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
NOD-like receptors
caspases
inflammasome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,156
18,517
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
rational prescribing
polypharmacy
medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,575
9,243
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Drug Discovery
Glycobiology
Protein Engineering
Science of Stability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,528
8,788
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
radiopharmaceuticals PET radionuclide therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,636
6,905
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
drug discovery
peptidomics
natural products
receptors
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,461
4,118
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Pharmacogénétique
biomonitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,067
4,875
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
lung
immunotoxicology
particles
inflammation
immunosuppression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,281
3,135
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,165
3,903
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
medicinal chemistry
nucleosides
antibiotics
antivirals
antisense oligonucleotides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,064
1,732
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biophonics
Pharmaceutical Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,565
8,087
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Discovery & development of medicines and related health products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,684
4,340
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Radiobiology
cancer
space
neurobiology
radiopharmaceuticals
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,936
3,850
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Clinical pharmacy
health services research
medication use in older people
implementation research
high risk medications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,871
3,493
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Drug delivery
nanotechnology
MRI
brain
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,631
2,636
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
non-viral gene therapy
mRNA-pDNA-siRNA
peritoneal administration
ocular administration
intravitreal injection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,335
3,429
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Pharmaceutical science
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,949
936
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,906
2,885
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
drug metabolism & pharmacokinetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,548
3,940
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Clinical Decision Support
Clinical Pharmacy
Patient Safety
Drug Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,259
3,721
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
pharmacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,998
795
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
medicinal chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,363
1,795
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
endocannabinoids
inflammation
bioactive lipids
macrophages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,748
1,919
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
pharmacoepidemiology
pharmacovigilance
evidence based medicine
access to medicines
intellectual property
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,360
1,835
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Nanoparticulate drug delivery system
Oral protein/peptide delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,130
1,545
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
pharmacometrics
therapeutic drug monitoring
model-informed precision dosing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,029
1,864
0.919
Mohamed Lamkanfi
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,156
18,517
0.527
NOD-like receptors
caspases
inflammasome
Thierry Christiaens
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,575
9,243
0.284
rational prescribing
polypharmacy
medical education
Ghamdan Beshr
UCB Pharma SA, Brussels
Hanoi, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,528
8,788
0.331
Drug Discovery
Glycobiology
Protein Engineering
Science of Stability
Guy Bormans
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,636
6,905
0.305
radiopharmaceuticals PET radionuclide therapy
Walter Luyten
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,461
4,118
0.306
drug discovery
peptidomics
natural products
receptors
molecular biology
Haufroid Vincent
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,067
4,875
0.404
Pharmacogénétique
biomonitoring
Francois Huaux
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,281
3,135
0.338
lung
immunotoxicology
particles
inflammation
immunosuppression
Koen Augustyns
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,165
3,903
0.426
Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Discovery
Arthur Van Aerschot
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,064
1,732
0.191
medicinal chemistry
nucleosides
antibiotics
antivirals
antisense oligonucleotides
Xiong Ranhua
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,565
8,087
0.944
Biophonics
Pharmaceutical Science
De Spiegeleer Bart
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,684
4,340
0.565
Discovery & development of medicines and related health products
Sarah Baatout
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,936
3,850
0.555
Radiobiology
cancer
space
neurobiology
radiopharmaceuticals
Anne Spinewine
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,871
3,493
0.508
Clinical pharmacy
health services research
medication use in older people
implementation research
high risk medications
Jérôme Conq
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,631
2,636
0.468
Drug delivery
nanotechnology
MRI
brain
cancer
Katrien Remaut
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,335
3,429
0.643
non-viral gene therapy
mRNA-pDNA-siRNA
peritoneal administration
ocular administration
intravitreal injection
Hans De Loof
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,949
936
0.189
Pharmaceutical science
Bioinformatics
Rita Vanbever
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,906
2,885
0.588
Johan Nicolaï
UCB Pharma SA, Brussels
Hanoi, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,548
3,940
0.866
drug metabolism & pharmacokinetics
Pieter Cornu
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,259
3,721
0.874
Clinical Decision Support
Clinical Pharmacy
Patient Safety
Drug Interactions
Norbert Verbeke
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,998
795
0.199
Frédérick Raphaël
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,363
1,795
0.534
Mireille Alhouayek
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,748
1,919
0.698
endocannabinoids
inflammation
bioactive lipids
macrophages
Johann Castañeda
UCB Pharma SA, Brussels
Hanoi, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,360
1,835
0.778
pharmacoepidemiology
pharmacovigilance
evidence based medicine
access to medicines
intellectual property
Neha Shrestha
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,130
1,545
0.725
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Nanoparticulate drug delivery system
Oral protein/peptide delivery
Erwin Dreesen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,029
1,864
0.919
pharmacometrics
therapeutic drug monitoring
model-informed precision dosing