Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Pediatrics and Child Health Rankings 2025
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
systematic reviews
information retrieval
bibliometrics
pediatrics
complementary and alternative medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,142
129,488
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Early Childhood Health and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,621
96,640
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
microbiome
citizen science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,101
77,078
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Epidemiology
child obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,104
38,499
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
lung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,711
21,645
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
pediatrics
cancer
frailty
exercise
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,523
48,218
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
insulin action
insulin
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,279
11,497
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,908
34,502
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cancer research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,771
18,283
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
ADHD
attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,680
19,409
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Primordial/primary prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,533
52,256
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Innate Immunity
Novel Infectious Disease Therapeutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,333
33,255
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
mitochondrial disease
aging
exercise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,608
27,778
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Pediatric Neurooncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,622
48,412
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
lung immunology
Th17 cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,649
25,166
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Nutritional Biochemistry
Maternal and Child Health
Pediatric Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,595
17,614
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Gastroenterology
Microbiome
Mucosal Immunology and Biology
Autoimmunity
Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,339
32,766
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
CAR T cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,024
44,583
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
neonatology
infant mortality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,872
29,377
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
child health
primary care
inequalities
general practice
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,537
55,628
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Obesity
exercise
behavioral economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,235
14,015
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
cardiovascular
aging
women's health
obesity
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,792
28,211
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
HIV
AIDS
autophagy
pharmacogenetics
continental ancestry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,430
24,067
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Pediatric Health-Related Quality of Life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,342
21,173
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Asthma
Allergy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,574
25,860
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
899
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Margaret Sampson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,142
129,488
0.685
systematic reviews
information retrieval
bibliometrics
pediatrics
complementary and alternative medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,273
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bolajoko O. Olusanya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,621
96,640
0.829
Early Childhood Health and Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,748
1,308
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Mcdonald
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,101
77,078
0.726
microbiome
citizen science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,803
1,328
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Theresa A Nicklas
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,104
38,499
0.366
Epidemiology
child obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,583
1,703
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fernando D Martinez
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,711
21,645
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,810
1,817
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kirsten K Ness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,523
48,218
0.539
pediatrics
cancer
frailty
exercise
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,682
2,225
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Morris F White
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,279
11,497
0.145
insulin action
insulin
diabetes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,956
410
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrew Bush
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,908
34,502
0.449
Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,974
2,363
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas Look
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,771
18,283
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,087
2,414
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
James Swanson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,680
19,409
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,105
41
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Roya Kelishadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,533
52,256
0.692
Primordial/primary prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,258
2,493
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Victor Nizet
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,333
33,255
0.447
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Innate Immunity
Novel Infectious Disease Therapeutics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,344
208
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mark Tarnopolsky
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,608
27,778
0.377
mitochondrial disease
aging
exercise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,682
216
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Tw Jones
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,622
48,412
0.686
Pediatric Neurooncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,813
2,752
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jay Kolls
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,649
25,166
0.361
lung immunology
Th17 cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,825
2,756
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bruce W Hollis
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,595
17,614
0.253
Nutritional Biochemistry
Maternal and Child Health
Pediatric Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,872
2,776
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alessio Fasano
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,339
32,766
0.473
Gastroenterology
Microbiome
Mucosal Immunology and Biology
Autoimmunity
Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,199
2,937
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stephan A. Grupp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,024
44,583
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,225
2,947
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Waldemar Carlo
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,872
29,377
0.439
neonatology
infant mortality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,586
561
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sonia Saxena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,537
55,628
0.862
child health
primary care
inequalities
general practice
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,640
3,134
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
LH Epstein
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,235
14,015
0.218
Obesity
exercise
behavioral economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,711
3,170
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yan Liu
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,792
28,211
0.442
cardiovascular
aging
women's health
obesity
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,965
3,300
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stephen A Spector
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,430
24,067
0.386
HIV
AIDS
autophagy
pharmacogenetics
continental ancestry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,977
3,306
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
James W Varni
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,342
21,173
0.340
Pediatric Health-Related Quality of Life
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,126
617
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adnan Custovic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,574
25,860
0.420