The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
fetal surgery
pediatric surgery
pediatric endocrine surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,905
14,174
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Pediatric Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,493
8,006
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Pediatric liver diseases
Stem cells
Regenerative medicine
Inborn errors of metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,450
10,132
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Vesicoureteral Reflux
Hirschsprung Disease
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,027
7,181
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Urology
General Surgery
Urology
Robotic Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,143
14,278
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Pediatric Surgery
Clinical Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,429
11,278
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Pediatric Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,028
15,876
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Pediatric Endocrinology
Diabetes
Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,946
19,769
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Medicina e Chirurgia
Pediatria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,320
10,051
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Pediatric Surgery - Kidney Transplantation - Endoscopy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,773
6,206
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Chirurgia Pediatrica
Urologia Pediatrica
Pediatria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,273
8,109
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
pediatric surgery
liver surgery
neonatal surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,232
4,380
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
pediatric surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,474
4,996
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
pediatric endocrinology
inborn errors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,042
6,617
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
pediatric surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,699
6,803
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Paediatric Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Vascular Anomalies
Neonatal Surgery
Burn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,639
5,083
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Pediatric Epilepsy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,481
5,433
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
pediatric emergency medicine
pain management
procedural sedation in children
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,589
3,435
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
hepatobiliary surgery
pediatric surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,535
1,827
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Pediatric Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,193
1,437
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
descent of testis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,805
2,009
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Pediatric Urology
Disorders of Sex Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,431
3,011
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
oncology
pediatric surgery
liver tumors
videosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,338
4,223
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Pediatric Health Promotion
Clinical Child Psychology
Pediatric Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,675
2,531
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Pediatric Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,479
3,614
0.483
N. Scott Adzick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,905
14,174
0.273
fetal surgery
pediatric surgery
pediatric endocrine surgery
Nancy Tarbell
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,493
8,006
0.246
Etienne Sokal
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,450
10,132
0.356
Pediatric liver diseases
Stem cells
Regenerative medicine
Inborn errors of metabolism
Prem Puri
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,027
7,181
0.266
Vesicoureteral Reflux
Hirschsprung Disease
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Research
Ciro Andolfi
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,143
14,278
0.591
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Urology
General Surgery
Urology
Robotic Surgery
Shawn St. Peter
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
Kansas City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,429
11,278
0.503
Pediatric Surgery
Clinical Research
Oliver Muensterer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,028
15,876
0.793
Rade Vukovic
University of Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,946
19,769
0.991
Pediatric Endocrinology
Diabetes
Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
Donato Rigante
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,320
10,051
0.580
Medicina e Chirurgia
Pediatria
Jose Luiz Figueiredo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,773
6,206
0.370
Pediatric Surgery - Kidney Transplantation - Endoscopy
Ciro Esposito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,273
8,109
0.498
Chirurgia Pediatrica
Urologia Pediatrica
Pediatria
Jan Hulscher
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,232
4,380
0.358
pediatric surgery
liver surgery
neonatal surgery
Holly Hedrick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,474
4,996
0.435
Anna Nordenström
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,042
6,617
0.599
pediatric endocrinology
inborn errors
David H Rothstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,699
6,803
0.636
Roy Kimble|Roy M Kimble, RM Kimble, R Kimble
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,639
5,083
0.478
Paediatric Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Vascular Anomalies
Neonatal Surgery
Burn
Phillip Pearl
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,481
5,433
0.518
Baruch S Krauss
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,589
3,435
0.358
pediatric emergency medicine
pain management
procedural sedation in children
Frederick Karrer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,535
1,827
0.192
hepatobiliary surgery
pediatric surgery
Thom Lobe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,193
1,437
0.156
Feridun Cahit Tanyel
Hacettepe University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,805
2,009
0.228
Amy B Wisniewski
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,431
3,011
0.357
Pediatric Urology
Disorders of Sex Development
Piotr Czauderna
Medical University of Gdansk
Gdansk, Poland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,338
4,223
0.506
oncology
pediatric surgery
liver tumors
videosurgery
Ric G Steele
University of Kansas
Lawrence, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,675
2,531
0.330
Pediatric Health Promotion
Clinical Child Psychology
Pediatric Psychology
Saleem Islam
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,479
3,614
0.483