Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of California San Diego Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
349,834
84,198
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
cell signaling
G proteins
GPCRs
cancer
precision immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,953
20,316
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Molecular pharmacology
Biochemistry
Cell biology
Signal Transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,384
12,212
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Pain Physiology and Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,226
6,746
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
mitochondrial metabolism
bioenergetics
mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,297
9,462
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
neuropsychopharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,344
1,344
0.101
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
enzymology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,018
3,019
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Signal Transduction
GPCRs
Vascular Inflammation
Breast Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,494
3,042
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Motor control
psychophysiology
psychopharmacology
handwriting motor control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,327
1,328
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Liver fibrosis
immunology
developmental biology
pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,728
3,433
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Mol Cell Biol/Pharmaco/Biochem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,667
1,106
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Neurobiology
brain imaging
protein kinases
signal transduction
crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,187
532
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
comparative physiology
fish physiology
cell biology
cAMP signaling
aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,142
871
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Pharmacology
Myocardial Infarction
Ischemic/reperfusion injury
Mitochondria
C elegans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
113
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122
61
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
349,834
84,198
0.241
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Signal Transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,748
2,255
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
J Silvio Gutkind
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,953
20,316
0.257
cell signaling
G proteins
GPCRs
cancer
precision immunotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,232
5,325
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul A Insel
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,384
12,212
0.263
Molecular pharmacology
Biochemistry
Cell biology
Signal Transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,355
7,248
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gary J Bennett
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,226
6,746
0.176
Pain Physiology and Pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,743
17,640
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Anne N Murphy
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,297
9,462
0.466
mitochondrial metabolism
bioenergetics
mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,603
29,046
505
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ronald Kuczenski
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,344
1,344
0.101
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,820
29,845
518
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joseph Adams
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,018
3,019
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,484
41,453
666
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joann Trejo
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,494
3,042
0.320
Signal Transduction
GPCRs
Vascular Inflammation
Breast Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,425
53,073
799
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michael P Caligiuri
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,327
1,328
0.181
Motor control
psychophysiology
psychopharmacology
handwriting motor control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,214
76,807
1,045
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jun Xu
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,728
3,433
0.726
Liver fibrosis
immunology
developmental biology
pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,989
116,600
1,440
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Olga Meiri Chaim|Olga Meiri Chaim, Chaim, O. M., Chaim, Olga M.
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,667
1,106
0.415
Mol Cell Biol/Pharmaco/Biochem
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,949
186,422
2,114
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ronit Ilouz
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,187
532
0.448
Neurobiology
brain imaging
protein kinases
signal transduction
crystallography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
630,730
189,962
2,151
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cristina Salmerón Salvador
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,142
871
0.763
comparative physiology
fish physiology
cell biology
cAMP signaling
aquaculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,514,989
340,768
4,170
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Asmaa A Khalifa
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
113
0.950
Pharmacology
Myocardial Infarction
Ischemic/reperfusion injury
Mitochondria
C elegans
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,364,088
445,247
5,330
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Greg Estep
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000