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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Influenza
Virology
Immunology
Vaccine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,312
55,486
0.643
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
health economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,363
54,949
0.468
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Public health genomics
genetic epidemiology
precision public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,524
54,572
0.360
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,150
37,564
0.417
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Health economics
Cancer
Chronic Diseases
HIV/AIDS
Vaccines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,872
36,695
0.783
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,329
33,793
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,344
31,914
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Coronavirus
Norovirus
Viral Diseases
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Veterinary Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,639
30,093
0.759
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Preventive medicine
obstetrics
nutrition
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,544
28,531
0.722
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Respiratory virus immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,651
27,761
0.969
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
road safety
injury prevention
Health Promotion
Homelessness & Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,963
22,893
0.388
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,398
22,506
0.544
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
sexual violence
sexual assault
stalking
intimate partner violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,076
19,626
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Epidemiology
Public Health
Developmental Disabilities
Autism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,290
19,151
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
tobacco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,775
18,990
0.684
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Statistics
Statistical Methods
Healthcare Quality Metrics and Research
Healthcare Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,645
17,939
0.328
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
epidemiology
reproductive health
infections in pregnancy
family planning
emergency preparedness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,023
16,494
0.824
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,424
16,335
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN)
National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH)
State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,113
15,669
0.473
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,095
15,550
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,805
14,734
0.594
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
epidemiology
maternal & child health
developmental disabilities
autism
infertility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,425
14,330
0.429
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Vaccine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,354
14,050
0.348
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Influenza
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,541
12,845
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Biogeography
GIS
Infectious Diseases
Remote Sensing
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,411
12,810
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,326
916
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Feng Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,312
55,486
0.643
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,378
944
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zhang Ping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,363
54,949
0.468
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,409
955
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Muin J Khoury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,524
54,572
0.360
Public health genomics
genetic epidemiology
precision public health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,475
1,818
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yiling J Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,150
37,564
0.417
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,650
1,889
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Donatus U Ekwueme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,872
36,695
0.783
Health economics
Cancer
Chronic Diseases
HIV/AIDS
Vaccines
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,258
2,131
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rebecca Bunnell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,329
33,793
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,777
2,348
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lb Schonberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,344
31,914
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,332
2,571
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Aron J Hall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,639
30,093
0.759
Coronavirus
Norovirus
Viral Diseases
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Veterinary Public Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,877
2,797
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Elena Kuklina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,544
28,531
0.722
Preventive medicine
obstetrics
nutrition
epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,166
2,898
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Natalie Thornburg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,651
27,761
0.969
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,677
3,875
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David A Sleet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,963
22,893
0.388
road safety
injury prevention
Health Promotion
Homelessness & Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,945
3,998
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Margaret A Honein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,398
22,506
0.544
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,209
4,912
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sharon G Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,076
19,626
0.392
sexual violence
sexual assault
stalking
intimate partner violence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,679
5,119
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matthew J Maenner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,290
19,151
0.728
Epidemiology
Public Health
Developmental Disabilities
Autism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,836
5,180
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Brian King
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,775
18,990
0.684
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,984
5,621
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jonathan R Edwards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,645
17,939
0.328
Statistics
Statistical Methods
Healthcare Quality Metrics and Research
Healthcare Epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,892
6,353
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sascha Ellington
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,023
16,494
0.824
epidemiology
reproductive health
infections in pregnancy
family planning
emergency preparedness
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,128
6,446
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
James E Posey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,424
16,335
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,193
6,880
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stephen J Blumberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,113
15,669
0.473
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN)
National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH)
State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS)
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,400
6,966
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
S Jane Henley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,095
15,550
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,849
7,543
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shawn R Lockhart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,805
14,734
0.594
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,654
7,842
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Laura Schieve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,425
14,330
0.429
epidemiology
maternal & child health
developmental disabilities
autism
infertility
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,258
8,108
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,354
14,050
0.348
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,269
9,256
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Carrie Reed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,541
12,845
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,367
9,298
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yoshinori Nakazawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,411
12,810
0.504
Biogeography
GIS
Infectious Diseases
Remote Sensing
Ecology