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Highly Cited Researchers 87 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Health Psychology
Behavioral Science
Implementation Science
Behavioural Medicine
Behaviour Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,749
8,694
0.740
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cardiac Arrest research
EMS researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,176
7,411
0.523
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
complexity
variability
adverse event reporting
surgical quality improvemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,555
5,840
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
TIA
Stroke
Afi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,530
5,510
0.523
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Perinatal Epidemiology
Maternal child health
Population Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,616
5,214
0.685
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
implementation science
de-implementation
knowledge translation
health psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,202
4,457
0.857
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
systematic reviews
rapid reviews
quality of reporting
bias
diagnostic test accurac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,328
3,748
0.703
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
endothelial progenitor
mesenchymal stromal cells
experimental cell therapy
regenerative therapy
bone marrow transplantatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,374
3,513
0.551
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rehabilitation Technology
Mobility
Biomechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,874
3,310
0.482
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
biostatistics
cliinical epidemiology
randomized controlled trial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,717
3,191
0.558
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
neuromuscular disease
mouse models
multiple sclerosis
spinal muscular atroph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,587
3,163
0.273
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
University of Ottawa
OHR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,811
2,813
0.260
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Knowledge synthesis
knowledge translation
clinical epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,672
2,771
0.755
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Epigenetics
Gene Expression
Muscle Regeneratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,296
2,700
0.325
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
pragmatic trials
patient-oriented research
patient and public involvement
ethics
patient engagemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,509
2,365
0.674
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cancer
Immunology
Oncolytic Viruse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,903
2,191
0.371
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Prosthetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,369
2,158
0.641
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
obesity and pregnanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,143
2,093
0.666
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
stem cell
cell/gene therapy
sepsis
ARDS
product development/regulatory for biologic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,319
1,892
0.438
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
Gene Regulation
Image Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,209
1,796
0.427
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Open Science
Meta-research
Complementary Medicine
Integrative Medicine
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,758
1,690
0.961
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Emergency medicine
syncope
presyncope
clinical decision rules
cardiovascular emergencie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,896
1,679
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chromatin remodeling
Intellectual disability
Neural developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,749
1,639
0.285
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,146
1,593
0.384
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Patient Safety
Adverse Event
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,433
1,559
0.454
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,022
1,670
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Justin Presseau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,749
8,694
0.740
Health Psychology
Behavioral Science
Implementation Science
Behavioural Medicine
Behaviour Chang
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,917
2,118
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christian Vaillancourt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,176
7,411
0.523
Cardiac Arrest research
EMS researc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,792
2,936
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrew Seely
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,555
5,840
0.553
complexity
variability
adverse event reporting
surgical quality improvemen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,838
3,213
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jeffrey Perry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,530
5,510
0.523
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
TIA
Stroke
Afi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,789
3,436
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Daniel J Corsi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,616
5,214
0.685
Perinatal Epidemiology
Maternal child health
Population Healt
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,908
4,235
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrea M Patey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,202
4,457
0.857
implementation science
de-implementation
knowledge translation
health psycholog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,370
5,201
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Adrienne Stevens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,328
3,748
0.703
systematic reviews
rapid reviews
quality of reporting
bias
diagnostic test accurac
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,671
5,608
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Allan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,374
3,513
0.551
endothelial progenitor
mesenchymal stromal cells
experimental cell therapy
regenerative therapy
bone marrow transplantatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,719
6,017
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Edward D Lemaire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,874
3,310
0.482
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,238
6,286
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Timothy Ramsay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,717
3,191
0.558
biostatistics
cliinical epidemiology
randomized controlled trial
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,801
6,345
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rashmi Kothary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,587
3,163
0.273
neuromuscular disease
mouse models
multiple sclerosis
spinal muscular atroph
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,921
7,193
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Catherine M Clement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,811
2,813
0.260
University of Ottawa
OHR
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,918
7,297
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Katrina J Sullivan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,672
2,771
0.755
Knowledge synthesis
knowledge translation
clinical epidemiolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,228
7,514
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
F Jeffrey Dilworth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,296
2,700
0.325
Epigenetics
Gene Expression
Muscle Regeneratio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,923
8,648
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stuart Gordon Nicholls
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,509
2,365
0.674
pragmatic trials
patient-oriented research
patient and public involvement
ethics
patient engagemen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,811
9,328
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fabrice Le Boeuf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,903
2,191
0.371
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,541
9,466
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hossein Gholizadeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,369
2,158
0.641
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,114
9,747
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Laura Gaudet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,143
2,093
0.666
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,844
10,667
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shirley Mei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,319
1,892
0.438
stem cell
cell/gene therapy
sepsis
ARDS
product development/regulatory for biologic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,992
11,153
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Theodore J Perkins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,209
1,796
0.427
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
Gene Regulation
Image Analysi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,854
11,766
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jeremy Y Ng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,758
1,690
0.961
Open Science
Meta-research
Complementary Medicine
Integrative Medicine
Artificial Intelligenc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,638
11,824
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,896
1,679
0.580
Emergency medicine
syncope
presyncope
clinical decision rules
cardiovascular emergencie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,444
12,067
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David Picketts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,749
1,639
0.285
Chromatin remodeling
Intellectual disability
Neural developmen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,647
12,345
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fatima Haggar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,146
1,593
0.384
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,056
12,565
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lisa Calder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,433
1,559
0.454
Patient Safety
Adverse Event