Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Medical and Health Sciences / Chest Diseases Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Respiratory medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275,079
57,618
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
sleep medicine
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,345
97,440
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Respiratory Medicine
Asthma
Pulmonary Hypertension
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,697
70,622
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Respiratory medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,250
63,710
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
COPD
Influenza
Vaccination
Pulmonary Hypertension
Mountain medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,160
98,340
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
pulmonary and cirtical care medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,826
37,928
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Respiratory Medicine
Airway diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,698
46,268
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Respiratory Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,335
33,056
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Respiratory Medicine
Allergy
Infectious Disease
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,414
27,704
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
pulmonary fibrosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,358
35,805
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Respiratory Medicine
Environmental Epidemiology & Planetary Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,089
33,729
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Respiratory medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,652
26,019
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Pulmonary and critical care medicine
Lung cancer
Genetics and molecular biology
Precision medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,544
22,870
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,358
28,648
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Pulmonary Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,140
18,822
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
respiratory disease
lungs
lung disease
lung function
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,538
12,149
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Pulmonary embolism
Venous thromboembolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,469
36,368
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Respiratory Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,454
20,899
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
pulmonary infections
tuberculosis
diseases of poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,418
27,396
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
asthma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,797
10,254
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Medicina Respiratória e Terapia Intensiva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,717
20,491
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Pulmonology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,895
9,801
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
pulmonary fibrosis
interstitial lung diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,148
20,244
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
sleep medicine
sleep research
sleep apnea
COPD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,148
11,560
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Pulmonary hypertension and vascular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,166
26,206
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter J Barnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275,079
57,618
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
668
267
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Susan Redline
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,345
97,440
0.448
sleep medicine
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,243
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marc Humbert
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,697
70,622
0.439
Respiratory Medicine
Asthma
Pulmonary Hypertension
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,642
735
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fernando Martinez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,250
63,710
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,520
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
P Koul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,160
98,340
0.885
COPD
Influenza
Vaccination
Pulmonary Hypertension
Mountain medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,185
1,528
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Antonio Anzueto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,826
37,928
0.384
pulmonary and cirtical care medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,610
297
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ian Pavord
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,698
46,268
0.499
Respiratory Medicine
Airway diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,398
347
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jadwiga Wedzicha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,335
33,056
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,171
428
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sebastian L Johnston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,414
27,704
0.367
Respiratory Medicine
Allergy
Infectious Disease
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,293
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Moisés Selman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,358
35,805
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,795
108
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Josep M. Antó
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,089
33,729
0.481
Respiratory Medicine
Environmental Epidemiology & Planetary Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,002
16
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eric Bateman
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,652
26,019
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,018
20
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pan Chyr Yang
National Taiwan University
Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,544
22,870
0.334
Pulmonary and critical care medicine
Lung cancer
Genetics and molecular biology
Precision medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,490
247
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Don Sin
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,358
28,648
0.438
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,527
3,084
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
James Crapo
National Jewish Health
Denver, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,140
18,822
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,756
292
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Peter Pare
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,538
12,149
0.208
respiratory disease
lungs
lung disease
lung function
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,485
153
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
David Jimenez
Universidad de Alcalá
Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,469
36,368
0.656
Pulmonary embolism
Venous thromboembolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,882
854
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Martin R Miller
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,454
20,899
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,511
30
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Keertan Dheda
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,418
27,396
0.566
pulmonary infections
tuberculosis
diseases of poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,741
936
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andrew Wardlaw
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,797
10,254
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,480
93
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Carlos Roberto Ribeiro De Carvalho Carvalho
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,717
20,491
0.448
Medicina Respiratória e Terapia Intensiva
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,845
5,633
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Richard W Light
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,895
9,801
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,643
62
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Demosthenes Bouros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,148
20,244
0.492
pulmonary fibrosis
interstitial lung diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,071
52
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Walter Mcnicholas
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,148
11,560
0.311
sleep medicine
sleep research
sleep apnea
COPD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,500
725
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sebastien Bonnet
Université Laval
Quebec City, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,166
26,206
0.745
Pulmonary hypertension and vascular biology