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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
David Dubois
Youth mentoring
self-esteem
prevention
positive youth development
program evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,173
8,823
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Yamile Molina
Cancer disparities
HIV disparities
intersectionality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,064
3,610
0.713
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Garth H Rauscher
Epidemiology
Cancer
Disparities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,116
3,225
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
An Li
environmental science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,369
3,145
0.427
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Scott Tomar
Oral epidemiology
dental public health
tobacco epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,070
2,780
0.276
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Hakan Demirtas
Missing data
Statistical computing
Multiple imputation
Stochastic simulation
Random number generation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,483
1,899
0.346
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Jyotsna S Jagai
Cumulative Environmental Exposures
Environmental Epidemiology
Water Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,104
1,352
0.643
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Samuel Dorevitch
Environmental and occupational health
water quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,036
1,109
0.545
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Lee S Friedman
Injury epidemiology
occupational and environmental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,911
1,097
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Mary Ellen Mackesy Amiti
substance use
HIV risk behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,392
884
0.370
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Linda Forst
occupational health
health disparities
workers' compensation
low wage workers
public health surveillance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,202
836
0.380
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Motria Poshyvanyk Caudill
environmental health
exposure assessment
risk assessment
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,003
818
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Molly Scannell Bryan
Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Cancer Disparities
Chronic Disease Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,068
805
0.754
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Apurba Chakraborty
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
626
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Kee Chan
Public Health
Genomics
Cost-effectiveness analysis
medical decision making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,296
608
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Vincent L Freeman
Cancer
Health Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,808
595
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Leslie Wise
public health
epidemiology
substance use disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
771
561
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Marcus Dillender
Health Economics
Labor Economics
Public Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
481
0.760
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Katrine Wallace Ms
epidemiology
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,134
426
0.200
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Joseph P Zanoni Milr
Critical pedagogy
Dialogue
Adult Education
Peer Education
Praxis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
300
0.479
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
Judith Sayad
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
104
0.254
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
Surabhi Dharmadhikari
Medicine
Public Health
Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
76
0.987
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,764
United States
15,831
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Dubois
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,173
8,823
0.337
Youth mentoring
self-esteem
prevention
positive youth development
program evaluation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,757
United States
46,540
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yamile Molina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,064
3,610
0.713
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,209
United States
52,324
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Garth H Rauscher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,116
3,225
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,597
United States
53,712
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
An Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,369
3,145
0.427
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,548
United States
60,577
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Scott Tomar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,070
2,780
0.276
Oral epidemiology
dental public health
tobacco epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,047
United States
86,229
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hakan Demirtas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,483
1,899
0.346
Missing data
Statistical computing
Multiple imputation
Stochastic simulation
Random number generation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,982
United States
113,853
515
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jyotsna S Jagai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,104
1,352
0.643
Cumulative Environmental Exposures
Environmental Epidemiology
Water Quality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
425,065
United States
131,465
607
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Samuel Dorevitch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,036
1,109
0.545
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,603
United States
132,420
609
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lee S Friedman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,911
1,097
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,168
United States
152,364
692
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mary Ellen Mackesy Amiti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,392
884
0.370
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
522,981
United States
157,609
716
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Linda Forst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,202
836
0.380
occupational health
health disparities
workers' compensation
low wage workers
public health surveillance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531,199
United States
159,726
726
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Motria Poshyvanyk Caudill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,003
818
0.816
environmental health
exposure assessment
risk assessment
global health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,857
United States
161,185
734
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Molly Scannell Bryan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,068
805
0.754
Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Cancer Disparities
Chronic Disease Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
627,834
United States
184,171
839
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Apurba Chakraborty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
626
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,118
United States
186,676
854
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kee Chan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,296
608
0.469
Public Health
Genomics
Cost-effectiveness analysis
medical decision making
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
645,839
United States
188,516
864
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Vincent L Freeman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,808
595
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,803
United States
193,711
890
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Leslie Wise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
771
561
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
724,659
United States
206,903
938
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marcus Dillender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
481
0.760
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
771,772
United States
217,164
963
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Katrine Wallace Ms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,134
426
0.200
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
921,053
United States
246,732
1,051
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joseph P Zanoni Milr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
300
0.479
Critical pedagogy
Dialogue
Adult Education
Peer Education
Praxis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,403,766
United States
324,600
1,236
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Judith Sayad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
104
0.254
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,543,318
United States
344,541
1,310
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Surabhi Dharmadhikari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
76
0.987