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![Bruce Ovbiagele](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
neurology
stroke
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,598
73,556
0.527
![Russell R Pate](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
physical activity
exercise
public health
children
youth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,860
56,183
0.405
![Rajat Das Gupta](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ac/1621653.jpg)
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Health Systems Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,419
53,358
0.981
![Hermes Florez *](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4a/1389549.jpg)
diabetes
aging
population health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,613
47,295
0.420
![Mark S George](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/69/1389591.jpg)
depression
brain stimulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,627
23,653
0.360
![Edward Frongillo](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7f/1621560.jpg)
nutrition
food security
child growth and development
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,134
23,237
0.446
![John J Lemasters](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
cell biology
bioenergetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,428
22,653
0.313
![Nitin Shivappa](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
cancer and nutrition epidemiology
tobacco and nicotine research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,829
18,509
0.811
![Bruce W Hollis](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/63/1390411.jpg)
Nutritional Biochemistry
Maternal and Child Health
Pediatric Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,200
17,266
0.250
![Peter Kalivas](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/06/1389621.jpg)
addiction neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,058
17,023
0.227
![U Joseph Schoepf](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0d/1390077.jpg)
Cardiovascular Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,368
16,432
0.407
![K Michael Cummings](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Tobacco Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,275
16,127
0.356
![Dean Kilpatrick](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
PTSD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,985
15,810
0.255
![Kathleen T Brady](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
addictions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,345
13,641
0.308
![Lina Obeid](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
cancer
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,966
12,236
0.278
![Mitzi Nagarkatti](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/51/1621597.jpg)
Immunology
Inflammation
cancer
autoimmunity
natural products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,674
12,179
0.537
![Xiaoming Li](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e1/1621576.jpg)
Health Promotion
Education
and Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,985
11,962
0.413
![Raymond Dubois](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/80/1389626.jpg)
Inflammation and Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,105
11,260
0.158
![Gerard Silvestri](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
lung cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,911
10,488
0.405
![Kenneth D Tew](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/58/1390374.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,961
10,256
0.277
![Leonardo Bonilha](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/26/1391083.jpg)
Neurology
Aphasia
Language Disorders
Epilepsy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,718
10,247
0.578
![Patrick Flume](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
cystic fibrosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,900
9,734
0.544
![Ryan J Tedford](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ce/1389629.jpg)
Right Ventricular Function
Pulmonary Hypertension
Left Ventricular Assist Device
Heart Failure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,336
9,505
0.771
![Michael W Beets](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ab/1621617.jpg)
Physical Activity
Children
Policy
Nutrition
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,093
9,176
0.537
![G Aaron Hobbs *](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1e/1389544.jpg)
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Cancer biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,389
8,814
0.538
Bruce Ovbiagele
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,598
73,556
0.527
neurology
stroke
global health
Russell R Pate
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,860
56,183
0.405
physical activity
exercise
public health
children
youth
Rajat Das Gupta
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,419
53,358
0.981
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Health Systems Research
Hermes Florez *
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,613
47,295
0.420
Mark S George
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,627
23,653
0.360
Edward Frongillo
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,134
23,237
0.446
nutrition
food security
child growth and development
statistics
John J Lemasters
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,428
22,653
0.313
cell biology
bioenergetics
Nitin Shivappa
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,829
18,509
0.811
cancer and nutrition epidemiology
tobacco and nicotine research
Bruce W Hollis
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,200
17,266
0.250
Nutritional Biochemistry
Maternal and Child Health
Pediatric Nutrition
Peter Kalivas
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,058
17,023
0.227
U Joseph Schoepf
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,368
16,432
0.407
K Michael Cummings
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,275
16,127
0.356
Dean Kilpatrick
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,985
15,810
0.255
Kathleen T Brady
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,345
13,641
0.308
Lina Obeid
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,966
12,236
0.278
Mitzi Nagarkatti
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,674
12,179
0.537
Immunology
Inflammation
cancer
autoimmunity
natural products
Xiaoming Li
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,985
11,962
0.413
Health Promotion
Education
and Behavior
Raymond Dubois
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,105
11,260
0.158
Gerard Silvestri
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,911
10,488
0.405
Kenneth D Tew
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,961
10,256
0.277
Leonardo Bonilha
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,718
10,247
0.578
Neurology
Aphasia
Language Disorders
Epilepsy
Patrick Flume
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,900
9,734
0.544
Ryan J Tedford
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,336
9,505
0.771
Right Ventricular Function
Pulmonary Hypertension
Left Ventricular Assist Device
Heart Failure
Michael W Beets
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,093
9,176
0.537
Physical Activity
Children
Policy
Nutrition
Public Health
G Aaron Hobbs *
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,389
8,814
0.538
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Cancer biology