Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 21.575 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.

* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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11,523
World Rank
United States
5,420
Country Rank
University of Connecticut Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
51
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
hypertension | cardiovascular medicine | clinical pharmacolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,049
  • Last 6 Years
    12,726
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.265
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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12,113
World Rank
United States
5,708
Country Rank
University of Hawaii System Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
52
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Metabolomics | Metabonomics | Pharmaceutical Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,567
  • Last 6 Years
    25,708
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.552
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Rankings

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12,151
World Rank
Ethiopia
15
Country Rank
Haramaya University Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
53

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,465
  • Last 6 Years
    39,756
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.856
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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12,309
World Rank
United States
5,788
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
68
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
54

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,137
  • Last 6 Years
    11,567
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.251
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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12,347
World Rank
United States
5,804
Country Rank
University of Utah Logo
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
55

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,060
  • Last 6 Years
    9,411
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.204
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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12,393
World Rank
United Kingdom
1,092
Country Rank
Newcastle University Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
56

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,941
  • Last 6 Years
    12,780
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.278
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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12,619
World Rank
United States
5,931
Country Rank
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
57
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
cardiovascular pharmacology | hematology/oncology | drug discovery/drug development | vascular disease

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,466
  • Last 6 Years
    17,533
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.386
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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12,623
World Rank
United States
5,933
Country Rank
University of Southern California Logo
70
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
58

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,460
  • Last 6 Years
    16,613
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.365
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Rankings

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12,741
World Rank
Belgium
99
Country Rank
Ghent University Logo
28
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
59

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,236
  • Last 6 Years
    19,410
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.429
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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12,863
World Rank
United States
6,040
Country Rank
University of California Los Angeles Logo
131
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
60
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Drug Delivery | Biomaterials | Cell Therapy | Immunoengineering | Bioinspired Material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,974
  • Last 6 Years
    33,871
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.753
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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12,908
World Rank
Ethiopia
16
Country Rank
Haramaya University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
61

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,888
  • Last 6 Years
    39,710
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.885
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Rankings

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12,940
World Rank
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
5
Country Rank
Near East University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
62
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
medicinal and aromatic plants | pharmacy | pharmacognosy | pharmacology | essential oil

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,829
  • Last 6 Years
    14,418
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.322
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Rankings

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13,140
World Rank
Germany
559
Country Rank
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Logo
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
63

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,435
  • Last 6 Years
    29,450
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.663
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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13,230
World Rank
United States
6,217
Country Rank
University of Michigan Logo
124
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
64

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,216
  • Last 6 Years
    15,363
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.347
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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13,443
World Rank
United Kingdom
1,185
Country Rank
Queen Mary University of London Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
65
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacology | Inflammation | Neutrophil | Annexi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,766
  • Last 6 Years
    14,778
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.338
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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13,655
World Rank
Australia
537
Country Rank
University of Queensland Logo
49
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
66
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
therapeutics | clinical pharmacology | pharmaceutical science | toxicology | drug deliver

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,317
  • Last 6 Years
    15,954
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.368
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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13,692
World Rank
Germany
582
Country Rank
Universität Freiburg Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
67

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,256
  • Last 6 Years
    7,421
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.172
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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13,899
World Rank
Italy
583
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
68
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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14,194
World Rank
Pakistan
13
Country Rank
Government College University Faisalabad Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
69
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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14,236
World Rank
Canada
556
Country Rank
Western University Canada Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
70
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Personalized Medicine | Clinical Pharmacology | Pharmacogenetics | Drug Transporters | Drug Metabolis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,216
  • Last 6 Years
    8,988
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.213
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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14,292
World Rank
Switzerland
252
Country Rank
Universität Zürich Logo
29
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
71

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,110
  • Last 6 Years
    9,059
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.215
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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14,239
World Rank
United States
6,674
Country Rank
University of California Los Angeles Logo
142
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
72
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mitochondria | Metabolism | Autophagy | Obesity | Diabete

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,210
  • Last 6 Years
    19,708
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.467
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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14,805
World Rank
United States
6,938
Country Rank
Vanderbilt University Logo
60
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
73

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    41,254
  • Last 6 Years
    12,159
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.295
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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14,658
World Rank
United States
6,854
Country Rank
University of California San Francisco Logo
90
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
74
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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14,882
World Rank
United States
6,976
Country Rank
National Institutes of Health Logo
90
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
75
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
pharmacology | metabolism | endocrinolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    41,107
  • Last 6 Years
    10,995
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.267
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