Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Oncology Highly Cited Researchers 100 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
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: 2
United States
Michael Birrer
Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,988
55,220
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Joaquim Bellmunt
Oncology
genomics
Urologic Cancer
Bladder cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,799
39,192
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Deborah Schrag
Medical Oncology
Cancer Care Delivery
Health Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,180
30,282
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Anthony Zietman
Radiation Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,227
9,314
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Paul L Nguyen
Prostate Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,516
15,842
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Harald Paganetti
Medical Physics in Radiation Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,653
13,464
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Raymond H Mak
Radiation Oncology
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,848
11,442
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Thomas Bortfeld
Medical Physics
Operations Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,507
7,232
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Andrzej Niemierko
oncology
biostatistics
medical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,261
8,162
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Ruben D Carrasco
oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,043
6,169
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
George Ty Chen
radiation oncology physics
imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,550
2,743
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Alphonse Taghian
Breast cancer radiation oncology
quality of life
lymphedema
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,859
7,366
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Joseph H Schwab
oncology
spine
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,856
9,031
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
David T Miyamoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,647
5,392
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Sylvan Baca
Computational epigenomics
circulating biomarkers
machine learning
genitourinary oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,352
6,282
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Christopher L Williams
Medical Physics
Image Guided Radiation Therapy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,529
5,202
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Kartik Sehgal
Medical Oncologist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,158
9,896
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Shannon M Macdonald
radiation oncology
medicine
pediatrics
breast
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,178
4,888
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Jingxin Fu
Cancer Immunology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Precision Cancer Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,905
8,811
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Otto Metzger Filho
medicine
oncology
breast cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,775
5,489
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Wei Li
Oncology
Urology
Stem cell Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,581
6,332
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
G Mike Makrigiorgos
Radiation Oncology
DNA technology
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,311
2,500
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United States
Ziad Bakouny
Medical Oncology
Urologic Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,044
7,888
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
Jonathan Schoenfeld
Radiation oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,486
5,693
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,124
United States
478
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gordon J Freeman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,530
68,543
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,162
United States
1,511
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Birrer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,988
55,220
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,042
United States
2,384
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joaquim Bellmunt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,799
39,192
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,101
United States
2,892
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Deborah Schrag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,180
30,282
0.438
Medical Oncology
Cancer Care Delivery
Health Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,715
United States
8,705
514
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Anthony Zietman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,227
9,314
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,640
United States
10,896
616
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paul L Nguyen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,516
15,842
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,977
United States
11,906
669
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Harald Paganetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,653
13,464
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,764
United States
13,063
714
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Raymond H Mak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,848
11,442
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,332
United States
13,312
727
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas Bortfeld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,507
7,232
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,114
United States
16,982
849
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrzej Niemierko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,261
8,162
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,660
United States
17,180
863
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ruben D Carrasco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,043
6,169
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,023
United States
17,694
893
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
George Ty Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,550
2,743
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,885
United States
18,415
922
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alphonse Taghian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,859
7,366
0.371
Breast cancer radiation oncology
quality of life
lymphedema
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,574
United States
30,821
1,291
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Joseph H Schwab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,856
9,031
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,062
United States
31,359
1,305
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David T Miyamoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,647
5,392
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,248
United States
32,115
1,326
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sylvan Baca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,352
6,282
0.509
Computational epigenomics
circulating biomarkers
machine learning
genitourinary oncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,726
United States
37,967
1,495
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christopher L Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,529
5,202
0.494
Medical Physics
Image Guided Radiation Therapy
Astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,737
United States
39,338
1,539
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kartik Sehgal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,158
9,896
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,869
United States
43,574
1,661
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shannon M Macdonald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,178
4,888
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,743
United States
44,899
1,706
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jingxin Fu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,905
8,811
0.989
Cancer Immunology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Precision Cancer Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,668
United States
45,535
1,726
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Otto Metzger Filho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,775
5,489
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,605
United States
46,507
1,754
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Wei Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,581
6,332
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,926
United States
47,910
1,791
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
G Mike Makrigiorgos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,311
2,500
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,471
United States
49,394
1,837
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ziad Bakouny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,044
7,888
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,947
United States
52,809
1,924
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jonathan Schoenfeld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,486
5,693
0.760