Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
James Cook University Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Drowning
farm safety
injury prevention
public health
safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,141
75,945
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nursing
Nursing Education
Grounded theory methodology
Qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,777
14,224
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,153
2,469
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,037
7,455
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Neuroscience
Neuropharmacology
Brain & Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,948
5,141
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
travel medicine
public health
tropical medicine
occupational health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,853
3,894
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Infectious Diseases
Aspirin therapy for sepsis
Mannose-Binding Lectin biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,605
3,937
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Medical psychology
Social psychiatry
Sociocultural psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,308
4,379
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,755
3,704
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
microbiology. aquaculture
crustacea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,218
2,125
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Microbiology - Sulfur Cycle - Coral Reef Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,049
4,672
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
medical education
rural and remote health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,930
2,063
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Biostatistics
Spatial Epidemiology
Global Health and Public Health
Environmental Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,449
5,327
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
health systems research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,686
2,754
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,508
1,870
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Public Health
International Development
Social Determinants
Gender
Masculinities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,356
1,478
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Health systems strengthening
Indigenous health
workforce
medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,218
2,434
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
medical parasitology
microbiology
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,193
1,769
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
T cells
Tuberculosis
Type 2 Diabetes
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Aortic Aneurysm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,174
1,523
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
oral cancer
potentially malignant oral disorders
oro-facial pain
temporomandibular disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,171
2,768
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
epidemiology
statistics
substance mis-use
social science
people and societies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,897
1,109
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,874
2,827
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,862
3,386
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
health policy and systems
health governance
human resources for health
power
accountability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,856
3,162
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
public health
substance misuse
injury
mental health
Indigenous Australian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,703
1,477
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,170
68
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard C Franklin
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,141
75,945
0.648
Drowning
farm safety
injury prevention
public health
safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,835
1,922
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Melanie Birks
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,777
14,224
0.758
Nursing
Nursing Education
Grounded theory methodology
Qualitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,201
3,831
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Neil Meredith
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,153
2,469
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,254
3,877
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Usman Malabu
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,037
7,455
0.675
Diabetes and Endocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,372
4,421
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Zoltán Sarnyai
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,948
5,141
0.517
Neuroscience
Neuropharmacology
Brain & Behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,444
4,467
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter A Leggat
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,853
3,894
0.395
travel medicine
public health
tropical medicine
occupational health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,592
5,198
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Damon P Eisen
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,605
3,937
0.458
Infectious Diseases
Aspirin therapy for sepsis
Mannose-Binding Lectin biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,992
6,221
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chris Lo
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,308
4,379
0.599
Medical psychology
Social psychiatry
Sociocultural psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,863
6,768
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul Giacomin
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,755
3,704
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,001
7,378
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Leigh Owens
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,218
2,125
0.342
microbiology. aquaculture
crustacea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,514
7,574
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jean Baptiste Raina
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,049
4,672
0.772
Microbiology - Sulfur Cycle - Coral Reef Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,887
7,711
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Richard Hays
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,930
2,063
0.348
medical education
rural and remote health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,616
8,368
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Oyelola A Adegboye
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,449
5,327
0.978
Biostatistics
Spatial Epidemiology
Global Health and Public Health
Environmental Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,428
9,583
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Maxine Anne Whittaker
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,686
2,754
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,250
9,941
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marie Caltabiano
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,508
1,870
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,328
10,243
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David Plummer
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,356
1,478
0.339
Public Health
International Development
Social Determinants
Gender
Masculinities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,150
10,519
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sarah Larkins
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,218
2,434
0.577
Health systems strengthening
Indigenous health
workforce
medical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,502
10,571
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mark S Pearson
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,193
1,769
0.422
medical parasitology
microbiology
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,464
10,608
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Catherine Rush
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,174
1,523
0.365
T cells
Tuberculosis
Type 2 Diabetes
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Aortic Aneurysm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,592
10,614
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Anura Ariyawardana
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,171
2,768
0.664
oral cancer
potentially malignant oral disorders
oro-facial pain
temporomandibular disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,913
11,248
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Susan Jacups
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,897
1,109
0.285
epidemiology
statistics
substance mis-use
social science
people and societies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,258
11,309
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sandra E Abell
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,874
2,827
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,920
11,332
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bunmi Malau Aduli
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,862
3,386
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,270
11,347
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stephanie M Topp
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,856
3,162
0.820
health policy and systems
health governance
human resources for health
power
accountability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,468
11,745
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alan Robert Clough
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,703
1,477
0.399
public health
substance misuse
injury
mental health
Indigenous Australian