Top 100 Scientists
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health Top 100 Scientists in Chile 2025
Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (873,864 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.
Epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
83
208
51,466
Public Health
Obesity
epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
68
298
18,865
Public Health
Epidemiology
chronic respiratory epidemiology
COPD
Asthma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
53
114
35,455
Tobacco Control
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
64
67,004
Health inequalities
global public health
migration and health
patients research
implementation science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
116
5,647
Public Health Nutrition
Human Nutrition
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Multidisciplinary Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
90
3,818
Salud Publica
Determinantes Sociales de La salud
Evaluación de Políticas de Salud
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
76
4,288
Epidemiology
Zoonoses
Conservation Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
65
2,940
Salud Pública
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
56
3,097
Public Health
Epidemiology
Pediatrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
96
4,719
Public Health
Epidemiology
Communicable Diseases
Health System
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
47
3,131
Social epidemiology
Substance use
Mental health
Violence
Public policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
40
1,935
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Epidemiología
Salud Pública
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
32
3,140
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Epidemiología Ambiental
Biomonitoreo contaminantes
Clima y Salud
Cáncer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
45
3,707
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Public health
environmental exposure
pesticides
neurocognitive functioning
disability and quality of life
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
53
2,245
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Epidemiologia Oral/Patologia Oral
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
41
2,784
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Clinical Epidemiology - Evidence based Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
40
2,420
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
public health
occupational health
mental health
workplace bullying
destructive leadership
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
36
1,617
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Salud Pública
Epidemiología
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
45
3,234
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Epidemiología ambiental
epidemiología nutricional
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
32
2,433
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Salud Pública
Epidemiología de las enfermedades periodontales
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
34
1,859
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
linear models
longitudinal analysis
statistical computing
survival analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
49
1,928
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Public Health Nutrition
Human Nutrition
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Multidisciplinary Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
24
1,106
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Epidemiología clinica
Estadística en investigación en salud
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
35
2,467
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Public Health
Nutrition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
19
1,109
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Salud Pública
Economía de la Salud
Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
17
948
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Health Informatics
Digital Health
Informatics
Health Information System
Public Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
31
993
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
epidemiology
infectious disease ecology
environmental epidemiology
applied biostatistics
spatial analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
20
721
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Salud Pública
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
19
767
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
salud pública
epidemiología
enfermedades transmisibles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
17
657
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Public Health
Mental Health
Epidemilogy
Primary Care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
24
835
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
epidemiology
dermatology
chronic diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
573
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
epidemiology
infectious disease
microbiome
community ecology
paleontology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
1,384
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Salud pública
Envejecimiento
Políticas en Salud
Demencia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
533
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Epidemiología
Estadística
Investigación Cualitativa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
572
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Salud Pública
Epidemiología
Salud Oral
Inequidades
Calidad de vida
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
15
694
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
public health
oral health
health inequalities
tobacco control
maxillofacial radiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
802
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Epidemiology
Public Health
Zoonosis
Data Science
Machine Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
1,246
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
epidemiology
one health
zoonotic pathogens
spatial epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
15
450
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Health Economics
Health Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
828
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Salud Pública
epidemiología
envejecimiento
determinantes sociales de la salud
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
617
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Social determinants of health
equity in health
child mortality
avoidable mortality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,135
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Salud Pública
Neurociencia
Fisiopatologia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
529
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Spatial and Spatio-Temporal modelling of infectious diseases
Vector-borne diseases
Epidemiology
Public Health
One-Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
466
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Epidemiology
zoonosis
food security
influenza virus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
257
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Public Health Operations Research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
5
259
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Public Health
Ageing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
206
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Public Health
Internal Medicine
Medical Education
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
279
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Epidemiology
Public Health
Outcome Research
Microbiome
Chronic Diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
508
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Drug delivery system
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
224
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :51
Salud Pública
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
244
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Public health
epidemiology
environmental health
occupational health
environmental exposure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
5
212
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Salud Pública
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
69
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Epidemiología Clínica
Deglución
Cognición
Validación de instrumentos de medición
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
1
62
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Salud Pública - Fonoaudiología - Innovación Educativa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
43
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Salud Pública
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
30
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
salud pública
sociología médica
medicina social
determinantes sociales de la salud
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
32
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Epidemiologia
Odontopediatria
Odontogeriatria
Salud Publica
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
20
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Salud Pública
Educación Médica
Políticas de Salud
Sistemas de Salud
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
27
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Salud Pública
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
22
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Salud pública
bibliometría
medicina interna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
15
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Salud pública
Alfabetización en salud
Presentismo laboral y Riesgos Psicosociales en el Trabajo
Empatía en estudiantes y profesionales de la salud
economía de la salud.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
13
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Medicine
Public Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
6
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
salud publica
epidemiologia
administracion y gestion en salud
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
2
Catterina Ferreccio
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
83
208
51,466
Vicente Martinez
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
298
18,865
Public Health
Obesity
epidemiology
Gonzalo Valdivia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
114
35,455
Public Health
Epidemiology
chronic respiratory epidemiology
COPD
Asthma
Armando Peruga
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
64
67,004
Baltica Cabieses
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
116
5,647
Health inequalities
global public health
migration and health
patients research
implementation science
Raquel Burrows
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
90
3,818
Public Health Nutrition
Human Nutrition
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Multidisciplinary Science
Iris Delgado Becerra
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
76
4,288
Salud Publica
Determinantes Sociales de La salud
Evaluación de Políticas de Salud
Gerardo Acosta Jamett
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
65
2,940
Epidemiology
Zoonoses
Conservation Medicine
María Teresa Valenzuela
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
56
3,097
Jaime R Cerda Lorca
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
96
4,719
Public Health
Epidemiology
Pediatrics
Ximena Aguilera
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
47
3,131
Public Health
Epidemiology
Communicable Diseases
Health System
Alvaro Castillo Carniglia
Universidad Mayor Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
40
1,935
Social epidemiology
Substance use
Mental health
Violence
Public policy
Sandra Cortés Arancibia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
45
3,707
Epidemiología Ambiental
Biomonitoreo contaminantes
Clima y Salud
Cáncer
María Teresa Muñoz Quezada
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
53
2,245
Public health
environmental exposure
pesticides
neurocognitive functioning
disability and quality of life
Iris Lucia Espinoza Santander
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
41
2,784
Epidemiologia Oral/Patologia Oral
Eva Madrid
Universidad de Valparaíso
Valparaíso, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
40
2,420
Clinical Epidemiology - Evidence based Medicine
Elisa Ansoleaga
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
36
1,617
public health
occupational health
mental health
workplace bullying
destructive leadership
Claudia Gonzalez Wiedmaier
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
45
3,234
Salud Pública
Epidemiología
Paulina Pino
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
32
2,433
Epidemiología ambiental
epidemiología nutricional
Paola Carvajal Pavez
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
34
1,859
Salud Pública
Epidemiología de las enfermedades periodontales
Rodrigo Villegas
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
49
1,928
linear models
longitudinal analysis
statistical computing
survival analysis
Paulina Correa Burrows
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
1,106
Public Health Nutrition
Human Nutrition
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Multidisciplinary Science
Rosa Jiménez
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
35
2,467
Epidemiología clinica
Estadística en investigación en salud
Sandra Lopez Arana
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
1,109
Public Health
Nutrition
Marianela Castillo Riquelme
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
17
948
Salud Pública
Economía de la Salud
Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud
Carla Taramasco
Universidad de Valparaíso
Valparaíso, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
31
993
Health Informatics
Digital Health
Informatics
Health Information System
Public Health
Gabriel Arriagada
Universidad de O'Higgins
Rancagua,, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
721
epidemiology
infectious disease ecology
environmental epidemiology
applied biostatistics
spatial analysis
Maria Loreto Nuñez Franz
Universidad de Talca
Talca, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
767
Andrea Olea Normandin
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
657
salud pública
epidemiología
enfermedades transmisibles
María Soledad Burrone
Universidad de O'Higgins
Rancagua,, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
24
835
Public Health
Mental Health
Epidemilogy
Primary Care
Faustino Alonso
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
573
epidemiology
dermatology
chronic diseases
Anne J Lagomarcino
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
1,384
epidemiology
infectious disease
microbiome
community ecology
paleontology
Jean Gajardo Jauregui
Universidad San Sebastián Chile
Concepción, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
533
Salud pública
Envejecimiento
Políticas en Salud
Demencia
Patricio Fabián Oliva Mella
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
572
Epidemiología
Estadística
Investigación Cualitativa
Patricia Moya Rivera
Universidad Finis Terrae
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
694
Salud Pública
Epidemiología
Salud Oral
Inequidades
Calidad de vida
Marco Cornejo Ovalle
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
802
public health
oral health
health inequalities
tobacco control
maxillofacial radiology
Rodrigo Fuentes
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
1,246
Epidemiology
Public Health
Zoonosis
Data Science
Machine Learning
Raúl Alegría-Morán
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
15
450
epidemiology
one health
zoonotic pathogens
spatial epidemiology
Carla Castillo Laborde
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
828
Health Economics
Health Policy
Macarena Hirmas Adauy
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
617
Salud Pública
epidemiología
envejecimiento
determinantes sociales de la salud
Josiane Bonnefoy
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,135
Social determinants of health
equity in health
child mortality
avoidable mortality
Tomas Labbe Atenas
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
529
Salud Pública
Neurociencia
Fisiopatologia
Maritza Cabrera
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
466
Spatial and Spatio-Temporal modelling of infectious diseases
Vector-borne diseases
Epidemiology
Public Health
One-Health
Francisca Di Pillo
Universidad de las Américas Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
257
Epidemiology
zoonosis
food security
influenza virus
Diana Prieto
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Valparaíso, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
259
Public Health Operations Research
Gonzalo Bravo Rojas
Universidad de las Américas Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
206
Diego E. Clouet-Huerta
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
279
Public Health
Internal Medicine
Medical Education
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Maureen Hitschfeld
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
508
Epidemiology
Public Health
Outcome Research
Microbiome
Chronic Diseases
Roberto Gonzalez-Pizarro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
224
Macarena Paz Fernández Cortés
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Temuco, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
244
Stephanie Mesías Monsalve
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
212
Public health
epidemiology
environmental health
occupational health
environmental exposure
Oscar Urrejola
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
69
Camilo Morales
Universidad Católica de Temuco
Temuco, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
62
Epidemiología Clínica
Deglución
Cognición
Validación de instrumentos de medición
Angélica Silva-Ríos
Universidad Santo Tomás
Santander, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
43
Salud Pública - Fonoaudiología - Innovación Educativa
Alejandra Letelier
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
30
Fabián Araya-Galleguillos
Universidad de Atacama
Copiapó, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
32
salud pública
sociología médica
medicina social
determinantes sociales de la salud
Ana Beatriz Lopes
Universidad San Sebastián Chile
Concepción, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
20
Epidemiologia
Odontopediatria
Odontogeriatria
Salud Publica
Julio Sarmiento Machado
Universidad del Alba
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
27
Salud Pública
Educación Médica
Políticas de Salud
Sistemas de Salud
Cristian Rodrigo Lisboa Donoso
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
22
Nicolás Alcayaga-Urrea
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
15
Salud pública
bibliometría
medicina interna
Pablo Castro Pastén
Universidad de Atacama
Copiapó, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
13
Salud pública
Alfabetización en salud
Presentismo laboral y Riesgos Psicosociales en el Trabajo
Empatía en estudiantes y profesionales de la salud
economía de la salud.
Medicine
Public Health
Hector Gerardo Herrera Latorre
Universidad Santo Tomás
Santander, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
salud publica
epidemiologia
administracion y gestion en salud