Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases 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
Infectious disease
decision science
policy modeling
global health
health policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,656
146,542
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,210
51,865
0.442
* 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
105,668
29,798
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Infectious diseases
medical microbiology
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,292
69,340
0.705
* 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
80,178
28,651
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,530
30,846
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Infectious Diseases
HIV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,890
24,947
0.333
* 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
70,190
31,782
0.453
* 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
66,250
60,944
0.920
* 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
64,486
57,777
0.896
* 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
59,339
37,544
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,995
33,085
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
healthcare associated infections
antimicrobial resistance
respiratory virus infections
prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,669
15,877
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Infectious Disease
Microbiology
Mycology
Biofilm
Antimicrobial Resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,818
22,819
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
AMR
Bacteriophage therapy
Infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,125
49,677
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
infectious diseases
medical microbiology
hospital epidemiology
antimicrobial resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,448
14,322
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Infectious Diseases
Vaccines
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,429
11,890
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,662
50,042
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Asthma and Allergic Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,377
17,293
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Antibiotics
Fungal infections
infections in critically patients and immunicompromized
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,249
35,234
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
infectious diseases
virology
HIV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,913
19,264
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
COVID-19
dengue
antimicrobial resistance
antimicrobial stewardship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,618
43,363
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Immunology
immunogenetics
cell-biology
biomarkers
vaccines.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,578
14,659
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Infectious Diseases
Pathology and Molecular Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,064
27,513
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,494
12,690
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
603
239
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joshua A Salomon
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,656
146,542
0.661
Infectious disease
decision science
policy modeling
global health
health policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,163
67
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
117,210
51,865
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,665
210
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Roy Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,668
29,798
0.282
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Biomathematics
Ecology
Parasitology Evolution Alzheimer's Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,074
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
98,292
69,340
0.705
Infectious diseases
medical microbiology
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,438
2,130
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
William A Petri Jr PJ D
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,178
28,651
0.357
Infectious diseases
global health
parasitology
immunology
microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,717
2,260
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Relman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,530
30,846
0.398
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,028
2,405
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
74,890
24,947
0.333
Infectious Diseases
HIV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,582
2,656
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Luigi Daniele Notarangelo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,190
31,782
0.453
Primary Immune Deficiencies
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
gene therapy
immune dysregulation
thymus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,126
238
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kefyalew Addis Alene
Curtin University
Bentley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,250
60,944
0.920
Epidemiology
Global Health
Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis
Spatial Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,390
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yaw Ampem Amoako
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,486
57,777
0.896
Internal medicine
Infectious diseases
Oncology
Nuclear Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,321
638
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John Edmunds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,339
37,544
0.633
epidemic modelling
infectious diseases
vaccines
economic analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,380
374
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Giuseppe Ippolito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,995
33,085
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,366
4,006
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Trish M Perl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,669
15,877
0.290
healthcare associated infections
antimicrobial resistance
respiratory virus infections
prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,861
4,251
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Andes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,818
22,819
0.432
Infectious Disease
Microbiology
Mycology
Biofilm
Antimicrobial Resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,038
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tesfaye Kassa
Jimma University
Jimma, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,125
49,677
0.953
AMR
Bacteriophage therapy
Infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,213
4,423
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Daniel Diekema
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,448
14,322
0.278
infectious diseases
medical microbiology
hospital epidemiology
antimicrobial resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,218
4,426
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Don Burke
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,429
11,890
0.231
Infectious Diseases
Vaccines
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,443
828
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christopher A Green
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,662
50,042
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,859
4,720
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alkis Togias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,377
17,293
0.350
Asthma and Allergic Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,206
454
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Matteo Bassetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,249
35,234
0.730
Antibiotics
Fungal infections
infections in critically patients and immunicompromized
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,312
459
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andrea Antinori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,913
19,264
0.402
infectious diseases
virology
HIV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,419
55
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David Lye
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Singapur, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,618
43,363
0.911
COVID-19
dengue
antimicrobial resistance
antimicrobial stewardship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,787
251
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tom HM Ottenhoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,578
14,659
0.315
Immunology
immunogenetics
cell-biology
biomarkers
vaccines.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,962
434
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mark Loeb
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,064
27,513
0.597
Infectious Diseases
Pathology and Molecular Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,580
462
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paton Jc
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,494
12,690
0.285
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology