Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
psychiatry
addiction
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,870
19,478
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,540
13,770
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Neurobiology of motivation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,591
10,720
0.183
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
drug addiction
brain imaging
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,006
9,059
0.323
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Neuroimaging
fMRI
brain function
drug addiction
brain disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,309
8,697
0.390
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Neuropharmacology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,663
8,680
0.283
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Neuroscience
Drug Addiction
Psychiatry
Methamphetamine
Cocaine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,059
7,678
0.239
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,146
5,912
0.345
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
addiction
EMA (ecological momentary assessment)
bidirectional translation
kratom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,894
5,598
0.471
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
medicinal chemistry
addiction
dopamine receptors and transporters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,198
5,531
0.322
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Neurobiology of addiction and CNS diseases
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,509
5,395
0.277
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,495
5,306
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,605
4,404
0.956
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,727
4,341
0.146
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Computational Chemistry and Molecular Biophysics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,790
4,330
0.314
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,692
4,078
0.230
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Neurobiology of Addiction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,299
3,969
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,234
3,935
0.426
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Neuroscience
Chemistry
biology
Pharmacology
mass spectrometry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,816
3,808
0.202
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
fMRI
addiction
machine learning
resting state
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,247
3,361
0.274
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
functional MRI
functional connectivity
drug addiction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,725
2,648
0.463
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Addictions
Digital Phenotyping
Social Media Research
Health Communication
Internet Research Ethics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,852
2,541
0.891
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
fMRI
cocaine
nicotine
substance abuse
bioethics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,039
2,520
0.417
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,027
2,401
0.171
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Cannabinoids
drug abuse
electrophysiology
voltammetry
brain slices
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,104
2,227
0.313
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,339
4,970
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wilson M Compton
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,870
19,478
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,875
8,333
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yavin Shaham
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,540
13,770
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,565
12,001
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Roy A Wise
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,591
10,720
0.183
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,202
15,265
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Elliot Stein
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,006
9,059
0.323
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,613
16,152
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yihong Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,309
8,697
0.390
Neuroimaging
fMRI
brain function
drug addiction
brain disorders
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,725
16,199
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sergi Ferre
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,663
8,680
0.283
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,734
19,074
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jean Lud Cadet
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,059
7,678
0.239
Neuroscience
Drug Addiction
Psychiatry
Methamphetamine
Cocaine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,224
26,663
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael H Baumann
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,146
5,912
0.345
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,468
28,453
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Epstein
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,894
5,598
0.471
addiction
EMA (ecological momentary assessment)
bidirectional translation
kratom
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,668
28,880
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Newman Amy Hauck
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,198
5,531
0.322
medicinal chemistry
addiction
dopamine receptors and transporters
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,217
29,733
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tsung Ping Su
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,509
5,395
0.277
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,001
30,352
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zheng Xiong Xi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,495
5,306
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,706
37,544
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Melisa Creamer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,605
4,404
0.956
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,579
38,182
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Richard B Rothman
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,727
4,341
0.146
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,931
38,296
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lei Shi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,790
4,330
0.314
Computational Chemistry and Molecular Biophysics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,932
40,849
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael Mccoy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,692
4,078
0.230
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,697
42,054
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Leandro Vendruscolo
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,299
3,969
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,897
42,435
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jennifer Bossert
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,234
3,935
0.426
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,622
43,939
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Amina S Woods
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,816
3,808
0.202
Neuroscience
Chemistry
biology
Pharmacology
mass spectrometry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,255
50,171
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thomas J Ross
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,247
3,361
0.274
fMRI
addiction
machine learning
resting state
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,270
63,509
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hong Gu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,725
2,648
0.463
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,708
66,081
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Brenda Curtis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,852
2,541
0.891
Addictions
Digital Phenotyping
Social Media Research
Health Communication
Internet Research Ethics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,429
66,586
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Betty Jo Salmeron
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,039
2,520
0.417
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,818
69,726
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jonathan L Katz
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,027
2,401
0.171
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,877
74,837
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alexander F Hoffman
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,104
2,227
0.313
Cannabinoids
drug abuse
electrophysiology
voltammetry
brain slices