Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Orthopedics and Traumatology Rankings 2025
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
Orthopedic surgery
Sports medicine
literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,139
42,483
0.505
* 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
81,714
21,888
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
osteoarthritis
cartilage
proteoglycan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,063
28,194
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Orthopaedic Trauma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,230
43,353
0.592
* 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
64,940
33,586
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
regeneration
osteoarthritis
cartilage
biomechanics
mechanobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,483
23,099
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,603
26,682
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
osteoporosis
bone biomechanics
musculoskeletal imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,513
19,894
0.386
* 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
50,094
28,754
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
musculoskeletal sciences
orthopaedics
surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,896
22,347
0.467
* 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
46,372
22,074
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
Extracellular Matrix
Tissue Engineering
Articular cartilage
Orthopedics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,937
4,910
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Shoulder Surgery
Total Joint Arthroplasty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,819
14,447
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,852
12,438
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Arthritis
Bone
Tissue Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,600
13,288
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,296
7,656
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Biomechanics
biomaterials
Orthopaedics
3-D Bioprinting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,164
12,011
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
orthopedics
bone
cartilage
implants
mechanobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,102
15,259
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Basis science of cartilage and tendon repair
(revision) total knee arthroplasty
osteoarthritis
orthopaedics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,823
14,083
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Knee and ligament biomechanics
Osteoarthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,605
11,968
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Orthopaedics
Orthopaedic oncology
Limb sparing surgery
Sarcoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,176
17,498
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Neuromuscular disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,825
10,977
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
orthopaedic surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,639
11,896
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
ortopedia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,220
12,467
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,540
9,242
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,109
13
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lars Engebretsen
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,139
42,483
0.505
Orthopedic surgery
Sports medicine
literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,297
2,055
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Freddie Fu
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,714
21,888
0.268
Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports Medicine
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,655
50
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stefan Lohmander
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,063
28,194
0.361
osteoarthritis
cartilage
proteoglycan
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,236
2,496
30
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
73,230
43,353
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,321
3,000
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gregory D Myer
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,940
33,586
0.517
Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics
Athletic Injuries
Biomechanics
Sensorimotor Neuroscience
Youth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,392
3,030
26
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
64,483
23,099
0.358
regeneration
osteoarthritis
cartilage
biomechanics
mechanobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,539
558
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter V Giannoudis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,603
26,682
0.420
Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,198
4,412
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mary Bouxsein
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,513
19,894
0.386
osteoporosis
bone biomechanics
musculoskeletal imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,620
4,612
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christopher Shaffrey
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,094
28,754
0.574
Spinal Surgery
Adult Scoliosis
Pediatric Scoliosis
Spondylolisthesis
Spinal Trauma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,320
897
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrew J Carr
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,896
22,347
0.467
musculoskeletal sciences
orthopaedics
surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,862
5,183
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Ring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,372
22,074
0.476
Hand surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Social health
Mental health
Effective communication strategies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,761
6,088
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
A Hari Reddi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,937
4,910
0.117
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
Extracellular Matrix
Tissue Engineering
Articular cartilage
Orthopedics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,833
6,123
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joseph Zuckerman
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,819
14,447
0.345
Shoulder Surgery
Total Joint Arthroplasty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,431
573
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
38,852
12,438
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,218
7,207
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Edward Schwarz
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,600
13,288
0.353
Arthritis
Bone
Tissue Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,400
7,299
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Scott D Boden
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,296
7,656
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,477
130
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ww Lu
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,164
12,011
0.323
Biomechanics
biomaterials
Orthopaedics
3-D Bioprinting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,515
386
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Harrie Weinans
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,102
15,259
0.411
orthopedics
bone
cartilage
implants
mechanobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,709
390
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jan Verhaar
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,823
14,083
0.382
Basis science of cartilage and tendon repair
(revision) total knee arthroplasty
osteoarthritis
orthopaedics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,571
7,830
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bruce Beynnon
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,605
11,968
0.336
Knee and ligament biomechanics
Osteoarthritis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,879
702
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter F Choong
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,176
17,498
0.497
Orthopaedics
Orthopaedic oncology
Limb sparing surgery
Sarcoma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,161
694
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Luciano Merlini
Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Ferrara, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,825
10,977
0.315
Neuromuscular disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,093
8,494
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joseph Iannotti
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,639
11,896
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,455
735
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Milena Fini
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,220
12,467
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,998
9,330
81
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
31,540
9,242
0.293