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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 92 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
oncology
genitourinary
value
lung cancer screenin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,720
7,805
0.219
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Palliative Medicine
Cancer Pain
Cancer Cachexia
Cancer Fatigue
Symptom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,573
9,482
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Urologic Oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,753
7,659
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Oncology Research
Cancer Control
HEOR
Evaluation
Methods(Design/ Testing/ Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,650
5,528
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Orthopaedic Traum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,227
5,975
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,119
3,579
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Liver disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,596
5,233
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
cardiovascular surgery
thoracic surgery
aortic valve disease
pectus deformaties
mayan anthropolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,375
1,939
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pragmatic Clinical Trials
Outcomes research
Learning Health System researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,461
6,307
0.550
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,876
4,869
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,711
1,632
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pain
Palliative Care
Opioid Polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,904
4,076
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Orthopaedic trauma
Limb Lengthening
Deformity Correction
Osteomyelitis
Osseointegratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,873
3,865
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
injury preventio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,358
3,359
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Computational Biology
Cancer Genetics
Next Generation Sequencing
Kidney Cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,329
2,036
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,327
4,776
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hepatocellular carcinoma
alcoholic liver disease
non-alcoholic liver disease
electrosurgical devices
tumor ablatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,025
2,295
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Biostatistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,906
2,064
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic Surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,620
2,013
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gynecologic Onocolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,470
2,139
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
geriatric trauma
orthopaedic trauma
opioid safety
outcomes researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,428
2,652
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cardiology
electrocardiography
arrhythmia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,267
983
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Surgical Oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,217
2,525
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Leukemia
Transplantation and Cellular Therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,960
2,603
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
sepsis
antimicrobial therapy
medical decision makin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,751
1,837
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,436
8,553
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Derek Raghavan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,720
7,805
0.219
oncology
genitourinary
value
lung cancer screenin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,919
11,824
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Declan Walsh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,573
9,482
0.332
Palliative Medicine
Cancer Pain
Cancer Cachexia
Cancer Fatigue
Symptom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,404
20,509
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter E Clark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,753
7,659
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,759
20,653
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Joseph E. Bauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,650
5,528
0.296
Oncology Research
Cancer Control
HEOR
Evaluation
Methods(Design/ Testing/ Biostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,289
21,247
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael Bosse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,227
5,975
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,220
26,577
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Brent Matthews
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,119
3,579
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,220
27,677
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mark Russo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,596
5,233
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,593
28,170
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Francis Robicsek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,375
1,939
0.135
cardiovascular surgery
thoracic surgery
aortic valve disease
pectus deformaties
mayan anthropolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,397
36,054
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andy Mcwilliams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,461
6,307
0.550
Pragmatic Clinical Trials
Outcomes research
Learning Health System researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,217
41,820
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stuart H. Burri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,876
4,869
0.493
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,341
42,550
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Steven Limentani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,711
1,632
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,543
46,317
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Scott A. Strassels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,904
4,076
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,944
52,045
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joseph R. Hsu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,873
3,865
0.491
Orthopaedic trauma
Limb Lengthening
Deformity Correction
Osteomyelitis
Osseointegratio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,282
55,333
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Timothy Sell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,358
3,359
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,863
55,534
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Karl Dykema
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,329
2,036
0.278
Computational Biology
Cancer Genetics
Next Generation Sequencing
Kidney Cance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,205
63,162
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Caroline E. Reinke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,327
4,776
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,995
65,865
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Iain H Mckillop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,025
2,295
0.381
Hepatocellular carcinoma
alcoholic liver disease
non-alcoholic liver disease
electrosurgical devices
tumor ablatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,091
77,879
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wei Sha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,906
2,064
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,933
81,693
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Claude “T.” Moorman III
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,620
2,013
0.436
Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic Surger
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,084
83,777
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Robert Wendel Naumann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,470
2,139
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,123
84,362
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rachel Seymour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,428
2,652
0.599
geriatric trauma
orthopaedic trauma
opioid safety
outcomes researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,735
86,879
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Laszlo Littmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,267
983
0.230
Cardiology
electrocardiography
arrhythmia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,456
87,686
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Malcolm Hart Squires
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,217
2,525
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,268
91,916
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Michael R. Grunwald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,960
2,603
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,169
95,605
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stephanie Parks Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,751
1,837
0.490
sepsis
antimicrobial therapy
medical decision makin