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 :51
neuropharmacology
GPCR
Neurobiology
Glutamate
GABA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,229
10,726
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
cancer
SCLC
biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,413
21,231
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
cell death
cancer biology
pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,174
23,070
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Hormone Action
Molecular Pharmacology
Drug Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,162
9,799
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
neuropharmacology addiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,474
7,704
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Systems Medicine
Network Pharmacology
Drug Repurposing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,765
10,719
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Drug formulation and delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,755
22,144
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Molecular Pharmacology
Signal Transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,509
3,358
0.085
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
toxicology-pharmacology-chemistry
health economy
Science Management
Security and Military Research
Technology Transfer in Biomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,367
26,250
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,452
13,294
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Glutamate-Dopamine in motivation and memory
Neurobiology of Addiction
Neuropsychopharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,407
7,758
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Pain Physiology and Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,159
6,694
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
drug discovery & inflammation
Parkinson's
cardiology
infection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,832
23,338
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Epidemiology
Early intervention
Medical comorbidities
Psychopharmacology
Meta-research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,640
34,619
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Research
Pharmacology
Biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,370
21,883
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,330
10,587
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
potassium channels
cardiac electrophysiology
pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,066
6,657
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Farmacologia
Dolore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,860
10,715
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
dementia
stroke
neuroimaging
biomarkers
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,765
25,304
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
General medicine and Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,155
19,035
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Neuropharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,342
11,524
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Drug safety
pharmacology
toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,239
14,526
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Neuropharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,363
4,113
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Pharmacology
Immunology
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,032
8,709
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
GABAA receptor subtypes
structure
function
distribution
pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,003
6,210
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,069
212
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Jean-Philippe Pin
Université de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,229
10,726
0.243
neuropharmacology
GPCR
Neurobiology
Glutamate
GABA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,427
1,089
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Caroline Dive
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,413
21,231
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,029
6,186
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Andrew Thorburn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,174
23,070
0.547
cell death
cancer biology
pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,036
6,189
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Donald P Mcdonnell
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,162
9,799
0.232
Hormone Action
Molecular Pharmacology
Drug Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,392
6,342
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
R Adron Harris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,474
7,704
0.186
neuropharmacology addiction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,760
341
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Harald Hhw Schmidt
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,765
10,719
0.263
Systems Medicine
Network Pharmacology
Drug Repurposing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,337
571
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Nazrul Islam
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,755
22,144
0.557
Drug formulation and delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,473
626
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Guenter Schultz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,509
3,358
0.085
Molecular Pharmacology
Signal Transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,552
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Kamil Kuca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,367
26,250
0.667
toxicology-pharmacology-chemistry
health economy
Science Management
Security and Military Research
Technology Transfer in Biomedicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,105
186
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Hiroshi Sakagami
Meikai University
Urayasu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,452
13,294
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,132
599
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Anthony Phillips
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,407
7,758
0.202
Glutamate-Dopamine in motivation and memory
Neurobiology of Addiction
Neuropsychopharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,292
7,204
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Gary J Bennett
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,159
6,694
0.175
Pain Physiology and Pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,490
641
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Matthew A Cooper
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,832
23,338
0.617
drug discovery & inflammation
Parkinson's
cardiology
infection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,598
621
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Marco Solmi
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,640
34,619
0.920
Epidemiology
Early intervention
Medical comorbidities
Psychopharmacology
Meta-research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,789
124
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Morten Karsdal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,370
21,883
0.586
Research
Pharmacology
Biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,820
7,446
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Kenneth D Tew
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,330
10,587
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,021
7,530
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Michael Sanguinetti
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,066
6,657
0.180
potassium channels
cardiac electrophysiology
pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,161
654
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Pierangelo Geppetti
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,860
10,715
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,230
95
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Christopher Chen
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,765
25,304
0.688
dementia
stroke
neuroimaging
biomarkers
clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,638
1,453
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
JK Aronson
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,155
19,035
0.526
General medicine and Pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,246
280
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Rafael Maldonado
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,342
11,524
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,320
715
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
David Juurlink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,239
14,526
0.412
Drug safety
pharmacology
toxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,036
8,444
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Olivier Civelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,363
4,113
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,272
722
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Paolo Puccetti
Università degli Studi di Perugia
Perugia, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,032
8,709
0.256
Pharmacology
Immunology
Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,302
87
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Werner Sieghart
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,003
6,210
0.183
GABAA receptor subtypes
structure
function
distribution
pharmacology