Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Physiology Highly Cited Researchers 14 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
Conservation physiology
thermal physiology
pain physiology
fever physiology
sleep physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,768
3,555
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
tissue regeneration
bone induction
hydroxyapatites
self-induction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,777
1,490
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wildlife Conservation Physiology
Thermal Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,012
2,982
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,485
1,185
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Developmental programming. Non-conventional feeds and phytomedicine.
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,449
1,412
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
sleep
pain
nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,114
1,479
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
sleep
circadian rhythms
immunology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,493
736
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,300
251
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
909
402
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Psychosocial factors and pain
HIV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
302
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Physiology
haematology
platelets
monocytes
hiv
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
328
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
158
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Physiology
Exercise Physiology
Neurophysiology
Endocrine
Cardiovascular Pathophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,371
255
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Duncan Mitchell
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,768
3,555
0.278
Conservation physiology
thermal physiology
pain physiology
fever physiology
sleep physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,408
370
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ugo Ripamonti
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,777
1,490
0.152
tissue regeneration
bone induction
hydroxyapatites
self-induction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,667
704
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrea Fuller
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,012
2,982
0.496
Wildlife Conservation Physiology
Thermal Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,231
788
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Willie Daniels
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,485
1,185
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,965
1,786
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kennedy Erlwanger
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,449
1,412
0.577
Developmental programming. Non-conventional feeds and phytomedicine.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,379
2,042
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stella Iacovides
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,114
1,479
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,989
2,661
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Karine Scheuermaier
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,493
736
0.493
sleep
circadian rhythms
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593,050
2,965
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
R Brooksbank
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,300
251
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,090
3,699
371
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Warrick Mckinon
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
909
402
0.442
Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
794,251
4,159
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Antonia Wadley
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
302
0.409
Psychosocial factors and pain
HIV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,067,148
6,196
607
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Zibusiso Mkandla
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
328
0.921
Physiology
haematology
platelets
monocytes
hiv
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,360,437
8,780
848
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Busisani W Lembede
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
158
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,120,624
16,045
1,507
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Masiline Mapfumo
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,296,425
17,982
1,687
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Brian G Nkosi
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Physiology
Exercise Physiology
Neurophysiology
Endocrine
Cardiovascular Pathophysiology