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
physical activity
exercise
public health
children
youth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,177
58,148
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Health Systems Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,632
57,536
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Health Promotion
Education
and Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,604
12,524
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
cancer and nutrition epidemiology
tobacco and nicotine research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,908
19,570
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Physical Activity
Children
Policy
Nutrition
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,566
9,624
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
psychiatric epidemiology
public health ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,226
4,107
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Epidemiology
Nutrition
Chronic disease
Oral health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,525
7,008
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Microbiology
biofilms and EPS
nanoparticles
marine science
pathogens/antibiotic interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,002
6,002
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Survival Analysis
Mixture Cure Model
Spatial Survival
Frailty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,813
5,858
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,887
5,660
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Aging
public health
delirium
dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,457
2,059
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Environmental
Occupational & Molecular Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,418
2,437
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Health services Research
Medical Geography
Cancer Prevention and Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,455
3,745
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Women's Health Research
Public Health
Research Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,020
1,381
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Statistical Genetics
Biostatistics
Cancer Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,968
1,529
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
HIV/AIDS
sexual health
mental health
intimate partner violence
adverse childhood experiences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,247
1,774
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,069
1,465
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Epidemiology
Cancer
Health Management
Reproductive Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,698
1,120
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Medication Safety
Cancer Research
Health Services Research
Health Economics
Outcomes Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,687
957
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,614
1,273
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Nutrition
Cancer
Liver Health
Biomarker
Omics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
1,121
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
air quality
environmental health
geographic information science
environmental informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
1,070
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
epidemiology
study designs
modeling techniques
use of electronic medical records in research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
368
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Public Health
Physical Activity
Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
476
340
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
60
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,599
712
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Russell R Pate
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,177
58,148
0.412
physical activity
exercise
public health
children
youth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,739
3,685
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rajat Das Gupta
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,632
57,536
0.981
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Health Systems Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,917
10,593
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Xiaoming Li
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,604
12,524
0.423
Health Promotion
Education
and Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,536
14,291
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nitin Shivappa
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,908
19,570
0.819
cancer and nutrition epidemiology
tobacco and nicotine research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,413
21,029
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael W Beets
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,566
9,624
0.548
Physical Activity
Children
Policy
Nutrition
Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,763
21,568
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert Mckeown
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,226
4,107
0.238
psychiatric epidemiology
public health ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,499
22,652
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Anwar T Merchant
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,525
7,008
0.424
Epidemiology
Nutrition
Chronic disease
Oral health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,882
23,551
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alan Decho
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,002
6,002
0.375
Microbiology
biofilms and EPS
nanoparticles
marine science
pathogens/antibiotic interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,993
50,049
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jiajia Zhang
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,813
5,858
0.750
Survival Analysis
Mixture Cure Model
Spatial Survival
Frailty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,741
56,114
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael D Wirth
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,887
5,660
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,048
59,391
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sue Levkoff
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,457
2,059
0.319
Aging
public health
delirium
dementia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,045
59,685
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
James Burch Ms
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,418
2,437
0.380
Environmental
Occupational & Molecular Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,584
80,511
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jan Eberth
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,455
3,745
0.841
Health services Research
Medical Geography
Cancer Prevention and Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,288
87,143
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tammy L Loucks
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,020
1,381
0.344
Women's Health Research
Public Health
Research Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,625
108,431
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Feifei Xiao
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,968
1,529
0.515
Statistical Genetics
Biostatistics
Cancer Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,572
130,202
396
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Monique J Brown
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,247
1,774
0.789
HIV/AIDS
sexual health
mental health
intimate partner violence
adverse childhood experiences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,031
137,219
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nicole L Hair
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,069
1,465
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,644
154,222
468
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Oluwole Adeyemi Babatunde
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,698
1,120
0.660
Epidemiology
Cancer
Health Management
Reproductive Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
495,835
154,798
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zaina Qureshi
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,687
957
0.567
Medication Safety
Cancer Research
Health Services Research
Health Economics
Outcomes Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,704
158,731
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Azza Shoaib|Azza A Shoaibi
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,614
1,273
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,560
173,993
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Longgang Zhao
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
1,121
0.823
Nutrition
Cancer
Liver Health
Biomarker
Omics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,576
173,997
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John L Pearce
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
1,070
0.786
air quality
environmental health
geographic information science
environmental informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
792,572
228,511
695
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Peter Georgantopoulos
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
368
0.508
epidemiology
study designs
modeling techniques
use of electronic medical records in research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
938,081
257,999
759
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Morgan Clennin
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
476
340
0.714
Public Health
Physical Activity
Environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,771,310
375,548
1,041
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Fanghui Shi
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
60
1.000