Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 4.987 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
systematic reviews
information retrieval
bibliometrics
pediatrics
complementary and alternative medicine
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,905
116,830
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Early Childhood Health and Development
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,182
92,759
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
microbiome
citizen science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,902
70,056
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Epidemiology
child obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,432
30,139
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
lung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,938
18,325
0.195
* 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
91,571
41,587
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
insulin action
insulin
diabetes
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,876
9,869
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,940
31,620
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Primordial/primary prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,646
48,390
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cancer research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,602
15,733
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
ADHD
attention
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,751
16,705
0.218
* 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
75,982
29,679
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
mitochondrial disease
aging
exercise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,292
24,279
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pediatric Neurooncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,248
44,629
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
pediatric stroke
sickle cell disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,636
33,322
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gastroenterology
Microbiome
Mucosal Immunology and Biology
Autoimmunity
Nutrition
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,288
30,318
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
lung immunology
Th17 cells
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,858
22,350
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nutritional Biochemistry
Maternal and Child Health
Pediatric Nutrition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,437
14,787
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
CAR T cells
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,348
41,098
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
neonatology
infant mortality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,212
26,027
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
child health
primary care
inequalities
general practice
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,491
53,072
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Epidemiology
Meta-analysis
Umbrella review
Immunology
Autoimmune diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,789
62,009
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,107
36,727
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Obesity
exercise
behavioral economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,898
11,864
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
cardiovascular
aging
women's health
obesity
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,628
21,730
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
897
39
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Margaret Sampson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,905
116,830
0.603
systematic reviews
information retrieval
bibliometrics
pediatrics
complementary and alternative medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,142
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bolajoko O. Olusanya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,182
92,759
0.753
Early Childhood Health and Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,688
1,275
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Mcdonald
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,902
70,056
0.637
microbiome
citizen science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,871
1,362
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
106,432
30,139
0.283
Epidemiology
child obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,647
1,719
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fernando D Martinez
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,938
18,325
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,816
1,805
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kirsten K Ness
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,571
41,587
0.454
pediatrics
cancer
frailty
exercise
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,819
2,284
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Morris F White
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,876
9,869
0.124
insulin action
insulin
diabetes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,927
407
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrew Bush
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,940
31,620
0.401
Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,962
41
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Roya Kelishadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,646
48,390
0.615
Primordial/primary prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,068
2,400
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thomas Look
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,602
15,733
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,156
2,434
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
James Swanson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,751
16,705
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,242
2,472
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
75,982
29,679
0.391
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Innate Immunity
Novel Infectious Disease Therapeutics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,339
207
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mark Tarnopolsky
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,292
24,279
0.322
mitochondrial disease
aging
exercise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,550
211
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Tw Jones
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,248
44,629
0.609
Pediatric Neurooncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,629
2,667
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lori Jordan
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,636
33,322
0.459
pediatric stroke
sickle cell disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,810
2,746
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alessio Fasano
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,288
30,318
0.425
Gastroenterology
Microbiome
Mucosal Immunology and Biology
Autoimmunity
Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,869
2,779
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jay Kolls
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,858
22,350
0.315
lung immunology
Th17 cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,933
2,809
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bruce W Hollis
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,437
14,787
0.210
Nutritional Biochemistry
Maternal and Child Health
Pediatric Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,092
2,889
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stephan A. Grupp
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,348
41,098
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,260
2,957
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Waldemar Carlo
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,212
26,027
0.382
neonatology
infant mortality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,364
545
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sonia Saxena
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,491
53,072
0.786
child health
primary care
inequalities
general practice
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,620
63
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jae Il Shin
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,789
62,009
0.943
Epidemiology
Meta-analysis
Umbrella review
Immunology
Autoimmune diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,743
22
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Heather Zar
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,107
36,727
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,790
3,207
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
LH Epstein
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,898
11,864
0.183
Obesity
exercise
behavioral economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,821
3,221
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yan Liu
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,628
21,730
0.336
cardiovascular
aging
women's health
obesity
epidemiology