Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology 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 :26
Apoptosis
Anti-cancer drugs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,933
12,668
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
epigemetics
cancer behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,997
16,772
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
pain
opioids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,477
14,435
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Cancer Research
Drug Discovery
Chemical Biology
Molecular Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,441
16,663
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
neuroscience and neuropharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,376
10,126
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Translational Medicine
Pharmacology
Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,356
15,631
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Cardiovascular diseases and pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,699
40,443
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Protein engin. & design
structural & computational biology
systems biology/pharmacology
drug discovery
cytokine/receptors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,622
9,840
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
nitric oxide
oxidative stress
nitric oxide synthase
gene regulation
prostaglandins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,582
12,759
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Pharmacology & Drug Discovery
Biochemical Engineering & Catalysis
Nanomaterials
Precision Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,696
22,544
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Molecular pharmacology
medicinal chemistry
anti-cancer drugs
NDRG1
P-glycoprotein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,059
21,461
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Pharmacology
Inflammation
Drug Development
Gastroenterology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,250
9,682
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Immunology
Infectious Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,145
18,701
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
farmacologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,789
11,047
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Obesity
diabetes
biomarker discovery
adipocyte biology
adipokines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,218
22,668
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
infectious diseases
critical care
pharmacology
therapeutic drug monitoring
antibiotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,944
32,579
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Cancer Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,298
13,714
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
genomics
statistical genetics
transcription
transcriptomics
sex differences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,247
20,308
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Kvävemonoxid
hypertoni
diet
oxidativ stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,651
16,965
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Toxinology
Experimental Pathology
Antivenoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,614
18,845
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Alzheimer’s Disease
Cardio-Oncology
Drug Repurposing
Network Medicine
Systems Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,276
42,640
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Molecular pharmacology
Biochemistry
Cell biology
Signal Transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,203
12,049
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Human psychopharmacology
addictions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,736
16,175
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,114
12,075
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,920
5,800
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,424
3,515
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Scott Kaufmann
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,933
12,668
0.211
Apoptosis
Anti-cancer drugs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,612
286
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Moshe Szyf
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,997
16,772
0.284
epigemetics
cancer behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,719
3,666
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Frank Porreca
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,477
14,435
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,932
689
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Paul Workman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,441
16,663
0.290
Cancer Research
Drug Discovery
Chemical Biology
Molecular Pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,948
3,776
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
William C De Groat
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,376
10,126
0.176
neuroscience and neuropharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,458
4,024
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Walter J Koch
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,356
15,631
0.282
Translational Medicine
Pharmacology
Surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,625
406
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Borghi Claudio
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,699
40,443
0.739
Cardiovascular diseases and pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,642
4,116
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
J Fernando Bazan
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,622
9,840
0.180
Protein engin. & design
structural & computational biology
systems biology/pharmacology
drug discovery
cytokine/receptors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,648
343
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Ulrich Forstermann
Helmholtz Institut Mainz
Mainz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,582
12,759
0.234
nitric oxide
oxidative stress
nitric oxide synthase
gene regulation
prostaglandins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,871
248
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Shufeng Zhou
Huaqiao University
Quanzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,696
22,544
0.420
Pharmacology & Drug Discovery
Biochemical Engineering & Catalysis
Nanomaterials
Precision Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,046
351
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Des Richardson
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,059
21,461
0.404
Molecular pharmacology
medicinal chemistry
anti-cancer drugs
NDRG1
P-glycoprotein
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,863
382
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
John L Wallace
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,250
9,682
0.193
Pharmacology
Inflammation
Drug Development
Gastroenterology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,903
4,711
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Thomas Hartung
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,145
18,701
0.373
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Immunology
Infectious Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,010
232
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
H Struijker Boudier
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,789
11,047
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,178
75
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Aimin Xu
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,218
22,668
0.461
Obesity
diabetes
biomarker discovery
adipocyte biology
adipokines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,605
420
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Jason Roberts
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,944
32,579
0.680
infectious diseases
critical care
pharmacology
therapeutic drug monitoring
antibiotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,836
5,140
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Lin Zhang
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,298
13,714
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,856
5,148
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Barbara Stranger
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,247
20,308
0.430
genomics
statistical genetics
transcription
transcriptomics
sex differences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,071
115
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Jon Lundberg
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,651
16,965
0.364
Kvävemonoxid
hypertoni
diet
oxidativ stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,082
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
José María Gutiérrez
Universidad de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,614
18,845
0.404
Toxinology
Experimental Pathology
Antivenoms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,200
5,299
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Feixiong Cheng
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,276
42,640
0.921
Alzheimer’s Disease
Cardio-Oncology
Drug Repurposing
Network Medicine
Systems Pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,236
5,319
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Paul A Insel
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,203
12,049
0.261
Molecular pharmacology
Biochemistry
Cell biology
Signal Transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,401
5,404
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Harriet De Wit
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,736
16,175
0.354
Human psychopharmacology
addictions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,656
278
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
A Bast
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,114
12,075
0.268
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,740
496
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Gaetano Di Chiara
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,920
5,800
0.129
Pharmacology and Neuroscience