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Top Rheumatology Researchers

Alberto Ortíz ranks first, out of 5,432 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 Alberto Ortíz Spain · #52 worldwide 5.9k citations · 191 works
  2. 2 Jasvinder A. Singh United States · #79 worldwide 4.7k citations · 154 works
  3. 3 Kāri Stefánsson Iceland · #127 worldwide 4.2k citations · 145 works
  4. 4 Cyrus Cooper United Kingdom · #144 worldwide 7.2k citations · 486 works
  5. 5 Rachelle Buchbinder Australia · #147 worldwide 3.5k citations · 131 works
  6. 6 Walter C. Willett United States · #154 worldwide 6.8k citations · 360 works
  7. 7 Darwin J. Prockop United States · #175 worldwide 3.8k citations · 131 works
  8. 8 Flavia Cicuttini Australia · #232 worldwide 3.2k citations · 152 works
  9. 9 Peter Brooks Australia · #319 worldwide 2.2k citations · 187 works
  10. 10 John А. Kanis United Kingdom · #770 worldwide 2.3k citations · 104 works
  11. 11 Lenore J. Launer United States · #898 worldwide 3k citations · 184 works
  12. 12 Peter Tugwell Canada · #1,033 worldwide 2k citations · 170 works
  13. 13 Albert Hofman Netherlands · #1,194 worldwide 2.8k citations · 137 works
  14. 14 Lyn March Australia · #1,226 worldwide 1.7k citations · 102 works
  15. 15 Paul Abrams United Kingdom · #1,346 worldwide 1.5k citations · 99 works
  16. 16 Alexander J. Lazar United States · #1,358 worldwide 2.3k citations · 196 works
  17. 17 Tim D. Spector United Kingdom · #1,390 worldwide 3k citations · 224 works
  18. 18 Alan J. Silman United Kingdom · #1,549 worldwide 1.9k citations · 87 works
  19. 19 J. Charles Jennette United States · #1,565 worldwide 1.5k citations · 102 works
  20. 20 Luis A. Díaz United States · #1,613 worldwide 1.7k citations · 132 works
  21. 21 Naveed Sattar United Kingdom · #1,722 worldwide 3.5k citations · 260 works
  22. 22 Olivier Bruyère Belgium · #1,874 worldwide 2k citations · 442 works
  23. 23 André G. Uitterlinden Netherlands · #1,968 worldwide 4.4k citations · 288 works
  24. 24 JJ Strain United Kingdom · #2,265 worldwide 3.9k citations · 72 works
  25. 25 Anthony D. Woolf United Kingdom · #2,311 worldwide 3.4k citations · 71 works
  26. 26 Murray F. Brennan United States · #2,353 worldwide 1.9k citations · 204 works
  27. 27 María E. Suarez‐Almazor United States · #2,370 worldwide 1.5k citations · 81 works
  28. 28 Frank B. Hu United States · #2,631 worldwide 3.5k citations · 237 works
  29. 29 Tore K Kvien Norway · #2,696 worldwide 957 citations · 120 works
  30. 30 Hans‐Uwe Simon Switzerland · #2,862 worldwide 1.4k citations · 79 works
  31. 31 Winfried März Germany · #2,927 worldwide 5.2k citations · 632 works
  32. 32 Robert G. Maki United States · #2,963 worldwide 1.2k citations · 101 works
  33. 33 Peter Martus Germany · #2,987 worldwide 1.2k citations · 110 works
  34. 34 Bart W. Koes Netherlands · #3,085 worldwide 1.2k citations · 121 works
  35. 35 Graham R.V. Hughes United Kingdom · #3,095 worldwide 1.1k citations · 85 works
  36. 36 Stefan Schreiber Germany · #3,175 worldwide 2.9k citations · 270 works
  37. 37 Gillian Hawker Canada · #3,258 worldwide 1.2k citations · 85 works
  38. 38 Sean J. Pittock United States · #3,291 worldwide 1.3k citations · 113 works
  39. 39 David J. Hunter Australia · #3,333 worldwide 3.3k citations · 343 works
  40. 40 Cornelia M. van Duijn Netherlands · #3,406 worldwide 3.7k citations · 268 works
  41. 41 Cem Gabay Switzerland · #3,418 worldwide 1.2k citations · 79 works
  42. 42 Sita Bierma‐Zeinstra Netherlands · #3,424 worldwide 1.2k citations · 109 works
  43. 43 Linda Cardozo United Kingdom · #3,468 worldwide 1.1k citations · 69 works
  44. 44 Jörg J. Goronzy United States · #3,542 worldwide 1.3k citations · 83 works
  45. 45 Andrew G. Huvos United States · #3,703 worldwide 1.1k citations · 79 works
  46. 46 Cornelia M. Weyand United States · #3,776 worldwide 1.2k citations · 80 works
  47. 47 David C. Dahlin United States · #4,021 worldwide 881 citations · 68 works
  48. 48 Eleftheria Zeggini United Kingdom · #4,106 worldwide 1.3k citations · 79 works
  49. 49 Scott A. Rodeo United States · #4,147 worldwide 855 citations · 84 works
  50. 50 Albert Hofman Netherlands · #4,149 worldwide 2.3k citations · 247 works
  51. 51 Désirée van der Heijde Netherlands · #4,303 worldwide 1.4k citations · 222 works
  52. 52 Thomas A. Stamey United States · #4,314 worldwide 1k citations · 79 works
  53. 53 Peter A. Pinto United States · #4,329 worldwide 1.5k citations · 158 works
  54. 54 Ulrich Costabel Germany · #4,484 worldwide 1.1k citations · 154 works
  55. 55 George A. Wells Canada · #4,781 worldwide 1.4k citations · 160 works
  56. 56 Victor Herbert United States · #4,872 worldwide 514 citations · 84 works
  57. 57 David T. Felson United States · #5,057 worldwide 1.7k citations · 172 works
  58. 58 Arnold I. Caplan United States · #5,364 worldwide 1.2k citations · 83 works
  59. 59 Caroline B. Terwee Netherlands · #5,512 worldwide 1.1k citations · 72 works
  60. 60 Steven J. Jacobsen United States · #5,536 worldwide 1.6k citations · 152 works
  61. 61 K. Frank Austen United States · #5,557 worldwide 1.8k citations · 137 works
  62. 62 Hugh S. Markus United Kingdom · #5,655 worldwide 1k citations · 107 works
  63. 63 Daniel Aletaha Austria · #5,798 worldwide 684 citations · 82 works
  64. 64 Donald G. Skinner United States · #5,799 worldwide 1.1k citations · 111 works
  65. 65 Michael C. Nevitt United States · #5,830 worldwide 1k citations · 95 works
  66. 66 Francesc Graus Spain · #5,875 worldwide 1.1k citations · 100 works
  67. 67 Ingrid E. Scheffer Australia · #5,885 worldwide 1.8k citations · 157 works
  68. 68 Marshall R. Urist United States · #5,895 worldwide 675 citations · 79 works
  69. 69 Brian E. Henderson United States · #6,041 worldwide 2k citations · 186 works
  70. 70 Olivier Lortholary France · #6,198 worldwide 1.1k citations · 128 works
  71. 71 Ronald J. Falk United States · #6,320 worldwide 955 citations · 101 works
  72. 72 Alberto G. Ayala United States · #6,471 worldwide 712 citations · 92 works
  73. 73 Edward L. Giovannucci United States · #6,474 worldwide 3k citations · 336 works
  74. 74 César A. Moran United States · #6,502 worldwide 1.6k citations · 249 works
  75. 75 Cristina R. Antonescu United States · #6,718 worldwide 865 citations · 118 works
  76. 76 Vittorio Pengo Italy · #6,854 worldwide 850 citations · 75 works
  77. 77 Carl F. Pieper United States · #6,948 worldwide 919 citations · 82 works
  78. 78 Jean‐Yves Reginster Belgium · #7,055 worldwide 2.1k citations · 782 works
  79. 79 Claire Bombardier Canada · #7,165 worldwide 720 citations · 60 works
  80. 80 Alan J. Thompson United Kingdom · #7,217 worldwide 1.2k citations · 174 works
  81. 81 Deborah Symmons United Kingdom · #7,324 worldwide 681 citations · 77 works
  82. 82 George Davey Smith United Kingdom · #7,412 worldwide 4.9k citations · 535 works
  83. 83 Gerald J. Gleich United States · #7,416 worldwide 683 citations · 105 works
  84. 84 James R. Scott United States · #7,475 worldwide 970 citations · 60 works
  85. 85 Soumya Raychaudhuri United States · #7,628 worldwide 2.1k citations · 52 works
  86. 86 John W. Kusek United States · #7,876 worldwide 1k citations · 80 works
  87. 87 Pamela Gehron Robey United States · #8,039 worldwide 1.2k citations · 53 works
  88. 88 Hans Selye Canada · #8,053 worldwide 1.6k citations · 283 works
  89. 89 Fredrik Mertens Sweden · #8,114 worldwide 974 citations · 68 works
  90. 90 Peter R. Galle Germany · #8,260 worldwide 3.3k citations · 424 works
  91. 91 D. Ware Branch United States · #8,489 worldwide 922 citations · 56 works
  92. 92 Kenneth Muir United Kingdom · #8,574 worldwide 636 citations · 126 works
  93. 93 James F. Fries United States · #8,626 worldwide 1.4k citations · 51 works
  94. 94 Michael D. Lockshin United States · #8,690 worldwide 940 citations · 52 works
  95. 95 Cynthia S. Crowson United States · #8,731 worldwide 534 citations · 101 works
  96. 96 Gerold Stucki Switzerland · #8,740 worldwide 782 citations · 87 works
  97. 97 Joseph A. Buckwalter United States · #8,867 worldwide 731 citations · 97 works
  98. 98 Helga Refsum Norway · #8,944 worldwide 747 citations · 56 works
  99. 99 Robert J. Gorlin United States · #9,235 worldwide 538 citations · 90 works
  100. 100 Joseph M. Lane United States · #9,281 worldwide 647 citations · 86 works

authors from the 6,000 highest-output in Rheumatology, 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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