11 Oct 2025

Congratulations to Our 62 Editorial Board Members Recognized as the World's Top 2% Scientists in 2025

On September 19, 2025, the latest edition of the world’s top 2% scientists list, led by Prof. John P. A. Ioannidis of Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier, was officially released.

We are proud to announce that 62 members of the Editorial Board of Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine (RCM) have been recognized on this distinguished list.

The following editorial board members are listed alphabetically by last name, with no particular order implied:

 

Name

Institution

Airaksinen, Juhani K.E.

Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala

Alessandro, Zorzi

Università degli Studi di Padova

Amsterdam, Ezra Abraham

University of California

Balistreri, Carmela Rita

Università degli Studi di Palermo

Baranchuk, Adrián Marco

Queen’s University

Biondi-Zoccai, Giuseppe G.L.

Sapienza Università di Roma

Bolignano, Davide

Università degli studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro

Boriani, Giuseppe

Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia

Briguori, Carlo

Mediterranea Cardiocentro

Cai, Jingjing

Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

Dandel, Michael

Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e. V.

De Luca, Leonardo

Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo

De Rosa, Salvatore

Università degli studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro

Dhalla, Naranjan S.

Hôpital St-Boniface

D’Ascenzo, Fabrizio

Università degli Studi di Torino, Scuola di Medicina

Elefteriades, John Alex

Yale School of Medicine

Fleg, Jerome L.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Grassi, Guido M.

Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca

Henein, Michael Y.

Università degli Studi di Siena

Iacoviello, Massimo

Università degli Studi di Foggia

Jefferies, John Lynn

University of Memphis

Jneid, Hani M.

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Joung, Boyoung

Yonsei University College of Medicine

Kalra, Dinesh K.

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Karamitsos, Theodoros D.

School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Kasai, Takatoshi

Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine

Klein, Lloyd W.

University of California, San Francisco

Kokkinos, Peter F.

VA Medical Center

Kolovou, Genovefa D.

Metropolitan Hospital, Athens

Lancellotti, Patrizio M.D.

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege

Lavie, Carl J.

Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute

Li, Jianjun

Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Liu, Tong

The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University

Mangieri, Antonio

Humanitas Research Hospital

Martínez-Sellés, Manuel

Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón

Mavrogeni, Sophie I.

Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre

Movahed, Mohammad Reza

The University of Arizona

Omboni, Stefano

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Palazzuoli, Alberto

Università degli Studi di Siena

Pelliccia, Francesco

Sapienza Università di Roma

Peng, Yong

West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital of Sichuan University

Pieroni, Maurizio

Università degli Studi di Firenze

REISS, Allison B.

NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine

Rigatelli, Gianluca

Division of Cardiology, Rovigo General Hospital

Rubattu, Speranza D.

Faculty of Medicine and Psychology

Russo, Vincenzo

Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Sanchis-Gomar, Fabian

Stanford University School of Medicine

Sardu, Celestino

Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Sasso, Ferdinando Carlo

Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Serruys, Patrick W.

University of Galway

Shapiro, Michael David

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Sun, Zhonghua

Curtin Medical School

Tanaka, Hirofumi

The University of Texas at Austin

Tantry, Udaya S.

Sinai Center for Thrombosis Research

Tomlinson, Brian W.Y.

Macau University of Science and Technology

Topilsky, Yan

Tel Aviv University

Tousoulis, Dimitrios M.

School of Medicine, University of Athens Medical School

Triposkiadis, Filippos K.

School of Health Sciences, European University Cyprus

Tuttolomondo, Antonino

Università degli Studi di Palermo

Volpe, Massimo

IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana

Watson, Karol E.

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Zhou, Yujie

Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases


This achievement underscores the global influence of RCM and reflects our ongoing dedication to publishing high-impact cardiovascular research. The remarkable accomplishments of our editorial board members continue to inspire the scientific community and reinforce our mission to advance knowledge addressing critical challenges in cardiovascular medicine.

The RCM Editorial Office extends its heartfelt congratulations and sincere appreciation to these esteemed scholars. Collaborating with such highly respected scientists is both an honor and a privilege, and we are delighted to celebrate this milestone together.

 

The RCM Editorial Office