Top 100 Scientists

World Medical and Health Sciences / Rheumatology Top 100 Scientists 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 959 scientist
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Yehuda Shoenfeld
Autoimmunity
Immunology
Rheumatology
Pathophysiology
Pathology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
174
1,523
148,594
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Peter Jüni
Clinical Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Cardiology
Clinical Trials
Meta-Analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
160
537
287,430
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Lars Klareskog
Rheumatology
immunology
genetics
immunotherapy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
156
629
96,499
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Daniel E Furst
Rheumatology
Scleroderma
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lupus
Vasculitis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
146
696
110,378
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Miguel A. González-Gay
Rheumatology
Epidemiology
Genetics
Inflammation
Metabolism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
120
717
58,435
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Lyn Lynette LM March
Arthritis
Osteoporosis
Falls
Guidelines
Burden of disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
114
380
169,161
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Guido Valesini
Reumatologia ed immunologia clinica e sperimentale
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
99
509
39,236
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Ian Bruce
rheumatology
epidemiology
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
psoriatic arthritis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
96
322
51,332
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Piercarlo Sarzi Puttini
reumatologia
sindrome Fibromialgia
artrite reumatoide
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
94
429
33,250
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Alfred Mahr
Internal Medicine - Vasculitis - Connective tissue disease - Epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
91
196
35,418
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Gertjan Wolbink
rheumatology translational medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
190
25,894
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Timothy E Mcalindon
osteoarthritis
epidemiology
clinical trials
imaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
246
45,296
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Szekanecz Zoltán
Rheumatology
immunology
arthritis
autoimmunity
biologics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
265
27,235
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Alan Tennant
Epidemiology
Psychometrics
Health Outcomes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
83
240
25,281
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Bo Nilsson
Thromboinflammation
biomaterials
transplantation
rheumatology
complement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
83
274
23,638
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Anita Wluka
Rheumatology
Epidemiology
Osteoarthritis
Obesity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
81
267
19,915
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Eric Morand
rheumatology
lupus
mif
glucocorticoids
GILZ
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
257
21,524
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Leigh Callahan
rheumatology
epidemiology
physical activity
osteoarthritis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
208
24,785
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Luca Cantarini
Rheumatology
Autoinflammatory Disorders
Behcet's Disease
Spondyloarthritis
Uveitis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
73
316
20,725
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Ann W Morgan
Rheumatoid arthritis
vasculitis
giant cell arteritis
genetics
Fc gamma receptors
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
153
29,590
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Renato Alberto Sinico
Internal Medicine
Nephrology
Rheumatology
Clinical Immunology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
172
26,829
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Berthold Hocher
cardio-renal diseases
endothelin
fetal programming
diabetic nephropathy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
275
17,539
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Ahmet Gül
Romatoloji
Behçet hastalığı
Ailevi Akdeniz Ateşi
otoinflamatuvar hastalıklar
immünogenetik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
66
115
20,471
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Per Johan Jakobsson
Eicosanoids
prostaglandins
proteomics
metabolomics
rheumatology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
66
163
17,612
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Michael Ehrenstein
Lupus
B cells
precision medicine
rheumatology
regulatory T cells
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
63
109
20,781
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Sam Norton
Medical Statistics
Health Psychology
Mental Health
Psychometrics
Latent Variable Modelling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
62
171
16,664
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
Marcello Govoni
Reumatology
Neuropsychiatric lupus
Neuro-imaging
rheumatoid arthritis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
184
12,938
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Rik Lories
Rheumatology - Osteoarthritis - Cartilage - Psoriatic Arthritis - Spondyloarthritis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
178
17,670
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
Christian Mallen
Primary Care
Rheumatology
Multi-morbidity
Mental Health
Global Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
59
261
18,479
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Arthur Weinstein
Rheumatology
Lyme Disease
Lupus
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gout
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
56
107
13,016
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul Emery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
197
1,073
188,470
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alan Silman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
177
660
144,067
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yehuda Shoenfeld
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
174
1,523
148,594
Autoimmunity
Immunology
Rheumatology
Pathophysiology
Pathology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter Jüni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
160
537
287,430
Clinical Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Cardiology
Clinical Trials
Meta-Analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lars Klareskog
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
156
629
96,499
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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: 7
Michael Brenner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
138
335
74,241
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Doherty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
133
576
82,914
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Miguel A. González-Gay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
120
717
58,435
Rheumatology
Epidemiology
Genetics
Inflammation
Metabolism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrea Doria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
117
470
62,902
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lyn Lynette LM March
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
114
380
169,161
Arthritis
Osteoporosis
Falls
Guidelines
Burden of disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
graeme jones
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
113
522
55,894
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Angela Tincani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
112
477
59,970
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ronenn Roubenoff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
110
236
49,610
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christopher D Buckley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
108
292
41,971
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gerald Weissmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
108
344
41,535
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hans Joachim Anders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
106
375
42,631
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dimitrios T Boumpas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
105
323
50,044
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dinesh Khanna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
104
466
59,347
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Juan Gomez-Reino
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
103
344
51,310
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jeffrey Curtis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
102
491
52,972
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Daniel Aletaha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
102
286
73,195
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Guido Valesini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
509
39,236
Reumatologia ed immunologia clinica e sperimentale
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Oliver Fitzgerald
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
347
39,786
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ian Bruce
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
96
322
51,332
rheumatology
epidemiology
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
psoriatic arthritis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Weiya Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
95
254
46,361
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Piercarlo Sarzi Puttini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
94
429
33,250
reumatologia
sindrome Fibromialgia
artrite reumatoide
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
John Dudley Isaacs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
93
284
30,309
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Walter Grassi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
92
312
31,007
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Alfred Mahr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
91
196
35,418
Internal Medicine - Vasculitis - Connective tissue disease - Epidemiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Athanasios G Tzioufas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
90
293
34,971
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology
Immunology
Autoimmunity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Costantino Pitzalis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
277
26,232
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Clodoveo Ferri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
331
27,008
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Rolando Cimaz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
356
30,628
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
G Ferraccioli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
332
42,182
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Gertjan Wolbink
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
190
25,894
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Timothy E Mcalindon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
246
45,296
osteoarthritis
epidemiology
clinical trials
imaging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Henning Bliddal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
318
26,819
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Szekanecz Zoltán
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
265
27,235
Rheumatology
immunology
arthritis
autoimmunity
biologics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Alan Tennant
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
83
240
25,281
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Bo Nilsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
83
274
23,638
Thromboinflammation
biomaterials
transplantation
rheumatology
complement
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Roberto Gerli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
83
288
21,575
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Ted Mikuls
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
278
28,129
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Jacob M Van Laar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
275
34,891
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Anita Wluka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
267
19,915
Rheumatology
Epidemiology
Osteoarthritis
Obesity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Joan Bathon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
165
36,401
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Eric Morand
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
257
21,524
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Galeazzi Mauro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
354
29,970
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Nancy Olsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
220
23,113
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Fausto Salaffi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
334
23,241
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Ricardo Blanco Alonso
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
348
21,511
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
David A Fox
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
197
21,091
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Leigh Callahan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
208
24,785
rheumatology
epidemiology
physical activity
osteoarthritis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Maurizio Rossini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
285
18,678
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Eloisa Bonfa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
352
20,095
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Lai Shan Tam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
219
17,293
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Luca Cantarini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
316
20,725
Rheumatology
Autoinflammatory Disorders
Behcet's Disease
Spondyloarthritis
Uveitis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Justin C Mason
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
152
17,524
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Ann W Morgan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
153
29,590
Rheumatoid arthritis
vasculitis
giant cell arteritis
genetics
Fc gamma receptors
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Irving Kushner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
160
29,208
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
David Walsh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
206
17,873
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
helena marzo ortega
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
177
23,487
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Renato Alberto Sinico
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
172
26,829
Internal Medicine
Nephrology
Rheumatology
Clinical Immunology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
David L Boyle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
150
16,452
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Berthold Hocher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
275
17,539
cardio-renal diseases
endothelin
fetal programming
diabetic nephropathy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Elisabeth Brouwer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
186
20,412
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Maya H Buch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
179
31,378
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Murat İnanç
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
165
26,683
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Jinoos Yazdany
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
211
18,902
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Ahmet Gül
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
115
20,471
Romatoloji
Behçet hastalığı
Ailevi Akdeniz Ateşi
otoinflamatuvar hastalıklar
immünogenetik
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Davide Gatti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
272
15,475
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Andrew Cope
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
173
16,056
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Per Johan Jakobsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
163
17,612
Eicosanoids
prostaglandins
proteomics
metabolomics
rheumatology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Sebahattin Yurdakul
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
135
18,246
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Florenzo Iannone
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
309
17,408
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
michele bombardieri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
141
14,146
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Matthew Pickering
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
141
15,172
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Jonathan H Tobias
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
199
17,832
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Edmund Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
181
15,827
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Maria Tektonidou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
173
23,183
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Michael Ehrenstein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
109
20,781
Lupus
B cells
precision medicine
rheumatology
regulatory T cells
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Sam Norton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
171
16,664
Medical Statistics
Health Psychology
Mental Health
Psychometrics
Latent Variable Modelling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Carlo Perricone
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
181
14,469
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Elena Bartoloni Bocci
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
163
11,005
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Ji Hyeon Ju
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
204
12,175
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Denis Poddubnyy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
187
15,706
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Marcello Govoni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
184
12,938
Reumatology
Neuropsychiatric lupus
Neuro-imaging
rheumatoid arthritis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Rik Lories
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
178
17,670
Rheumatology - Osteoarthritis - Cartilage - Psoriatic Arthritis - Spondyloarthritis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Robert A Colbert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
123
33,063
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Kenneth Warrington
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
178
14,232
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Christian Mallen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
261
18,479
Primary Care
Rheumatology
Multi-morbidity
Mental Health
Global Health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Will Dixon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
140
15,216
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Luis Eduardo Coelho Andrade
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
198
13,067
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Franco Franceschini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
175
11,699
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Vedat Hamuryudan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
133
13,469
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
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: 98
Daniel Om Clegg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
113
16,157
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Zachary S Wallace
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
141
16,295
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
James Galloway
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
154
14,326