Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Medical Microbiology 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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Gilbert J Kersh
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,483
2,599
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Jason Folster
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,212
3,356
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Yuan Li
Microbiology in Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,838
1,510
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Eric Rogier
malaria
multiplex immunoassays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,936
2,191
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Michael B Townsend
Assay Development
Infectious Diseases
Vaccinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,535
1,930
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Todd G Smith
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,711
1,105
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Roxanne Connelly
Medical Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,167
640
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Ryan Hemme
vector biology
medical entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,117
596
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Kathryn A Haass
Antimicrobial resistance
Healthcare acquired infections
Medical microbiology
Hemovigilance
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
986
863
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Brunilis Burgos-Rivera
Pertussis
Molecular Diagnostics
Next Generation DNA Sequencing
Molecular Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601
186
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Robert Tyx
microbiology
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
325
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Dorian J Feistel
Antibiotic resistance
Infectious disease
virulence
host-pathogen interaction
evolution of sex
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
81
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,745
United States
46,387
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Maria Da Gloria S Carvalho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,273
2,764
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,261
United States
57,960
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gilbert J Kersh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,483
2,599
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,619
United States
69,540
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jason Folster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,212
3,356
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,303
United States
88,479
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yuan Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,838
1,510
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,504
United States
107,137
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Eric Rogier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,936
2,191
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,586
United States
118,330
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael B Townsend
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,535
1,930
0.761
Assay Development
Infectious Diseases
Vaccinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,251
United States
150,928
419
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Todd G Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,711
1,105
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,040
United States
185,243
507
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Roxanne Connelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,167
640
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
626,848
United States
189,345
518
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ryan Hemme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,117
596
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,571
United States
192,563
528
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Meghan Bentz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,077
1,001
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
671,184
United States
200,542
545
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kathryn A Haass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
986
863
0.875
Antimicrobial resistance
Healthcare acquired infections
Medical microbiology
Hemovigilance
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
779,637
United States
226,190
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lori Gladney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
727
420
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
811,971
United States
233,485
609
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mihnea R Mangalea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
661
546
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
843,679
United States
240,357
622
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Brunilis Burgos-Rivera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601
186
0.309
Pertussis
Molecular Diagnostics
Next Generation DNA Sequencing
Molecular Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
981,050
United States
265,853
668
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robert Tyx
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
325
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,042,596
United States
275,677
683
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Angel J Rivera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
240
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,618,413
United States
354,988
768
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dorian J Feistel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
81
0.942
Antibiotic resistance
Infectious disease
virulence
host-pathogen interaction
evolution of sex