Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health Highly Cited Researchers 33 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,671
27,534
0.523
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Public Health
Epidemiology
chronic respiratory epidemiology
COPD
Asthma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,489
23,383
0.641
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Public Health
Obesity
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,604
14,497
0.739
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Epidemiología Ambiental
Biomonitoreo contaminantes
Clima y Salud
Cáncer
Chronic Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,327
3,744
0.865
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Epidemiología
Salud Pública
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,193
2,488
0.779
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Public Health
Epidemiology
Pediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,829
2,137
0.443
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Epidemiology
Zoonoses
Conservation Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,004
1,662
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Public Health Nutrition
Human Nutrition
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Multidisciplinary Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,878
1,454
0.375
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Salud Pública
Epidemiología de las enfermedades periodontales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,945
1,386
0.713
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Epidemiologia Oral/Patologia Oral
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,845
1,256
0.441
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Salud Pública
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,165
1,111
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Epidemiología clinica
Estadística en investigación en salud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,533
1,035
0.409
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
epidemiology
infectious disease
microbiome
community ecology
paleontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,405
848
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Epidemiología ambiental
epidemiología nutricional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,464
760
0.308
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Public Health Nutrition
Human Nutrition
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Multidisciplinary Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
741
0.650
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Public Health
Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,135
659
0.581
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
linear models
longitudinal analysis
statistical computing
survival analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
549
0.282
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Salud Pública
Neurociencia
Fisiopatologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
571
516
0.904
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
epidemiology
one health
zoonotic pathogens
spatial epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
469
402
0.857
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Salud Pública
Economía de la Salud
Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
970
380
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
public health
oral health
health inequalities
tobacco control
maxillofacial radiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
816
365
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Epidemiology
Public Health
Outcome Research
Microbiome
Chronic Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
563
273
0.485
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Social determinants of health
equity in health
child mortality
avoidable mortality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,141
244
0.214
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Epidemiology
zoonosis
food security
influenza virus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
233
0.863
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Salud Pública
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
226
0.883
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,730
13
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Catterina Ferreccio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,671
27,534
0.523
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,730
15
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gonzalo Valdivia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,489
23,383
0.641
Public Health
Epidemiology
chronic respiratory epidemiology
COPD
Asthma
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,041
29
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Vicente Martinez
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,604
14,497
0.739
Public Health
Obesity
epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,709
219
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sandra Cortés Arancibia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,327
3,744
0.865
Epidemiología Ambiental
Biomonitoreo contaminantes
Clima y Salud
Cáncer
Chronic Diseases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,436
389
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Johanna Acevedo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,193
2,488
0.779
Epidemiología
Salud Pública
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,886
477
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jaime R Cerda Lorca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,829
2,137
0.443
Public Health
Epidemiology
Pediatrics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,679
665
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gerardo Acosta Jamett
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,004
1,662
0.553
Epidemiology
Zoonoses
Conservation Medicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326,594
808
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Raquel Burrows
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,878
1,454
0.375
Public Health Nutrition
Human Nutrition
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Multidisciplinary Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,008
860
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paola Carvajal Pavez
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,945
1,386
0.713
Salud Pública
Epidemiología de las enfermedades periodontales
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,051
987
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Iris Lucia Espinoza Santander
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,845
1,256
0.441
Epidemiologia Oral/Patologia Oral
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,536
1,148
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
María Teresa Valenzuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,165
1,111
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,314
1,259
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rosa Jiménez
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,533
1,035
0.409
Epidemiología clinica
Estadística en investigación en salud
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,212
1,556
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anne J Lagomarcino
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,405
848
0.604
epidemiology
infectious disease
microbiome
community ecology
paleontology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,542
1,733
381
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paulina Pino
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,464
760
0.308
Epidemiología ambiental
epidemiología nutricional
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,778
1,776
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Paulina Correa Burrows
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
741
0.650
Public Health Nutrition
Human Nutrition
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Multidisciplinary Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
594,476
1,967
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sandra Lopez Arana
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,135
659
0.581
Public Health
Nutrition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
661,845
2,243
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rodrigo Villegas
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
549
0.282
linear models
longitudinal analysis
statistical computing
survival analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
686,504
2,361
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tomas Labbe Atenas
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
571
516
0.904
Salud Pública
Neurociencia
Fisiopatologia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
788,915
2,771
561
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Raúl Alegría-Morán
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
469
402
0.857
epidemiology
one health
zoonotic pathogens
spatial epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
812,569
2,865
571
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marianela Castillo Riquelme
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
970
380
0.392
Salud Pública
Economía de la Salud
Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
830,023
2,942
583
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marco Cornejo Ovalle
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
816
365
0.447
public health
oral health
health inequalities
tobacco control
maxillofacial radiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
960,709
3,420
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Maureen Hitschfeld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
563
273
0.485
Epidemiology
Public Health
Outcome Research
Microbiome
Chronic Diseases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,012,685
3,583
671
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Josiane Bonnefoy
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,141
244
0.214
Social determinants of health
equity in health
child mortality
avoidable mortality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,035,594
3,665
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Francisca Di Pillo
Universidad de las Américas Chile
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
233
0.863
Epidemiology
zoonosis
food security
influenza virus
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,050,185
3,715
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Macarena Paz Fernández Cortés
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
226
0.883