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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 74 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
ortopedi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,268
12,384
0.351
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,540
11,357
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,347
9,511
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Implant-related infections
biomaterials
biocompatibility
tissue-engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,408
6,765
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
oncologia sperimentale
sarcom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,012
4,740
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Oncologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,721
3,986
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sarcom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,880
9,812
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Osteoncology and Sarcoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,457
5,529
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,988
2,142
0.238
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Spine
oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,728
4,021
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ortopedia
Orthopaedics and Trauma surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,153
4,382
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
orthopedic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,612
1,753
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
medicina
genetica
malattie rar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,344
3,063
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bone tumors
Bone cells
3D preclinical model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,300
4,856
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
ricerca clinica
metodologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,520
1,757
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Orthopaedic Oncology
Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,500
3,865
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,349
2,310
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bone and soft tissue patholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,801
3,909
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
cartilage biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,340
2,590
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
orthopaedics
biomechanics
wear
nanomaterials
regenerative medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,252
3,280
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
tumori muscolo-scheletrici
anatomia patologic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,231
3,189
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Orthopaedics
Biomechanics
Knee Surgery
Shoulder Surgery
Sports Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,052
2,716
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bone biology and pharmacology
tissue engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,421
1,684
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Biomechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,230
1,668
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Biomechanics
Biomaterials
Orthopaedic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,136
1,275
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,856
755
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Milena Fini
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,268
12,384
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,072
1,009
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nicola Baldini
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,540
11,357
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,835
1,079
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alberto Leardini
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,347
9,511
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,925
2,341
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Davide Campoccia
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,408
6,765
0.439
Implant-related infections
biomaterials
biocompatibility
tissue-engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,017
2,434
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Katia Scotlandi
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,012
4,740
0.316
oncologia sperimentale
sarcom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,657
2,507
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Serra Massimo
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,721
3,986
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,784
3,013
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Emanuela Palmerini
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,880
9,812
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,024
4,521
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Toni Ibrahim
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,457
5,529
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,659
4,855
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Donatella Granchi
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,988
2,142
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,551
5,038
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alessandro Gasbarrini
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,728
4,021
0.461
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,225
5,480
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cesare Faldini
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,153
4,382
0.537
Ortopedia
Orthopaedics and Trauma surger
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,537
5,976
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marco Manfrini
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,612
1,753
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,993
6,223
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Luca Sangiorgi
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,344
3,063
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,910
6,263
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sofia Avnet
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,300
4,856
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,583
7,131
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cristiana Forni
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,520
1,757
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,090
7,154
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Costantino Errani
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,500
3,865
0.595
Orthopaedic Oncology
Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,187
7,341
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Enrico Lucarelli
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,349
2,310
0.364
Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Oncolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,517
8,166
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alberto Righi
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,801
3,909
0.674
Bone and soft tissue patholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,397
8,907
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rosa Maria Borzì
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,340
2,590
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,655
9,051
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Francesco Traina
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,252
3,280
0.625
orthopaedics
biomechanics
wear
nanomaterials
regenerative medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,472
9,088
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marco Gambarotti
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,231
3,189
0.610
tumori muscolo-scheletrici
anatomia patologic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,679
9,425
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Giulio Maria Marcheggiani Muccioli
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,052
2,716
0.538
Orthopaedics
Biomechanics
Knee Surgery
Shoulder Surgery
Sports Medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,267
10,822
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Grassi Francesco
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,421
1,684
0.381
Bone biology and pharmacology
tissue engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,511
11,312
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Enrico Schileo
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,230
1,668
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,905
11,568
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Massimiliano Baleani
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,136
1,275
0.308
Biomechanics
Biomaterials
Orthopaedic