Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
physical activity
sedentary behavior
children
epidemiology
public health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,333
37,942
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Critical Care Medicine
End of Life Care
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,486
29,474
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
biostatistics
clinical trials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,044
12,108
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Pathology
breast cancer
immunology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,892
8,984
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
biochemistry
drug transporters
membrane proteins
drug resistance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,089
5,172
0.147
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
neuroscience
eye movements
pupil modulation
neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,152
9,630
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Epidemiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,463
10,056
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
pain
clinical trials
anesthesiology
evidence-based medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,399
10,062
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
epidemiology
prevention
cancer
environment
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,752
8,010
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biomarkers
Bipolar Disorder and MDD
Psychopharmacology
Stigma
Sleep Architecture
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,471
10,171
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,762
9,952
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Mood Disorders
Reproductive Psychiatry
Menopause
Estrogen
Psychedelics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,625
5,281
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Rheumatology
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Vasculitis
Systematic Reviews
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,372
3,922
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
biostatistics
deep learning
statistics
clinical trials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,670
5,537
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
medicine psychosis depression bipolar temperaments
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,876
6,376
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Medicine
Oncology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,526
6,730
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Gender/Sex
Feminist Science
Social Neuroendocrinology
Sexuality
Gender/Sex/ual Diversity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,834
5,071
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Anesthesiology
Perioperative Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,414
3,707
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,760
3,570
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,536
2,240
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Immunology and Cancer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,887
2,408
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
neuroscience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,815
1,870
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Public health
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,194
3,153
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Developmental Origins of Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,115
971
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Tumor immunopathology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,658
4,876
0.862
Ian Janssen
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,333
37,942
0.439
physical activity
sedentary behavior
children
epidemiology
public health
Daren Heyland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,486
29,474
0.357
Critical Care Medicine
End of Life Care
Dongsheng Tu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,044
12,108
0.237
biostatistics
clinical trials
Lois Shepherd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,892
8,984
0.237
Pathology
breast cancer
immunology
Susan Pc Cole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,089
5,172
0.147
biochemistry
drug transporters
membrane proteins
drug resistance
Douglas Munoz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,152
9,630
0.319
neuroscience
eye movements
pupil modulation
neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders
Patti Groome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,463
10,056
0.469
Ian Gilron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,399
10,062
0.493
pain
clinical trials
anesthesiology
evidence-based medicine
Kristan Aronson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,752
8,010
0.451
epidemiology
prevention
cancer
environment
Roumen V Milev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,471
10,171
0.618
Biomarkers
Bipolar Disorder and MDD
Psychopharmacology
Stigma
Sleep Architecture
Muhammad Ayub
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,762
9,952
0.674
Claudio N Soares
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,625
5,281
0.418
Mood Disorders
Reproductive Psychiatry
Menopause
Estrogen
Psychedelics
Tanveer E Towheed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,372
3,922
0.317
Rheumatology
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Vasculitis
Systematic Reviews
Bingshu E Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,670
5,537
0.519
biostatistics
deep learning
statistics
clinical trials
Gustavo Vazquez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,876
6,376
0.646
medicine psychosis depression bipolar temperaments
Francisco Emilio Vera Badillo
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,526
6,730
0.706
Sari Van Anders
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,834
5,071
0.574
Gender/Sex
Feminist Science
Social Neuroendocrinology
Sexuality
Gender/Sex/ual Diversity
Joel Parlow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,414
3,707
0.441
Anesthesiology
Perioperative Medicine
Mla Sivilotti
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,760
3,570
0.460
Duncan Hunter
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,536
2,240
0.297
Myron R Szewczuk
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,887
2,408
0.350
Robert David Andrew
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,815
1,870
0.274
Beatriz E Alvarado Llano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,194
3,153
0.509
Public health
epidemiology
Stephen Pang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,115
971
0.159
Developmental Origins of Cardiovascular Disease
Tricia Cottrell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,658
4,876
0.862