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
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: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,824
6,645
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Spine surgery
disc
bone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,743
2,823
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Orthopaedic Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,732
2,724
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Orthopedics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,342
3,235
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Orthopedics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,053
2,717
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
ACL Injury
Cartilage Restoration
Glenohumeral Instability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,776
1,576
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Orthopaedic surgery
scoliosis
hip reconstruction
pediatric orthopaedics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,491
1,506
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Spine/MSK Interventional Pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,275
719
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Orthopedic Surgery
Foot and Ankle Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,647
1,076
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Orthopaedic surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,020
467
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Orthopaedic Surgery
Spine Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
701
197
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
novel
non-invasive techniques for characterizing physiological processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
412
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Orthopaedics
Neuroscience
Biomechanics
Automated Analytics
Noninvasive Monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364
258
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Orthopaedic Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
129
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Orthopaedics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
58
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Orthopaedic Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
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
Scott D Boden
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,824
6,645
0.176
Tim Yoon
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,743
2,823
0.365
Spine surgery
disc
bone
Mara Schenker
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,732
2,724
0.405
Jacob Wilson
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,342
3,235
0.968
Michael B Gottschalk
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,053
2,717
0.890
Joseph Lamplot
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,776
1,576
0.568
ACL Injury
Cartilage Restoration
Glenohumeral Instability
Nicholas D Fletcher
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,491
1,506
0.605
Orthopaedic surgery
scoliosis
hip reconstruction
pediatric orthopaedics
John C Keel
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,275
719
0.316
Spine/MSK Interventional Pain
Jason Bariteau
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,647
1,076
0.653
Orthopedic Surgery
Foot and Ankle Surgery
Claudius Jarrett
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,020
467
0.458
Ehsan Saadat
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
701
197
0.281
Orthopaedic Surgery
Spine Surgery
Daniel Whittingslow
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
412
0.819
novel
non-invasive techniques for characterizing physiological processes
Heidi Kloefkorn
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364
258
0.709
Orthopaedics
Neuroscience
Biomechanics
Automated Analytics
Noninvasive Monitoring
Anthony Karzon
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
129
1.000
Changli Zhang
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
58
0.817
Jason G Garry
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000