Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Nephrology Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
nephrology
non-communicable chronic diseases
health services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231,587
160,586
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nephrology
Cell biology
Kidney disease
Chronic Kidney Disease
Systems Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,726
140,415
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
diabetes
nephrology
diabetic complications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,411
74,071
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Nephrology
Cell Biology
Genetics
Transplantation
Clinical Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,947
115,600
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
kidney
kidney disease
nephrology
acute kidney injury
chronic kidney disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,683
55,602
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Long COVID
Clinical Epidemiology
Environmental Epidemiology
Pharmacoepidemiology
Nephrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,834
120,025
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Critical Care Nephrology
acute kidney injury
sepsis
renal replacement therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,138
63,911
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Nephrology
Pediatrics
Child Health
Epidemiology
Aboriginal Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,884
68,952
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Nephrology
eGFR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,331
56,114
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Renal medicine
Clinical epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,790
81,517
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
social networks
internet and society
mobile phones and society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,247
17,812
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Pediatric Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,112
56,011
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
kidney disease
ckd
chronic kidney disease
dialysis
blood pressure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,258
46,841
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Nephrology
Hypertension
Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,161
32,775
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Nephrology
Fabry Disease
Diabetic kidney disease
Diabetic nephropathy
Acute Kidney Injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,343
52,682
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,819
27,408
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Oxygen-sensing
nephrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,317
16,749
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Neurology
drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,307
13,962
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Clinical Nephrology
Renal Transplantation
Dialysis
and Basic Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,135
46,820
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Neurology
Neuroimmunology
Multiple Sclerosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,013
24,932
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Pediatric Nephrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,548
23,336
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,556
26,901
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Mineral metabolism
kidney disease
nephrology
FGF23
phosphate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,860
17,954
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
nephrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,414
10,018
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Pediatric Neurology
Cerebral Palsy
Neuroprotection for Asphyxia
Rett Syndrome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,722
8,947
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
574
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marcello Tonelli
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231,587
160,586
0.693
nephrology
non-communicable chronic diseases
health services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
976
31
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alberto Ortiz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,726
140,415
0.773
Nephrology
Cell biology
Kidney disease
Chronic Kidney Disease
Systems Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,190
32
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark Cooper
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,411
74,071
0.453
diabetes
nephrology
diabetic complications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,464
22
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vivekanand Jha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,947
115,600
0.787
Nephrology
Cell Biology
Genetics
Transplantation
Clinical Trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,682
756
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chi Yuan Hsu
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,683
55,602
0.407
kidney
kidney disease
nephrology
acute kidney injury
chronic kidney disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,732
779
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ziyad Al-Aly
US Veterans Affairs
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,834
120,025
0.890
Long COVID
Clinical Epidemiology
Environmental Epidemiology
Pharmacoepidemiology
Nephrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,933
881
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John A Kellum
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,138
63,911
0.503
Critical Care Nephrology
acute kidney injury
sepsis
renal replacement therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,085
66
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jonathan C Craig
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,884
68,952
0.566
Nephrology
Pediatrics
Child Health
Epidemiology
Aboriginal Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,060
1,464
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lesley Inker
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,331
56,114
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,430
129
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Aminu Bello
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,790
81,517
0.860
Renal medicine
Clinical epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,210
161
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Barry Wellman
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,247
17,812
0.211
social networks
internet and society
mobile phones and society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,627
225
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mark Mackay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,112
56,011
0.788
Pediatric Neurology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,725
227
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vlado Perkovic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,258
46,841
0.667
kidney disease
ckd
chronic kidney disease
dialysis
blood pressure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,488
145
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gerjan Navis
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,161
32,775
0.503
Nephrology
Hypertension
Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,624
123
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Maria Dolores Sanchez-Nino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,343
52,682
0.819
Nephrology
Fabry Disease
Diabetic kidney disease
Diabetic nephropathy
Acute Kidney Injury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,707
259
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jürgen Floege
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,819
27,408
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,983
601
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Patrick Maxwell
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,317
16,749
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,986
3,308
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dale Bredesen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,307
13,962
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,026
98
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Narayan Prasad|N Prasad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,135
46,820
0.881
Clinical Nephrology
Renal Transplantation
Dialysis
and Basic Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,606
385
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bernhard Hemmer
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,013
24,932
0.489
Neurology
Neuroimmunology
Multiple Sclerosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,769
390
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Franz Schaefer
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,548
23,336
0.462
Pediatric Nephrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,103
5,258
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
James Leverenz
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,556
26,901
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,367
5,385
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Myles Wolf
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,860
17,954
0.391
Mineral metabolism
kidney disease
nephrology
FGF23
phosphate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,894
6,112
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Michael Mauer
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,414
10,018
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,791
6,518
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael V Johnston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,722
8,947
0.220
Pediatric Neurology
Cerebral Palsy
Neuroprotection for Asphyxia
Rett Syndrome