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
Nursing
Heart Disease
Ethics
Cancer
Respiratory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,146
124,510
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
enfermedades cardiometabolicas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,923
75,291
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
self-care
cardiovascular disease
prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,197
54,202
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Concepts-patient falls
qualitative research
suffering
mixed method
breast feeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,129
40,426
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
physical activity
cardiovascular prevention
rehabilitation
management & self-management of long-term conditions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,029
40,329
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Dementia. cognitive ageing
nursing home care
behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,259
38,943
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
heart failure
nursing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,044
36,625
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Improving Health Outcomes through Research and Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,182
28,737
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Genomics
Stroke genetics
Stroke
Stroke outcome
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,999
33,337
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Medicina
microbiología clínica
enfermedades infecciosas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,484
21,055
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,420
60,152
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Mental Health
Clinical Trials
Nursing Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,158
29,186
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
ethics
nursing
communication
end of life
interprofessional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,462
35,016
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
tobacco cessation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,184
46,100
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Síndrome metabólico
enfermedad cardiovascular
obesidad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,695
56,755
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Nursing
bioethics
infection prevention
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,613
17,749
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Nursing Policy Research
Scoping Reviews
Systematic Reviews
Cancer Care
Implementation Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,909
53,556
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
health service research
statistics
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,578
19,340
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
critical care
advanced practice nursing
outcomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,667
23,432
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Heart Failure
Cardiovascular Nursing
Atrial Fibrillation
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,822
12,927
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,820
21,332
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
nursing
cardiac rehabilitation
psychosocial interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,222
14,519
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Malaria
tuberculosis
primary biliary cirrhosis
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,894
6,664
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
cardiovascular nursing
heart failure
gerontology nursing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,998
35,992
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
CVD Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,643
31,354
0.856
Donna Fitzsimons
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,146
124,510
0.829
Nursing
Heart Disease
Ethics
Cancer
Respiratory
Patricio Lopez Jaramillo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,923
75,291
0.534
enfermedades cardiometabolicas
Debra K Moser
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,197
54,202
0.395
self-care
cardiovascular disease
prevention
Janice M Morse
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,129
40,426
0.364
Concepts-patient falls
qualitative research
suffering
mixed method
breast feeding
Christi Deaton
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,029
40,329
0.469
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
physical activity
cardiovascular prevention
rehabilitation
management & self-management of long-term conditions
H Brodaty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,259
38,943
0.473
Dementia. cognitive ageing
nursing home care
behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
Nancy M Albert
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,044
36,625
0.446
heart failure
nursing
Linda H Aiken
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,182
28,737
0.363
Improving Health Outcomes through Research and Policy
Jane Maguire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,999
33,337
0.457
Genomics
Stroke genetics
Stroke
Stroke outcome
Public Health
Bouza E
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,484
21,055
0.317
Medicina
microbiología clínica
enfermedades infecciosas
David Edvardsson
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,420
60,152
0.906
David Richards
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,158
29,186
0.455
Mental Health
Clinical Trials
Nursing Care
Sarah Shannon
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,462
35,016
0.570
ethics
nursing
communication
end of life
interprofessional
Kawkab Shishani *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,184
46,100
0.766
Edgar Denova Gutiérrez
National Institute of Public Health of Mexico
Cuernavaca, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,695
56,755
0.951
Síndrome metabólico
enfermedad cardiovascular
obesidad
Elaine Larson
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,613
17,749
0.314
Nursing
bioethics
infection prevention
infectious diseases
Micah Peters
University of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,909
53,556
0.975
Nursing Policy Research
Scoping Reviews
Systematic Reviews
Cancer Care
Implementation Science
Douglas Sloane
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,578
19,340
0.390
health service research
statistics
research methods
Ruth Kleinpell
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,667
23,432
0.502
critical care
advanced practice nursing
outcomes
Simon Stewart
Torrens University Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,822
12,927
0.302
Heart Failure
Cardiovascular Nursing
Atrial Fibrillation
Acute Coronary Syndromes
李中一 Chung-Yi Li
Fu Jen Catholic University
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,820
21,332
0.510
David R Thompson
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,222
14,519
0.370
nursing
cardiac rehabilitation
psychosocial interventions
Ross Coppel
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,894
6,664
0.171
Malaria
tuberculosis
primary biliary cirrhosis
bioinformatics
Ekaterini Lambrinou
Cyprus University of Technology
Limassol, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,998
35,992
0.947
cardiovascular nursing
heart failure
gerontology nursing
Catriona Jennings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,643
31,354
0.856