Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
China Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences in China 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
drug discovery
medicinal chemistry
cancer
neurodegenerative diseases
analytical chemistry including NMR UPLC/HRMS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,593
70,008
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Glycochemistry
Chemical Glycobiology
Medicinal Chemistry
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,812
49,994
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Anti-viral drugs
Immunopharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,894
21,256
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Pharmaceutical
Drug Metabolism
Drug Delivery System
Analytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,872
21,903
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Computer-aided drug design
Computational biology
Cheminformatics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,566
22,110
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
computational biology and chemistry
protein-protein interactions
protein structure and function
alzheimer's disease
antibody
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,715
7,495
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Immunology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,595
7,886
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
drug delivery theranosis contrast agent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,899
11,910
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Neuropharmacology Cerebral ischemia Mitochondria Autophagy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,665
11,089
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,713
13,965
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
renal inflammation and renal fibrosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,412
13,314
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,061
8,833
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Medicinal Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,941
9,544
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Drug design
Medicinal chemistry
Chemical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,807
8,813
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Design
Target Discovery
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,541
10,349
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Medicinal chemistry & Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,038
7,172
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,102
7,270
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Drug delivery
Molecular Imaging
Biomaterials
Molecular Probes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,693
9,939
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Drug Delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,229
8,223
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Biopharmaceutical engineering-Natural medicine-Biomechanics of plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,170
3,666
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Chemical Glycobiology
Biosensors
Chemosensors
Medicinal Chemistry
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,074
8,503
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,843
8,065
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Drug design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,837
9,778
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Metabolomics/Multi-Omics
Cancer Metabolism
TME
Cancer Neuroscience
Drug Target
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,051
6,033
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Medicinal Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,591
6,201
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,199
55
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wei Li
Jilin Agricultural University
Changchun, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,593
70,008
0.710
drug discovery
medicinal chemistry
cancer
neurodegenerative diseases
analytical chemistry including NMR UPLC/HRMS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,746
74
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Guo-Rong Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,812
49,994
0.551
Glycochemistry
Chemical Glycobiology
Medicinal Chemistry
Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,489
617
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shuwen Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,894
21,256
0.627
Anti-viral drugs
Immunopharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,387
655
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Changhong Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,872
21,903
0.666
Pharmaceutical
Drug Metabolism
Drug Delivery System
Analytical Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,684
668
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tingjun Hou
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,566
22,110
0.679
Computer-aided drug design
Computational biology
Cheminformatics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,909
1,150
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Buyong Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,715
7,495
0.316
computational biology and chemistry
protein-protein interactions
protein structure and function
alzheimer's disease
antibody
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,134
1,245
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Youhai Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,595
7,886
0.349
Immunology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,868
1,538
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yong Hu
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,899
11,910
0.599
drug delivery theranosis contrast agent
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,523
1,570
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zhang Xiangnan
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,665
11,089
0.564
Neuropharmacology Cerebral ischemia Mitochondria Autophagy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,352
1,709
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Huile Gao
Sichuan University
Chengdu, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,713
13,965
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,375
1,747
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xiao-Ming Meng
Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,412
13,314
0.723
renal inflammation and renal fibrosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,470
2,382
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lei Qiang
China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,061
8,833
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,104
2,408
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hong Min Liu
Zhengzhou University
Zhengzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,941
9,544
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,642
2,709
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jian Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,807
8,813
0.638
Drug design
Medicinal chemistry
Chemical biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,331
2,782
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Feng Zhu 朱峰
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,541
10,349
0.764
Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Design
Target Discovery
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,692
2,936
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ke Ding
Jinan University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,038
7,172
0.550
Medicinal chemistry & Drug Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,518
3,244
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ming-Wei Wang
Fudan University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,102
7,270
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,867
3,390
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xu Zhen
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,693
9,939
0.850
Drug delivery
Molecular Imaging
Biomaterials
Molecular Probes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,999
3,582
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lu Yi
Fudan University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,229
8,223
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,559
3,602
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wang Bochu（王伯初）
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,170
3,666
0.328
Biopharmaceutical engineering-Natural medicine-Biomechanics of plant
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,421
3,650
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xiao-Peng He (Franck)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,074
8,503
0.768
Chemical Glycobiology
Biosensors
Chemosensors
Medicinal Chemistry
Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,678
3,732
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yongzhuo Huang (黄永焯)
Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica
Shanghai , China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,843
8,065
0.744
Pharmaceutical Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,739
3,735
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xi Cheng
Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica
Shanghai , China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,837
9,778
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,355
4,676
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Zeping Hu
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,051
6,033
0.667
Metabolomics/Multi-Omics
Cancer Metabolism
TME
Cancer Neuroscience
Drug Target
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,014
5,012
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Liang Ouyang（欧阳亮）
Sichuan University
Chengdu, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,591
6,201
0.722