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Medical and Health Sciences / Physical Medicine Highly Cited Researchers 337 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
rehabilitation
cognitive neuroscience
prefrontal cortex
executive function
neuropsycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,750
25,928
0.271
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Neuropsychology
Concussio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,803
25,768
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
neuropsychology
traumatic brain injury
disorders of consciousness
rehabilitatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,527
19,290
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rehabilitation outcomes measuremen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,519
10,053
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
rehabilitation
brain injur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,406
9,177
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Spondyloarthritis
ankylosing spondylitis
ultrasonography
imaging
rehabilitatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,052
7,149
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,259
5,999
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rehabilitation Sciences
balance
gait
multiple sclerosis
fall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,030
6,359
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
musculoskeletal ultrasoun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,305
7,300
0.646
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rehabilitation
Cancer Rehabilitation
Prehabilitation
Disparitie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,116
8,481
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
brain injury
rehabilitation
biomarkers
cognition and behavior
epileps
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,055
4,369
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Physiolog
Physical education and sport medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation: principles and practic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,981
3,239
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
physiology
cardiovascular
autonomic
exercis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,718
2,991
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Medicina Física e Reabilitaçã
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,438
4,526
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
spor fizyoterapisi
egzersiz
fiziksel aktivite
spo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,914
3,958
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,683
4,501
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wheelchair skills assessment and trainin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,339
2,208
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Spinal Cord Injur
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,339
1,720
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
rehabilitation
brain plasticity
fMR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,081
1,910
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Fizik Tedavi
Romatoloji ve İmmünoloj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,819
2,938
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rehabilitation
exercise therapy
exercise physiology
physical therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,760
4,464
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gait Analysis
Neurorehabilitatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,619
1,972
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Medicina física e reabilitaçã
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,656
2,072
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,620
2,185
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Lifestyle Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,489
3,097
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,704
1,734
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jordan Grafman
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,750
25,928
0.271
rehabilitation
cognitive neuroscience
prefrontal cortex
executive function
neuropsycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,587
324
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Grant L Iverson
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,803
25,768
0.446
Neuropsychology
Concussio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,872
8,295
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joseph Giacino
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,527
19,290
0.528
neuropsychology
traumatic brain injury
disorders of consciousness
rehabilitatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,130
13,156
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Allen Heinemann
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,519
10,053
0.379
Rehabilitation outcomes measuremen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,782
21,031
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Flora Mcconnell Hammond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,406
9,177
0.499
rehabilitation
brain injur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,085
167
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Salih Ozgocmen
Trakya University
Edirne, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,052
7,149
0.396
Spondyloarthritis
ankylosing spondylitis
ultrasonography
imaging
rehabilitatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,543
28,515
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard Zorowitz
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,259
5,999
0.421
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,698
31,445
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jacob Sosnoff
University of Kansas
Lawrence, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,030
6,359
0.488
Rehabilitation Sciences
balance
gait
multiple sclerosis
fall
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,145
348
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Levent Özçakar
Hacettepe University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,305
7,300
0.646
musculoskeletal ultrasoun
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,933
37,240
1,493
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Julie K Silver
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,116
8,481
0.763
Rehabilitation
Cancer Rehabilitation
Prehabilitation
Disparitie
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,484
41,205
394
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Amy K Wagner
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,055
4,369
0.435
brain injury
rehabilitation
biomarkers
cognition and behavior
epileps
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,358
39
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
А Магльований; A Mahlovanyy; A Mahliovanyy; A Мahlovanyi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,981
3,239
0.325
Physiolog
Physical education and sport medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation: principles and practic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,599
42,629
1,648
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
J Andrew Taylor
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,718
2,991
0.308
physiology
cardiovascular
autonomic
exercis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,278
1,659
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Linamara Rizzo Battistella
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,438
4,526
0.480
Medicina Física e Reabilitaçã
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,733
509
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yaşar Gül Baltaci
Independent Researcher Türkiye
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,914
3,958
0.444
spor fizyoterapisi
egzersiz
fiziksel aktivite
spo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,298
47,555
566
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Erik Henricson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,683
4,501
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,011
5,667
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ronald Lee Kirby
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,339
2,208
0.265
Wheelchair skills assessment and trainin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,013
49,421
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anthony F Dimarco
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,339
1,720
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,539
3,611
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pascal Giraux
Université de Saint Étienne
Saint-Étienne, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,081
1,910
0.236
rehabilitation
brain plasticity
fMR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,425
658
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kemal Nas
Sakarya University
Sakarya, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,819
2,938
0.376
Fizik Tedavi
Romatoloji ve İmmünoloj
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,525
1,291
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Thomas Bandholm
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,760
4,464
0.575
Rehabilitation
exercise therapy
exercise physiology
physical therap
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,375
680
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Melek Güneş Yavuzer
Haliç University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,619
1,972
0.259
Gait Analysis
Neurorehabilitatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,047
3,032
845
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marcelo Riberto
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,656
2,072
0.311
Medicina física e reabilitaçã
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,966
879
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fitnat Dinçer
Hacettepe University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,620
2,185
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,409
61,978
2,256
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Edward M Phillips
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,489
3,097
0.477
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Lifestyle Medicin