Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology Rankings 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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Signal Transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345,870
80,732
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,473
114,951
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
microbiome
nutrition
pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,355
94,788
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
pulmonary embolism
cardiovascular conditions
pharmacology of artheriosclerosis
anticoagulants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,110
55,671
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Drug Abuse
Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,480
111,856
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Depression
Psychopharmacology
CNS Clinical Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,767
40,356
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Endocannabinoids
TRP channels
pharmacology
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,053
37,660
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ion channels
Channelopathies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,929
40,402
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,227
57,922
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,235
14,131
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Clinical Pharmacology
Eicosanoids
Aspirin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,173
35,330
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Neuropharmacology
serotonin receptors
chemical biology
GPCRs
psychedelics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,438
41,412
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Dementia
nutrition
basal ganglia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,525
24,537
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
cognitive neuroscience
non-invasive brain stimulation
functional neuroimaging
neuropsychopharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,173
43,657
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Pharmacology
ion channels
neurosciences
neurological and psychiatric diseases.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,219
10,401
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Endocrinology
Neuroscience
Stress
Hormones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,935
16,027
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
cell signaling
G proteins
GPCRs
cancer
precision immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,100
19,541
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Pharmacology
physiology
urology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,574
12,825
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Physiology
Pharmacology
Cardiology
Biochemistry
Computational Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,262
19,590
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Vascular Biology
Pharmacology
Nitric Oxide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,305
16,459
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Farmacologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,237
22,354
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
drug discovery
pharmacology
cardiovascular disease
GPCRs
oxidative stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,786
24,226
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
metabolomics
biosynthesis
chromatography
phytochemistry
ethnopharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,615
24,905
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,760
20,412
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,153
6,293
0.101
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118
59
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Karin
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345,870
80,732
0.233
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Signal Transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699
62
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Catapano Al
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,473
114,951
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,184
516
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter Turnbaugh
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,355
94,788
0.587
microbiome
nutrition
pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,546
97
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Giancarlo Agnelli
Università degli Studi di Perugia
Perugia, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,110
55,671
0.397
pulmonary embolism
cardiovascular conditions
pharmacology of artheriosclerosis
anticoagulants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,840
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Félix Carvalho
Universidade do Porto
Porto, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,480
111,856
0.871
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Drug Abuse
Global Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,227
1,047
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fava, M
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,767
40,356
0.349
Depression
Psychopharmacology
CNS Clinical Trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,256
126
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vincenzo Di Marzo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,053
37,660
0.327
Endocannabinoids
TRP channels
pharmacology
biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,261
1,069
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alfred L George Jr
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,929
40,402
0.352
Ion channels
Channelopathies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,291
180
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter Sever
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,227
57,922
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,695
12
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paul M Vanhoutte
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,235
14,131
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,084
175
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carlo Patrono
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,173
35,330
0.360
Clinical Pharmacology
Eicosanoids
Aspirin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,271
1,575
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bl Roth
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,438
41,412
0.434
Neuropharmacology
serotonin receptors
chemical biology
GPCRs
psychedelics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,341
266
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
A David Smith
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,525
24,537
0.260
Dementia
nutrition
basal ganglia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,719
125
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael Nitsche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,173
43,657
0.490
cognitive neuroscience
non-invasive brain stimulation
functional neuroimaging
neuropsychopharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,029
70
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michel Lazdunski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,219
10,401
0.122
Pharmacology
ion channels
neurosciences
neurological and psychiatric diseases.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,371
93
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
ER de Kloet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,935
16,027
0.198
Endocrinology
Neuroscience
Stress
Hormones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,654
2,235
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
J Silvio Gutkind
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,100
19,541
0.250
cell signaling
G proteins
GPCRs
cancer
precision immunotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,713
51
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Karl Erik Andersson
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,574
12,825
0.165
Pharmacology
physiology
urology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,110
2,443
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Donald Bers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,262
19,590
0.264
Physiology
Pharmacology
Cardiology
Biochemistry
Computational Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,228
2,492
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
William C Sessa
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,305
16,459
0.225
Vascular Biology
Pharmacology
Nitric Oxide
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,129
323
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Salvatore Cuzzocrea
Università degli Studi di Messina
Messina, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,237
22,354
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,193
2,948
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pal Pacher
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,786
24,226
0.368
drug discovery
pharmacology
cardiovascular disease
GPCRs
oxidative stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,372
141
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert Verpoorte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,615
24,905
0.385
metabolomics
biosynthesis
chromatography
phytochemistry
ethnopharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,517
3,096
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Neal Rosen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,760
20,412
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,800
259
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Philip Seeman
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,153
6,293
0.101