Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Asia Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,816
14,610
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Pharmacology & Drug Discovery
Biochemical Engineering & Catalysis
Nanomaterials
Precision Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,888
22,721
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Obesity
diabetes
biomarker discovery
adipocyte biology
adipokines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,556
22,984
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,596
13,435
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
dementia
stroke
neuroimaging
biomarkers
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,545
26,001
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Phytotherapy
Traditional medicine
Complementary and alternative medicine
Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
Natural product
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,974
31,953
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,190
8,439
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ethnopharmacology
Cardiovascular
GIT
Airways
Renal and Neuropharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,288
12,871
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Clinical Pharmacology
Hypertension
Non-Communicable Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,268
25,850
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,671
16,148
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Nitric Oxide
Opioids
Seizures
Cholestasis
Cirrhosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,206
11,986
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cancer
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Pharmacology
Natural Products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,048
14,325
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
systems pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,341
5,955
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Chinese medicine
neurodegenerative diseases
autophagy
pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,244
12,762
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Polypharmacology
Nucleic acid drugs
Heart disease
microRNAs
Electrophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,611
4,322
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,540
12,478
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Metabolic Syndrome
Insulin Signaling
Cancer Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,361
9,295
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Pharmacology
Toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,976
8,011
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Cardiac pathophysiology/pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,852
13,845
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Pharmacology
Therapeutics
Pharmacy
Pharmaceuticals
Medicinal plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,620
10,805
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Pharmacology
Respiratory Pharmacology
Drug Delivery
Natural Products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,113
14,569
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Microbiome Drug Delivery systems
"OMICS" discovery and agrobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,079
3,745
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
phytotherapy
traditional medicine
Phytopharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,866
8,970
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,541
4,401
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Pharmacology
Toxicology
Natural Products Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,527
12,953
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,792
14
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul M Vanhoutte
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,816
14,610
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,897
250
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shufeng Zhou
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,888
22,721
0.422
Pharmacology & Drug Discovery
Biochemical Engineering & Catalysis
Nanomaterials
Precision Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,153
76
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Aimin Xu
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,556
22,984
0.464
Obesity
diabetes
biomarker discovery
adipocyte biology
adipokines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,116
185
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hiroshi Sakagami
Meikai University
Urayasu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,596
13,435
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,800
91
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christopher Chen
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,545
26,001
0.693
dementia
stroke
neuroimaging
biomarkers
clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,433
122
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mohammad Hosein Farzaei
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Kermanshah, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,974
31,953
0.941
Phytotherapy
Traditional medicine
Complementary and alternative medicine
Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
Natural product
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,070
119
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Philip Moore
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,190
8,439
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,001
19
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anwar Ul Hassan Gilani
University of Haripur
Haripur, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,288
12,871
0.411
Ethnopharmacology
Cardiovascular
GIT
Airways
Renal and Neuropharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,570
6
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Priyanga Ranasinghe
University of Colombo
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,268
25,850
0.914
Clinical Pharmacology
Hypertension
Non-Communicable Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,316
907
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yang Sun
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,671
16,148
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,917
205
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ahmad R Dehpour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,206
11,986
0.517
Nitric Oxide
Opioids
Seizures
Cholestasis
Cirrhosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,184
15
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jin-Jian Lu
University of Macau
Taipa, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,048
14,325
0.622
Cancer
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Pharmacology
Natural Products
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,665
490
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
田中利男
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,341
5,955
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,902
305
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Min Li
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,244
12,762
0.574
Chinese medicine
neurodegenerative diseases
autophagy
pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,369
1,360
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zhiguo Wang
Harbin Medical University
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,611
4,322
0.200
Polypharmacology
Nucleic acid drugs
Heart disease
microRNAs
Electrophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,533
1,368
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rong Rong He
Jinan University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,540
12,478
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,381
420
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jongsun Park
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,361
9,295
0.480
Metabolic Syndrome
Insulin Signaling
Cancer Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,505
7
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Badreldin H Ali
Sultan Qaboos University
Muscat, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,976
8,011
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,896
33
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nipon Chattipakorn
Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,852
13,845
0.734
Cardiac pathophysiology/pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,090
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ali Esmail Al Snafi
University of Thi Qar
Nasiriyah, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,620
10,805
0.650
Pharmacology
Therapeutics
Pharmacy
Pharmaceuticals
Medicinal plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,360
109
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dinesh Kumar Chellappan
International Medical University
Bishkek, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,113
14,569
0.904
Pharmacology
Respiratory Pharmacology
Drug Delivery
Natural Products
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,531
353
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Shabbir Moochhala
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,079
3,745
0.233
Microbiome Drug Delivery systems
"OMICS" discovery and agrobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,465
336
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Roja Rahimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,866
8,970
0.603
phytotherapy
traditional medicine
Phytopharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,337
301
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hsin Chen Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,541
4,401
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,407
720
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lakshmi Thangavelu
Saveetha School of Engineering
Tamil Nadu, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,527
12,953
0.958
Pharmacology
Toxicology
Natural Products Research