Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
AfricaMedical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed 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
Epidemiology
Public Health
Biostatistics
Cancer Research
Communicable Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,232
106,306
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Health Policy and Management
Infection Prevention and Control
Disease Prevention and Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,830
107,214
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Public health
epidemiology
cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,584
71,733
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Public Health Nutrition
Nutrition epidemiology
Infant and young child feeding
maternal and child health research
HIV and nut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,651
63,360
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Global Health
Evidence synthesis
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Vaccinology
HIV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,560
65,452
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Public health
Global health
Epidemiology
Maternal and Child Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,108
61,197
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Epidemiological research and outcome measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,834
52,843
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Public Health
Epidemiology
Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,050
56,621
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Health Economics
Public Health
Health Policy and Systems Research
Pharmaco-economics
Pharmaco-epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,820
47,916
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Epidemiology
Global Health
Infectious Diseases
Bacteriology
Maternal and Neonatal Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,491
35,087
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Epidemiology
Evidence Synthesis
Implementation Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,923
48,358
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Community
Environmental and Occupational Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,506
28,945
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Epidemiology
Reproductive Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,657
43,761
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
physical activity and public health
non-communicable diseases
health behavior change
global south and healthy cities
obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,252
27,622
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
child development
adolescent development
HIV
AIDS
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,061
21,806
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Epidemiology
Data Science
Environmental Health
Nutrition
Air Pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,385
35,071
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Quality
Patient safety
Science of Improvement
Leadership
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,371
37,502
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
HIV Prevention and Treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,158
19,338
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Public Health
Health Systems and Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,096
33,351
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Health Sciences
epidemiology
clinical research
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,517
25,366
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Global Health
Epidemiology
Health Behavior
Health Communication and Human Nutrition (Child)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,912
37,613
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,158
32,842
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Global Health
Global Surgery
Surgery
Critical Care
Public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,811
32,711
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology
Reproductive Health
Clinical Epidemiology
Implementation Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,475
29,393
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Small Area Estimation
Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling
Spatial Modeling
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,317
30,287
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,203
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zoubida Zaidi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,232
106,306
0.892
Epidemiology
Public Health
Biostatistics
Cancer Research
Communicable Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,449
5
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,830
107,214
0.950
Health Policy and Management
Infection Prevention and Control
Disease Prevention and Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,920
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Albertino Damasceno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,584
71,733
0.810
Public health
epidemiology
cardiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,680
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bruno Sunguya
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Dar es salaam, Tanzania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,651
63,360
0.795
Public Health Nutrition
Nutrition epidemiology
Infant and young child feeding
maternal and child health research
HIV and nut
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,016
17
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ola Adetokunboh Md
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,560
65,452
0.955
Global Health
Evidence synthesis
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Vaccinology
HIV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,379
8
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Muawiyyah Babale Sufiyan
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,108
61,197
0.926
Public health
Global health
Epidemiology
Maternal and Child Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,929
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ababi Giref
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,834
52,843
0.841
Epidemiological research and outcome measurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,270
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Teye Doku
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,050
56,621
0.927
Public Health
Epidemiology
Global Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,648
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Obinna E. Onwujekwe
University of Nigeria
Nsukka, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,820
47,916
0.874
Health Economics
Public Health
Health Policy and Systems Research
Pharmaco-economics
Pharmaco-epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,543
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anna Roca
Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia
Serrekunda, Gambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,491
35,087
0.681
Epidemiology
Global Health
Infectious Diseases
Bacteriology
Maternal and Neonatal Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,049
27
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Abdu A Adamu
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,923
48,358
0.969
Epidemiology
Evidence Synthesis
Implementation Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,172
16
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mostafa Kamaleldin Mohamed
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,506
28,945
0.585
Community
Environmental and Occupational Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,506
12
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Engida Yisma|Engida Yisma Derbie
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,657
43,761
0.958
Epidemiology
Reproductive Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,697
36
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Estelle Lambert
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,252
27,622
0.610
physical activity and public health
non-communicable diseases
health behavior change
global south and healthy cities
obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,210
37
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Linda Richter
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,061
21,806
0.495
child development
adolescent development
HIV
AIDS
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,536
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
A. Kofi Amegah
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,385
35,071
0.808
Epidemiology
Data Science
Environmental Health
Nutrition
Air Pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,546
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kossivi Afanvi
Université de Lomé
Lomé, Togo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,371
37,502
0.865
Quality
Patient safety
Science of Improvement
Leadership
Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,640
38
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Salim S. Abdool Karim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,158
19,338
0.448
HIV Prevention and Treatment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,672
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Benjamin Uzochukwu
University of Nigeria
Nsukka, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,096
33,351
0.812
Public Health
Health Systems and Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,985
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chakib Nejjari|Chakib Nejjari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,517
25,366
0.626
Health Sciences
epidemiology
clinical research
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,333
18
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Abraham Tamirat Gizaw
Jimma University
Jimma, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,912
37,613
0.942
Global Health
Epidemiology
Health Behavior
Health Communication and Human Nutrition (Child)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,278
28
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marwa Rashad Salem
Cairo University
Giza, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,158
32,842
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,448
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Muhammed Elhadi
University of Tripoli
Tripoli, Libya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,811
32,711
0.997
Global Health
Global Surgery
Surgery
Critical Care
Public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,811
22
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Achenef Asmamaw Muche
University of Gondar
Gondar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,475
29,393
0.934
Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology
Reproductive Health
Clinical Epidemiology
Implementation Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,972
23
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kindie Fentahun Muchie
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,317
30,287
0.967
Small Area Estimation
Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling
Spatial Modeling
Machine Learning