Top 100 Scientists

Medical and Health Sciences / Rheumatology Top 100 Scientists in United States 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (873,864 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

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Total 152 scientist
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Daniel E Furst
Rheumatology
Scleroderma
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lupus
Vasculitis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
146
696
110,378
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Timothy E Mcalindon
osteoarthritis
epidemiology
clinical trials
imaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
246
45,296
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Leigh Callahan
rheumatology
epidemiology
physical activity
osteoarthritis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
208
24,785
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Arthur Weinstein
Rheumatology
Lyme Disease
Lupus
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gout
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
56
107
13,016
Jeffrey A Sparks
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology
Interstitial lung disease
COVID-19
Immune-related adverse events
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
165
14,702
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Jason S Knight
antiphospholipid syndrome
lupus
COVID-19
neutrophils
NETs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
99
14,953
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Rohit Aggarwal
Rheumatology
Connective Tissue Diseases
Myositis
Lupus
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
119
11,636
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Jose U Scher
Rheumatology
Microbiome
Psoriasis
Psoriatic Arthritis
Spondyloarthritis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
90
12,836
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Kim M Huffman
Physical activity in arthritis
Physical activity in aging populations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
111
7,774
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
William M Ridgway
Autoimmunity
T cells
Type 1 Diabetes
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Rheumatology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
83
6,950
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Maria Ioana Danila
Osteoporosis
CTD-ILD
Rheumatoid arthritis
Vaccination
Healthcare disparities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
70
5,645
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :51
Sadiq Umar
Rheumatology
Macrophage Biology
Signaling
Metabolism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
43
2,648
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Stephanie De Bono
rheumatology
jak inhibitors
COVID
hyperinflammatory states
dermatology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
34
7,543
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Alan Kaell
Rheumatology
Behavioral Medicine
Biostatistics
Lyme
Neoplasia and Rheumatology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
36
4,286
Elana J Bernstein
systemic sclerosis
scleroderma
interstitial lung disease
pulmonary hypertension
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
48
7,136
Arthur M Mandelin II
rheumatoid arthritis
ultrasound
electronic medical records
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
24
3,658
Rajaie Namas
Rheumatology
Lupus
Scleroderma
Interstial lung disease
Autoimmune diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
33
1,570
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Pindaro Martinez-Osuna
Rheumatology
Immunology
Autoimmunity
Clinical Trials
Medical Affairs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
21
1,659
Rhea Bhargava
Nephrology
Immunology
Transplantation
Rheumatology
Lupus Nephritis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
20
1,055
Alexander Mathiessen
Rheumatology
osteoarthritis
imaging
ultrasound
MRI
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
1,871
Juan José Maya
Internal Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Rheumatology
Gram negatives
Vasculitis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
15
3,212
Holly Wobma
cell therapies
immunology
rheumatology
interstitial lung disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
1,089
Punyasha Roul
Rheumatology Interstitial lung disease multimorbidity comorbidity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
475
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Daniel E Furst
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
146
696
110,378
Rheumatology
Scleroderma
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lupus
Vasculitis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Brenner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
138
335
74,241
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ronenn Roubenoff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
110
236
49,610
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gerald Weissmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
108
344
41,535
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dinesh Khanna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
104
466
59,347
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jeffrey Curtis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
102
491
52,972
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Timothy E Mcalindon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
246
45,296
osteoarthritis
epidemiology
clinical trials
imaging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ted Mikuls
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
278
28,129
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joan Bathon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
165
36,401
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nancy Olsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
220
23,113
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David A Fox
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
197
21,091
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Leigh Callahan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
208
24,785
rheumatology
epidemiology
physical activity
osteoarthritis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Irving Kushner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
160
29,208
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David L Boyle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
150
16,452
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jinoos Yazdany
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
211
18,902
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Robert A Colbert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
123
33,063
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kenneth Warrington
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
178
14,232
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Arthur Weinstein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
107
13,016
Rheumatology
Lyme Disease
Lupus
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gout
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Daniel Om Clegg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
113
16,157
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zachary S Wallace
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
141
16,295
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Grant Cannon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
153
13,853
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John Imboden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
104
11,538
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jeffrey A Sparks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
165
14,702
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology
Interstitial lung disease
COVID-19
Immune-related adverse events
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jason S Knight
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
99
14,953
antiphospholipid syndrome
lupus
COVID-19
neutrophils
NETs
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jon T Giles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
115
10,514
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Mukundan Attur
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
93
13,177
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Peter Grayson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
110
11,796
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Sampath Prahalad
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
121
11,672
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Thomas Ja Lehman Md
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
135
9,122
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Rohit Aggarwal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
119
11,636
Rheumatology
Connective Tissue Diseases
Myositis
Lupus
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Weng Kee Wong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
179
10,092
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Jose U Scher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
90
12,836
Rheumatology
Microbiome
Psoriasis
Psoriatic Arthritis
Spondyloarthritis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Eric S Sobel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
93
6,607
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Susan M Goodman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
140
12,343
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Jeffrey Driban
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
131
8,099
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Kim M Huffman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
111
7,774
Physical activity in arthritis
Physical activity in aging populations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Na Lu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
84
5,555
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
William M Ridgway
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
83
6,950
Autoimmunity
T cells
Type 1 Diabetes
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Rheumatology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Omer Nuri Pamuk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
124
5,016
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Iannis E Adamopoulos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
61
17,928
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Karen Hansen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
68
5,490
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Bashar Kahaleh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
59
11,246
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Maria Ioana Danila
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
70
5,645
Osteoporosis
CTD-ILD
Rheumatoid arthritis
Vaccination
Healthcare disparities
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Thurayya Arayssi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
57
4,331
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Sokratis Apostolidis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
34
7,871
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Ismail Simsek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
80
4,850
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Michael A Cremer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
47
4,635
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Miriam Shelef
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
39
6,852
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Veena Ranganath
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
41
4,393
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
George Karpouzas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
51
4,961
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Sadiq Umar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
43
2,648
Rheumatology
Macrophage Biology
Signaling
Metabolism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Stephanie De Bono
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
34
7,543
rheumatology
jak inhibitors
COVID
hyperinflammatory states
dermatology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Masataka Umeda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
65
2,187
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Kristine A Kuhn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
38
6,076
rheumatology
autoimmune disease
mucosal immunity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Hao Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
33
2,484
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Alan Kaell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
36
4,286
Rheumatology
Behavioral Medicine
Biostatistics
Lyme
Neoplasia and Rheumatology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Elana J Bernstein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
48
7,136
systemic sclerosis
scleroderma
interstitial lung disease
pulmonary hypertension
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Jody L Riskowski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
29
2,444
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Martin A Rodriguez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
47
1,962
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Sharon Kolasinski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
32
4,999
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Dilli Ram Poudel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
37
1,825
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Clement E Tagoe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
28
1,647
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Arthur M Mandelin II
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
24
3,658
rheumatoid arthritis
ultrasound
electronic medical records
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Rajaie Namas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
33
1,570
Rheumatology
Lupus
Scleroderma
Interstial lung disease
Autoimmune diseases
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Bella Mehta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
29
1,374
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Abhijeet Danve
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
2,336
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Pindaro Martinez-Osuna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
21
1,659
Rheumatology
Immunology
Autoimmunity
Clinical Trials
Medical Affairs
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Rhea Bhargava
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
20
1,055
Nephrology
Immunology
Transplantation
Rheumatology
Lupus Nephritis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Shivani Garg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
26
1,025
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Salahuddin Kazi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
2,662
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Ruth Fernandez Ruiz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
1,010
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Zhong Zheng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
1,230
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Alexander Mathiessen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
1,871
Rheumatology
osteoarthritis
imaging
ultrasound
MRI
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Juan José Maya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
3,212
Internal Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Rheumatology
Gram negatives
Vasculitis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Siobhan Case
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
944
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Deepan S Dalal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
930
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Amit Golding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
935
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Patricia Gnieslaw De Oliveira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
804
immunology
rheumatology
pharmacology and synovial fibroblasts
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Holly Wobma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
1,089
cell therapies
immunology
rheumatology
interstitial lung disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Guanmin Gao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
674
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Shubhasree Banerjee Dutta Choudhury
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
15
1,719
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Yury Chaly
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
930
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Conghua Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
738
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Punyasha Roul
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
475
Rheumatology Interstitial lung disease multimorbidity comorbidity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Emily Kowalski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
348
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Mohanad M. Elfishawi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
347
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Suman Acharya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
341
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Shuilian Yu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
437
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Andrew Vreede
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
1,368
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Yumeko Kawano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
322
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Tarun Sharma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
1,431
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Nima Madanchi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
293
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Anand Kumthekar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
311
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Sreelakshmi Panginikkod
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
156
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Vaneet Kaur Sandhu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
4
264
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Arun Chandran
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
518
Medicine
Rheumatology
Global health
critical care
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Brian R Kaye
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
1,053
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Yongqing Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
987