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
Head and Neck surgery
Surgery
Oncology
Otolaryngology
surgical Oncology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,762
25,404
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
audiology
otolaryngology
speech
cochlear implants
hearing aids
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,547
46,250
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Head and Neck Cancer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,209
33,394
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Head Neck Cancer Treatment Prevention Early detectionTobacco Alcohol oral cancer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,275
42,645
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
cancer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,916
20,653
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Sinus surgery
skull base surgery
minimally invasive techniques
pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,492
13,023
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
head and neck cancer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,487
21,599
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
otolaryngology
head and neck surgery
skull base
cranial base
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,068
15,065
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
head and neck surgery
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,624
26,031
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Otolaryngology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,408
12,210
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Healthcare
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Otitis Media
Evidence-based Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,140
13,719
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Head and Neck and Thyroid surgery
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,347
19,023
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Head and Neck Cancer
Genetics
Molecular Diagnostics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,758
17,488
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Sinonasal and Skull Base Disorders
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,603
14,880
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,239
16,542
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Head and Neck Cancer
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,974
13,308
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Head and neck cancer
Tumor Microenvironment
Experimental Therapeutics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,221
9,703
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
head neck cancer
facial nerve
salivary glands
biophotonics
deep learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,777
9,873
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
hearing
cochlear implants
neuroscience
speech recognition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,628
4,448
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Rhinology
Skull Base Surgery
Biofilms
Sinus Tumors
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,523
10,555
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Head Neck surgery
oncology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,428
12,034
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
head and neck cancer
larynx
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,844
9,152
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Head and neck cancer
head and neck reconstruction
salivary gland diseases
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,363
9,619
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Otolaryngology
rhinology
Skull Base surgery
Rhinoplasty ...
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,354
9,092
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Rhinology
rhinosinusitis
endoscopic surgery
olfaction
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,248
8,874
0.546
Jatin Shah
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,762
25,404
0.340
Head and Neck surgery
Surgery
Oncology
Otolaryngology
surgical Oncology
Zhang Hua
Capital Medical University
Beijing, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,547
46,250
0.638
audiology
otolaryngology
speech
cochlear implants
hearing aids
Robert L Ferris
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,209
33,394
0.616
Head and Neck Cancer
Pankaj Chaturvedi
Tata Memorial Centre
Mumbai, India
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,275
42,645
0.865
Head Neck Cancer Treatment Prevention Early detectionTobacco Alcohol oral cancer
Jennifer Grandis
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,916
20,653
0.431
David Kennedy
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,492
13,023
0.286
Sinus surgery
skull base surgery
minimally invasive techniques
pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis
Daniel Johnson
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,487
21,599
0.508
head and neck cancer
Carl Snyderman
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,068
15,065
0.386
otolaryngology
head and neck surgery
skull base
cranial base
Saleh Aldhahri
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,624
26,031
0.752
head and neck surgery
Janet A Wilson
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,408
12,210
0.355
Richard M Rosenfeld
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,140
13,719
0.402
Healthcare
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Otitis Media
Evidence-based Medicine
Ian Ganly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,347
19,023
0.607
Head and Neck and Thyroid surgery
Nishant Agrawal
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,758
17,488
0.588
Head and Neck Cancer
Genetics
Molecular Diagnostics
Richard J Harvey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,603
14,880
0.581
Sinonasal and Skull Base Disorders
Antonio Greco
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,239
16,542
0.712
Alan L Ho
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,974
13,308
0.606
Head and Neck Cancer
Sufi Thomas
University of Kansas
Lawrence, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,221
9,703
0.457
Head and neck cancer
Tumor Microenvironment
Experimental Therapeutics
Orlando Guntinas-Lichius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,777
9,873
0.499
head neck cancer
facial nerve
salivary glands
biophotonics
deep learning
Robert V Shannon
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,628
4,448
0.239
hearing
cochlear implants
neuroscience
speech recognition
James N Palmer
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,523
10,555
0.570
Rhinology
Skull Base Surgery
Biofilms
Sinus Tumors
Anil D'Cruz
Tata Memorial Centre
Mumbai, India
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,428
12,034
0.653
Head Neck surgery
oncology
Jonathan J Beitler
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,844
9,152
0.513
head and neck cancer
larynx
Richard Yuxiong Su
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,363
9,619
0.554
Head and neck cancer
head and neck reconstruction
salivary gland diseases
Christos Georgalas
University of Nicosia
Nicosia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,354
9,092
0.524
Otolaryngology
rhinology
Skull Base surgery
Rhinoplasty ...
Richard Louis Voegels
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,248
8,874
0.546
Rhinology
rhinosinusitis
endoscopic surgery
olfaction