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Top Surgery Researchers

Reza Malekzadeh ranks first, out of 5,887 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 Reza Malekzadeh Iran · #24 worldwide 6.7k citations · 167 works
  2. 2 Maciej Banach Poland · #49 worldwide 5.2k citations · 199 works
  3. 3 Victor Aboyans France · #74 worldwide 4.9k citations · 135 works
  4. 4 Jasvinder A. Singh United States · #79 worldwide 4.7k citations · 154 works
  5. 5 Patrizio Lancellotti Belgium · #86 worldwide 4.1k citations · 241 works
  6. 6 Stuart Pocock United Kingdom · #122 worldwide 4.3k citations · 148 works
  7. 7 Salim S. Virani United States · #125 worldwide 3.9k citations · 163 works
  8. 8 E. Murat Tuzcu United States · #142 worldwide 4.7k citations · 124 works
  9. 9 Cyrus Cooper United Kingdom · #144 worldwide 7.2k citations · 486 works
  10. 10 Rachelle Buchbinder Australia · #147 worldwide 3.5k citations · 131 works
  11. 11 M. Hassan Murad United States · #176 worldwide 3.7k citations · 177 works
  12. 12 Peter Jüni Switzerland · #207 worldwide 4.2k citations · 118 works
  13. 13 William Wijns Belgium · #227 worldwide 3.8k citations · 167 works
  14. 14 Flavia Cicuttini Australia · #232 worldwide 3.2k citations · 152 works
  15. 15 Marco Valgimigli United States · #295 worldwide 2.8k citations · 191 works
  16. 16 Thoralf M. Sundt United States · #310 worldwide 2.6k citations · 162 works
  17. 17 Emanuele Barbato Belgium · #311 worldwide 3k citations · 139 works
  18. 18 Valentı́n Fuster United States · #368 worldwide 5.4k citations · 319 works
  19. 19 Michael J. Mack United States · #375 worldwide 3.3k citations · 210 works
  20. 20 Stephan Windecker Switzerland · #471 worldwide 4.2k citations · 273 works
  21. 21 Scott M. Grundy United States · #491 worldwide 3.5k citations · 154 works
  22. 22 Paul M. Ridker United States · #502 worldwide 3.4k citations · 191 works
  23. 23 Lewis R. Roberts United States · #620 worldwide 2.5k citations · 139 works
  24. 24 John L. Cameron United States · #658 worldwide 1.7k citations · 121 works
  25. 25 Russell F. Warren United States · #752 worldwide 1.7k citations · 113 works
  26. 26 Valerie W. Rusch United States · #788 worldwide 1.9k citations · 169 works
  27. 27 Alaide Chieffo Italy · #804 worldwide 2.2k citations · 115 works
  28. 28 Adrian Banning United Kingdom · #868 worldwide 2.2k citations · 129 works
  29. 29 Peter Libby United States · #894 worldwide 2.9k citations · 193 works
  30. 30 James D. Luketich United States · #912 worldwide 1.8k citations · 137 works
  31. 31 Kausik K. Ray United Kingdom · #940 worldwide 1.6k citations · 120 works
  32. 32 A. Jamil Tajik United States · #966 worldwide 2.2k citations · 148 works
  33. 33 Stefan James Sweden · #985 worldwide 2.5k citations · 158 works
  34. 34 Salim Yusuf Canada · #996 worldwide 4.3k citations · 292 works
  35. 35 Lynne W. Stevenson United States · #1,015 worldwide 2.1k citations · 122 works
  36. 36 Robert A. Guyton United States · #1,141 worldwide 2.6k citations · 94 works
  37. 37 P.J. Devereaux Canada · #1,195 worldwide 4.8k citations · 85 works
  38. 38 Hugo A. Katus Germany · #1,201 worldwide 3.8k citations · 261 works
  39. 39 David P. Faxon United States · #1,253 worldwide 3k citations · 88 works
  40. 40 Davide Capodanno Italy · #1,266 worldwide 2.1k citations · 125 works
  41. 41 Ralph H. Hruban United States · #1,314 worldwide 2.9k citations · 212 works
  42. 42 Peter A. Banks United States · #1,387 worldwide 1.1k citations · 111 works
  43. 43 Joseph F. Fraumeni United States · #1,403 worldwide 1.8k citations · 111 works
  44. 44 Leslee J. Shaw United States · #1,408 worldwide 2.6k citations · 185 works
  45. 45 Thomas C. Smyrk United States · #1,471 worldwide 1.8k citations · 114 works
  46. 46 David M. Nagorney United States · #1,479 worldwide 1.7k citations · 102 works
  47. 47 Hikmat Al‐Ahmadie United States · #1,483 worldwide 1.7k citations · 119 works
  48. 48 Robert A. Byrne Germany · #1,603 worldwide 1.9k citations · 88 works
  49. 49 James W.F. Catto United Kingdom · #1,643 worldwide 1.5k citations · 96 works
  50. 50 Adnan Kastrati Germany · #1,665 worldwide 2.2k citations · 153 works
  51. 51 Eugene Braunwald United States · #1,705 worldwide 2.3k citations · 182 works
  52. 52 Naveed Sattar United Kingdom · #1,722 worldwide 3.5k citations · 260 works
  53. 53 Jacques Genest Canada · #1,733 worldwide 2k citations · 167 works
  54. 54 Arndt Vogel Germany · #1,738 worldwide 1.4k citations · 111 works
  55. 55 Victor E. Reuter United States · #1,766 worldwide 1.6k citations · 126 works
  56. 56 Ernst J. Kuipers Netherlands · #1,777 worldwide 2k citations · 249 works
  57. 57 Dermot McGovern United States · #1,808 worldwide 1.8k citations · 151 works
  58. 58 Valérie Vilgrain France · #1,816 worldwide 1.4k citations · 128 works
  59. 59 Michel Ducreux France · #1,875 worldwide 1.6k citations · 174 works
  60. 60 Julinda Mehilli Germany · #1,915 worldwide 2k citations · 83 works
  61. 61 Joseph L. Goldstein United States · #1,922 worldwide 2.5k citations · 102 works
  62. 62 Felice Giuliante Italy · #1,954 worldwide 1.5k citations · 109 works
  63. 63 Martin Czerny Germany · #2,058 worldwide 1.4k citations · 117 works
  64. 64 Jesse E. Edwards United States · #2,098 worldwide 1.2k citations · 120 works
  65. 65 Michael S. Brown United States · #2,187 worldwide 2.5k citations · 101 works
  66. 66 Timothy C. Wang United States · #2,240 worldwide 2.2k citations · 187 works
  67. 67 John J.P. Kastelein Netherlands · #2,251 worldwide 2.2k citations · 154 works
  68. 68 Mark A. Creager United States · #2,287 worldwide 1.5k citations · 84 works
  69. 69 Bernard J. Gersh United States · #2,299 worldwide 4k citations · 324 works
  70. 70 Domenico Alvaro Italy · #2,319 worldwide 1.7k citations · 105 works
  71. 71 Michael L. Kendrick United States · #2,350 worldwide 1.4k citations · 95 works
  72. 72 Murray F. Brennan United States · #2,353 worldwide 1.9k citations · 204 works
  73. 73 Adam Witkowski Poland · #2,354 worldwide 1.4k citations · 88 works
  74. 74 Ewout W. Steyerberg Netherlands · #2,402 worldwide 2.4k citations · 255 works
  75. 75 Stanford T. Shulman United States · #2,443 worldwide 1.3k citations · 90 works
  76. 76 David S. Klimstra United States · #2,446 worldwide 1.3k citations · 101 works
  77. 77 Hölger Thiele Germany · #2,502 worldwide 2.3k citations · 205 works
  78. 78 Kjetil Søreide Norway · #2,569 worldwide 952 citations · 97 works
  79. 79 Shishir K. Maithel United States · #2,622 worldwide 1.5k citations · 147 works
  80. 80 Yi Zhang China · #2,641 worldwide 3.6k citations · 268 works
  81. 81 Harlan M. Krumholz United States · #2,653 worldwide 4.7k citations · 440 works
  82. 82 Guido Carpino Italy · #2,734 worldwide 1.7k citations · 76 works
  83. 83 Horst Zincke United States · #2,841 worldwide 1.2k citations · 116 works
  84. 84 Eugene H. Blackstone United States · #2,855 worldwide 1.4k citations · 133 works
  85. 85 Bogdan Czerniak United States · #2,866 worldwide 1.8k citations · 74 works
  86. 86 Eric Van Cutsem Belgium · #2,907 worldwide 2.7k citations · 284 works
  87. 87 Winfried März Germany · #2,927 worldwide 5.2k citations · 632 works
  88. 88 Michael H. Criqui United States · #2,976 worldwide 927 citations · 96 works
  89. 89 Guillermo J. Tearney United States · #2,981 worldwide 1.1k citations · 121 works
  90. 90 Spencer B. King United States · #2,997 worldwide 1.6k citations · 118 works
  91. 91 Bart W. Koes Netherlands · #3,085 worldwide 1.2k citations · 121 works
  92. 92 Robert W. Yeh United States · #3,138 worldwide 1.8k citations · 164 works
  93. 93 William H. Harris United States · #3,148 worldwide 1.1k citations · 105 works
  94. 94 Stefan Schreiber Germany · #3,175 worldwide 2.9k citations · 270 works
  95. 95 Harvey D. White New Zealand · #3,184 worldwide 2k citations · 165 works
  96. 96 Béla Merkely Hungary · #3,196 worldwide 3.1k citations · 309 works
  97. 97 Andrew C. Novick United States · #3,234 worldwide 1.4k citations · 170 works
  98. 98 Gillian Hawker Canada · #3,258 worldwide 1.2k citations · 85 works
  99. 99 Juan W. Valle United Kingdom · #3,302 worldwide 1.3k citations · 115 works
  100. 100 Jaffer A. Ajani United States · #3,330 worldwide 2.4k citations · 246 works

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