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.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nutritional Biochemistry
Maternal and Child Health
Pediatric Nutrition
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,437
14,787
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Thermal ablation
Image-guided therapies
Image-guided Drug Delivery
Bioheat transfer
Mathematical Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,179
2,907
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
quality improvement
patient safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,682
1,847
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
HIV
pediatric infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,764
1,182
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Physician workforce
Pediatric Opioid Prescribing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,774
680
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
febrile infant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,290
825
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pediatrics
neonatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
141
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
pediatric epilepsy
epilepsy surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
94
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
pediatric neuropsychology
learning disabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
59
1.000
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
Dieter Haemmerich
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,179
2,907
0.355
Thermal ablation
Image-guided therapies
Image-guided Drug Delivery
Bioheat transfer
Mathematical Modeling
David Bundy
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,682
1,847
0.502
quality improvement
patient safety
Allison Ross Eckard
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,764
1,182
0.428
HIV
pediatric infectious diseases
William Bill Basco
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,774
680
0.383
Physician workforce
Pediatric Opioid Prescribing
Christopher M Pruitt
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,290
825
0.640
Katherine Chetta
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
141
0.635
Pediatrics
neonatology
Samir Karia
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
94
0.503
pediatric epilepsy
epilepsy surgery
Jessica C Luedke
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
59
1.000
pediatric neuropsychology
learning disabilities