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Top Physiology (Medicine) Researchers

Aziz Sheikh ranks first, out of 5,742 ranked researchers.

Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 15 works, and an institution the snapshot can resolve.

The ranking

  1. 1 Aziz Sheikh United Kingdom · #17 worldwide 5.8k citations · 274 works
  2. 2 Giuseppe Remuzzi Italy · #34 worldwide 8.1k citations · 312 works
  3. 3 Elisabete Weiderpass France · #44 worldwide 6k citations · 183 works
  4. 4 Emelia J. Benjamin United States · #54 worldwide 6k citations · 166 works
  5. 5 Mika Kivimäki United Kingdom · #69 worldwide 6.7k citations · 266 works
  6. 6 Josef Coresh United States · #72 worldwide 5.3k citations · 204 works
  7. 7 Rob Knight United States · #97 worldwide 4.9k citations · 202 works
  8. 8 Amirhossein Sahebkar Iran · #123 worldwide 5.6k citations · 243 works
  9. 9 Diego Augusto Santos Silva Brazil · #124 worldwide 3.5k citations · 139 works
  10. 10 Carol Brayne United Kingdom · #131 worldwide 3.9k citations · 167 works
  11. 11 Juan Jesús Carrero Sweden · #138 worldwide 6.5k citations · 120 works
  12. 12 Cyrus Cooper United Kingdom · #144 worldwide 7.2k citations · 486 works
  13. 13 Walter C. Willett United States · #154 worldwide 6.8k citations · 360 works
  14. 14 Paul Elliott United Kingdom · #187 worldwide 3.5k citations · 214 works
  15. 15 Neil Pearce United Kingdom · #220 worldwide 3.2k citations · 152 works
  16. 16 Leif Groop Sweden · #267 worldwide 3.5k citations · 137 works
  17. 17 Rhian M. Touyz United Kingdom · #273 worldwide 3.4k citations · 132 works
  18. 18 Ruth J. F. Loos United States · #330 worldwide 3.6k citations · 174 works
  19. 19 Joan B. Soriano Spain · #361 worldwide 4.3k citations · 107 works
  20. 20 Robert P. Heaney United States · #377 worldwide 2k citations · 143 works
  21. 21 Reisa A. Sperling United States · #416 worldwide 2.1k citations · 153 works
  22. 22 James F. Sallis United States · #427 worldwide 2.5k citations · 136 works
  23. 23 Marjolein Visser Netherlands · #439 worldwide 2.1k citations · 154 works
  24. 24 Hermann Brenner Germany · #461 worldwide 5.8k citations · 356 works
  25. 25 Scott M. Grundy United States · #491 worldwide 3.5k citations · 154 works
  26. 26 Kenneth Rockwood Canada · #519 worldwide 2k citations · 140 works
  27. 27 Nicholas J. Wareham United Kingdom · #615 worldwide 4k citations · 216 works
  28. 28 John C. Morris United States · #720 worldwide 5.1k citations · 361 works
  29. 29 John Hardy United Kingdom · #734 worldwide 4k citations · 235 works
  30. 30 Timothy G. Dinan Ireland · #742 worldwide 3.1k citations · 126 works
  31. 31 Guy B. Marks Australia · #819 worldwide 2.1k citations · 113 works
  32. 32 Lenore J. Launer United States · #898 worldwide 3k citations · 184 works
  33. 33 Sally E. Wenzel United States · #955 worldwide 1.6k citations · 115 works
  34. 34 Steven B. Heymsfield United States · #972 worldwide 2.1k citations · 115 works
  35. 35 Richard Peto United Kingdom · #990 worldwide 2.9k citations · 93 works
  36. 36 Jos M. G. A. Schols Netherlands · #1,054 worldwide 1.7k citations · 103 works
  37. 37 David M. Holtzman United States · #1,058 worldwide 2.8k citations · 150 works
  38. 38 Masashi Yanagisawa Japan · #1,094 worldwide 2.2k citations · 108 works
  39. 39 Solomon H. Snyder United States · #1,095 worldwide 2.8k citations · 168 works
  40. 40 Giancarlo Logroscino Italy · #1,200 worldwide 2.2k citations · 103 works
  41. 41 Thomas A. Wadden United States · #1,225 worldwide 2.2k citations · 91 works
  42. 42 Salvador Moncada United Kingdom · #1,243 worldwide 2.3k citations · 129 works
  43. 43 S. Schneider France · #1,246 worldwide 1.9k citations · 87 works
  44. 44 Ronald C. Petersen United States · #1,258 worldwide 4k citations · 306 works
  45. 45 Heiko Braak Germany · #1,274 worldwide 2.9k citations · 90 works
  46. 46 Roger Guillemin United States · #1,302 worldwide 1.8k citations · 108 works
  47. 47 Richard Beasley New Zealand · #1,305 worldwide 1.6k citations · 132 works
  48. 48 Stefan D. Anker Germany · #1,311 worldwide 2.5k citations · 165 works
  49. 49 Peter C. O’Brien United States · #1,315 worldwide 2k citations · 100 works
  50. 50 Michael Bräuer Canada · #1,380 worldwide 3.8k citations · 171 works
  51. 51 Peter M. Nilsson Sweden · #1,386 worldwide 2k citations · 153 works
  52. 52 Avan Aihie Sayer United Kingdom · #1,388 worldwide 2.6k citations · 85 works
  53. 53 Tim D. Spector United Kingdom · #1,390 worldwide 3k citations · 224 works
  54. 54 Jes Olesen Denmark · #1,420 worldwide 1.6k citations · 145 works
  55. 55 Steven M. Greenberg United States · #1,424 worldwide 1.9k citations · 116 works
  56. 56 John Wilding United Kingdom · #1,427 worldwide 1.8k citations · 113 works
  57. 57 Markku Laakso Finland · #1,434 worldwide 2.5k citations · 152 works
  58. 58 Meir J. Stampfer United States · #1,463 worldwide 2.2k citations · 154 works
  59. 59 Vilmundur Guðnason Iceland · #1,496 worldwide 2.9k citations · 194 works
  60. 60 John F. Cryan Ireland · #1,527 worldwide 2.3k citations · 195 works
  61. 61 Ting Zhang China · #1,532 worldwide 2.7k citations · 96 works
  62. 62 Miia Kivipelto Sweden · #1,542 worldwide 1.9k citations · 136 works
  63. 63 Dennis J. Selkoe United States · #1,563 worldwide 2.4k citations · 103 works
  64. 64 Jean‐Pierre Després Canada · #1,574 worldwide 1.4k citations · 99 works
  65. 65 Paul Zimmet Australia · #1,579 worldwide 1.9k citations · 144 works
  66. 66 Eric B. Rimm United States · #1,617 worldwide 2.9k citations · 168 works
  67. 67 Ronald G. Crystal United States · #1,621 worldwide 1.7k citations · 163 works
  68. 68 Kyong Soo Park South Korea · #1,630 worldwide 1.9k citations · 136 works
  69. 69 Luigi Ferrucci United States · #1,649 worldwide 5.3k citations · 345 works
  70. 70 Matteo Cesari Italy · #1,686 worldwide 2.1k citations · 87 works
  71. 71 Naveed Sattar United Kingdom · #1,722 worldwide 3.5k citations · 260 works
  72. 72 Michael Sjöstróm Sweden · #1,759 worldwide 2.2k citations · 82 works
  73. 73 Katsutoshi Goto Japan · #1,828 worldwide 1.7k citations · 120 works
  74. 74 Aleš Linhart Czechia · #1,838 worldwide 1.8k citations · 115 works
  75. 75 Cornel Sieber Germany · #1,867 worldwide 1.7k citations · 80 works
  76. 76 Jaakko Tuomilehto Finland · #1,870 worldwide 2k citations · 87 works
  77. 77 Julie A. Schneider United States · #1,873 worldwide 1.6k citations · 96 works
  78. 78 Olivier Bruyère Belgium · #1,874 worldwide 2k citations · 442 works
  79. 79 Tommy Cederholm Sweden · #1,885 worldwide 1.8k citations · 80 works
  80. 80 Barry M. Popkin United States · #1,917 worldwide 2.2k citations · 202 works
  81. 81 Jack M. Guralnik United States · #1,930 worldwide 1.7k citations · 108 works
  82. 82 Jill P. Pell United Kingdom · #1,957 worldwide 1.8k citations · 94 works
  83. 83 André G. Uitterlinden Netherlands · #1,968 worldwide 4.4k citations · 288 works
  84. 84 Anne M. Fagan United States · #1,978 worldwide 1.7k citations · 125 works
  85. 85 Ivan Bautmans Belgium · #2,010 worldwide 1.6k citations · 83 works
  86. 86 William J. Welch United States · #2,019 worldwide 2.2k citations · 142 works
  87. 87 Jan Lötvall Sweden · #2,040 worldwide 2.1k citations · 77 works
  88. 88 Suzanne Craft United States · #2,045 worldwide 1.4k citations · 95 works
  89. 89 Li Ding United States · #2,066 worldwide 1.9k citations · 142 works
  90. 90 Sadao Kimura Japan · #2,070 worldwide 1.6k citations · 96 works
  91. 91 Steven T. DeKosky United States · #2,073 worldwide 1.9k citations · 124 works
  92. 92 Athol U. Wells United Kingdom · #2,084 worldwide 1.3k citations · 158 works
  93. 93 Christopher E. Brightling United Kingdom · #2,120 worldwide 1.3k citations · 174 works
  94. 94 Thomas V. Colby United States · #2,121 worldwide 1.3k citations · 85 works
  95. 95 Erika von Mutius Germany · #2,140 worldwide 888 citations · 108 works
  96. 96 James C. Hogg Canada · #2,142 worldwide 1.4k citations · 105 works
  97. 97 Julius Axelrod United States · #2,167 worldwide 1.9k citations · 90 works
  98. 98 Alfonso J. Cruz‐Jentoft Spain · #2,184 worldwide 2.2k citations · 74 works
  99. 99 Richard N. Bergman United States · #2,192 worldwide 2k citations · 98 works
  100. 100 Ronald Melzack Canada · #2,248 worldwide 2.3k citations · 75 works

authors from the 6,000 highest-output in Physiology, re-ranked on the composite score. Author identities come from OpenAlex disambiguation and inherit its errors: a merged record can put one name over two people’s work, and a split one can halve a career. Every row links out to the OpenAlex record so the underlying claim is checkable, and anything that looks wrong can be reported from the row. That report files a correction against the bibliographic record for a human to review — it is not a removal or delisting request, and no such route exists yet.

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