Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Medical and Health Sciences / Veterinary Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 8 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
South Africa
Sally Archibald
Savanna ecology
global change
fire ecology
vegetation dynamics
earth-system feedbacks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,716
8,205
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
South Africa
Kevin Balkwill
Systematics
Taxonomy
Floristics
Palynology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,197
1,083
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
South Africa
Robyn S Hetem
animal physiology and behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,799
2,600
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
South Africa
Xavier Glaudas
Animal ecology and evolutionary biology
zoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,119
519
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
South Africa
Frances D Duncan
entomology
ecophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
169
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
South Africa
Francesca Parrini
animal ecology
behavioural ecology
large mammals
wildlife conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
503
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
South Africa
Monique Bignoux
Neurodegenerative disease
Cancer
mRNA vaccines
Veterinary molecular diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
56
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
South Africa
Biandri Joubert
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
International Trade Law
WTO2
Agriculture and veterinary law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
12
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,653
South Africa
216
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sally Archibald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,716
8,205
0.558
Savanna ecology
global change
fire ecology
vegetation dynamics
earth-system feedbacks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,051
South Africa
1,040
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kevin Balkwill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,197
1,083
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,967
South Africa
1,163
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robyn S Hetem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,799
2,600
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,442
South Africa
3,275
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xavier Glaudas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,119
519
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685,502
South Africa
3,495
351
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Frances D Duncan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
169
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
728,938
South Africa
3,747
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Francesca Parrini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
503
0.566
animal ecology
behavioural ecology
large mammals
wildlife conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,759,781
South Africa
12,372
1,202
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Monique Bignoux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
56
0.862
Neurodegenerative disease
Cancer
mRNA vaccines
Veterinary molecular diagnostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,151,812
South Africa
16,355
1,532
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Biandri Joubert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
12
0.857
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
International Trade Law
WTO2
Agriculture and veterinary law