Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Rheumatology Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Clinical Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Cardiology
Clinical Trials
Meta-Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287,430
210,801
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
rheumatology
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,470
60,398
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Arthritis
Osteoporosis
Falls
Guidelines
Burden of disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,161
91,936
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Autoimmunity
Immunology
Rheumatology
Pathophysiology
Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,594
50,365
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
musculoskeletal disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,067
43,178
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Rheumatology
Scleroderma
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lupus
Vasculitis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,378
36,130
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Rheumatology
immunology
genetics
immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,499
28,093
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Gout
osteoarthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,914
29,970
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
immunology
rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,241
25,434
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,195
38,126
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
reumatologia
immunologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,477
38,251
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,902
30,572
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
reumatologia
immunologia
ematologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,970
26,502
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,347
37,014
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Rheumatology
Epidemiology
Genetics
Inflammation
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,435
26,025
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,894
27,040
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,344
29,589
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
rheumatology
epidemiology
informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,972
28,145
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
rheumatology
epidemiology
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
psoriatic arthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,332
22,240
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
RHEUMATOLOGY
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,310
17,876
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Medicine
Rheumatology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,044
22,768
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
rheumatology
muscle
sarcopenia
aging
mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,610
14,093
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,361
21,559
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
osteoarthritis
epidemiology
clinical trials
imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,296
20,612
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Nephrology/Immunology/Rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,631
25,534
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252
17
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Jüni
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287,430
210,801
0.733
Clinical Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Cardiology
Clinical Trials
Meta-Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
917
67
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Emery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,470
60,398
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,130
29
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lyn Lynette LM March
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,161
91,936
0.543
Arthritis
Osteoporosis
Falls
Guidelines
Burden of disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,448
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yehuda Shoenfeld
Saint Petersburg State University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,594
50,365
0.339
Autoimmunity
Immunology
Rheumatology
Pathophysiology
Pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,544
123
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alan Silman
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,067
43,178
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,561
1,215
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daniel E Furst
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,378
36,130
0.327
Rheumatology
Scleroderma
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lupus
Vasculitis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,345
31
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lars Klareskog
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,499
28,093
0.291
Rheumatology
immunology
genetics
immunotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,348
345
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Doherty
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,914
29,970
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,310
2,516
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michael Brenner
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,241
25,434
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,417
21
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Daniel Aletaha
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,195
38,126
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,470
120
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cèsar Díaz-Torné
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,477
38,251
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,916
357
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrea Doria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,902
30,572
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,465
378
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Angela Tincani
Università degli Studi di Brescia
Brescia, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,970
26,502
0.442
reumatologia
immunologia
ematologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,596
3,606
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dinesh Khanna
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,347
37,014
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,779
142
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Miguel A. González-Gay
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,435
26,025
0.445
Rheumatology
Epidemiology
Genetics
Inflammation
Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,376
324
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
graeme jones
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,894
27,040
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,033
26
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rebecca Grainger
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,344
29,589
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,132
4,357
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jeffrey Curtis
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,972
28,145
0.531
rheumatology
epidemiology
informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,593
835
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ian Bruce
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,332
22,240
0.433
rheumatology
epidemiology
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
psoriatic arthritis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,600
172
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Juan Gomez-Reino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,310
17,876
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,010
51
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dimitrios T Boumpas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,044
22,768
0.455
Medicine
Rheumatology
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,134
4,819
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ronenn Roubenoff
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
Bhubaneswar, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,610
14,093
0.284
rheumatology
muscle
sarcopenia
aging
mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,242
983
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Weiya Zhang
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,361
21,559
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,671
5,539
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Timothy E Mcalindon
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,296
20,612
0.455
osteoarthritis
epidemiology
clinical trials
imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,887
551
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hans Joachim Anders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,631
25,534
0.599
Nephrology/Immunology/Rheumatology