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Research Impact Profile

Johns Hopkins University

US82,358,329 Citations
Mapped scholars
10
Total citations
82,358,329
Citing countries
3+
Works indexed
516,602

About Johns Hopkins University's research impact

Johns Hopkins University is a globally recognized research institution based in US, with a documented citation footprint of 82,358,329 citations across 516,602 indexed works. CitationMap surfaces the 10 most-cited scholars currently affiliated with the institution, ranked by lifetime citations, and traces where each researcher's work is being cited around the world.

The institution's strongest publishing areas — derived from the top scholars' primary research concepts on this page — span Medicine, and Chemistry. Johns Hopkins University is widely regarded for its work in medicine, public health, biomedical engineering, and applied physics, and its researchers are cited by peers in 3+ countries, reflecting the institution's deep international research network.

Each scholar listed below links to their own dedicated citation map — a country-level visualization of where their papers have been cited. Scholars from Johns Hopkins University preparing O-1, EB-1A, EB-1B, or EB-2 NIW visa petitions can use these maps as evidence of international acclaim and major significance to their field, while research administrators can use them to surface collaboration opportunities and track an institution's global academic footprint.

The data on this page is refreshed continuously, so the rankings and citation totals you see reflect the most recent author metadata our pipeline has observed. Counts are sourced from Google Scholar profiles, enriched with OpenAlex bibliometrics for institutional affiliation, and de-duplicated against ORCID where available. If a scholar from Johns Hopkins University is missing or out of date, you can submit their Google Scholar URL from the homepage and we will queue a fresh crawl.

Top 5 most-cited scholars at Johns Hopkins University

Ranked by lifetime citations on Google Scholar / OpenAlex. Click any scholar to open their interactive citation map.

  1. 1
    Bert Vogelstein
    Medicine · h-index 265
    391,637 cites
  2. 2
    Kenneth W. Kinzler
    Medicine · h-index 226
    277,937 cites
  3. 3
    Josef Coresh
    Medicine · h-index 192
    270,853 cites
  4. 4
    Massimo Francesco Piepoli
    Medicine · h-index 156
    260,925 cites
  5. 5
    Bach Xuan Tran
    Medicine · h-index 126
    256,256 cites

Top Cited Scholars

The most influential researchers affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, ranked by citation impact. Click to visualize their global reach.

Methodology & data freshness

Citation data for Johns Hopkins University (/impact/johns-hopkins-university) is aggregated from Google Scholar profiles affiliated with the institution and cross-checked against OpenAlex. We map 10 top researchers, tracking ~82,358,329 citations across 3+ citing institutions worldwide. Counts are updated continuously via our resweep pipeline, which re-fetches author metadata and citing-paper affiliations on a rolling basis. Last refresh: 2026-10-26.

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About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University is a leading institution in US, contributing significantly to global research output with 516,602 published works.

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