Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Medical and Health Sciences / Physiology 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
Exercise
eHealth wearables
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,016
55,044
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
physiology and pathology of the human chemical senses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,873
39,364
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Obesity
endocrinology
neosciencesur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,305
16,765
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Exercise and Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,832
31,550
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Mechanobiology
respiratory mechanics
atomic force microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,542
21,436
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,640
24,258
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
physiology
biology
cardiology
muscle
calcium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,701
11,305
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
melatonina
pineal
endocrinologia
neurofisiologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,834
17,158
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
physiology
cell biology
biophysics
ion transport
channelopathies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,854
10,562
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,704
13,834
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
metabolism
immune function
nutrients
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,912
16,684
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Vascular biology
cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,102
11,186
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Interests: brown adipose tissue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,549
14,176
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
myocardial infarction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,268
4,808
0.114
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
exercise physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,057
8,568
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
MASLD
diabetes
metabolism
metabolomics
system biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,975
20,143
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
physiology
smooth muscle
interstitial cells of Cajal
neurogastroenterology
gastroenterology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,508
8,572
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Herzforschung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,920
4,508
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Nephrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,400
28,808
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Exercise prescription
Exercise is Medicine
Molecular Exercise Physiology
Cell Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,237
19,393
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Physiology
Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,075
16,215
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Physiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,541
13,459
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Ion channels and calcium signaling in lymphocytes
intravital imaging of immune cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,450
8,126
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,156
8,890
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
aging
metabolism
mitochondria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,194
16,968
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,800
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ulrik Wisloff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,016
55,044
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,457
206
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Thomas Hummel
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,873
39,364
0.540
physiology and pathology of the human chemical senses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,216
139
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carlos Dieguez
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,305
16,765
0.273
Obesity
endocrinology
neosciencesur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,898
306
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Luc JC Van Loon|LJC van Loon, Luc van Loon, L van Loon
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,832
31,550
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,986
162
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Daniel Navajas
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,542
21,436
0.400
Mechanobiology
respiratory mechanics
atomic force microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,207
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jorma Toppari
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,640
24,258
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,119
5,273
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrew R Marks
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,701
11,305
0.242
physiology
biology
cardiology
muscle
calcium
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,436
92
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
José Cipolla Neto
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,834
17,158
0.374
melatonina
pineal
endocrinologia
neurofisiologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,874
497
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas J. Jentsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,854
10,562
0.235
physiology
cell biology
biophysics
ion transport
channelopathies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,944
218
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bernard Thorens
Université de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,704
13,834
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,284
101
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rui Curi
Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul
Santiago, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,912
16,684
0.380
metabolism
immune function
nutrients
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,662
538
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ingrid Fleming
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,102
11,186
0.260
Vascular biology
cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,930
147
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jan Nedergaard
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,549
14,176
0.333
Interests: brown adipose tissue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,076
6,212
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James M Downey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,268
4,808
0.114
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,177
6,261
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Edward F Coyle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,057
8,568
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,224
552
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Amalia Gastaldelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,975
20,143
0.480
MASLD
diabetes
metabolism
metabolomics
system biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,989
6,616
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kenton M Sanders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,508
8,572
0.212
physiology
smooth muscle
interstitial cells of Cajal
neurogastroenterology
gastroenterology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,330
618
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wolfgang Schaper
Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research
Bad Nauheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,920
4,508
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,635
117
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
José Antonio Cortes De Oliveira
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,400
28,808
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,741
597
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David J Bishop
Victoria University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,237
19,393
0.494
Exercise prescription
Exercise is Medicine
Molecular Exercise Physiology
Cell Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,844
608
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Danny Green
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,075
16,215
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,153
655
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rainer Schulz
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,541
13,459
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,206
7,175
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael D Cahalan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,450
8,126
0.211
Ion channels and calcium signaling in lymphocytes
intravital imaging of immune cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,405
188
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Roland S Johansson
Umea University
Umeå, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,156
8,890
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,712
7,862
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Joseph A Baur
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,194
16,968
0.469
aging
metabolism
mitochondria