Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Clinical epidemiology
cancer
diabetes
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,584
74,472
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Global Mental Health
Global Health
Migration and Health
Digital Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,404
39,315
0.927
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
epidemiology
public health surveillance
implementation science
population health
HIV/AIDS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,286
34,992
0.611
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Infectious Disease
epidemiological methods
harm reduction
people who use drugs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,938
32,934
0.471
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,196
26,850
0.763
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Breast Cancer Epidemiology
environmental exposures
risk models
molecular epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,922
17,775
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chronic disease epidemiology
Environmental exposures
Biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,083
14,223
0.525
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
public health
addiction
tobacco
nicotine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,598
14,185
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,826
12,971
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Substance Abuse Epidemiology
Psychiatric Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,962
12,331
0.687
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,106
11,854
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Obesity
physical activity
cancer
molecular epidemiology
gis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,395
11,786
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Global Environmental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,701
9,333
0.735
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Health effects of lifespan trading-off against growth and reproduction: Live fast die young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,540
8,928
0.614
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Social Epidemiology
Social Determinants of Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,186
8,523
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
obesity & chronic disease
prevention & public health
systems science
design & health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,585
7,964
0.453
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,880
7,953
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Environmental Health
Neurodevelopment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,731
7,908
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Long COVID
ME/CFS
host-pathogen interactions in neuroimmune disorders
microbiome
gut-brain axis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,333
7,848
0.453
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Primary Care
Public Health
Mental Health
Medical Education/Health Workforce
Disparities/Social Determinants of Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,671
7,451
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Social Epidemiology
Spatial Epidemiology
Neighborhoods and Health
Health Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,523
7,406
0.704
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
genetic epidemiology
epilepsy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,729
7,398
0.277
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
HIV/AIDS
Sexual Health
Gay and Bisexual men
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,171
7,071
0.581
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Public Health
Infant Mortality
Covid-19
Neonatology
Health Disparities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,338
6,737
0.721
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
LGBTQ health
HIV
Infectious disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,283
6,623
0.909
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,602
595
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Raghib Ali
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,584
74,472
0.719
Clinical epidemiology
cancer
diabetes
global health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,498
1,815
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brian J Hall
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,404
39,315
0.927
Global Mental Health
Global Health
Migration and Health
Digital Health
Epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,397
2,180
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Denis Nash
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,286
34,992
0.611
epidemiology
public health surveillance
implementation science
population health
HIV/AIDS
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,949
2,395
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Holly Hagan
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,938
32,934
0.471
Infectious Disease
epidemiological methods
harm reduction
people who use drugs
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,177
3,300
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Levi Waldron
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,196
26,850
0.763
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,236
6,098
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mary Beth Terry
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,922
17,775
0.540
Breast Cancer Epidemiology
environmental exposures
risk models
molecular epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,440
8,510
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yu Chen
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,083
14,223
0.525
Chronic disease epidemiology
Environmental exposures
Biomarkers
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,528
8,543
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Raymond S Niaura
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,598
14,185
0.304
public health
addiction
tobacco
nicotine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,639
9,765
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Santelli
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,826
12,971
0.466
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,590
10,481
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Silvia S Martins
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,962
12,331
0.687
Substance Abuse Epidemiology
Psychiatric Epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,218
11,110
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rebecca A Betensky
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,106
11,854
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,485
11,226
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrew Rundle
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,395
11,786
0.504
Obesity
physical activity
cancer
molecular epidemiology
gis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,337
15,661
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jack Caravanos
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,701
9,333
0.735
Global Environmental Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,990
16,621
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cm Schooling
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,540
8,928
0.614
Health effects of lifespan trading-off against growth and reproduction: Live fast die young
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,930
17,686
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Luisa N Borrell
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,186
8,523
0.496
Social Epidemiology
Social Determinants of Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,577
19,357
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Terry Huang
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,585
7,964
0.453
obesity & chronic disease
prevention & public health
systems science
design & health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,687
19,396
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pam Factor Litvak
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,880
7,953
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,086
19,535
388
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Virginia Rauh
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,731
7,908
0.364
Environmental Health
Neurodevelopment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,624
19,748
395
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mady Hornig
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,333
7,848
0.453
Long COVID
ME/CFS
host-pathogen interactions in neuroimmune disorders
microbiome
gut-brain axis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,520
21,116
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Christopher P Morley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,671
7,451
0.475
Primary Care
Public Health
Mental Health
Medical Education/Health Workforce
Disparities/Social Determinants of Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,982
21,277
423
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dustin T Duncan
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,523
7,406
0.704
Social Epidemiology
Spatial Epidemiology
Neighborhoods and Health
Health Equity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,059
21,300
424
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ruth Ottman
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,729
7,398
0.277
genetic epidemiology
epilepsy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,717
22,584
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christian Grov
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,171
7,071
0.581
HIV/AIDS
Sexual Health
Gay and Bisexual men
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,918
24,078
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ayman El Mohandes
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,338
6,737
0.721
Public Health
Infant Mortality
Covid-19
Neonatology
Health Disparities
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,353
24,606
477
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Asa Radix
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,283
6,623
0.909
LGBTQ health
HIV
Infectious disease