Top 100 Scientists

Medical and Health Sciences / Chest Diseases Top 100 Scientists in United States 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" (873,690 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 482 scientist
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Babak Mokhlesi
OHS
cardiometabolic consequences of OSA
CPAP adherence
REM-related OSA
perioperative consequences of OSA
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
141
15,114
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Henri Colt Fawm
interventional pulmonology
ethics
film
bronchoscopy
pleural disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
139
9,725

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Maurice A Mufson
Pneumonia
pneumococcus
vaccines for respiratory viruses
respiratory syncytial virus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
116
9,212
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Ost
Pulmonary medicine
thoracic oncology
interventional pulmonary
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
53
141
11,707
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robert Dickson
Pulmonary Medicine
Microbiology
Pneumonia
ARDS
Critical Care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
97
13,469
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
S Cormier Regard or SA Cormier
Pulmonary immunology & toxicology
age-related responses to respiratory viruses
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
87
7,962
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marc Simon
Pulmonary Hypertension
Heart Failure
Right Ventricular Function
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
116
7,597
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Brian W Christman
pulmonary hypertension
acute lung injury
critical care
oxidant stress
prostaglandins
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
71
10,533
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Somanath PR Shenoy
pulmonary medicine
cardiovascular biology
prostate cancer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
79
5,874
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
John Z Metcalfe
respiratory infectious diseases
HIV-associated highly drug-resistant tuberculosis
critical care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
72
7,838
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Charles Burger
Pulmonary hypertension
cystic lung disease
hepatopulmonary syndrome
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
88
8,250
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Ruslan Rafikov
Pulmonary hypertension
acute lung injury
sickle cell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
63
4,599
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Diego R Mazzotti
Sleep Medicine
Medical Informatics
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
76
5,165
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Theodore Liou
Pulmonary Medicine
Cystic Fibrosis
Biomarkers
Survival Analysis
Lung Transplant
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
58
9,649
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Lal Amos
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Internal medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
88
3,569
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Carla Lamb
Interventional pulmonary
bronchoscopy
pleural disease
bronchoscopic lung volume reduction
simulation and procedural education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
42
5,069
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Jose Gomez Arroyo
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary vascular diseases
Right ventricular failure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
31
3,489
Xingbin Ai
pulmonary disease
development
nerve
immunology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
34
3,856
Jan K Hennigs
Pulmonary Hypertension
Ventilation
Acute Lung Injury
ARDS
Critical Care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
34
2,302
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Melissa R Mazan
pulmonology
large animal medicine
lung function testing
telemedicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
48
2,056
Ke Yuan
Pulmonary Diseases
Vascular Biology
Virology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
38
1,919
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Trishul Siddharthan
COPD
Functional Lung Imaging
Global Health
Health Outcomes Research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
43
1,975
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Sergio Poli
Pulmonary
Critical Care
Lung Transplant
Tuberculosis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
35
3,884
Samuel Ash
pulmonary and critical care medicine
data science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
38
2,122
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Susan Redline
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
179
829
221,040
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fernando Martinez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
165
579
141,122
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James Crapo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
128
463
65,914
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Antonio Anzueto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
369
100,666
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard W Light
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
98
392
45,216
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Atul C Mehta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
316
27,127
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ivan O Rosas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
184
22,053
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Babak Mokhlesi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
141
15,114
OHS
cardiometabolic consequences of OSA
CPAP adherence
REM-related OSA
perioperative consequences of OSA
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marlene Rabinovitch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
56
22,882
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Henri Colt Fawm
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
139
9,725
interventional pulmonology
ethics
film
bronchoscopy
pleural disease

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mary Jane Thomassen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
121
9,701
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Maurice A Mufson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
116
9,212
Pneumonia
pneumococcus
vaccines for respiratory viruses
respiratory syncytial virus
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Eric Austin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
124
10,960
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mark Neuman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
152
8,616
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Ost
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
141
11,707
Pulmonary medicine
thoracic oncology
interventional pulmonary
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John J Ryan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
106
12,742
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Momen Wahidi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
103
12,901
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robert Dickson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
97
13,469
Pulmonary Medicine
Microbiology
Pneumonia
ARDS
Critical Care
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mansoureh Eghbali
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
84
7,703
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Robert Joseph Thomas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
162
24,589
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Amir Sharafkhaneh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
100
10,699
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rodney Folz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
86
11,090
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
S Cormier Regard or SA Cormier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
87
7,962
Pulmonary immunology & toxicology
age-related responses to respiratory viruses
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marc Simon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
116
7,597
Pulmonary Hypertension
Heart Failure
Right Ventricular Function
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David Coultas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
79
11,075
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Judd E Shellito
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
103
10,321
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Adnan Majid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
117
7,165
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Brian W Christman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
71
10,533
pulmonary hypertension
acute lung injury
critical care
oxidant stress
prostaglandins
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Somanath PR Shenoy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
79
5,874
pulmonary medicine
cardiovascular biology
prostate cancer
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Thenappan Thenappan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
101
9,274
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Michael Madani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
75
10,663
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Angela Rogers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
84
19,243
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
George Eapen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
76
6,612
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
A Brent Carter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
66
20,464
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Brian Graham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
66
6,083
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
John Z Metcalfe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
72
7,838
respiratory infectious diseases
HIV-associated highly drug-resistant tuberculosis
critical care
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Ankit Gupta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
178
10,391
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
John Hansen Flaschen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
70
8,231
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
David P Nichols
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
62
4,749
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Rodrigo Cavallazzi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
73
8,819
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Scott E Evans
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
70
5,675
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Charles Burger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
88
8,250
Pulmonary hypertension
cystic lung disease
hepatopulmonary syndrome
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Lee J Quinton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
54
5,458
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Ruslan Rafikov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
63
4,599
Pulmonary hypertension
acute lung injury
sickle cell
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Marjan Islam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
145
6,733
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Daniel J Kass
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
63
4,158
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Kelly Chin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
59
7,570
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Rohit Budhiraja
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
44
12,455
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Diego R Mazzotti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
76
5,165
Sleep Medicine
Medical Informatics
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Michael Jantz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
55
5,897
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Sanjay Sharma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
104
6,854
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Fayez Kheir
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
62
4,893
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Alejandro Pezzulo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
47
6,241
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
kathryn rice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
48
4,452
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Theodore Liou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
58
9,649
Pulmonary Medicine
Cystic Fibrosis
Biomarkers
Survival Analysis
Lung Transplant
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Suhail Raoof
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
52
8,380
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Lal Amos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
88
3,569
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Internal medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Carla Lamb
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
42
5,069
Interventional pulmonary
bronchoscopy
pleural disease
bronchoscopic lung volume reduction
simulation and procedural education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Satish Madala
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
39
3,894
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Gye Young Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
45
3,029
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Lawrence J Epstein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
37
8,498
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Loutfi S Aboussouan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
52
5,168
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
John G Hay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
39
4,617
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Edwin Ostrin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
39
3,535
pulmonary medicine
lung cancer
lung biology
biomarkers
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Jacob Collen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
58
4,018
Pulmonology
Critical Care Medicine
Sleep Medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Meghna Mansukhani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
45
2,914
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
George Zhi Cheng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
38
4,591
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Jose Gomez Arroyo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
31
3,489
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary vascular diseases
Right ventricular failure
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Xingbin Ai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
34
3,856
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Daniel Dilling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
46
3,037
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
David B. Frank
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
38
4,065
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Vasanth H Kumar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
59
3,317
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Lewis Eisen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
39
3,929
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Hiren Mehta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
52
2,609
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Jan K Hennigs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
34
2,302
Pulmonary Hypertension
Ventilation
Acute Lung Injury
ARDS
Critical Care
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Marta Bueno
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
43
14,459
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Richard Castriotta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
40
4,024
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Hrishikesh S Kulkarni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
42
2,681
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Jason Akulian
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
53
2,393
Interventional Pulmonary
Lung cancer
Pleural Disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Mehrdad Arjomandi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
51
2,102
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Melissa R Mazan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
48
2,056
pulmonology
large animal medicine
lung function testing
telemedicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Alexander Duarte
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
37
2,397
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Ke Yuan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
38
1,919
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Jonathan Koff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
32
5,320
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Hemang Yadav
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
35
2,570
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Mallavia Benat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
29
4,332
Pulmonary and cardiovascular immuno-inflammation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Amit Chopra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
51
2,587
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Roy Pleasants
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
44
2,192
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Trishul Siddharthan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
43
1,975
COPD
Functional Lung Imaging
Global Health
Health Outcomes Research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Sergio Poli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
35
3,884
Pulmonary
Critical Care
Lung Transplant
Tuberculosis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Chakravarthy Reddy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
37
3,775
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Robert J Lentz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
37
2,123
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Samuel Ash
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
38
2,122
pulmonary and critical care medicine
data science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Thomas Gaisl
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
34
1,929
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Ludovico Messineo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
33
2,126
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Tao Zhu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
36
1,731
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Sandeep Sahay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
40
1,550
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Rishi Raj
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
41
1,698