,222
34,794
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,550
2,185
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lawrence Steinman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,097
17,242
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,717
2,260
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
David Relman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,530
30,846
0.398
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,793
2,297
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ronald Levy
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,934
18,578
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,113
2,445
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nikos Logothetis
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,225
21,054
0.284
Neuroscience
Networks
Biophysics
Psychology
Computation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,367
2,554
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David Spiegel
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,932
17,267
0.240
psycho-oncology
hypnosis
dissociation
PTSD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,380
2,563
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Garry Nolan
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,807
33,299
0.464
Biology
Biochemistry
Cytometry
Cancer
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,644
2,689
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jerome Yesavage
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,743
20,624
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,049
2,886
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
C Barr Taylor
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,760
14,533
0.218
eating disorders
anxiety
depression
prevention
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,514
3,094
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joseph C Wu
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,763
34,361
0.539
cardiovascular diseases
stem cells
imaging
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,609
3,139
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stephen B Montgomery
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,161
35,913
0.569
Genetics
genomics and gene regulation