Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Orthopedics and Traumatology Highly Cited Researchers 3.277 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
Orthopedic surgery
Sports medicine
literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,823
39,219
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports Medicine
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,346
19,302
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
osteoarthritis
cartilage
proteoglycan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,604
25,657
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Orthopaedic Trauma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,723
41,332
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics
Athletic Injuries
Biomechanics
Sensorimotor Neuroscience
Youth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,164
31,060
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
regeneration
mechanobiology
cartilage
osteoarthritis
biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,219
20,610
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,744
24,471
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
osteoporosis
bone biomechanics
musculoskeletal imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,168
18,399
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Spinal Surgery
Adult Scoliosis
Pediatric Scoliosis
Spondylolisthesis
Spinal Trauma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,385
26,387
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
musculoskeletal sciences
orthopaedics
surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,758
20,720
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hand surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Social health
Mental health
Effective communication strategies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,272
20,524
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shoulder Surgery
Total Joint Arthroplasty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,117
13,414
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
Extracellular Matrix
Tissue Engineering
Articular cartilage
Orthopedics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,305
4,167
0.098
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,854
11,197
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Arthritis
Bone
Tissue Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,706
12,206
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biomechanics
biomaterials
Orthopaedics
3-D Bioprinting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,681
10,869
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
orthopedics
bone
cartilage
implants
mechanobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,264
13,969
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Basis science of cartilage and tendon repair
(revision) total knee arthroplasty
osteoarthritis
orthopaedics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,911
12,629
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,824
6,645
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Orthopaedics
Orthopaedic oncology
Limb sparing surgery
Sarcoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,804
16,790
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Knee and ligament biomechanics
Osteoarthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,548
9,949
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Neuromuscular disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,617
9,787
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
orthopaedic surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,718
10,673
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
ortopedia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,269
11,435
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,236
8,218
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,091
13
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lars Engebretsen
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,823
39,219
0.447
Orthopedic surgery
Sports medicine
literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,443
2,112
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Freddie Fu
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,346
19,302
0.232
Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports Medicine
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,735
48
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stefan Lohmander
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,604
25,657
0.318
osteoarthritis
cartilage
proteoglycan
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,944
2,343
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mai P Nguyen
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,723
41,332
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,259
2,959
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gregory D Myer
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,164
31,060
0.456
Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics
Athletic Injuries
Biomechanics
Sensorimotor Neuroscience
Youth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,529
3,081
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Farshid Guilak
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,219
20,610
0.311
regeneration
mechanobiology
cartilage
osteoarthritis
biomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,612
567
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter V Giannoudis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,744
24,471
0.372
Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,316
4,426
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mary Bouxsein
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,168
18,399
0.346
osteoporosis
bone biomechanics
musculoskeletal imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,558
4,536
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christopher Shaffrey
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,385
26,387
0.504
Spinal Surgery
Adult Scoliosis
Pediatric Scoliosis
Spondylolisthesis
Spinal Trauma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,353
903
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrew J Carr
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,758
20,720
0.416
musculoskeletal sciences
orthopaedics
surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,841
5,132
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Ring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,272
20,524
0.425
Hand surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Social health
Mental health
Effective communication strategies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,995
6,150
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joseph Zuckerman
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,117
13,414
0.311
Shoulder Surgery
Total Joint Arthroplasty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,409
6,327
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
A Hari Reddi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,305
4,167
0.098
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
Extracellular Matrix
Tissue Engineering
Articular cartilage
Orthopedics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,768
591
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James G Wright
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,854
11,197
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,449
7,266
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Edward Schwarz
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,706
12,206
0.315
Arthritis
Bone
Tissue Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,462
130
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ww Lu
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,681
10,869
0.281
Biomechanics
biomaterials
Orthopaedics
3-D Bioprinting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,740
390
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Harrie Weinans
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,264
13,969
0.365
orthopedics
bone
cartilage
implants
mechanobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,996
400
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jan Verhaar
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,911
12,629
0.333
Basis science of cartilage and tendon repair
(revision) total knee arthroplasty
osteoarthritis
orthopaedics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,047
7,530
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Scott D Boden
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,824
6,645
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,713
695
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter F Choong
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,804
16,790
0.456
Orthopaedics
Orthopaedic oncology
Limb sparing surgery
Sarcoma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,899
7,927
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bruce Beynnon
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,548
9,949
0.272
Knee and ligament biomechanics
Osteoarthritis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,616
715
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Luciano Merlini
Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Ferrara, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,617
9,787
0.275
Neuromuscular disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,317
8,537
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joseph Iannotti
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,718
10,673
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,678
743
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Milena Fini
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,269
11,435
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,557
9,497
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Regis O Keefe
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,236
8,218
0.255