Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Medical and Health Sciences / Orthopedics and Traumatology 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
Orthopedic surgery
Sports medicine
literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,139
44,320
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports Medicine
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,593
22,687
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
osteoarthritis
cartilage
proteoglycan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,395
29,439
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Orthopaedic Trauma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,987
45,718
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics
Athletic Injuries
Biomechanics
Sensorimotor Neuroscience
Youth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,665
35,194
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
regeneration
mechanobiology
cartilage
osteoarthritis
biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,506
24,017
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,747
27,730
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
osteoporosis
bone biomechanics
musculoskeletal imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,430
20,759
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Spinal Surgery
Adult Scoliosis
Pediatric Scoliosis
Spondylolisthesis
Spinal Trauma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,426
30,007
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
musculoskeletal sciences
orthopaedics
surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,883
23,277
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Hand surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Social health
Mental health
Effective communication strategies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,452
23,102
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Shoulder Surgery
Total Joint Arthroplasty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,485
15,061
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
Extracellular Matrix
Tissue Engineering
Articular cartilage
Orthopedics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,112
5,046
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,408
12,925
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Arthritis
Bone
Tissue Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,284
13,883
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Biomechanics
biomaterials
Orthopaedics
3-D Bioprinting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,958
12,733
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
orthopedics
bone
cartilage
implants
mechanobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,773
15,883
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,543
7,860
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Basis science of cartilage and tendon repair
(revision) total knee arthroplasty
osteoarthritis
orthopaedics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,449
14,654
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Knee and ligament biomechanics
Osteoarthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,107
12,407
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Orthopaedics
Orthopaedic oncology
Limb sparing surgery
Sarcoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,071
18,345
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Neuromuscular disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,289
11,395
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
orthopaedic surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,031
12,258
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
ortopedia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,816
13,031
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,932
9,586
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,101
13
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lars Engebretsen
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,139
44,320
0.515
Orthopedic surgery
Sports medicine
literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,375
2,089
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Freddie Fu
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,593
22,687
0.275
Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports Medicine
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,706
50
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stefan Lohmander
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,395
29,439
0.371
osteoarthritis
cartilage
proteoglycan
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,097
2,418
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mai P Nguyen
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,987
45,718
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,287
2,980
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gregory D Myer
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,665
35,194
0.528
Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics
Athletic Injuries
Biomechanics
Sensorimotor Neuroscience
Youth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,466
3,051
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Farshid Guilak
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,506
24,017
0.367
regeneration
mechanobiology
cartilage
osteoarthritis
biomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,595
567
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter V Giannoudis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,747
27,730
0.428
Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,277
4,427
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mary Bouxsein
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,430
20,759
0.396
osteoporosis
bone biomechanics
musculoskeletal imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,552
4,557
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christopher Shaffrey
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,426
30,007
0.583
Spinal Surgery
Adult Scoliosis
Pediatric Scoliosis
Spondylolisthesis
Spinal Trauma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,358
904
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrew J Carr
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,883
23,277
0.476
musculoskeletal sciences
orthopaedics
surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,866
5,153
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Ring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,452
23,102
0.487
Hand surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Social health
Mental health
Effective communication strategies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,967
6,152
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joseph Zuckerman
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,485
15,061
0.355
Shoulder Surgery
Total Joint Arthroplasty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,146
6,245
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
A Hari Reddi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,112
5,046
0.120
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
Extracellular Matrix
Tissue Engineering
Articular cartilage
Orthopedics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,630
584
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James G Wright
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,408
12,925
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,309
7,224
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Edward Schwarz
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,284
13,883
0.363
Arthritis
Bone
Tissue Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,511
130
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ww Lu
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,958
12,733
0.335
Biomechanics
biomaterials
Orthopaedics
3-D Bioprinting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,625
386
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Harrie Weinans
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,773
15,883
0.420
orthopedics
bone
cartilage
implants
mechanobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,803
7,437
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Scott D Boden
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,543
7,860
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,862
396
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jan Verhaar
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,449
14,654
0.391
Basis science of cartilage and tendon repair
(revision) total knee arthroplasty
osteoarthritis
orthopaedics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,783
7,895
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bruce Beynnon
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,107
12,407
0.344
Knee and ligament biomechanics
Osteoarthritis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,816
697
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter F Choong
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,071
18,345
0.509
Orthopaedics
Orthopaedic oncology
Limb sparing surgery
Sarcoma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,408
706
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Luciano Merlini
Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Ferrara, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,289
11,395
0.323
Neuromuscular disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,391
8,606
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joseph Iannotti
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,031
12,258
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,567
738
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Milena Fini
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,816
13,031
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,326
9,432
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Regis O Keefe
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,932
9,586
0.300