Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology Highly Cited Researchers Citation in Australia 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
Molecular pharmacology
medicinal chemistry
anti-cancer drugs
NDRG1
P-glycoprotein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,386
21,774
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
infectious diseases
critical care
pharmacology
therapeutic drug monitoring
antibiotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,507
33,126
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Drug formulation and delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,063
22,421
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
drug discovery & inflammation
Parkinson's
cardiology
infection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,115
23,606
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vascular Biology
Immunopharmacology
Stroke
Vascular Disease
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,527
14,761
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cognitive ageing
intelligence
psychopharmacology
drugs and driving
emotional intelligence in schools
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,800
10,702
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pulmonary drug delivery
inhalation aerosols
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,536
12,195
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
pharmacology
neuroscience
ion channelss
physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,181
7,319
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical Toxicology
Medical Toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,053
10,659
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Venom
evolution
pharmacology
ciguatera
ion channels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,823
8,584
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Clinical pharmacology
medicines and older people
drug interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,162
12,987
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
pharmacology
clinical pharmacology
medicinal chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,759
5,512
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
cannabinoids
oxytocin
pheromones
psychopharmacology
psychotropics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,089
10,320
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Neuropharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,664
10,635
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pharmacology
Drug Metabolism
UDP glucuronosyltransferase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,637
5,554
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
pharmaceutics
drug delivery
nanotechnology
infections
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,097
9,985
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pharmacology
Pharmacogenetics/genomics
Medicine
Pain
Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,475
5,019
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,156
5,585
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
amyloid
biochemistry
biophysics
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,548
4,338
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
cannabis
medicinal cannabinoids
neuroimaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,994
6,317
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
clinical pharmacology
internal medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,045
8,032
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Neuropharmacology
Pain
Toxinology
Venom
sodium channels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,442
8,666
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
drug discovery
high content imaging
parasitology
cancers
HTS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,170
6,722
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,911
1,119
0.094
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
drug and alcohol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,543
3,041
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,022
350
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Des Richardson
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,386
21,774
0.408
Molecular pharmacology
medicinal chemistry
anti-cancer drugs
NDRG1
P-glycoprotein
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,478
415
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jason Roberts
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,507
33,126
0.683
infectious diseases
critical care
pharmacology
therapeutic drug monitoring
antibiotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,252
571
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nazrul Islam
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,063
22,421
0.560
Drug formulation and delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,429
641
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matthew A Cooper
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,115
23,606
0.619
drug discovery & inflammation
Parkinson's
cardiology
infection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,533
1,116
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christopher Sobey
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,527
14,761
0.536
Vascular Biology
Immunopharmacology
Stroke
Vascular Disease
Pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,571
1,170
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Con Stough
Swinburne University of Technology
Hawthorn, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,800
10,702
0.399
Cognitive ageing
intelligence
psychopharmacology
drugs and driving
emotional intelligence in schools
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,965
1,191
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hakkim Chan
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,536
12,195
0.460
Pulmonary drug delivery
inhalation aerosols
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,551
1,215
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Macdonald J Christie
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,181
7,319
0.280
pharmacology
neuroscience
ion channelss
physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,763
1,231
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nick Buckley
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,053
10,659
0.409
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical Toxicology
Medical Toxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,127
1,246
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Richard Lewis
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,823
8,584
0.332
Venom
evolution
pharmacology
ciguatera
ion channels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,231
1,292
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew J McLachlan
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,162
12,987
0.516
Clinical pharmacology
medicines and older people
drug interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,946
1,324
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
John O Miners
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,759
5,512
0.223
pharmacology
clinical pharmacology
medicinal chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,212
1,377
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Iain S McGregor
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,089
10,320
0.428
cannabinoids
oxytocin
pheromones
psychopharmacology
psychotropics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,994
1,499
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Peter Crack
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,664
10,635
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,043
1,501
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Peter Ian Mackenzie
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,637
5,554
0.245
Pharmacology
Drug Metabolism
UDP glucuronosyltransferase
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,632
1,665
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sanjay Garg
University of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,097
9,985
0.473
pharmaceutics
drug delivery
nanotechnology
infections
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,122
2,023
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew Somogyi
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,475
5,019
0.272
Pharmacology
Pharmacogenetics/genomics
Medicine
Pain
Oncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,005
2,236
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Roger Summers
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,156
5,585
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,414
2,355
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Margaret Sunde
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,548
4,338
0.262
amyloid
biochemistry
biophysics
structural biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,834
2,701
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nadia Solowij
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,994
6,317
0.421
cannabis
medicinal cannabinoids
neuroimaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,655
3,291
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jennifer Martin
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,045
8,032
0.616
clinical pharmacology
internal medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,958
3,508
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Irina Vetter
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,442
8,666
0.697
Neuropharmacology
Pain
Toxinology
Venom
sodium channels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,994
3,584
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Vicky Avery
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,170
6,722
0.552
drug discovery
high content imaging
parasitology
cancers
HTS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,090
3,681
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
James A Angus
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,911
1,119
0.094
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,267
3,799
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Joanne Ross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,543
3,041
0.263