Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology 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
Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375,044
268,577
0.716
* 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
262,229
160,579
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ophthalmology Outcomes Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,890
131,592
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
clinical trial and evidence synthesis methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,112
165,835
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Glaucoma
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,754
35,151
0.379
* 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
86,318
35,927
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Ophthalmology
Retina
Vitreous
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,847
52,938
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ocular Imaging
Aqueous Outflow
Regenerative Ophthalmology
Laser-Tissue Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,642
22,143
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,207
73,274
0.937
* 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
76,308
42,701
0.560
* 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
71,977
68,934
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ophthalmology
Retina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,454
59,133
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
eye
retina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,237
15,683
0.252
* 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
61,111
18,287
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
ophthalmology
glaucoma
optic nerve
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,833
45,110
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
retina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,340
13,369
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,869
47,847
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,397
13,635
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
retina
image
analysis
automated
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,176
23,831
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
humanitarian assistance
ophthalmology
eye banking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,414
37,410
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,751
17,593
0.347
* 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
49,411
14,871
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
angiogenesis
age-related macular degeneration
pericytes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,709
9,252
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,515
24,822
0.522
* 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
47,300
7,679
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86
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
375,044
268,577
0.716
Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372
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
262,229
160,579
0.612
Retinal disease
diabetes
hypertension
artificial intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
792
17
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Konrad Pesudovs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,890
131,592
0.652
Ophthalmology Outcomes Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
816
327
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tianjing Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,112
165,835
0.829
clinical trial and evidence synthesis methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,603
1,712
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
92,754
35,151
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,089
48
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kazuo Tsubota
Keio University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,318
35,927
0.416
ophthalmology
aging
dry eye
ocular surface
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,358
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
82,847
52,938
0.639
Ophthalmology
Retina
Vitreous
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,794
2,282
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joel S Schuman
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,642
22,143
0.282
Ocular Imaging
Aqueous Outflow
Regenerative Ophthalmology
Laser-Tissue Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,850
49
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joao M Furtado *
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,207
73,274
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,062
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kang Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,308
42,701
0.560
ophthalmology
genomics
stem cell
artificial intelligence
translational medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,556
42
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sare Safi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,977
68,934
0.958
Public Health
Optometry
Ophthalmology
Visual science
Diabetic retinopathy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,185
46
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hamid Ahmadieh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,454
59,133
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,051
3,342
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Krzysztof Palczewski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,237
15,683
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,258
3,445
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
61,111
18,287
0.299
ophthalmology
retina
genetic testing
retinal degeneration
retinitis pigmentosa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,133
220
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ya-Xing Wang
Capital Medical University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,833
45,110
0.794
ophthalmology
glaucoma
optic nerve
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,530
744
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alan Bird
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,340
13,369
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,159
47
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sofia Androudi
University of Thessaly
Volos, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,869
47,847
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,287
4,434
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chi-Chao Chan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,397
13,635
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,339
4,459
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael D Abramoff
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,176
23,831
0.457
retina
image
analysis
automated
diabetes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,558
4,558
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stephen Waller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,414
37,410
0.728
humanitarian assistance
ophthalmology
eye banking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,784
4,664
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jay Duker
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,751
17,593
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,202
4,855
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lloyd Paul Aiello
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,411
14,871
0.301
Diabetic Retinopathy
Clinical Trial Design Implementation and Analysis
Retinal Imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,771
5,122
351
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Patricia A D Amore
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,709
9,252
0.194
angiogenesis
age-related macular degeneration
pericytes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,845
185
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jose Alain Sahel
Sorbonne Université
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,515
24,822
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,922
5,180
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alfred Sommer
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,300
7,679
0.162
ophthalmology
epidemiology
blindness prevention
public health
child survival