The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
discipline of Medicine is based on data
combined from various data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
acquired on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a researcher’s
D-index (Discipline H-index), which includes exclusively
papers and citation values for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Medicine research
Our best scholars ranking is a credible
list of leading scientists from the discipline of
Medicine, established by means of a thorough
analysis of 166,880 researchers determined
from various bibliometric data sources. For the field of
Medicine, as many as 68936 scientists were
investigated.
What is D-index approval threshold for Medicine
The D-index threshold for including a scientist to be
considered is set to 70 if
most of their publications are in the discipline of Medicine. The
inclusion requirements for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index,
ratio of the contributions made within the selected
area as well as the awards and achievements of the
scholars. The D-index threshold for considering best
scholars is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
scholars assessed for each
area od study whilst making sure that the top 1% of
best researchers are incorporated into the list.
We expect a proximity of 30% or less between a scientist’s
general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification practices
Because our primary goal is to guarantee that only
credible scholars are mentioned in
Research.com ranking we are aware that metrics are never
meant to be an absolute tool to quantify the
work of scientists. This is why
we manually verify every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
varied range of trustworthy sources. Even though it’s not a
element contributing to a researcher’s position in
our ranking, the number of papers published in
major journals and conference proceedings should be a
reliable secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
given field of study. Position in the ranking is
established using each researcher’s D-index
with the help of metrics collected from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-established bibliometric
databases of this type accessible to the research community. A
thorough overview of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our mission
Our mission is to inspire scientists,
entrepreneurs and politicians
around the world to investigate where leading experts are heading
and to provide a way for the entire research community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
disciplines, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Medicine
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the affiliation with the highest
number of leading scholars in the world is Harvard University with
518 scientists affiliated with it being features in
our Medicine ranking.
It is followed by National Institutes of Health with
382 scientists.
Ranking thirds is Mayo Clinic with 344
researchers.
Prominent researchers featured in the world are associated with University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research, SUNY Upstate Medical University, National University of Ireland, Galway, University of Liverpool, Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC.
Professor Walter C. Willett from Harvard University is listed as the best researcher in the world in our ranking with a D-index of 385. Ranking second in the world is Ronald C. Kessler from Harvard University with a D-index of 310. The third spot in the world is occupied by Meir J. Stampfer from Harvard University with a D-index of 304.
The average D-index for the top 3% scholars is 180 against an average of 93 for all scientists included in our ranking.
The average number of publications within the area of Medicine for the top 1% of researchers in the ranking is 1342 against an average of 465 for all researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 5% scholars is 131886 against an average of 40405 for all scientists.
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