Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Health Organization Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
health statistics
summary measures of population health
mortality
causes of death
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,569
95,093
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Computational analysis
statistics
data mining
cancer genomics
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,343
86,503
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,932
37,897
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Global Health Economics
Financing
Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,398
43,834
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Statistics
Health workforce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,929
41,517
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Global health
emerging infectious disease
One Health
negl trop dis
health equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,736
59,191
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
maternal health
sexual and reproductive health
gender
health systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,426
52,228
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
global health
reproductive health epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,884
33,969
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,455
37,395
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
NCDs
Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,607
34,480
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
tuberculosis
antimicrobial resistance
policy guidance
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,876
27,358
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Health Research
Maternal and Child Health
Pediatrics and Child Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,991
30,785
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Noncommunicable diseases
Public Health
Medical Informatics
Health Information
Health Services Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,310
37,770
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Health Economics
Tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,155
27,425
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
pharmaceutical policy
public health
digital health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,233
34,414
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,038
21,948
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Global Health
Health Inequality Monitoring
Data disaggregation
Health Information Systems
Inequalities In Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,889
25,458
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Tuberculosis
R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,609
19,690
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Spatial Epidemiology
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Vector-borne Diseases
Environmental Modelling
Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,420
28,203
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Health Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,081
20,510
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Global mental health
psychopathology
classification
ICD
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,781
14,509
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,805
14,368
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Prevention of Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,585
16,010
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
High Threat Pathogens
Influenza
COVID-19
RSV
Vaccine preventable disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,548
13,955
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Epidemiology
Public health
Monitoring and surveillance
Non-communicable disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,212
14,673
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
592
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Colin Mathers
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,569
95,093
0.414
health statistics
summary measures of population health
mortality
causes of death
global health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,028
18
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sergey Senkin
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,343
86,503
0.488
Computational analysis
statistics
data mining
cancer genomics
particle physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,061
62
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mercedes De Onis
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,932
37,897
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,503
69
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christopher Fitzpatrick
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,398
43,834
0.539
Global Health Economics
Financing
Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,362
86
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mathieu Boniol
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,929
41,517
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,714
93
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Noore Alam
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,736
59,191
0.837
Global health
emerging infectious disease
One Health
negl trop dis
health equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,406
118
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Özge Tunçalp
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,426
52,228
0.864
maternal health
sexual and reproductive health
gender
health systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,914
126
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lale Say
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,884
33,969
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,517
143
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dan Hogan
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,455
37,395
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,989
150
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ayoub Al Jawaldeh
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,607
34,480
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,177
161
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Matteo Zignol
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,876
27,358
0.517
tuberculosis
antimicrobial resistance
policy guidance
global health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,062
182
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rajiv Bahl|Bahl Rajiv, Bahl R
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,991
30,785
0.616
Health Research
Maternal and Child Health
Pediatrics and Child Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,578
197
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ivo Rakovac
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,310
37,770
0.782
Noncommunicable diseases
Public Health
Medical Informatics
Health Information
Health Services Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,633
199
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrew Siroka
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,155
27,425
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,180
221
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Swathi Iyengar
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,233
34,414
0.778
pharmaceutical policy
public health
digital health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,752
228
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Annette Pruss-Ustun
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,038
21,948
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,816
230
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,889
25,458
0.594
Global Health
Health Inequality Monitoring
Data disaggregation
Health Information Systems
Inequalities In Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,794
289
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tom Hiatt
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,609
19,690
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,970
356
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jorge Cano
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,420
28,203
0.844
Spatial Epidemiology
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Vector-borne Diseases
Environmental Modelling
Data Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,376
411
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nirmal Kandel
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,081
20,510
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,308
473
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Geoffrey M. Reed
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,781
14,509
0.522
Global mental health
psychopathology
classification
ICD
clinical psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,680
494
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mark Van Ommeren
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,805
14,368
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,019
501
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alexander Butchart
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,585
16,010
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,062
502
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Richard Pebody
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,548
13,955
0.526
High Threat Pathogens
Influenza
COVID-19
RSV
Vaccine preventable disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,266
545
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Enrique Loyola
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,212
14,673
0.582
Epidemiology
Public health
Monitoring and surveillance
Non-communicable disease