Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases Highly Cited Researchers 1.504 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Infectious disease
decision science
policy modeling
global health
health policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234,652
137,578
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,090
48,302
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Biomathematics
Ecology
Parasitology Evolution Alzheimer's Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,856
28,340
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Infectious diseases
medical microbiology
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,145
63,592
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Infectious diseases
global health
parasitology
immunology
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,999
26,370
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,138
28,202
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Infectious Diseases
HIV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,855
22,233
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Primary Immune Deficiencies
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
gene therapy
immune dysregulation
thymus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,704
30,118
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Epidemiology
Global Health
Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis
Spatial Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,927
59,690
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Internal medicine
Infectious diseases
Oncology
Nuclear Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,605
55,086
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
epidemic modelling
infectious diseases
vaccines
economic analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,097
36,637
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,765
31,642
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
AMR
Bacteriophage therapy
Infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,322
51,064
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
healthcare associated infections
antimicrobial resistance
respiratory virus infections
prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,876
13,866
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Infectious Disease
Microbiology
Mycology
Biofilm
Antimicrobial Resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,937
21,125
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,552
52,784
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
infectious diseases
medical microbiology
hospital epidemiology
antimicrobial resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,784
12,664
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Infectious Diseases
Vaccines
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,240
10,838
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Antibiotics
Fungal infections
infections in critically patients and immunicompromized
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,805
35,283
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Asthma and Allergic Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,781
15,888
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
COVID-19
dengue
antimicrobial resistance
antimicrobial stewardship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,749
44,312
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
infectious diseases
virology
HIV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,529
18,421
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Infectious Diseases
Pathology and Molecular Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,711
27,132
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Immunology
immunogenetics
cell-biology
biomarkers
vaccines.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,708
13,160
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,495
11,409
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585
229
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joshua A Salomon
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234,652
137,578
0.586
Infectious disease
decision science
policy modeling
global health
health policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,176
75
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David L Paterson
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,090
48,302
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,790
219
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Roy Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,856
28,340
0.263
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Biomathematics
Ecology
Parasitology Evolution Alzheimer's Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,045
14
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John A Crump
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,145
63,592
0.617
Infectious diseases
medical microbiology
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,389
2,084
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
William A Petri Jr
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,999
26,370
0.314
Infectious diseases
global health
parasitology
immunology
microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,791
2,266
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Relman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,138
28,202
0.352
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,146
2,431
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joseph J Eron
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,855
22,233
0.289
Infectious Diseases
HIV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,621
2,662
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Luigi Daniele Notarangelo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,704
30,118
0.414
Primary Immune Deficiencies
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
gene therapy
immune dysregulation
thymus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,727
229
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kefyalew Addis Alene
Curtin University
Bentley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,927
59,690
0.830
Epidemiology
Global Health
Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis
Spatial Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,049
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yaw Ampem Amoako
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,605
55,086
0.791
Internal medicine
Infectious diseases
Oncology
Nuclear Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,445
645
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John Edmunds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,097
36,637
0.600
epidemic modelling
infectious diseases
vaccines
economic analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,522
380
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Giuseppe Ippolito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,765
31,642
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,279
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tesfaye Kassa
Jimma University
Jimma, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,322
51,064
0.891
AMR
Bacteriophage therapy
Infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,640
4,116
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Trish M Perl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,876
13,866
0.248
healthcare associated infections
antimicrobial resistance
respiratory virus infections
prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,870
4,233
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Andes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,937
21,125
0.385
Infectious Disease
Microbiology
Mycology
Biofilm
Antimicrobial Resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,231
807
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christopher A Green
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,552
52,784
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,459
4,498
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Daniel Diekema
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,784
12,664
0.240
infectious diseases
medical microbiology
hospital epidemiology
antimicrobial resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,615
4,569
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Don Burke
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,240
10,838
0.207
Infectious Diseases
Vaccines
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,746
442
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matteo Bassetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,805
35,283
0.681
Antibiotics
Fungal infections
infections in critically patients and immunicompromized
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,071
4,785
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alkis Togias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,781
15,888
0.313
Asthma and Allergic Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,383
55
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David Lye
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Singapur, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,749
44,312
0.891
COVID-19
dengue
antimicrobial resistance
antimicrobial stewardship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,449
462
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrea Antinori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,529
18,421
0.372
infectious diseases
virology
HIV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,055
437
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mark Loeb
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,711
27,132
0.569
Infectious Diseases
Pathology and Molecular Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,056
259
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tom HM Ottenhoff
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,708
13,160
0.276
Immunology
immunogenetics
cell-biology
biomarkers
vaccines.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,921
474
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paton Jc
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,495
11,409
0.251
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology