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

11,523
World Rank

5,420
Country Rank

15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
51
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
hypertension | cardiovascular medicine | clinical pharmacolog
hypertension | cardiovascular medicine | clinical pharmacolog
Citation Metrics
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Total48,049
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Last 6 Years12,726
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Last 6 Years / Total0.265
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

12,113
World Rank

5,708
Country Rank

15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
52
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Metabolomics | Metabonomics | Pharmaceutical Scienc
Metabolomics | Metabonomics | Pharmaceutical Scienc
Citation Metrics
-
Total46,567
-
Last 6 Years25,708
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.552
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

12,151
World Rank

15
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
53
Citation Metrics
-
Total46,465
-
Last 6 Years39,756
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Last 6 Years / Total0.856
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

12,309
World Rank

5,788
Country Rank

68
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
54
Citation Metrics
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Total46,137
-
Last 6 Years11,567
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.251
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

12,347
World Rank

5,804
Country Rank

21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
55
Citation Metrics
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Total46,060
-
Last 6 Years9,411
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Last 6 Years / Total0.204
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

12,393
World Rank

1,092
Country Rank

8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
56
Citation Metrics
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Total45,941
-
Last 6 Years12,780
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.278
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

12,619
World Rank

5,931
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
57
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
cardiovascular pharmacology | hematology/oncology | drug discovery/drug development | vascular disease
cardiovascular pharmacology | hematology/oncology | drug discovery/drug development | vascular disease
Citation Metrics
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Total45,466
-
Last 6 Years17,533
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.386
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

12,623
World Rank

5,933
Country Rank

70
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
58
Citation Metrics
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Total45,460
-
Last 6 Years16,613
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.365
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

12,741
World Rank

99
Country Rank

28
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
59
Citation Metrics
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Total45,236
-
Last 6 Years19,410
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.429
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

12,863
World Rank

6,040
Country Rank

131
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
60
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Drug Delivery | Biomaterials | Cell Therapy | Immunoengineering | Bioinspired Material
Drug Delivery | Biomaterials | Cell Therapy | Immunoengineering | Bioinspired Material
Citation Metrics
-
Total44,974
-
Last 6 Years33,871
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.753
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

12,908
World Rank

16
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
61
Citation Metrics
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Total44,888
-
Last 6 Years39,710
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.885
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

12,940
World Rank

5
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
62
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
medicinal and aromatic plants | pharmacy | pharmacognosy | pharmacology | essential oil
medicinal and aromatic plants | pharmacy | pharmacognosy | pharmacology | essential oil
Citation Metrics
-
Total44,829
-
Last 6 Years14,418
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.322
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

13,140
World Rank

559
Country Rank

20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
63
Citation Metrics
-
Total44,435
-
Last 6 Years29,450
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.663
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

13,230
World Rank

6,217
Country Rank

124
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
64
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
drug discovery and medicinal chemistr
drug discovery and medicinal chemistr
Citation Metrics
-
Total44,216
-
Last 6 Years15,363
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.347
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

13,443
World Rank

1,185
Country Rank

25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
65
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacology | Inflammation | Neutrophil | Annexi
Pharmacology | Inflammation | Neutrophil | Annexi
Citation Metrics
-
Total43,766
-
Last 6 Years14,778
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.338
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

13,655
World Rank

537
Country Rank

49
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
66
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
therapeutics | clinical pharmacology | pharmaceutical science | toxicology | drug deliver
therapeutics | clinical pharmacology | pharmaceutical science | toxicology | drug deliver
Citation Metrics
-
Total43,317
-
Last 6 Years15,954
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.368
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

13,692
World Rank

582
Country Rank

12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
67
Citation Metrics
-
Total43,256
-
Last 6 Years7,421
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.172
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

13,899
World Rank

583
Country Rank

16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
68
Citation Metrics
-
Total42,852
-
Last 6 Years20,942
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.489
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

14,194
World Rank

13
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
69
Citation Metrics
-
Total42,275
-
Last 6 Years24,155
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.571
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

14,236
World Rank

556
Country Rank

13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
70
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Personalized Medicine | Clinical Pharmacology | Pharmacogenetics | Drug Transporters | Drug Metabolis
Personalized Medicine | Clinical Pharmacology | Pharmacogenetics | Drug Transporters | Drug Metabolis
Citation Metrics
-
Total42,216
-
Last 6 Years8,988
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.213
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

14,292
World Rank

252
Country Rank

29
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
71
Citation Metrics
-
Total42,110
-
Last 6 Years9,059
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.215
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

14,239
World Rank

6,674
Country Rank

142
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
72
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mitochondria | Metabolism | Autophagy | Obesity | Diabete
Mitochondria | Metabolism | Autophagy | Obesity | Diabete
Citation Metrics
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Total42,210
-
Last 6 Years19,708
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.467
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

14,805
World Rank

6,938
Country Rank

60
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
73
Citation Metrics
-
Total41,254
-
Last 6 Years12,159
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.295
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

14,658
World Rank

6,854
Country Rank

90
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
74
Citation Metrics
-
Total41,510
-
Last 6 Years13,728
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.331
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

14,882
World Rank

6,976
Country Rank

90
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
75
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
pharmacology | metabolism | endocrinolog
pharmacology | metabolism | endocrinolog
Citation Metrics
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Total41,107
-
Last 6 Years10,995
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.267