Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health Rankings 2025

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.

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Total 13.090 scientist, 157 country, 3.155 institution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Ahmedin Jemal
Cancer disparities
Cancer treatment and outcomes
Cancer surveillance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
841,033
506,137
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Canada
Gordon Guyatt
Evidence-based medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
593,508
291,745
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Ali H Mokdad
Health Metrics
Population Health
IHME
Global Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,126
331,167
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Frank B Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517,909
227,263
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Finland
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Public Health
Epidemiology
Diabetes
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510,557
167,030
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Paul M Ridker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
490,524
166,887
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Switzerland
Matthias Egger
Infectious diseases
cancer
epidemiologic methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453,565
258,141
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United Kingdom
George Davey Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
439,030
207,648
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Australia
Alan D Lopez
Epidemiology
burden of disease
causes of death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417,567
224,481
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Emelia J Benjamin
Atrial fibrillation
Faculty Development
Diversity-DEIA
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401,099
177,619
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Graham Colditz
Epidemiology
Cancer Prevention
Health Outcomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395,644
72,468
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Canada
Peter Tugwell
Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
385,350
207,415
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Simon I Hay
IHME
Health Metrics
Global Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,843
295,881
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Goncalo Abecasis
Biostatistics
Human Genetics
Statistical Computing
Genetics
Complex Traits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369,912
192,293
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Pakistan
Zulfiqar Bhutta
Global Health
Child Survival
Public Health Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364,133
250,007
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Netherlands
Diederick E. Grobbee
medicine
epidemiology
coronary heart disease
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,543
147,004
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United Kingdom
Nicholas Wareham
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,056
163,827
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Finland
Mika Kivimaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352,512
216,846
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
David J Hunter
Cancer Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348,201
123,366
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United Kingdom
Michael G Marmot
Social determinants of health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322,540
105,380
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
Eric Rimm
Professor of Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320,382
105,292
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Jordan
Yousef Khader
Public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,263
234,938
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Canada
Holger Schünemann
GRADE
Recommendations
Knowledge Synthesis
Systematic Reviews
Guidelines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302,358
176,830
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
Peter Libby
medicine
cardiology
atherosclerosis
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300,883
97,369
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Brazil
Paulo Andrade Lotufo
Epidemiologia cardiovascular
Epidemiologia do diabetes
Biomarcadores
Atenção Primária a Saúde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297,395
210,810
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3
United States
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ahmedin Jemal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
841,033
506,137
0.602
Cancer disparities
Cancer treatment and outcomes
Cancer surveillance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10
Canada
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gordon Guyatt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
593,508
291,745
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17
United States
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ali H Mokdad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525,126
331,167
0.631
Health Metrics
Population Health
IHME
Global Health
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19
United States
12
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Frank B Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517,909
227,263
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25
Finland
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510,557
167,030
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29
United States
17
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paul M Ridker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
490,524
166,887
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41
Switzerland
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Matthias Egger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453,565
258,141
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47
United Kingdom
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
George Davey Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
439,030
207,648
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57
Australia
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alan D Lopez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417,567
224,481
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67
United States
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Emelia J Benjamin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401,099
177,619
0.443
Atrial fibrillation
Faculty Development
Diversity-DEIA
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Inflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71
United States
37
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Graham Colditz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395,644
72,468
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79
Canada
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peter Tugwell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
385,350
207,415
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88
United States
45
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Simon I Hay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,843
295,881
0.791
IHME
Health Metrics
Global Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95
United States
48
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Goncalo Abecasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369,912
192,293
0.520
Biostatistics
Human Genetics
Statistical Computing
Genetics
Complex Traits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104
Pakistan
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zulfiqar Bhutta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364,133
250,007
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112
Netherlands
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Diederick E. Grobbee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,543
147,004
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113
United Kingdom
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nicholas Wareham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357,056
163,827
0.459
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119
Finland
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mika Kivimaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352,512
216,846
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125
United States
63
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David J Hunter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348,201
123,366
0.354
Cancer Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Global Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168
United Kingdom
15
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael G Marmot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322,540
105,380
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174
United States
78
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Eric Rimm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320,382
105,292
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195
Jordan
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yousef Khader
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,263
234,938
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208
Canada
13
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Holger Schünemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302,358
176,830
0.585
GRADE
Recommendations
Knowledge Synthesis
Systematic Reviews
Guidelines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210
United States
93
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter Libby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300,883
97,369
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221
Brazil
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paulo Andrade Lotufo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297,395
210,810
0.709
Epidemiologia cardiovascular
Epidemiologia do diabetes
Biomarcadores
Atenção Primária a Saúde