Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Physiology Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Diabetes
Obesity
Insulin Action
Insulin Resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,643
46,699
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,799
59,082
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Exercise
eHealth wearables
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,077
53,396
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
physiology and pathology of the human chemical senses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,144
37,785
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Obesity
endocrinology
neosciencesur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,598
16,156
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Exercise and Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,337
30,160
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Mechanobiology
respiratory mechanics
atomic force microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,771
20,736
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,441
23,134
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
physiology
biology
cardiology
muscle
calcium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,217
10,862
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
melatonina
pineal
endocrinologia
neurofisiologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,937
16,334
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
physiology
cell biology
biophysics
ion transport
channelopathies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,365
10,163
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,095
13,274
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
metabolism
immune function
nutrients
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,201
16,047
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Vascular biology
cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,525
10,651
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
myocardial infarction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,061
4,665
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Interests: brown adipose tissue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,983
13,703
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
exercise physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,520
8,178
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
MASLD
diabetes
metabolism
metabolomics
system biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,860
19,103
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
physiology
smooth muscle
interstitial cells of Cajal
neurogastroenterology
gastroenterology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,076
8,176
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Herzforschung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,759
4,384
0.110
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Physiology
Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,357
15,578
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Nephrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,275
27,750
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Exercise prescription
Exercise is Medicine
Molecular Exercise Physiology
Cell Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,182
18,433
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Ion channels and calcium signaling in lymphocytes
intravital imaging of immune cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,056
7,757
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Physiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,921
12,908
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
833
338
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
C Ronald Kahn
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,643
46,699
0.241
Diabetes
Obesity
Insulin Action
Insulin Resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
943
5
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jens Juul Holst
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,799
59,082
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,760
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ulrik Wisloff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,077
53,396
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,469
205
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thomas Hummel
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,144
37,785
0.531
physiology and pathology of the human chemical senses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,091
134
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carlos Dieguez
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,598
16,156
0.267
Obesity
endocrinology
neosciencesur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,949
308
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Luc JC Van Loon|LJC van Loon, Luc van Loon, L van Loon
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,337
30,160
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,871
158
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Daniel Navajas
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,771
20,736
0.393
Mechanobiology
respiratory mechanics
atomic force microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,215
33
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jorma Toppari
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,441
23,134
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,910
5,207
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew R Marks
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,217
10,862
0.235
physiology
biology
cardiology
muscle
calcium
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,398
92
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
José Cipolla Neto
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,937
16,334
0.363
melatonina
pineal
endocrinologia
neurofisiologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,638
489
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thomas J. Jentsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,365
10,163
0.229
physiology
cell biology
biophysics
ion transport
channelopathies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,753
214
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bernard Thorens
Université de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,095
13,274
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,157
99
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rui Curi
Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul
Santiago, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,201
16,047
0.371
metabolism
immune function
nutrients
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,482
529
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ingrid Fleming
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,525
10,651
0.250
Vascular biology
cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,686
6,050
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
James M Downey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,061
4,665
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,728
144
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jan Nedergaard
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,983
13,703
0.326
Interests: brown adipose tissue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,982
6,196
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Edward F Coyle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,520
8,178
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,313
554
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Amalia Gastaldelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,860
19,103
0.468
MASLD
diabetes
metabolism
metabolomics
system biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,743
6,538
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kenton M Sanders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,076
8,176
0.204
physiology
smooth muscle
interstitial cells of Cajal
neurogastroenterology
gastroenterology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,904
598
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wolfgang Schaper
Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research
Bad Nauheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,759
4,384
0.110
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,753
597
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Danny Green
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,357
15,578
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,793
117
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
José Antonio Cortes De Oliveira
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,275
27,750
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,850
607
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David J Bishop
Victoria University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,182
18,433
0.483
Exercise prescription
Exercise is Medicine
Molecular Exercise Physiology
Cell Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,939
7,086
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Michael D Cahalan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,056
7,757
0.204
Ion channels and calcium signaling in lymphocytes
intravital imaging of immune cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,037
651
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rainer Schulz
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,921
12,908
0.340