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World 1,973 Scientists H-Index Medical and Health Sciences / Internal Medicine Rankings - 2025

Measure your academic influence with the AD Scientific Index 2025 H-Index Rankings.
These rankings provide a comprehensive evaluation of scientific performance by combining total and recent 6-year h-index values, offering insight into both research productivity and long-term impactThe h-index balances quantity with quality, highlighting sustained academic excellenceRankings are continuously updated in near real-time to reflect the latest scholarly activity across countries, institutions, and 211 academic fieldsPremium Membership unlocks deeper analytics, dynamic ranking tools, and personalized trend visualizations.

* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John Minna
Molecular and cellular biology of cancer
lung cancer translational researc
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
87
0.416
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Markku Laakso
Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Genetics
Metabolis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
116
0.571
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Reza Malekzadeh
Digestive oncology
Chronic liver diseas
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
129
0.791
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Salvatore Panico
medicina interna
epidemiologi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
93
0.578
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ron T. Gansevoort
Nephrology
albuminuria
ADPKD
polycystic kidney diseas
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
96
0.727
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yoshihiro Ogawa
Internal Medicine
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Diabete
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
61
0.480
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ching Lung Lai
internal medicin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
55
0.437

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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pedro Marques-Vidal
Epidemiology
Clinical researc
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
85
0.766
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Combe Bernard
Rheumatology
Internal medicin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
58
0.547
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Luigi Bolondi
Medicina Interna
Epatologia
Ultrasonologi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
57
0.538
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cristen J Willer
Genetics basis of cardiovascular diseases
lipid levels
genome wide association
whole genome and exome sequencin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
90
0.865
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Luca Valenti
internal medicine
hepatology
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
iron metabolism
genetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
80
0.792
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fabio Piscaglia
liver cancer
ultrasound
liver transplantation
portal hypertensio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
68
0.673
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Francesco Dammacco
medicina interna
immunologia clinica
oncologia
ematologi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
37
0.366
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Angelo Vacca
Medicina Interna
Ematologia
Oncologia
Immunologi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
50
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Barbara Nicklas
aging
obesity
physical activit
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
56
0.571
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Arrigo Francesco Giuseppe Cicero
Prevenzione cardiovascolare
Dislipidemie
Ipertensione
Nutraceutica
Nutrizion
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
67
0.713
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Piero Portincasa
Medicina Interna
fisiopatologia gastrointestinale
epatologia
metabolismo lipidic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
65
0.691
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Richard Kravitz
health services research
physician behavior
health communication
clinical epidemiolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
51
0.543
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Helen Giamarellou
Infectious Diseases
Antimicrobial Resistance
New Antimicrobials
Resistance Surveillance
Antimicrobial Policie
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
47
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nelson Sewankambo
internal medicine
medical education
clinical epidemiology and biostatistics
health systems management
knowledge translatio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
45
0.484
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John Minna
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
87
0.416
Molecular and cellular biology of cancer
lung cancer translational researc
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Markku Laakso
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
116
0.571
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Reza Malekzadeh
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
129
0.791
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Salvatore Panico
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
93
0.578
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Daniel F Hayes
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
87
0.584
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ron T. Gansevoort
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
96
0.727
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yoshihiro Ogawa
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
61
0.480
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ching Lung Lai
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
55
0.437
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stephan Bakker
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
84
0.677
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yoshiya Tanaka
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
79
0.669

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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pedro Marques-Vidal
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
85
0.766
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Combe Bernard
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
58
0.547
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Luigi Bolondi
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
57
0.538
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cristen J Willer
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
90
0.865
Genetics basis of cardiovascular diseases
lipid levels
genome wide association
whole genome and exome sequencin
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Luca Valenti
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
80
0.792
internal medicine
hepatology
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
iron metabolism
genetics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fabio Piscaglia
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
68
0.673
liver cancer
ultrasound
liver transplantation
portal hypertensio
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Francesco Dammacco
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
37
0.366
medicina interna
immunologia clinica
oncologia
ematologi
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Angelo Vacca
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
50
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Barbara Nicklas
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
56
0.571
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Theodore J Iwashyna|Theodore Iwashyna
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
73
0.753
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Arrigo Francesco Giuseppe Cicero
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
67
0.713
Prevenzione cardiovascolare
Dislipidemie
Ipertensione
Nutraceutica
Nutrizion
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Piero Portincasa
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
65
0.691
Medicina Interna
fisiopatologia gastrointestinale
epatologia
metabolismo lipidic
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Richard Kravitz
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
51
0.543
health services research
physician behavior
health communication
clinical epidemiolog
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Helen Giamarellou
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
47
0.500
Infectious Diseases
Antimicrobial Resistance
New Antimicrobials
Resistance Surveillance
Antimicrobial Policie
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nelson Sewankambo
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
45
0.484
internal medicine
medical education
clinical epidemiology and biostatistics
health systems management
knowledge translatio