Top 100 Scientists

Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health Top 100 Scientists in United Kingdom 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" (870,053 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.

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Total 801 scientist
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nicholas Wareham
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
259
1,233
361,856
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Douglas Easton
Genetic Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Statistical Genetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
216
957
212,260
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul Elliott
Epidemiology
High blood pressure
Environment
Metabolomics
Genomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
183
700
171,141

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carol Brayne
Public Health
Epidemiology
Dementia
Ageing
Longitudinal/Cohort Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
171
763
222,796
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jonathan Sterne
Medical Statistics
HIV
Evidence Synthesis
Epidemiology
Causal Inference
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
155
466
220,775
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nita Forouhi
Epidemiology
Public Health
Nutrition
Diabetes
ethnic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
131
321
149,396
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Martin Prince
Global Health/ Global Mental Health/ Health Systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
131
470
118,281
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eric Brunner
ageing and health
social inequality in health
diabetes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
130
351
162,250
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Khalid Khan
Public Health
Systematic Reviews
Clinical Trials
Evidence-based Medicine
Research Integrity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
121
453
60,856
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Colin Baigent
Clinical trials
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Meta-analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
120
255
208,304
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Gary J Macfarlane
Epidemiology
Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases including pain and fatigue
Cancer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
118
366
48,031
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Christl Donnelly
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Outbreaks
Disease Control
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
110
399
75,173
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Salman Rawaf|S Rawaf
Health Policy
Public Health
Primary Care
Health System
Medical Education & Training
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
105
193
130,002
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
John RB Perry
Genetics of complex disease
type 2 diabetes
reproductive ageing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
99
166
83,787
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Kenneth R Fox
public health
physical activity
mental health
magnetic resonance
physical education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
94
245
34,877
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Martin White
Dietary public health research
food systems and public health interventions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
93
293
36,308
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Tjeerd Van Staa
clinical epidemiology
simple clinical trials
electronic health records
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
92
288
39,691
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Iain Buchan
public health
clinical informatics
epidemiology
biostatistics
health data science & healthcare AI
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
87
238
29,841
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Nigel C Unwin
Public Health
Risk and Prevention of NCDs
Sustainable Food Systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
212
38,774
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Moritz Ug Kraemer
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Genomic Epidemiology
Data Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
79
140
39,621
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Fujian Song
public health
epidemiology
evidence synthesis
meta-analysis
health technology assessment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
79
158
32,026
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Christopher Hyde
Systematic reviews
health technology assessment
economic modelling
test evaluation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
79
147
22,658
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Liam Donaldson
Public health
Healthcare Quality
Patient Safety
Global Health Health
Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
78
232
30,738
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Irene Petersen
Epidemiology
drugs prescribed in pregnancy
mental health
missing data
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
76
196
24,093
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
KK Cheng
Epidemiology
Public Health
Primary Care
Applied Health Research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
76
297
26,117
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Kevin A. Fenton
Epidemiology
HIV
Public Health
Leadership
Inequalities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
76
195
20,515
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Kaye Wellings
Sexual health
medical sociology
women's health
reproductive health
public health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
218
23,943
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Andrew Hayward
Inclusion Health
Homelessness
Health Inequalities
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
74
235
22,326
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Martin Landray
Clinical trials
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular disease
Kidney disease
Big Data
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
164
58,405
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
H Pikhart
epidemiology
inequalities
social science
public health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
171
37,983
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Paul Aylin
Epidemiology
Health Services Research
Patient Safety
Healthcare
COVID19
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
231
16,557
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Setor K. Kunutsor
Epidemiology
Cardiology
Cardiometabolic Diseases
Risk Prediction
Meta-analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
250
19,207
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Blossom Stephan
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Dementia Risk Prediction
Alzheimer’s Disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
68
164
20,886
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Tatiana Macfarlane
Epidemilogy
Oral health
Head and Neck cancer
Orofacial pain
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
68
139
13,037
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Harry Rutter
complexity
systems
non-communicable diseases
public health
sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
67
180
17,323
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Helen Ward
Epidemiology
COVID-19
HIV
patient experience
personalisation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
66
205
15,365
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
George Davey Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
296
1,798
447,634
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tim D Spector
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
262
1,304
275,630
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nicholas Wareham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
259
1,233
361,856
epidemiology
metabolic disease
public health
nutrition
physical activity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael G Marmot
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
238
1,014
330,113
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Douglas Easton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
216
957
212,260
Genetic Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Statistical Genetics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Elio Riboli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
206
1,076
256,412
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martin McKee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
190
1,430
283,618
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul Elliott
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
183
700
171,141
Epidemiology
High blood pressure
Environment
Metabolomics
Genomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paolo Vineis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
183
1,021
157,229

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carol Brayne
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
171
763
222,796
Public Health
Epidemiology
Dementia
Ageing
Longitudinal/Cohort Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Gunnell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
156
617
131,449
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jonathan Sterne
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
155
466
220,775
Medical Statistics
HIV
Evidence Synthesis
Epidemiology
Causal Inference
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Liam Smeeth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
141
621
187,013
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Charles DA Wolfe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
136
382
251,781
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nita Forouhi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
131
321
149,396
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Martin Prince
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
131
470
118,281
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eric Brunner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
130
351
162,250
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alison M Dunning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
124
401
61,921
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Khalid Khan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
121
453
60,856
Public Health
Systematic Reviews
Clinical Trials
Evidence-based Medicine
Research Integrity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Colin Baigent
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
120
255
208,304
Clinical trials
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Meta-analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kausik Kumar Ray
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
119
326
180,677
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ben Armstrong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
118
269
48,762
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rebecca Hardy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
118
375
67,945
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Gary J Macfarlane
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
118
366
48,031
Epidemiology
Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases including pain and fatigue
Cancer
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Christopher Dye
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
116
267
105,947
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Nicholas Wald
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
116
434
71,385
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Sarah Wild
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
359
157,610
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
D Timothy Bishop
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
390
58,780
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Derek Cook
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
113
323
44,933
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Christl Donnelly
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
110
399
75,173
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Outbreaks
Disease Control
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Anne M Johnson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
107
368
55,529
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Salman Rawaf|S Rawaf
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
105
193
130,002
Health Policy
Public Health
Primary Care
Health System
Medical Education & Training
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Michel Coleman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
105
278
50,341
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
John Britton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
102
339
36,636
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
John RB Perry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
166
83,787
Genetics of complex disease
type 2 diabetes
reproductive ageing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Chris Robertson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
354
40,972
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Sw Lindsay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
97
259
29,185
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Carol Jagger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
97
306
33,261
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Kenneth R Fox
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
94
245
34,877
public health
physical activity
mental health
magnetic resonance
physical education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Martin White
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
93
293
36,308
Dietary public health research
food systems and public health interventions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Mike Rayner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
92
209
49,429
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Tjeerd Van Staa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
92
288
39,691
clinical epidemiology
simple clinical trials
electronic health records
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Shamez Ladhani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
357
33,848
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Tom Gaunt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
237
40,175
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Julia Hippisley Cox
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
187
29,368
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Stephanie JC Taylor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
258
32,436
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Miles Carroll
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
216
42,708
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Iain Buchan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
238
29,841
public health
clinical informatics
epidemiology
biostatistics
health data science & healthcare AI
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Esther van Sluijs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
209
25,307
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Peter Willeit
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
161
47,722
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Eve Roman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
255
24,458
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Allan Saul
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
280
23,141
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Peter Scarborough
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
175
73,003
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Judith Rankin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
241
22,531
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Christina Victor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
274
25,975
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Matthew C Fisher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
189
33,177
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Abigail Fraser
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
216
26,871
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Russ Jago
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
258
31,393
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Nigel C Unwin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
212
38,774
Public Health
Risk and Prevention of NCDs
Sustainable Food Systems
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Moritz Ug Kraemer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
140
39,621
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Genomic Epidemiology
Data Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Fujian Song
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
158
32,026
public health
epidemiology
evidence synthesis
meta-analysis
health technology assessment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Christopher Hyde
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
147
22,658
Systematic reviews
health technology assessment
economic modelling
test evaluation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Christopher Millett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
253
19,831
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Liam Donaldson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
232
30,738
Public health
Healthcare Quality
Patient Safety
Global Health Health
Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Shabbar Jaffar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
181
18,437
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Elizabeth Draper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
227
23,093
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Irene Petersen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
196
24,093
Epidemiology
drugs prescribed in pregnancy
mental health
missing data
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
KK Cheng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
297
26,117
Epidemiology
Public Health
Primary Care
Applied Health Research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Ruth Gilbert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
242
26,175
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Roberto Rona
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
214
23,404
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Kevin A. Fenton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
195
20,515
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Geraldine McNeill
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
199
18,974
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Kaye Wellings
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
218
23,943
Sexual health
medical sociology
women's health
reproductive health
public health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Andrew Hayward
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
235
22,326
Inclusion Health
Homelessness
Health Inequalities
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
David Ogilvie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
156
20,681
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Kate Pickett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
209
46,903
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Martyn Plummer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
137
48,666
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Martin Landray
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
164
58,405
Clinical trials
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular disease
Kidney disease
Big Data
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Kate M Dunn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
140
22,051
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
H Pikhart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
171
37,983
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Elizabeth Spencer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
117
24,986
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Mark Pearce
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
231
23,443
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Paul Aylin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
231
16,557
Epidemiology
Health Services Research
Patient Safety
Healthcare
COVID19
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Christopher JM Whitty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
166
16,877
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Setor K. Kunutsor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
250
19,207
Epidemiology
Cardiology
Cardiometabolic Diseases
Risk Prediction
Meta-analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Emily Grundy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
192
16,799
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Blossom Stephan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
164
20,886
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Dementia Risk Prediction
Alzheimer’s Disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Tatiana Macfarlane
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
139
13,037
Epidemilogy
Oral health
Head and Neck cancer
Orofacial pain
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Harry Rutter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
180
17,323
complexity
systems
non-communicable diseases
public health
sustainability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Ashley Adamson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
183
17,616
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Helen Ward
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
205
15,365
Epidemiology
COVID-19
HIV
patient experience
personalisation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
John Mcbeth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
128
14,447
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Stuart Logan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
140
18,648
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Luis Cuevas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
225
15,599