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Highly Cited Researchers 299 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
health statistics
summary measures of population health
mortality
causes of death
global healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240,062
81,569
0.340
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Computational analysis
statistics
data mining
cancer genomics
particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,248
77,064
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Global health
emerging infectious disease
One Health
negl trop dis
health equit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,770
62,986
0.752
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
maternal health
sexual and reproductive health
gender
health system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,328
59,116
0.829
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Noncommunicable diseases
Public Health
Medical Informatics
Health Information
Health Services Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,802
49,381
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
NCDs
Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,978
49,298
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,751
35,327
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
pharmaceutical policy
public health
digital healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,546
32,368
0.840
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
global health
reproductive health epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,303
31,684
0.517
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Spatial Epidemiology
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Vector-borne Diseases
Environmental Modelling
Data Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,690
29,053
0.792
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,777
28,323
0.633
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Health Economics
Tuberculosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,935
25,171
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Global Health Economics
Financing
Governanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,285
25,108
0.454
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Health Securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,688
25,020
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Health Research
Pediatrics and Child Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,655
24,373
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
alcohol
nutrition
obesity
physical activity
health system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,435
20,288
0.798
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,477
19,015
0.810
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,856
18,536
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Global Health
Health Inequality Monitoring
Data disaggregation
Health Information Systems
Inequalities In Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,371
17,252
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,358
17,198
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
HIV/AIDS
HIV testing services
HIV self-testing
Linkage to prevention
care & treatmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,162
16,975
0.886
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Prevention of Violenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,186
15,262
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
mental health and Psychiatr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,128
14,424
0.796
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
mental healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,651
14,227
0.497
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Health systems financin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,082
14,102
0.877
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,252
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Colin Mathers
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240,062
81,569
0.340
health statistics
summary measures of population health
mortality
causes of death
global healt
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,427
15
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sergey Senkin
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,248
77,064
0.414
Computational analysis
statistics
data mining
cancer genomics
particle physic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,024
23
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Noore Alam
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,770
62,986
0.752
Global health
emerging infectious disease
One Health
negl trop dis
health equit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,225
28
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Özge Tunçalp
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,328
59,116
0.829
maternal health
sexual and reproductive health
gender
health system
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,001
41
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ivo Rakovac
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,802
49,381
0.688
Noncommunicable diseases
Public Health
Medical Informatics
Health Information
Health Services Researc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,011
42
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ayoub Al Jawaldeh
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,978
49,298
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,147
79
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mercedes De Onis
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,751
35,327
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,897
86
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Swathi Iyengar
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,546
32,368
0.840
pharmaceutical policy
public health
digital healt
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,104
90
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lale Say
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,303
31,684
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,989
106
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jorge Cano
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,690
29,053
0.792
Spatial Epidemiology
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Vector-borne Diseases
Environmental Modelling
Data Analysi
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,292
115
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dan Hogan
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,777
28,323
0.633
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,788
144
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrew Siroka
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,935
25,171
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,814
146
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christopher Fitzpatrick
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,285
25,108
0.454
Global Health Economics
Financing
Governanc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,864
147
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nirmal Kandel
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,688
25,020
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,273
154
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rajiv Bahl|Bahl Rajiv, Bahl R
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,655
24,373
0.534
Health Research
Pediatrics and Child Healt
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,313
193
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Joao Breda
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,435
20,288
0.798
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,510
216
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lucy Turner
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,477
19,015
0.810
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,028
227
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tom Hiatt
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,856
18,536
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,645
260
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,371
17,252
0.517
Global Health
Health Inequality Monitoring
Data disaggregation
Health Information Systems
Inequalities In Healt
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,710
263
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Annette Pruss-Ustun
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,358
17,198
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,004
269
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cheryl Case Johnson
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,162
16,975
0.886
HIV/AIDS
HIV testing services
HIV self-testing
Linkage to prevention
care & treatmen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,803
328
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alexander Butchart
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,186
15,262
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,531
368
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Khalid Saeed
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,128
14,424
0.796
mental health and Psychiatr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,954
374
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mark Van Ommeren
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,651
14,227
0.497
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,224
376
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Matthew Jowett
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,082
14,102
0.877
Health systems financin