Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Medical and Health Sciences / Nephrology 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
nephrology
non-communicable chronic diseases
health services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234,842
163,731
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nephrology
Cell biology
Kidney disease
Chronic Kidney Disease
Systems Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185,139
143,731
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
diabetes
nephrology
diabetic complications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,988
74,559
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Nephrology
Cell Biology
Genetics
Transplantation
Clinical Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,180
118,615
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Long COVID
Clinical Epidemiology
Environmental Epidemiology
Pharmacoepidemiology
Nephrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,122
123,975
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
kidney
kidney disease
nephrology
acute kidney injury
chronic kidney disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,557
56,373
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Critical Care Nephrology
acute kidney injury
sepsis
renal replacement therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,482
65,186
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Nephrology
Pediatrics
Child Health
Epidemiology
Aboriginal Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,152
70,159
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Nephrology
eGFR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,575
57,305
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Renal medicine
Clinical epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,012
83,554
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
social networks
internet and society
mobile phones and society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,562
18,090
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
kidney disease
ckd
chronic kidney disease
dialysis
blood pressure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,181
47,720
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Nephrology
Hypertension
Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,671
33,251
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Nephrology
Fabry Disease
Diabetic kidney disease
Diabetic nephropathy
Acute Kidney Injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,109
53,413
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,355
27,916
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Oxygen-sensing
nephrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,567
16,968
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Neurology
drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,516
14,146
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Clinical Nephrology
Renal Transplantation
Dialysis
and Basic Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,987
47,642
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Neurology
Neuroimmunology
Multiple Sclerosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,385
25,285
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,047
27,360
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Mineral metabolism
kidney disease
nephrology
FGF23
phosphate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,117
18,193
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
nephrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,691
10,259
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Nephrology and Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,752
26,076
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Nephrology
epidemiology
genetics
medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,954
15,288
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Nephrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,711
20,213
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
565
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marcello Tonelli
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234,842
163,731
0.697
nephrology
non-communicable chronic diseases
health services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
961
31
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alberto Ortiz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185,139
143,731
0.776
Nephrology
Cell biology
Kidney disease
Chronic Kidney Disease
Systems Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,190
32
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark Cooper
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,988
74,559
0.455
diabetes
nephrology
diabetic complications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,413
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vivekanand Jha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,180
118,615
0.790
Nephrology
Cell Biology
Genetics
Transplantation
Clinical Trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,646
738
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ziyad Al-Aly
US Veterans Affairs
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,122
123,975
0.891
Long COVID
Clinical Epidemiology
Environmental Epidemiology
Pharmacoepidemiology
Nephrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,681
756
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chi Yuan Hsu
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,557
56,373
0.410
kidney
kidney disease
nephrology
acute kidney injury
chronic kidney disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,920
877
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John A Kellum
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,482
65,186
0.507
Critical Care Nephrology
acute kidney injury
sepsis
renal replacement therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,067
66
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jonathan C Craig
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,152
70,159
0.570
Nephrology
Pediatrics
Child Health
Epidemiology
Aboriginal Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,021
1,443
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lesley Inker
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,575
57,305
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,310
126
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Aminu Bello
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,012
83,554
0.861
Renal medicine
Clinical epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,213
164
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Barry Wellman
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,562
18,090
0.214
social networks
internet and society
mobile phones and society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,648
226
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Vlado Perkovic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,181
47,720
0.670
kidney disease
ckd
chronic kidney disease
dialysis
blood pressure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,448
145
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gerjan Navis
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,671
33,251
0.506
Nephrology
Hypertension
Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,534
121
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Maria Dolores Sanchez-Nino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,109
53,413
0.820
Nephrology
Fabry Disease
Diabetic kidney disease
Diabetic nephropathy
Acute Kidney Injury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,658
258
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jürgen Floege
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,355
27,916
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,982
600
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patrick Maxwell
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,567
16,968
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,991
3,319
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dale Bredesen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,516
14,146
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,870
93
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Narayan Prasad|N Prasad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,987
47,642
0.882
Clinical Nephrology
Renal Transplantation
Dialysis
and Basic Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,570
384
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bernhard Hemmer
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,385
25,285
0.492
Neurology
Neuroimmunology
Multiple Sclerosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,998
5,215
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James Leverenz
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,047
27,360
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,329
5,379
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Myles Wolf
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,117
18,193
0.394
Mineral metabolism
kidney disease
nephrology
FGF23
phosphate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,869
6,104
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael Mauer
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,691
10,259
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,856
343
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kitty Jager
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,752
26,076
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,316
6,780
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Akinlolu Ojo
University of Kansas
Lawrence, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,954
15,288
0.383
Nephrology
epidemiology
genetics
medical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,452
577
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Carol Pollock
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,711
20,213
0.509