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
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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
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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
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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
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
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
Frank Porreca
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,477
14,435
0.247
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
H Struijker Boudier
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,789
11,047
0.222
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
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
Lin Zhang
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,298
13,714
0.290
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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