Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health Highly Cited Researchers 12.959 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlights the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 211 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively and with real-time updates by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced and dynamic perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers — particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This real-time methodology addresses the unfair advantage researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others, ensuring a more equitable evaluation. Furthermore, real-time citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community by continuously monitoring citation behavior.
For more detailed and up-to-date citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Cancer disparities
Cancer treatment and outcomes
Cancer surveillanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
891,510
492,446
0.552
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Evidence-based medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
604,295
265,905
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Infectious diseases
cancer
epidemiologic method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
552,542
290,939
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Health Metrics
Population Health
IHME
Global Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551,654
323,408
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,264
199,210
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Public Health
Epidemiology
Diabetes
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
519,570
141,993
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501,366
148,672
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Epidemiology
genetics
history of science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451,691
193,526
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Epidemiology
burden of disease
causes of deat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
423,634
217,273
0.513
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Atrial fibrillation
Faculty Development
Diversity-DEIA
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Inflammatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410,251
162,194
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
IHME
Health Metrics
Global Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399,147
294,487
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Epidemiology
Cancer Prevention
Health Outcomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398,847
61,622
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Equit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396,750
192,226
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Global Health
Child Survival
Public Health Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381,323
236,847
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Biostatistics
Human Genetics
Statistical Computing
Genetics
Complex Traits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380,083
173,043
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368,670
204,278
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366,013
144,081
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
medicine
epidemiology
coronary heart disease
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359,560
134,053
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
GRADE
Recommendations
Knowledge Synthesis
Systematic Reviews
Guideline
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,510
199,115
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cancer Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347,859
103,330
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Social determinants of health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334,866
93,582
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Professor of Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329,880
93,313
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Public healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324,769
231,124
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Epidemiologia cardiovascular
Epidemiologia do diabetes
Biomarcadores
Atenção Primária a Saúd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,582
201,425
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
medicine
cardiology
atherosclerosis
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,126
88,733
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ahmedin Jemal
American Cancer Society
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
891,510
492,446
0.552
Cancer disparities
Cancer treatment and outcomes
Cancer surveillanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gordon Guyatt
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
604,295
265,905
0.440
Evidence-based medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Matthias Egger
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
552,542
290,939
0.527
Infectious diseases
cancer
epidemiologic method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19
11
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ali H Mokdad
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551,654
323,408
0.586
Health Metrics
Population Health
IHME
Global Health
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23
14
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Frank B Hu
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,264
199,210
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jaakko Tuomilehto
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
519,570
141,993
0.273
Public Health
Epidemiology
Diabetes
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30
16
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paul M Ridker
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501,366
148,672
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45
6
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
George Davey Smith
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451,691
193,526
0.428
Epidemiology
genetics
history of science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alan D Lopez
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
423,634
217,273
0.513
Epidemiology
burden of disease
causes of deat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68
34
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Emelia J Benjamin
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410,251
162,194
0.395
Atrial fibrillation
Faculty Development
Diversity-DEIA
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Inflammatio
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75
39
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Simon I Hay
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399,147
294,487
0.738
IHME
Health Metrics
Global Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76
40
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Graham Colditz
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398,847
61,622
0.155
Epidemiology
Cancer Prevention
Health Outcomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peter Tugwell
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396,750
192,226
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zulfiqar Bhutta
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381,323
236,847
0.621
Global Health
Child Survival
Public Health Nutritio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Goncalo Abecasis
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380,083
173,043
0.455
Biostatistics
Human Genetics
Statistical Computing
Genetics
Complex Traits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mika Kivimaki
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368,670
204,278
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nicholas Wareham
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366,013
144,081
0.394
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Diederick E. Grobbee
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359,560
134,053
0.373
medicine
epidemiology
coronary heart disease
global health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123
12
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Holger Schünemann
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,510
199,115
0.557
GRADE
Recommendations
Knowledge Synthesis
Systematic Reviews
Guideline
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132
63
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David J Hunter
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347,859
103,330
0.297
Cancer Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Global Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147
14
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael G Marmot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334,866
93,582
0.279
Social determinants of health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160
75
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eric Rimm
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329,880
93,313
0.283
Professor of Epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yousef Khader
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324,769
231,124
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Paulo Andrade Lotufo
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,582
201,425
0.644
Epidemiologia cardiovascular
Epidemiologia do diabetes
Biomarcadores
Atenção Primária a Saúd
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194
89
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Libby
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,126
88,733
0.285
medicine
cardiology
atherosclerosis
immunology