Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,775
163,171
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
health status and well-being
quality of life
patient reported outcomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251,051
54,345
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Outcomes research
clinical trials
economic evaluation of cardiovascular interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230,010
104,704
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
health statistics
summary measures of population health
mortality
causes of death
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,569
95,093
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Health Research Methodology
Infectious Diseases
guidelines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,030
184,939
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Patient safety
medication safety
medical informatics
quality
clinical decision support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,141
50,403
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
echocardiography
coronary physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,066
35,291
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
cancer genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,562
76,097
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Public Health
Health Systems
Health Quality
Health Financing
Smart Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,879
131,345
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
health policy and economics
healthcare management
global burden of disease
hospital administration
health and economic devel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,662
132,740
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Epidemiology
Environmental Health
systematic analyses
global burden of disease
Non Communicable Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,012
127,225
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Health services research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,103
50,624
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Emerging Markets
Health Economics
Sustainability
BRICS
Global South
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,955
117,469
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Back pain
shared decision-making
overuse of medical care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,898
34,789
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
health sciences
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,552
44,891
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Health Services Research - Cardiovascular Disease - Clinical Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,895
49,170
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
health
physical activity
sedentary behaviour
outdoor play
movement behaviours
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,935
64,509
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Healthcare professional well-being
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,350
67,469
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
health behavior
self-efficacy
social support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,612
39,246
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Clinical Research
COVID-19
Virology
Molecular biology
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,981
97,453
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Health
Program Evaluation
Health Systems Improvement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,266
88,520
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
tumor immunobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,622
42,340
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Health Systems and management
Health Services Research
Health Financing
Health Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,253
83,740
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
brain anatomy
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,770
16,352
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,821
78,239
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235
104
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gordon Mills
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,775
163,171
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438
184
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John E Ware, Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251,051
54,345
0.216
health status and well-being
quality of life
patient reported outcomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587
232
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark Hlatky
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230,010
104,704
0.455
Outcomes research
clinical trials
economic evaluation of cardiovascular interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
591
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Colin Mathers
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,569
95,093
0.414
health statistics
summary measures of population health
mortality
causes of death
global health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Elie Akl
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,030
184,939
0.815
Health Research Methodology
Infectious Diseases
guidelines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,139
489
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Bates
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,141
50,403
0.300
Patient safety
medication safety
medical informatics
quality
clinical decision support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,187
517
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sanjiv Kaul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,066
35,291
0.215
echocardiography
coronary physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,297
572
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul Spellman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,562
76,097
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,391
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Samer Hamidi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,879
131,345
0.865
Public Health
Health Systems
Health Quality
Health Financing
Smart Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,445
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Adnan Kisa
Høyskolen Kristiania
Oslo, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,662
132,740
0.893
health policy and economics
healthcare management
global burden of disease
hospital administration
health and economic devel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,526
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ejaz Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,012
127,225
0.877
Epidemiology
Environmental Health
systematic analyses
global burden of disease
Non Communicable Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,600
713
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Theodore Ganiats
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,103
50,624
0.359
Health services research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,876
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mihajlo Jakovljevic
University of Kragujevac
Kragujevac, Serbia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,955
117,469
0.904
Emerging Markets
Health Economics
Sustainability
BRICS
Global South
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,934
885
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Richard Deyo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,898
34,789
0.272
Back pain
shared decision-making
overuse of medical care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,113
47
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
André Knottnerus
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,552
44,891
0.369
health sciences
medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,249
1,054
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mary Whooley
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,895
49,170
0.417
Health Services Research - Cardiovascular Disease - Clinical Informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,735
107
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mark S Tremblay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,935
64,509
0.603
health
physical activity
sedentary behaviour
outdoor play
movement behaviours
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,879
1,377
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tait Shanafelt
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,350
67,469
0.647
Healthcare professional well-being
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,018
94
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ralf Schwarzer
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,612
39,246
0.386
health behavior
self-efficacy
social support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,052
4
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yasir Waheed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,981
97,453
0.965
Clinical Research
COVID-19
Virology
Molecular biology
Infectious Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,093
1,485
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter Memiah *
University of Maryland Baltimore
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,266
88,520
0.883
Health
Program Evaluation
Health Systems Improvement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,137
1,504
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lisa Coussens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,622
42,340
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,512
135
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Khurshid Alam
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,253
83,740
0.888
Health Systems and management
Health Services Research
Health Financing
Health Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,750
147
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Charles Watson
Curtin University
Bentley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,770
16,352
0.180
brain anatomy
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,903
6
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jacob Olusegun Olusanya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,821
78,239
0.881