Rafael Alfonso-Cristancho, MD, MSc, PhD: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Rafael Alfonso-Cristancho, MD, MSc, PhD's h-index is 35 (64 i10-index, 90,469+ total citations across 331+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. Rafael Alfonso-Cristancho, MD, MSc, PhD is affiliated with Research Assistant Professor, University of Washington.
Rafael Alfonso-Cristancho, MD, MSc, PhD is a researcher affiliated with Research Assistant Professor, University of Washington, specializing in Health Economics, Epidemiology, Pharmacoeconomics. Their work has been cited 90,469 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Rafael Alfonso-Cristancho, MD, MSc, PhD's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 331 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 35
- i10-Index
- 64
- Total Citations
- 90,469
- Citing Countries
- 38
As of June 2026.
Rafael Alfonso-Cristancho, MD, MSc, PhD has an h-index of 35 and 90,469 total citations across 331 publications, with research cited by institutions in 38 countries.
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About Rafael Alfonso-Cristancho, MD, MSc, PhD's research
Rafael Alfonso-Cristancho, MD, MSc, PhD is a researcher in Health Economics, Epidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Research Assistant Professor, University of Washington. Their work has been cited 90,469 times across 331 publications (h-index 35), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Heart disease and stroke statistics—2017 update: a report from the American Heart Association” (2017), has accumulated 31,060 citations. Other influential works include “Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and …” (2018) with 18,439 citations and “Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013” (2014) with 17,289 citations.
Citations of Rafael Alfonso-Cristancho, MD, MSc, PhD's research come primarily from United States, United Kingdom and Italy, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
