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Highly Cited Researchers

Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 49 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.

* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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11,880
World Rank
Italy
529
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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16,510
World Rank
Italy
675
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Herbal medicine | TRP channels | cannabinoids | nutraceuticals | dietary supplement

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    39,021
  • Last 6 Years
    16,746
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.429
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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26,079
World Rank
Italy
981
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
29
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,064
  • Last 6 Years
    12,404
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.589
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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46,882
World Rank
Italy
1,759
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
66
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Nutraceutical | Food Safety | Mycotoxin | Novel Foo

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,052
  • Last 6 Years
    8,316
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.395
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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67,562
World Rank
Italy
2,541
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
102
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Peptides | Drug delivery | antimicrobial

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,486
  • Last 6 Years
    6,400
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.557
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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71,264
World Rank
Italy
2,672
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
107
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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72,396
World Rank
Italy
2,724
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
109
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,614
  • Last 6 Years
    6,085
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.482
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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86,507
World Rank
Italy
3,323
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
135
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Nutraceutical | foodomics | functional foods | food chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,346
  • Last 6 Years
    5,314
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.723
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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120,530
World Rank
Italy
4,795
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
201
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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123,406
World Rank
Italy
4,905
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
208
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10

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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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135,716
World Rank
Italy
5,470
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
231
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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136,197
World Rank
Italy
5,491
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
233
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Drug delivery | Nanoparticles | combinations | cance

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,241
  • Last 6 Years
    3,669
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.397
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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139,660
World Rank
Italy
5,631
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
238
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Medicinal Chemistry-Drug Design-Organic Chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,570
  • Last 6 Years
    3,592
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.645
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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143,059
World Rank
Italy
5,773
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
248
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
vascular function | gasotrasmitter | inflammation | skeletal muscl

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,163
  • Last 6 Years
    3,519
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.315
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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168,969
World Rank
Italy
6,992
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
293
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,787
  • Last 6 Years
    3,040
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.238
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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176,403
World Rank
Italy
7,309
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
310
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Medicinal Chemistry | Computational Chemistry | Molecular Modeling | Bioinformatic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,201
  • Last 6 Years
    2,926
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.406
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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177,463
World Rank
Italy
7,358
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
311
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,601
  • Last 6 Years
    2,910
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.632
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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185,062
World Rank
Italy
7,747
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
324
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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187,089
World Rank
Italy
7,845
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
330
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,414
  • Last 6 Years
    2,772
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.374
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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199,487
World Rank
Italy
8,445
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
354
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,636
  • Last 6 Years
    2,611
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.463
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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208,664
World Rank
Italy
8,819
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
368
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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211,985
World Rank
Italy
8,967
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
372
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
drug delivery | microparticles | nanoparticles | pulmonary deliver

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,650
  • Last 6 Years
    2,467
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.437
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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238,807
World Rank
Italy
10,202
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
421
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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244,032
World Rank
Italy
10,424
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
439
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Peptides | Peptidomimetics | Medicinal Chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,394
  • Last 6 Years
    2,153
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.337
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings

Rankings

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248,235
World Rank
Italy
10,624
Country Rank
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Logo
447
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Metabolic and Endocrinological Diseases | Liver injury | Toxicology | Obesity and related disorder

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,539
  • Last 6 Years
    2,117
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.834
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