top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists in Clinical Medicine

2025 single-year list · 76,155 listed authors · 32 subfields

76,155 researchers whose main field is Clinical Medicine (Health Sciences) are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list, out of 3,599,268 Scopus authors in the field. 26,038 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). The field has 32 subfields.

Listed authors
76,155
2.12% of the field’s Scopus authors
In the global top 100,000
26,038
Scopus authors in the field
3,599,268
Highest-ranked
#10
Altman, Douglas G.

Subfields 1–16 of 32

  1. Neurology & Neurosurgery7,93210%
  2. Oncology & Carcinogenesis7,82110%
  3. General & Internal Medicine7,45010%
  4. Cardiovascular System & Hematology5,1897%
  5. Immunology3,6505%
  6. Pharmacology & Pharmacy3,4955%
  7. Surgery3,0894%
  8. Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging2,7434%
  9. Gastroenterology & Hepatology2,3523%
  10. Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine2,2073%
  11. Dentistry2,1283%
  12. Endocrinology & Metabolism2,0853%
  13. Orthopedics2,0803%
  14. Urology & Nephrology1,9963%
  15. Psychiatry1,8932%
  16. Ophthalmology & Optometry1,8042%

Subfields 17–32 of 32

  1. Pediatrics1,7022%
  2. Respiratory System1,4972%
  3. Dermatology & Venereal Diseases1,3522%
  4. Anesthesiology1,2382%
  5. Otorhinolaryngology1,1472%
  6. Arthritis & Rheumatology9601%
  7. Emergency & Critical Care Medicine9271%
  8. Sport Sciences8721%
  9. Tropical Medicine8311%
  10. Pathology5381%
  11. General Clinical Medicine5041%
  12. Allergy4141%
  13. Legal & Forensic Medicine335<1%
  14. Environmental & Occupational Health325<1%
  15. Complementary & Alternative Medicine292<1%
  16. Geriatrics292<1%

76,155 listed scientists in Clinical Medicine

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