Leo Sher, M.D.

Expertscape, a leading international rating agency, published a December 2020 list of top world experts in the field of suicidology (1). The list is based on 27,743 articles published since 2010. The current database of articles was compiled on Friday, December 4, 2020. According to Expertscape, the 20 leading world experts on suicide are:

1. Maurizio Pompili (Italy) – top 0.0015% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
2. Thomas E. Joiner (USA) – top 0.0031% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
3. Keith E. Hawton (UK) – top 0.0046% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
4. Leo Sher (USA) – top 0.0062% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
5. David J. Gunnell (UK) – top 0.0077% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
6. Gustavo Turecki (Canada) – top 0.0077% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
7. Matthew K. Nock (USA) – top 0.011% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
8. Jane E. Pirkis (Australia) – top 0.011% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
9. David A. Brent (USA) – top 0.014% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
10. Maria A. Oquendo (USA) – top 0.014% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
11. John Mann (USA) – top 0.017% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
12. Merete Nordentoft (Denmark) – top 0. 019% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
13. Gianluca Serafini (Italy) – top 0.02% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
14. Diego de Leo (Australia) – top 0.02% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
15. Philippe Courtet (France) – top 0.023% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
16. David Lester (USA) – top 0.025% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
17. Michael D. Anestis (USA) – top 0.026% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
18. Paul S.F. Yip (Hong Kong) – top 0.028% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
19. Navneet Kapur (UK) – top 0.029% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.
20. Allison J. Milner (Australia) – top 0.031% of published authors worldwide on Suicide from 2010 through 2020.

Reference

1. URL: http://www.expertscape.com/ex/suicide  Accessed: December 9, 2020.