Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Atrial fibrillation
Faculty Development
Diversity-DEIA
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401,099
177,619
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Tuberculosis
HIV
nontuberculous mycobacterial infections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,152
12,715
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Epidemiology
Aging
Disability
Chronic Pain
OpenNotes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,256
10,609
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Health Services Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,885
15,613
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
alcohol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,800
11,507
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Epidemiology
reproductive and perinatal outcomes
birth defects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,442
7,359
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
epidemiology
dementia + cognitive decline
environmental health
SDoH
MELODEM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,650
11,551
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Reproductive and perinatal epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,537
9,882
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
health policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,785
4,053
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Cancer immunology
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,939
4,398
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Climate Change and Health
Environmental Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,268
8,431
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Statistics
Biostatistics
Alzheimer's Disease
CTE
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,845
10,241
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
infectious diseases
child diseases
HIV
pneumonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,609
4,214
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Statistical Genetics
Genomics
Genetic Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,196
10,985
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
dating violence
sexual violence
firearms
pornography
adolescent health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,083
5,772
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
epidemiology
cardiovascular disease
obesity
diabetes
dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,760
4,909
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Epidemiology
Cancer
Nutrition
Obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,871
6,999
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Pragmatic Clinical Trials
Healthcare Informatics
Learning Healthcare System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,696
2,846
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,524
3,215
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Environmental Epidemiology
Reproductive Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Neurotoxic Effects
Drinking Water Pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,208
2,222
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,043
3,019
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Epidemiology
Causal Inference
Cardiovascular Disease
Infectious Disease
Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,896
3,880
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
cancer epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,858
4,827
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Health Systems Researcher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,609
4,175
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
environmental epidemiology
children's health
neurodevelopment
chemical mixtures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,254
5,020
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Emelia J Benjamin
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401,099
177,619
0.443
Atrial fibrillation
Faculty Development
Diversity-DEIA
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Inflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,638
6,458
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
C Robert Horsburgh Jr
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,152
12,715
0.309
Tuberculosis
HIV
nontuberculous mycobacterial infections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,037
9,760
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Suzanne G Leveille
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,256
10,609
0.339
Epidemiology
Aging
Disability
Chronic Pain
OpenNotes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,577
14,309
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Omid Ameli
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,885
15,613
0.654
Health Services Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,701
15,185
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David H Jernigan
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,800
11,507
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,460
15,503
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martha Werler
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,442
7,359
0.328
Epidemiology
reproductive and perinatal outcomes
birth defects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,560
18,341
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jennifer Weuve
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,650
11,551
0.588
epidemiology
dementia + cognitive decline
environmental health
SDoH
MELODEM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,901
19,636
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lauren A Wise
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,537
9,882
0.533
Reproductive and perinatal epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,871
25,832
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jack Clark
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,785
4,053
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,838
27,695
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Sherr
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,939
4,398
0.316
Cancer immunology
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,104
29,218
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gregory A Wellenius
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,268
8,431
0.635
Climate Change and Health
Environmental Health
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,035
30,304
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yorghos Tripodis
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,845
10,241
0.797
Statistics
Biostatistics
Alzheimer's Disease
CTE
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,776
30,929
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Donald M Thea
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,609
4,214
0.334
infectious diseases
child diseases
HIV
pneumonia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,303
35,100
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chloé Sarnowski
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,196
10,985
0.981
Statistical Genetics
Genomics
Genetic Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,893
43,288
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Emily Rothman
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,083
5,772
0.635
dating violence
sexual violence
firearms
pornography
adolescent health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,520
44,908
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sarah R Preis
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,760
4,909
0.560
epidemiology
cardiovascular disease
obesity
diabetes
dementia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,972
49,703
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jessica L Petrick
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,871
6,999
0.889
Epidemiology
Cancer
Nutrition
Obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,223
50,772
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Louis Fiore
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,696
2,846
0.370
Pragmatic Clinical Trials
Healthcare Informatics
Learning Healthcare System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,447
51,815
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
James F Burgess
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,524
3,215
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,868
53,882
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ann Aschengrau
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,208
2,222
0.308
Environmental Epidemiology
Reproductive Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Neurotoxic Effects
Drinking Water Pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,385
55,007
304
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Helen Jenkins
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,043
3,019
0.429
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Biostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,573
56,054
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eleanor Murray
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,896
3,880
0.563
Epidemiology
Causal Inference
Cardiovascular Disease
Infectious Disease
Mental Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,467
56,338
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kimberly Bertrand
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,858
4,827
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,328
58,185
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Veronika J Wirtz
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,609
4,175
0.632
Health Systems Researcher
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,405
61,031
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Birgit Claus Henn
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,254
5,020
0.803
environmental epidemiology
children's health
neurodevelopment
chemical mixtures