Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology Highly Cited Researchers 3.054 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
Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387,450
249,689
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Retinal disease
diabetes
hypertension
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,480
146,483
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
clinical trial and evidence synthesis methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212,402
171,077
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ophthalmology Outcomes Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,677
116,771
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Glaucoma
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,161
31,243
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
ophthalmology
aging
dry eye
ocular surface
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,537
31,991
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ophthalmology
Retina
Vitreous
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,341
46,169
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,858
70,099
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ocular Imaging
Aqueous Outflow
Regenerative Ophthalmology
Laser-Tissue Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,381
18,954
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
ophthalmology
genomics
stem cell
artificial intelligence
translational medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,912
39,343
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Public Health
Optometry
Ophthalmology
Visual science
Diabetic retinopathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,529
67,867
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ophthalmology
Retina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,867
56,735
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
eye
retina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,782
13,596
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
ophthalmology
retina
genetic testing
retinal degeneration
retinitis pigmentosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,628
15,774
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
ophthalmology
glaucoma
optic nerve
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,819
41,652
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
retina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,789
11,713
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,616
45,135
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
retina
image
analysis
automated
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,076
21,014
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,795
11,776
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
humanitarian assistance
ophthalmology
eye banking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,418
32,992
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,233
14,856
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Diabetic Retinopathy
Clinical Trial Design Implementation and Analysis
Retinal Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,891
12,755
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,595
22,811
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
angiogenesis
age-related macular degeneration
pericytes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,093
7,973
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
ophthalmology
epidemiology
blindness prevention
public health
child survival
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,637
6,529
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jonas JB
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387,450
249,689
0.644
Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tien Yin Wong
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,480
146,483
0.546
Retinal disease
diabetes
hypertension
artificial intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
728
289
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tianjing Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212,402
171,077
0.805
clinical trial and evidence synthesis methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
781
17
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Konrad Pesudovs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,677
116,771
0.565
Ophthalmology Outcomes Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,629
1,710
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert Weinreb
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,161
31,243
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,107
49
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kazuo Tsubota
Keio University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,537
31,991
0.365
ophthalmology
aging
dry eye
ocular surface
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,354
26
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Miltiadis K Tsilimbaris
University of Crete
Rethymno, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,341
46,169
0.547
Ophthalmology
Retina
Vitreous
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,708
49
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joao M Furtado *
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,858
70,099
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,870
2,312
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joel S Schuman
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,381
18,954
0.239
Ocular Imaging
Aqueous Outflow
Regenerative Ophthalmology
Laser-Tissue Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,032
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kang Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,912
39,343
0.505
ophthalmology
genomics
stem cell
artificial intelligence
translational medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,299
42
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sare Safi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,529
67,867
0.899
Public Health
Optometry
Ophthalmology
Visual science
Diabetic retinopathy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,993
46
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hamid Ahmadieh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,867
56,735
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,136
3,375
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Krzysztof Palczewski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,782
13,596
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,335
3,471
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Edwin M Stone
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,628
15,774
0.256
ophthalmology
retina
genetic testing
retinal degeneration
retinitis pigmentosa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,896
213
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ya-Xing Wang
Capital Medical University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,819
41,652
0.708
ophthalmology
glaucoma
optic nerve
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,638
751
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alan Bird
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,789
11,713
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,943
47
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sofia Androudi
University of Thessaly
Volos, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,616
45,135
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,343
4,441
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael D Abramoff
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,076
21,014
0.396
retina
image
analysis
automated
diabetes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,435
4,483
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chi-Chao Chan
National Eye Institute
Bethesda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,795
11,776
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,547
4,530
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stephen Waller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,418
32,992
0.629
humanitarian assistance
ophthalmology
eye banking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,903
4,700
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jay Duker
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,233
14,856
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,307
4,895
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lloyd Paul Aiello
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,891
12,755
0.256
Diabetic Retinopathy
Clinical Trial Design Implementation and Analysis
Retinal Imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,726
184
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jose Alain Sahel
Sorbonne Université
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,595
22,811
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,906
5,160
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Patricia A D Amore
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,093
7,973
0.166
angiogenesis
age-related macular degeneration
pericytes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,054
5,225
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alfred Sommer
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,637
6,529
0.137
ophthalmology
epidemiology
blindness prevention
public health
child survival