Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Nephrology Highly Cited Researchers 1.410 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
nephrology
non-communicable chronic diseases
health services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,620
153,128
0.631
* 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
191,660
136,010
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
diabetes
nephrology
diabetic complications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,513
74,138
0.432
* 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
155,155
111,293
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Long COVID
Clinical Epidemiology
Environmental Epidemiology
Pharmacoepidemiology
Nephrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,354
118,534
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
kidney
kidney disease
nephrology
acute kidney injury
chronic kidney disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,068
46,189
0.332
* 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
130,929
58,598
0.448
* 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
126,401
64,722
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nephrology
eGFR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,014
53,223
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Renal medicine
Clinical epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,137
79,299
0.792
* 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
85,352
14,876
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
kidney disease
ckd
chronic kidney disease
dialysis
blood pressure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,675
44,059
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nephrology
Hypertension
Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,690
30,481
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nephrology
Fabry Disease
Diabetic kidney disease
Diabetic nephropathy
Acute Kidney Injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,536
47,489
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,809
25,848
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Oxygen-sensing
nephrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,321
15,113
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Neurology
drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,953
11,967
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Clinical Nephrology
Renal Transplantation
Dialysis
and Basic Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,984
44,396
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Neurology
Neuroimmunology
Multiple Sclerosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,232
22,497
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,019
24,494
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mineral metabolism
kidney disease
nephrology
FGF23
phosphate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,694
15,652
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
nephrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,186
9,454
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nephrology and Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,972
24,578
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nephrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,548
18,535
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nephrology
epidemiology
genetics
medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,466
13,145
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marcello Tonelli
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,620
153,128
0.631
nephrology
non-communicable chronic diseases
health services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
920
30
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alberto Ortiz
Fundacion Jimenez Diaz
Madrid, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,660
136,010
0.710
Nephrology
Cell biology
Kidney disease
Chronic Kidney Disease
Systems Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,131
30
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark Cooper
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,513
74,138
0.432
diabetes
nephrology
diabetic complications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,375
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vivekanand Jha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,155
111,293
0.717
Nephrology
Cell Biology
Genetics
Transplantation
Clinical Trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,561
692
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ziyad Al-Aly
US Veterans Affairs
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,354
118,534
0.815
Long COVID
Clinical Epidemiology
Environmental Epidemiology
Pharmacoepidemiology
Nephrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,705
764
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chi Yuan Hsu
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,068
46,189
0.332
kidney
kidney disease
nephrology
acute kidney injury
chronic kidney disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,907
861
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
130,929
58,598
0.448
Critical Care Nephrology
acute kidney injury
sepsis
renal replacement therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,036
65
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jonathan C Craig
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,401
64,722
0.512
Nephrology
Pediatrics
Child Health
Epidemiology
Aboriginal Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,992
1,422
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lesley Inker
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,014
53,223
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,214
121
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Aminu Bello
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,137
79,299
0.792
Renal medicine
Clinical epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,277
165
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Barry Wellman
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,352
14,876
0.174
social networks
internet and society
mobile phones and society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,495
222
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Vlado Perkovic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,675
44,059
0.598
kidney disease
ckd
chronic kidney disease
dialysis
blood pressure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,458
141
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gerjan Navis
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,690
30,481
0.457
Nephrology
Hypertension
Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,479
120
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Maria Dolores Sanchez-Nino
Fundacion Jimenez Diaz
Madrid, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,536
47,489
0.714
Nephrology
Fabry Disease
Diabetic kidney disease
Diabetic nephropathy
Acute Kidney Injury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,599
256
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jürgen Floege
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,809
25,848
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,039
603
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patrick Maxwell
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,321
15,113
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,100
3,359
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dale Bredesen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,953
11,967
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,593
90
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Narayan Prasad|N Prasad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,984
44,396
0.793
Clinical Nephrology
Renal Transplantation
Dialysis
and Basic Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,595
386
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bernhard Hemmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,232
22,497
0.431
Neurology
Neuroimmunology
Multiple Sclerosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,934
5,172
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James Leverenz
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,019
24,494
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,402
5,393
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Myles Wolf
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,694
15,652
0.335
Mineral metabolism
kidney disease
nephrology
FGF23
phosphate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,964
6,132
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael Mauer
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,186
9,454
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,563
336
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kitty Jager
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,972
24,578
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,355
580
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Carol Pollock
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,548
18,535
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,403
6,796
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Akinlolu Ojo
University of Kansas
Lawrence, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,466
13,145
0.325
Nephrology
epidemiology
genetics
medical education