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![April P Carson](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/03/1702313.jpg)
epidemiology
diabetes
cardiovascular disease
microvascular complications
health disparities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,965
34,611
0.936
![Martha S Wingate](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
infant mortality
fetal mortality
racial disparities
public health systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,875
5,733
0.413
![Lisandro D Colantonio](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/78/1702430.jpg)
Cardiovascular diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,354
4,637
0.730
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Nicole C Wright](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Epidemiology
osteoporosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,317
3,663
0.689
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Peter S Hendricks](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e1/1702471.jpg)
Addiction
Substance Use
Psychedelics
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,176
3,575
0.691
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Ann Elizabeth Montgomery](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/31/1702526.jpg)
Homelessness
Veterans
Housing
Health Disparities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,029
2,986
0.741
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Eric W Ford](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/eb/1702410.jpg)
Strategy
health care
information systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,223
2,344
0.449
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Paul Erwin](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
public health systems and services research
evidence-based public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,107
1,520
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Rongbing Xie](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Public Health
Health Policy
Preparedness
Outcomes Research
Simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,158
1,094
0.945
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Swati Sakhuja](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/cc/4313008.jpg)
Chronic disease Epidemiology
Cardiovascular epidemiology
cancer research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,037
966
0.932
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Kristal J Aaron](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/8e/1702672.jpg)
Public Health
Health Services and Outcomes Research
Health Policy
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,328
754
0.568
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Elizabeth Freeze](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
epidemiology
statistics
data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
909
657
0.723
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Roger D Smalligan](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/9e/1702668.jpg)
public health
hospice and palliative care
infectious disease
diabetes
cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
392
0.357
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Joshua C Klapow](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/77/1702511.jpg)
psychology
healthcare
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,269
280
0.123
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Kirk Avent](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
infectious diseases
public health
medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
535
63
0.118
April P Carson
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,965
34,611
0.936
epidemiology
diabetes
cardiovascular disease
microvascular complications
health disparities
Martha S Wingate
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,875
5,733
0.413
infant mortality
fetal mortality
racial disparities
public health systems
Lisandro D Colantonio
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,354
4,637
0.730
Cardiovascular diseases
Nicole C Wright
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,317
3,663
0.689
Epidemiology
osteoporosis
Peter S Hendricks
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,176
3,575
0.691
Addiction
Substance Use
Psychedelics
Positive Psychology
Ann Elizabeth Montgomery
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,029
2,986
0.741
Homelessness
Veterans
Housing
Health Disparities
Eric W Ford
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,223
2,344
0.449
Strategy
health care
information systems
Paul Erwin
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,107
1,520
0.489
public health systems and services research
evidence-based public health
Rongbing Xie
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,158
1,094
0.945
Public Health
Health Policy
Preparedness
Outcomes Research
Simulation
Swati Sakhuja
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,037
966
0.932
Chronic disease Epidemiology
Cardiovascular epidemiology
cancer research
Kristal J Aaron
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,328
754
0.568
Public Health
Health Services and Outcomes Research
Health Policy
Epidemiology
Elizabeth Freeze
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
909
657
0.723
epidemiology
statistics
data analysis
Roger D Smalligan
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
392
0.357
public health
hospice and palliative care
infectious disease
diabetes
cardiology
Joshua C Klapow
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,269
280
0.123
psychology
healthcare
mental health
Kirk Avent
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
535
63
0.118
infectious diseases
public health
medical education