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Top Infectious Diseases Researchers

John P. A. Ioannidis ranks first, out of 5,377 ranked researchers.

Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 15 works, and an institution the snapshot can resolve.

The ranking

  1. 1 John P. A. Ioannidis United States · #10 worldwide 8k citations · 222 works
  2. 2 Aziz Sheikh United Kingdom · #17 worldwide 5.8k citations · 274 works
  3. 3 Vivekanand Jha India · #18 worldwide 5.8k citations · 232 works
  4. 4 Reza Malekzadeh Iran · #24 worldwide 6.7k citations · 167 works
  5. 5 Zulfiqar A Bhutta Pakistan · #29 worldwide 7k citations · 258 works
  6. 6 Giuseppe Remuzzi Italy · #34 worldwide 8.1k citations · 312 works
  7. 7 Yousef Khader Jordan · #42 worldwide 7.7k citations · 152 works
  8. 8 Ziad A. Memish Saudi Arabia · #58 worldwide 5.3k citations · 162 works
  9. 9 Nelson Alvis‐Guzmán Colombia · #62 worldwide 7.7k citations · 138 works
  10. 10 Simon I Hay United States · #67 worldwide 12k citations · 134 works
  11. 11 Maarten J. Postma Netherlands · #90 worldwide 4.6k citations · 251 works
  12. 12 Matthias Egger Switzerland · #110 worldwide 2.9k citations · 177 works
  13. 13 Till Bärnighausen Germany · #139 worldwide 5.4k citations · 123 works
  14. 14 Peter J. Hotez United States · #152 worldwide 5.1k citations · 122 works
  15. 15 Anthony S. Fauci United States · #216 worldwide 2.7k citations · 158 works
  16. 16 Ramnik J. Xavier United States · #345 worldwide 3k citations · 118 works
  17. 17 David L. Paterson Australia · #544 worldwide 3k citations · 114 works
  18. 18 Don C. Des Jarlais United States · #628 worldwide 4k citations · 101 works
  19. 19 J. Ernst United States · #713 worldwide 4.4k citations · 151 works
  20. 20 Thomas J. Walsh United States · #721 worldwide 2.3k citations · 119 works
  21. 21 John F. Anderson United States · #928 worldwide 2.6k citations · 101 works
  22. 22 Alan S. Perelson United States · #1,080 worldwide 2k citations · 102 works
  23. 23 Charles Shey Wiysonge South Africa · #1,242 worldwide 4.2k citations · 85 works
  24. 24 Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi United Kingdom · #1,244 worldwide 4k citations · 86 works
  25. 25 Roderick J. Hay United Kingdom · #1,354 worldwide 4k citations · 83 works
  26. 26 David W. Denning United Kingdom · #1,436 worldwide 1.6k citations · 128 works
  27. 27 Bin Cao China · #1,475 worldwide 3.3k citations · 83 works
  28. 28 Henry Masur United States · #1,702 worldwide 1.9k citations · 86 works
  29. 29 Robert E. Black United States · #1,737 worldwide 1.8k citations · 124 works
  30. 30 Sanghamitra Pati India · #1,743 worldwide 2.8k citations · 80 works
  31. 31 Dan J. Stein South Africa · #1,863 worldwide 7.7k citations · 620 works
  32. 32 Elie A. Akl Canada · #1,891 worldwide 18k citations · 74 works
  33. 33 Colin Hill Ireland · #1,910 worldwide 2.5k citations · 103 works
  34. 34 Bach Xuan Tran Vietnam · #2,017 worldwide 8.2k citations · 73 works
  35. 35 Robert A. Weinstein United States · #2,199 worldwide 916 citations · 127 works
  36. 36 Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis United States · #2,210 worldwide 1.4k citations · 103 works
  37. 37 Marleen Temmerman Belgium · #2,223 worldwide 1.1k citations · 105 works
  38. 38 Charles M. Rice United States · #2,242 worldwide 1.5k citations · 85 works
  39. 39 Luca Richeldi Italy · #2,463 worldwide 902 citations · 105 works
  40. 40 Ibrahim Abubakar United Kingdom · #2,482 worldwide 1.2k citations · 86 works
  41. 41 Christian Drosten Germany · #2,500 worldwide 1.9k citations · 85 works
  42. 42 Robert S. Baltimore United States · #2,505 worldwide 1.1k citations · 98 works
  43. 43 Robert C. Gallo United States · #2,607 worldwide 1.6k citations · 130 works
  44. 44 John C. Marshall Canada · #2,642 worldwide 1.6k citations · 152 works
  45. 45 Jens Lundgren Denmark · #2,650 worldwide 1.7k citations · 132 works
  46. 46 John G. Bartlett United States · #2,683 worldwide 1.5k citations · 167 works
  47. 47 David I. Stuart United Kingdom · #2,733 worldwide 1.6k citations · 83 works
  48. 48 Laith J. Abu‐Raddad Qatar · #2,807 worldwide 3.7k citations · 67 works
  49. 49 Issam Raad United States · #2,875 worldwide 1.1k citations · 81 works
  50. 50 Stefan Schreiber Germany · #3,175 worldwide 2.9k citations · 270 works
  51. 51 Soumya Swaminathan India · #3,249 worldwide 1.6k citations · 69 works
  52. 52 Fernando de la Hoz Colombia · #3,251 worldwide 3k citations · 65 works
  53. 53 Richard L. Guerrant United States · #3,275 worldwide 1.5k citations · 72 works
  54. 54 Dan Turner Israel · #3,308 worldwide 1.4k citations · 74 works
  55. 55 Richard T. Johnson United States · #3,337 worldwide 768 citations · 95 works
  56. 56 Marc A. Suchard United States · #3,397 worldwide 1.5k citations · 96 works
  57. 57 Shabir A. Madhi South Africa · #3,410 worldwide 1.5k citations · 126 works
  58. 58 Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan India · #3,478 worldwide 1.2k citations · 77 works
  59. 59 Jeremy Farrar Vietnam · #3,480 worldwide 1.5k citations · 74 works
  60. 60 Rafi Ahmed United States · #3,490 worldwide 1.2k citations · 81 works
  61. 61 E. John Wherry United States · #3,583 worldwide 1.6k citations · 66 works
  62. 62 Takayasu Kurata Japan · #3,698 worldwide 1.2k citations · 73 works
  63. 63 Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi United States · #3,740 worldwide 4.4k citations · 62 works
  64. 64 Vance G. Fowler United States · #3,744 worldwide 1.1k citations · 79 works
  65. 65 Myoung‐don Oh South Korea · #3,752 worldwide 1.3k citations · 67 works
  66. 66 David A. Stevens United States · #3,827 worldwide 1.9k citations · 137 works
  67. 67 John E. Bennett United States · #3,950 worldwide 1.2k citations · 74 works
  68. 68 Alimuddin Zumla United Kingdom · #4,016 worldwide 988 citations · 123 works
  69. 69 Christl A. Donnelly United Kingdom · #4,056 worldwide 1.6k citations · 63 works
  70. 70 Quique Bassat Spain · #4,201 worldwide 2.1k citations · 62 works
  71. 71 Robert W. Finberg United States · #4,209 worldwide 1.3k citations · 66 works
  72. 72 Heidi J. Larson United Kingdom · #4,211 worldwide 2.8k citations · 61 works
  73. 73 Pankaj Bhardwaj India · #4,226 worldwide 1.9k citations · 62 works
  74. 74 Milton C. Weinstein United States · #4,240 worldwide 1.2k citations · 72 works
  75. 75 Peter C. Doherty United States · #4,348 worldwide 1.3k citations · 109 works
  76. 76 Ron A. M. Fouchier Netherlands · #4,366 worldwide 1k citations · 67 works
  77. 77 Jan Hendrik Richardus Netherlands · #4,375 worldwide 1.2k citations · 65 works
  78. 78 Gerald P. Bodey United States · #4,434 worldwide 1.4k citations · 147 works
  79. 79 Thomas F. Patterson United States · #4,551 worldwide 2.2k citations · 60 works
  80. 80 Robert A. Good United States · #4,572 worldwide 2.3k citations · 272 works
  81. 81 Arnold S. Bayer United States · #4,710 worldwide 1.1k citations · 64 works
  82. 82 David E. Bloom United States · #4,751 worldwide 1.3k citations · 127 works
  83. 83 Mario Raviǵlione Italy · #4,791 worldwide 795 citations · 66 works
  84. 84 Robert M. Chanock United States · #4,943 worldwide 978 citations · 68 works
  85. 85 Raoul Herbrecht France · #5,161 worldwide 1.1k citations · 62 works
  86. 86 Ruth Lynfield United States · #5,286 worldwide 907 citations · 71 works
  87. 87 Andrew Rambaut United Kingdom · #5,330 worldwide 1.9k citations · 63 works
  88. 88 Jonathan A C Sterne United Kingdom · #5,383 worldwide 1.3k citations · 132 works
  89. 89 Stephan Harbarth Switzerland · #5,674 worldwide 744 citations · 66 works
  90. 90 Justin Lessler United States · #5,742 worldwide 944 citations · 75 works
  91. 91 David Chien Lye Singapore · #5,792 worldwide 1.2k citations · 64 works
  92. 92 Timothy M. Uyeki United States · #5,874 worldwide 1.1k citations · 62 works
  93. 93 Marc Struelens Belgium · #5,905 worldwide 1.8k citations · 57 works
  94. 94 Kenji Shibuya Japan · #5,982 worldwide 3.7k citations · 55 works
  95. 95 Élie Azoulay France · #5,988 worldwide 1k citations · 121 works
  96. 96 Hans‐Dieter Klenk Germany · #5,989 worldwide 1.3k citations · 63 works
  97. 97 Bryan T. Grenfell United States · #6,014 worldwide 1k citations · 63 works
  98. 98 John R. Perfect United States · #6,179 worldwide 1.1k citations · 89 works
  99. 99 Olivier Lortholary France · #6,198 worldwide 1.1k citations · 128 works
  100. 100 Cisca Wijmenga Netherlands · #6,366 worldwide 2.1k citations · 146 works

authors from the 6,000 highest-output in Infectious Diseases, re-ranked on the composite score. Author identities come from OpenAlex disambiguation and inherit its errors: a merged record can put one name over two people’s work, and a split one can halve a career. Every row links out to the OpenAlex record so the underlying claim is checkable, and anything that looks wrong can be reported from the row. That report files a correction against the bibliographic record for a human to review — it is not a removal or delisting request, and no such route exists yet.

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