The global ranking of the most-cited scientists based on the Scopus database was compiled by Professor Ioannidis’s research team at Stanford University, and the assessment uses a percentile within a scientific subfield along with a composite c-score indicator, which includes several bibliometric measures including citation impact. The current edition (data through the end of 2025), containing more than 230,000 researchers – of which more than 70,000 are in the medical sciences, also includes Professor Peter Celec from – congratulations!