Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Rheumatology Highly Cited Researchers 1.018 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
Clinical Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Cardiology
Clinical Trials
Meta-Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295,807
199,203
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
rheumatology
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,563
51,145
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Arthritis
Osteoporosis
Falls
Guidelines
Burden of disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,096
78,155
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Autoimmunity
Immunology
Rheumatology
Pathophysiology
Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,696
44,565
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
musculoskeletal disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,815
37,347
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rheumatology
Scleroderma
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lupus
Vasculitis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,577
31,108
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rheumatology
immunology
genetics
immunotherapy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,631
24,219
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gout
osteoarthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,193
26,016
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
immunology
rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,526
23,897
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,774
34,153
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
reumatologia
immunologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,454
31,678
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
reumatologia
immunologia
ematologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,978
23,878
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,891
33,916
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rheumatology
Epidemiology
Genetics
Inflammation
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,365
23,005
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,850
24,322
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,264
25,801
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
rheumatology
epidemiology
informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,892
24,702
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
rheumatology
epidemiology
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
psoriatic arthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,165
19,978
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
RHEUMATOLOGY
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,789
14,411
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,543
22,906
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Medicine
Rheumatology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,152
21,110
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Medicine
Rheumatology
Pediatric Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,227
22,029
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
rheumatology
muscle
sarcopenia
aging
mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,070
11,919
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,294
19,004
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
osteoarthritis
epidemiology
clinical trials
imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,107
18,116
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246
17
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Jüni
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295,807
199,203
0.673
Clinical Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Cardiology
Clinical Trials
Meta-Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
929
68
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Emery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,563
51,145
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,126
28
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lyn Lynette LM March
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,096
78,155
0.454
Arthritis
Osteoporosis
Falls
Guidelines
Burden of disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,452
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yehuda Shoenfeld
Saint Petersburg State University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,696
44,565
0.296
Autoimmunity
Immunology
Rheumatology
Pathophysiology
Pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,554
122
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alan Silman
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,815
37,347
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,596
1,226
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daniel E Furst
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,577
31,108
0.279
Rheumatology
Scleroderma
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lupus
Vasculitis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,376
32
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lars Klareskog
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,631
24,219
0.248
Rheumatology
immunology
genetics
immunotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,361
346
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Doherty
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,193
26,016
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,300
2,504
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michael Brenner
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,526
23,897
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,374
21
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Daniel Aletaha
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,774
34,153
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,491
122
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cèsar Díaz-Torné
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,454
31,678
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,450
377
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Angela Tincani
Università degli Studi di Brescia
Brescia, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,978
23,878
0.392
reumatologia
immunologia
ematologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,471
3,540
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dinesh Khanna
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,891
33,916
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,783
144
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Miguel A. González-Gay
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,365
23,005
0.388
Rheumatology
Epidemiology
Genetics
Inflammation
Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,378
324
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
graeme jones
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,850
24,322
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,033
26
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rebecca Grainger
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,264
25,801
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,119
4,347
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jeffrey Curtis
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,892
24,702
0.458
rheumatology
epidemiology
informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,616
833
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ian Bruce
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,165
19,978
0.383
rheumatology
epidemiology
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
psoriatic arthritis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,725
173
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Juan Gomez-Reino
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,789
14,411
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,808
442
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andrea Doria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,543
22,906
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,934
52
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dimitrios T Boumpas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,152
21,110
0.413
Medicine
Rheumatology
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,205
51
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Seza Özen
Hacettepe University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,227
22,029
0.439
Medicine
Rheumatology
Pediatric Rheumatology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,257
4,871
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ronenn Roubenoff
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
Bhubaneswar, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,070
11,919
0.238
rheumatology
muscle
sarcopenia
aging
mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,177
982
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Weiya Zhang
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,294
19,004
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,644
5,521
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Timothy E Mcalindon
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,107
18,116
0.393
osteoarthritis
epidemiology
clinical trials
imaging