Top 50 authors ranked by total citations for articles in Tobacco Control, 1 August 2011
| Author | Articles | Citations | Citations per article | H index of Tobacco Control articles |
| 1. Borland, R (Australia) | 38 | 964 | 25.37 | 17 |
| 2. McNeill, A (UK) | 23 | 953 | 41.43 | 14 |
| 3. Cummings, KM (USA) | 44 | 912 | 20.73 | 16 |
| 4. Glantz, S (USA) | 66 | 893 | 13.53 | 15 |
| 5. Hyland, A (USA) | 28 | 861 | 30.75 | 12 |
| 6. Fong, GT (Canada) | 36 | 847 | 23.53 | 14 |
| 7. Difranza, JR (USA) | 14 | 635 | 45.36 | 10 |
| 8. Chapman, S (Australia) | 90 | 599 | 6.66 | 13 |
| 9. Hammond, D (Canada) | 24 | 586 | 24.42 | 12 |
| 10. Rigotti, NA (USA) | 14 | 511 | 36.50 | 7 |
| 11. Wakefield, MA (Aust) | 28 | 476 | 17.00 | 14 |
| 12. Savageau, JA (USA) | 4 | 454 | 113.50 | 4 |
| 13. Coleman, M (USA) | 3 | 446 | 148.67 | 3 |
| 14. Hastings, G (UK) | 15 | 435 | 29.00 | 9 |
| 15. Ockene, J (USA) | 3 | 407 | 135.67 | 3 |
| 16. Pierce, JP (USA) | 16 | 413 | 25.81 | 10 |
| 17. Gilpin, EA (USA) | 14 | 412 | 29.43 | 10 |
| 18. Connolly, G (USA) | 39 | 389 | 9.97 | 12 |
| 19. Pederson, L (USA) | 5 | 357 | 71.40 | 4 |
| 20. Malone, RE (USA) | 28 | 354 | 12.64 | 10 |
| 21. Balbach, ED (USA) | 9 | 345 | 38.33 | 7 |
| 22. Hughes, JR (USA) | 14 | 337 | 24.07 | 9 |
| 23. Siahpush, M (Australia)* | 13 | 325 | 25.00 | 8 |
| 24. Warner, KE (USA) | 8 | 323 | 40.38 | 5 |
| 25. Yach, D (Switzerland) | 7 | 318 | 45.71 | 5 |
| 26. West, R (UK) | 18 | 302 | 16.78 | 9 |
| 27. Chaloupka, FJ (USA) | 13 | 300 | 23.08 | 8 |
| 28. Tyas, SL (USA) | 1 | 293 | 293.00 | 1 |
| 29. Yong, HH (Australia) | 13 | 281 | 21.62 | 7 |
| 30. Henningfield, JE (USA) | 17 | 277 | 16.29 | 8 |
| 31. Farrelly, MC (USA) | 13 | 274 | 21.08 | 7 |
| 32. Hovell, MF (USA) | 9 | 248 | 27.56 | 6 |
| 33. Hill, D (Australia) | 9 | 247 | 27.44 | 8 |
| 34. Shiffman, S (USA) | 9 | 244 | 27.11 | 7 |
| 35. Giovino, GA (USA) | 13 | 243 | 18.90 | 6 |
| 36. Anderson, S (UK) | 5 | 242 | 48.40 | 4 |
| 37. Siegel, M (USA) | 14 | 234 | 16.71 | 9 |
| 38. Mckee, M (UK) | 11 | 232 | 21.09 | 8 |
| 39. Bialous, SA (USA) | 15 | 226 | 15.07 | 7 |
| 40. St Cyr, D (USA) | 1 | 216 | 216.00 | 1 |
| 41. Lantz, PM (USA) | 3 | 198 | 66.00 | 3 |
| 42. Scollo, M (Australia) | 9 | 192 | 21.33 | 5 |
| 43. Ling, PM (USA) | 16 | 190 | 11.88 | 9 |
| 44. Kozlowski, LT (USA) | 16 | 187 | 11.69 | 8 |
| 45. Carter, SM (Australia) | 14 | 187 | 13.36 | 9 |
| 46. O'Connor, RJ (USA) | 26 | 181 | 6.96 | 7 |
| 47. Gray, N (Australia) | 12 | 179 | 14.92 | 7 |
| 48. Levy, DT (USA) | 14 | 178 | 12.71 | 8 |
| 49. Benowitz, NL (USA) | 8 | 171 | 21.38 | 5 |
| 50. Gilmore, A (UK) | 20 | 166 | 8.33 | 8 |
↵* Moved to USA in 2007.