Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
Child Obesity
Lipids and Lipoproteins
CVD risk factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,512
12,983
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,788
22,865
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Coronavirus
Norovirus
Viral Diseases
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Veterinary Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,330
30,749
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Preventive medicine
obstetrics
nutrition
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,144
29,096
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
epidemiology
maternal & child health
developmental disabilities
autism
infertility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,799
14,657
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Epidemiology
Public Health
Developmental Disabilities
Autism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,073
19,900
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Waterborne diseases
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,270
6,470
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,994
6,269
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
epidemiology
reproductive health
infections in pregnancy
family planning
emergency preparedness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,406
16,853
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Dialysis
Infection Control
Environmental Microbiology
Mycobacteriology
Water Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,404
5,129
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
toxicity of nano-materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,951
5,125
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,233
10,717
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Public Health
Tuberculosis
Pulmonology
Long COVID
and Surveillance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,956
6,138
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Epidemiology
Cancer prevention and control
Public health genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,567
13,005
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
arthritis
physical activity
injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,325
6,217
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
infectious diseases
public health
hepatitis C
substance use harm reduction
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,459
3,175
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Diabetes
Obesity
Genetics
Rare Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,359
2,900
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
epidemiology
public health
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,088
3,674
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Pediatrics
Infectious Diseases
HIV
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,857
6,662
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Epidemiology
ADHD
behavioral disorders
pediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,331
7,543
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Epidemiology
infant mortality
preterm birth
SIDS
pregnancy and maternal health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,786
7,877
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Public Health
Chronic Disease
Health Policy.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,761
4,671
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,407
5,636
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Epidemiology and Surveillance
Infectious Diseases
Global Health
Outbreak investigation and response
Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,178
9,618
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Public Health Informatics
Epidemiology
Emerging Infections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,831
11,295
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,220
5,302
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David S Freedman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,512
12,983
0.279
Child Obesity
Lipids and Lipoproteins
CVD risk factors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,360
6,321
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Margaret A Honein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,788
22,865
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,147
6,676
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Aron J Hall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,330
30,749
0.762
Coronavirus
Norovirus
Viral Diseases
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Veterinary Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,261
6,737
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Elena Kuklina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,144
29,096
0.725
Preventive medicine
obstetrics
nutrition
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,647
8,696
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Laura Schieve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,799
14,657
0.434
epidemiology
maternal & child health
developmental disabilities
autism
infertility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,313
12,039
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthew J Maenner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,073
19,900
0.735
Epidemiology
Public Health
Developmental Disabilities
Autism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,987
15,659
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eric Mintz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,270
6,470
0.291
Waterborne diseases
global health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,080
16,948
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James O'Callaghan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,994
6,269
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,636
17,543
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sascha Ellington
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,406
16,853
0.826
epidemiology
reproductive health
infections in pregnancy
family planning
emergency preparedness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,648
17,546
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Matthew J Arduino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,404
5,129
0.251
Dialysis
Infection Control
Environmental Microbiology
Mycobacteriology
Water Quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,910
18,038
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anna Shvedova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,951
5,125
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,934
18,836
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
J Todd Weber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,233
10,717
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,168
20,472
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael Iademarco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,956
6,138
0.342
Public Health
Tuberculosis
Pulmonology
Long COVID
and Surveillance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,623
21,039
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nicole Dowling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,567
13,005
0.740
Epidemiology
Cancer prevention and control
Public health genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,596
21,431
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jennifer Hootman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,325
6,217
0.359
arthritis
physical activity
injury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,703
24,530
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brian R Edlin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,459
3,175
0.205
infectious diseases
public health
hepatitis C
substance use harm reduction
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,192
24,722
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rodolfo Valdez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,359
2,900
0.189
Diabetes
Obesity
Genetics
Rare Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,576
25,245
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marta Gwinn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,088
3,674
0.244
epidemiology
public health
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,789
25,723
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Athena Kourtis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,857
6,662
0.448
Pediatrics
Infectious Diseases
HIV
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,697
26,794
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Susanna N Visser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,331
7,543
0.526
Epidemiology
ADHD
behavioral disorders
pediatrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,101
28,057
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Carrie Shapiro-Mendoza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,786
7,877
0.571
Epidemiology
infant mortality
preterm birth
SIDS
pregnancy and maternal health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,271
28,125
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robert K Merritt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,761
4,671
0.339
Public Health
Chronic Disease
Health Policy.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,508
28,918
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jennita Reefhuis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,407
5,636
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,077
29,474
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hammad Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,178
9,618
0.730
Epidemiology and Surveillance
Infectious Diseases
Global Health
Outbreak investigation and response
Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,481
30,355
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adi Gundlapalli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,831
11,295
0.880
Public Health Informatics
Epidemiology
Emerging Infections