Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

North AmericaMedical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health Highly Cited Researchers 3.608 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
United States
Ahmedin Jemal
Cancer disparities
Cancer treatment and outcomes
Cancer surveillance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
859,750
459,751
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Canada
Gordon Guyatt
Evidence-based medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603,120
261,256
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Ali H Mokdad
Health Metrics
Population Health
IHME
Global Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
546,175
313,139
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Frank B Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,211
195,628
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Paul M Ridker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496,996
141,853
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Emelia J Benjamin
Atrial fibrillation
Faculty Development
Diversity-DEIA
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407,491
155,681
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Graham Colditz
Epidemiology
Cancer Prevention
Health Outcomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398,525
60,437
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Canada
Peter Tugwell
Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391,826
185,875
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Simon I Hay
IHME
Health Metrics
Global Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388,374
283,151
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Goncalo Abecasis
Biostatistics
Human Genetics
Statistical Computing
Genetics
Complex Traits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375,914
168,405
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
David J Hunter
Cancer Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351,815
102,260
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Canada
Holger Schünemann
GRADE
Recommendations
Knowledge Synthesis
Systematic Reviews
Guidelines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349,787
190,904
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Eric Rimm
Professor of Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,892
88,330
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Peter Libby
medicine
cardiology
atherosclerosis
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,808
86,647
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Jane Cauley
osteoporosis
aging
fracture
hormones
breast cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,166
68,083
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Paolo Boffetta
Medicine
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,046
84,209
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Jesse A Berlin
Meta-analysis
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222,294
93,360
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Ichiro Kawachi
social epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,321
62,100
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Richard Cooper
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,397
51,454
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Robert Black
Child nutrition and infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,086
68,242
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Alberto Ascherio
Epidemiology
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,337
49,923
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
Simin Liu
Molecular Epidemiology
Nutrition
Endocrinology
Global Health
Preventive Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,271
61,106
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United States
Joel Schwartz
air pollution
metals
health
statistics
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,658
67,242
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
Hans Olov Adami
Clinilacal and epidemiologic research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184,440
46,057
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3
United States
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ahmedin Jemal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
859,750
459,751
0.535
Cancer disparities
Cancer treatment and outcomes
Cancer surveillance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10
Canada
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gordon Guyatt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603,120
261,256
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17
United States
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ali H Mokdad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
546,175
313,139
0.573
Health Metrics
Population Health
IHME
Global Health
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20
United States
13
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Frank B Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,211
195,628
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30
United States
18
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul M Ridker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496,996
141,853
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68
United States
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Emelia J Benjamin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407,491
155,681
0.382
Atrial fibrillation
Faculty Development
Diversity-DEIA
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Inflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76
United States
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Graham Colditz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398,525
60,437
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79
Canada
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Tugwell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391,826
185,875
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83
United States
42
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Simon I Hay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388,374
283,151
0.729
IHME
Health Metrics
Global Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97
United States
50
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Goncalo Abecasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375,914
168,405
0.448
Biostatistics
Human Genetics
Statistical Computing
Genetics
Complex Traits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129
United States
63
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David J Hunter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351,815
102,260
0.291
Cancer Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Global Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135
Canada
12
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Holger Schünemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349,787
190,904
0.546
GRADE
Recommendations
Knowledge Synthesis
Systematic Reviews
Guidelines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178
United States
79
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Eric Rimm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,892
88,330
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221
United States
95
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Peter Libby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,808
86,647
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498
United States
199
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jane Cauley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,166
68,083
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593
United States
233
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paolo Boffetta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,046
84,209
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
661
United States
261
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jesse A Berlin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222,294
93,360
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
806
United States
320
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ichiro Kawachi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,321
62,100
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
865
United States
352
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Myrna Weissman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,451
42,656
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
901
United States
367
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Richard Cooper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,397
51,454
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
906
United States
369
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Robert Black
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,086
68,242
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
935
United States
381
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alberto Ascherio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,337
49,923
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
952
United States
393
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Simin Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,271
61,106
0.323
Molecular Epidemiology
Nutrition
Endocrinology
Global Health
Preventive Cardiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
957
United States
395
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joel Schwartz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,658
67,242
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
991
United States
411
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hans Olov Adami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184,440
46,057
0.250