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Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Education Highly Cited Researchers 708 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Medical education
e-learning
simulation
clinical reasoning
artificial intelligence for educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,543
27,890
0.575
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Medical Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,267
10,474
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Medical Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,519
9,763
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
medical education
online learning
achievement emotions
self-regulation
motivatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,684
17,745
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Clinical Teaching
Assessment
Graduate Medical Education
Men's Health
Diving and Undersea Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,075
13,696
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Healthcare simulation
artificial intelligence
assessment
technology
virtual realit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,934
7,302
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
medical education
nonformal
cultural institutions
adult education
transformative learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,617
6,801
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Medical decision making
Medical educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,488
6,610
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Medical education
interprofessional education
workplace learning
qualitative method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,484
14,356
0.737
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
medical educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,969
9,767
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
medical education
assessment
accreditatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,591
7,493
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
medical educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,193
7,952
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
medical education
simulation
patient care qualit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,513
5,700
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Practical Organizations of Instruction
Ethnomethodology
Conversation Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,498
2,994
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Medical Education
Diabete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,944
5,479
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mycolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,830
9,302
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Medical education
health professions education
urolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,730
7,537
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Medical Education
Immunology
Microbiology
Oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,207
805
0.066
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fairness in assessment
transition to clinical practice
diabetes treatment and complication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,332
5,778
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
medical educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,169
3,983
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
medical education
cancer disparities
quality of lif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,011
4,624
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Breast cancer
medical educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,923
4,101
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Medical Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,641
5,427
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
medical educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,553
1,105
0.105
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Medical Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,411
5,279
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,324
5,334
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David A Cook
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,543
27,890
0.575
Medical education
e-learning
simulation
clinical reasoning
artificial intelligence for educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,733
10,412
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
William C Mcgaghie
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,267
10,474
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,619
719
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Albert Scherpbier
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,519
9,763
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,608
13,809
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anthony R Artino
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,684
17,745
0.691
medical education
online learning
achievement emotions
self-regulation
motivatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,362
18,911
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas J Beckman
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,075
13,696
0.682
Clinical Teaching
Assessment
Graduate Medical Education
Men's Health
Diving and Undersea Medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,767
19,079
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Barry Issenberg
University of Miami
Coral Gables, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,934
7,302
0.366
Healthcare simulation
artificial intelligence
assessment
technology
virtual realit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,759
19,453
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Edward W Taylor Ew Taylor Ed Taylor
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,617
6,801
0.347
medical education
nonformal
cultural institutions
adult education
transformative learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,156
19,592
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alan Schwartz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,488
6,610
0.339
Medical decision making
Medical educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,167
19,599
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bridget C O Brien
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,484
14,356
0.737
Medical education
interprofessional education
workplace learning
qualitative method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,451
2,172
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jonathan Sherbino
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,969
9,767
0.544
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Rankings
51,887
2,243
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stanley J Hamstra
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,591
7,493
0.426
medical education
assessment
accreditatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,091
2,748
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Linda Snell
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,193
7,952
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,021
27,972
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Diane B Wayne
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,513
5,700
0.393
medical education
simulation
patient care qualit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,117
27,998
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Timothy Koschmann
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,498
2,994
0.207
Practical Organizations of Instruction
Ethnomethodology
Conversation Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,390
6,613
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Steve Jones
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,944
5,479
0.423
Medical Education
Diabete
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,199
912
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shivaprakash Mr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,830
9,302
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,926
3,618
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dragan Ilic
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,730
7,537
0.592
Medical education
health professions education
urolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,111
16
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Peter Lydyard
University of Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,207
805
0.066
Medical Education
Immunology
Microbiology
Oncolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,979
7,645
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alan Jaap
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,332
5,778
0.510
Fairness in assessment
transition to clinical practice
diabetes treatment and complication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,499
4,112
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jocelyn M Lockyer
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,169
3,983
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,083
37,656
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Donna B Jeffe
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,011
4,624
0.420
medical education
cancer disparities
quality of lif
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,957
4,229
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sarkis Meterissian
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,923
4,101
0.375
Breast cancer
medical educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,932
8,175
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sandars John
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,641
5,427
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,857
657
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jan Carlstedt Duke
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,553
1,105
0.105
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,411
8,352
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
John Sandars
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,411
5,279
0.507