Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 4.051 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
Pancreatic cancer
pancreas cancer
pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252,355
79,836
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
neuropathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248,430
93,664
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tumor biology
angiogenesis
age-related macular degeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,580
32,148
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,848
46,097
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
molecular and genetic epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,049
54,265
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pathology
Molecular biology
lung cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,176
25,892
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
cancer genomics
precision medicine
microbiome
sarcoma
melanoma
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,767
101,948
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cancer
lymphoma
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,423
44,692
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pathology
Genetics
Molecular Oncology
Stem Cell Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,330
27,413
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
iron physiology
innate immunity
defensins
hepcidin
erythroferrone
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,224
26,971
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Glioma
neuropathology
genetics
hypoxia
tumor microenvironment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,106
60,435
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,287
41,734
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Neuropathology
Neuro Oncology
Pathology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,060
17,294
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
gastrointestinal pathology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,169
43,560
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vascular Biology
Endothelium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,701
9,108
0.099
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
neuropathology
clinical & experimental
dementia
stroke
neuropathologic substrates of epilepsy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,445
29,937
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
hematopoiesis
hematologic malignancies
sex chromosomes
DNA methylation
cell-free DNA
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,192
46,668
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
cancer biology
hematopathology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,472
27,264
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
sarcoma
pathology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,478
20,128
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Neuropathology of neurodegenerative diseases
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,859
35,766
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
mast cells and basophils
immunology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,737
18,242
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Brain Tumor Pathology and Genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,350
45,547
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pathology
Hematopathology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,959
42,318
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,695
22,264
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,278
39,577
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459
188
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ralph Hruban
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252,355
79,836
0.316
Pancreatic cancer
pancreas cancer
pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485
196
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dennis W Dickson
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248,430
93,664
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
751
298
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Napoleone Ferrara
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,580
32,148
0.153
Tumor biology
angiogenesis
age-related macular degeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
870
354
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Elaine Jaffe
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,848
46,097
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
914
373
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Russell Tracy
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,049
54,265
0.283
molecular and genetic epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,267
557
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Adi Gazdar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,176
25,892
0.160
Pathology
Molecular biology
lung cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,303
573
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alexander J Lazar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,767
101,948
0.638
cancer genomics
precision medicine
microbiome
sarcoma
melanoma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,747
71
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Randy D Gascoyne
British Columbia Cancer Agency
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,423
44,692
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,991
907
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Carlos Cordon-Cardo
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,330
27,413
0.214
Pathology
Genetics
Molecular Oncology
Stem Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,435
1,154
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tomas Ganz
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,224
26,971
0.234
iron physiology
innate immunity
defensins
hepcidin
erythroferrone
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,675
1,271
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Daniel J Brat
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,106
60,435
0.549
Glioma
neuropathology
genetics
hypoxia
tumor microenvironment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,819
1,341
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Klimstra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,287
41,734
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,282
1,566
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peter Burger
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,060
17,294
0.175
Neuropathology
Neuro Oncology
Pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,702
1,749
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Thomas Smyrk
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,169
43,560
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,805
1,799
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael Gimbrone
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,701
9,108
0.099
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,824
1,811
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Harry V Vinters
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,445
29,937
0.327
neuropathology
clinical & experimental
dementia
stroke
neuropathologic substrates of epilepsy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,919
1,861
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Timothy Triche
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,192
46,668
0.517
hematopoiesis
hematologic malignancies
sex chromosomes
DNA methylation
cell-free DNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,048
1,918
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jon Aster
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,472
27,264
0.308
cancer biology
hematopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,277
2,028
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matt Van De Rijn
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,478
20,128
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,314
344
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nigel Cairns
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,859
35,766
0.421
Neuropathology of neurodegenerative diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,330
2,055
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephen Galli
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,737
18,242
0.215
mast cells and basophils
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,558
2,164
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Arie Perry
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,350
45,547
0.553
Brain Tumor Pathology and Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,811
2,279
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Scott Rodig
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,959
42,318
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,160
2,436
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Maria J Merino
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,695
22,264
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,208
2,454
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bruce L Levine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,278
39,577
0.519