Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of California San Diego Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health 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
Public health
global health
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,086
75,983
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Contraception
Family Planning
Health Equity
Health Metrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,235
29,789
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cancer Disparities
Cancer Prevention
Epidemiology
Breast Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,063
18,863
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Tobacco Control
Smoking Initiation
Behavioral Intervention Development
Nicotine Dependence
Mental Health and Addiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,458
9,915
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Aging & Endocrine factors
Sex differences
CVD
Cancer
Cognitive Function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,389
6,657
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Physical Activity and Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,209
5,980
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
physical activity
public health
statistical methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,970
6,344
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Epidemiology
Aging
Dementias
Neurology
Autoimmune
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,280
4,954
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
birth defects
diabetes
health disparities
HIV/AIDS
regional fat distribution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,983
2,697
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Cancer Survivorship
Physical Activity
Cognitive Functioning
Healthy Aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,337
4,008
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Epidemiology
evolutionary biology
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,183
4,994
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
HIV Treatment and Prevention
Health Disparities
LGBT Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,885
2,928
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Clinical Mycology
Infectious Diseases
Public Health
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,487
3,387
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Illicit drug use
Migrant and refugee health
Blood-borne viruses
Sexual health
Young people
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,313
1,536
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
public health
behavioral science
digital health
mixed methods
quality of life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,949
1,938
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Medical Research
Statistical Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,041
1,591
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Epidemiology
substance use
HIV
overdose
marginalized populations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,033
1,354
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
epidemiology
genetics
bacteria
disease
tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,919
1,312
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
public health
HIV
gender
health disparities
COVID-19 school prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,785
1,564
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Epidemiology
Cancer Survivorship
Obesity
Nutrition and Physcial Activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,672
1,016
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Epidemiology
Social Networks
HIV
Gender and Sexual Minorities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,615
960
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
epidemiology
first 1000 days
life course epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,386
845
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Global public health research
HIV/AIDS
Intervention research with female sex workers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
951
592
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Global Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
801
580
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
public health
medicine
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
680
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,238
545
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Pratt
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,086
75,983
0.472
Public health
global health
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,231
3,431
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nicole E Johns
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,235
29,789
0.486
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Contraception
Family Planning
Health Equity
Health Metrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,589
8,253
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Elena Martinez
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,063
18,863
0.538
Cancer Disparities
Cancer Prevention
Epidemiology
Breast Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,724
16,419
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David R Strong
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,458
9,915
0.462
Tobacco Control
Smoking Initiation
Behavioral Intervention Development
Nicotine Dependence
Mental Health and Addiction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,504
17,548
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gail A Laughlin
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,389
6,657
0.326
Aging & Endocrine factors
Sex differences
CVD
Cancer
Cognitive Function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,007
17,742
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Simon Marshall
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,209
5,980
0.296
Physical Activity and Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,521
19,117
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gregory J Norman
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,970
6,344
0.334
physical activity
public health
statistical methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,302
24,852
441
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Amy Borenstein
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,280
4,954
0.324
Epidemiology
Aging
Dementias
Neurology
Autoimmune
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,865
63,418
908
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Maria Rosario Araneta
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,983
2,697
0.451
birth defects
diabetes
health disparities
HIV/AIDS
regional fat distribution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,242
69,607
972
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sheri J Hartman
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,337
4,008
0.751
Cancer Survivorship
Physical Activity
Cognitive Functioning
Healthy Aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,793
71,304
993
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tetyana Vasylyeva
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,183
4,994
0.964
Epidemiology
evolutionary biology
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,033
89,380
1,167
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Laramie R Smith
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,885
2,928
0.754
HIV Treatment and Prevention
Health Disparities
LGBT Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,364
96,691
1,236
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jeffrey Jenks
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,487
3,387
0.971
Clinical Mycology
Infectious Diseases
Public Health
Sexually Transmitted Infections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,130
100,346
1,275
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Danielle Horyniak
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,313
1,536
0.464
Illicit drug use
Migrant and refugee health
Blood-borne viruses
Sexual health
Young people
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,355
108,910
1,347
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lauren S Weiner
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,949
1,938
0.657
public health
behavioral science
digital health
mixed methods
quality of life
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,317
138,412
1,642
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Raphael E Cuomo
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,041
1,591
0.780
Medical Research
Statistical Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,558
138,747
1,644
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Annick Borquez
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,033
1,354
0.666
Epidemiology
substance use
HIV
overdose
marginalized populations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453,810
143,585
1,695
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rebecca E Colman
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,919
1,312
0.684
epidemiology
genetics
bacteria
disease
tuberculosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,896
149,792
1,757
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rebecca Fielding Miller Msph
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,785
1,564
0.876
public health
HIV
gender
health disparities
COVID-19 school prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,885
155,622
1,811
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Adriana Villaseñor
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,672
1,016
0.608
Epidemiology
Cancer Survivorship
Obesity
Nutrition and Physcial Activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,533
158,668
1,855
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Britt Skaathun
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,615
960
0.594
Epidemiology
Social Networks
HIV
Gender and Sexual Minorities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
562,550
172,349
1,988
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Estela Blanco
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,386
845
0.610
epidemiology
first 1000 days
life course epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
696,485
206,258
2,300
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lianne Urada
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
951
592
0.623
Global public health research
HIV/AIDS
Intervention research with female sex workers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
757,862
220,763
2,436
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Irina Artamonova
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
801
580
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
792,270
228,441
2,500
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Iris Anne Reyes
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
680
0.938
public health
medicine
genetics