Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences 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
cancer
microRNA
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226,366
104,998
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
arrhythmia
electrophysiology
cardiology
pharmacology
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,657
75,231
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Neuroimaging
PET
MS
plasticity
pharmaceuticals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,988
51,985
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
pharmacoepidemiology
side effects
drug policy
academic detailing
prescription drugs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,455
27,341
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Clinical Pharmacology
Renal and Cardiovascular protection in diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,219
38,595
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Pharmacoeconomics
Health Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,330
89,936
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Hypertension
Pharmacology
Adrenal
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,677
25,745
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,140
55,671
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,086
77,493
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
drug discovery
medicinal chemistry
cancer
neurodegenerative diseases
analytical chemistry including NMR UPLC/HRMS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,680
66,178
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Glycochemistry
Chemical Glycobiology
Medicinal Chemistry
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,739
48,237
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
pharmacology
nitric oxide
hydrogen sulfide
PARP
mitochondria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,182
22,816
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Drug delivery
nanotechnology
liposome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,751
22,639
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Pharmacogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,670
27,713
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Chemistry and biological properties of natural and synthetic products
cannabinoids
endocannabaniods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,497
25,292
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Pharmacy practice
Public Health
Pharmacoeconomics
Pharmacoepedemiology
Primary health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,900
31,522
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Polymers
Drug Delivery
Biomaterials
Pharmaceutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,361
26,828
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Mechanistic Toxicology
Medical Pharmacology
General Toxicology
General Pharmacology
Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,165
42,230
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Pharmacogenomics
childhood leukemia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,584
17,608
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
molecular graphics
bioinformatics
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,655
39,461
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Wnt signal transduction in regenerative medicine and cancer biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,428
14,151
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Parkinson
Neuroimaging
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical trials
Neuroprotection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,056
25,895
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
pharmacoepidemiology
evidence-based medicine
clinical epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,542
32,025
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Pharmaceutical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,211
37,879
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Biomedical Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,435
28,119
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584
232
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thomas D Schmittgen
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226,366
104,998
0.464
cancer
microRNA
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
893
371
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dan Roden
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,657
75,231
0.403
arrhythmia
electrophysiology
cardiology
pharmacology
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,796
147
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul M Matthews
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,988
51,985
0.400
Neuroimaging
PET
MS
plasticity
pharmaceuticals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,998
930
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jerry Avorn
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,455
27,341
0.223
pharmacoepidemiology
side effects
drug policy
academic detailing
prescription drugs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,639
60
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dick De Zeeuw
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,219
38,595
0.363
Clinical Pharmacology
Renal and Cardiovascular protection in diabetes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,790
63
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Maarten Postma
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,330
89,936
0.870
Pharmacoeconomics
Health Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,107
246
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
MJ Brown
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,677
25,745
0.264
Hypertension
Pharmacology
Adrenal
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,224
9
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Naomi Sharlene Levitt
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,140
55,671
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,299
30
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ki Hyun Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,086
77,493
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,325
55
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wei Li
Jilin Agricultural University
Changchun, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,680
66,178
0.699
drug discovery
medicinal chemistry
cancer
neurodegenerative diseases
analytical chemistry including NMR UPLC/HRMS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,745
72
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Guo-Rong Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,739
48,237
0.544
Glycochemistry
Chemical Glycobiology
Medicinal Chemistry
Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,785
54
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Csaba Szabo
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,182
22,816
0.259
pharmacology
nitric oxide
hydrogen sulfide
PARP
mitochondria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,136
1,974
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Leaf Huang
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,751
22,639
0.270
Drug delivery
nanotechnology
liposome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,304
2,059
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mary V Relling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,670
27,713
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,414
8
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Raphael Mechoulam
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,497
25,292
0.314
Chemistry and biological properties of natural and synthetic products
cannabinoids
endocannabaniods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,799
25
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kirin Ql Liu *
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,900
31,522
0.410
Pharmacy practice
Public Health
Pharmacoeconomics
Pharmacoepedemiology
Primary health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,864
103
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wim Hennink
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,361
26,828
0.351
Polymers
Drug Delivery
Biomaterials
Pharmaceutics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,000
38
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mohammad Abdollahi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,165
42,230
0.562
Mechanistic Toxicology
Medical Pharmacology
General Toxicology
General Pharmacology
Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,067
2,421
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
William E Evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,584
17,608
0.236
Pharmacogenomics
childhood leukemia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,530
2,636
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tom Ferrin
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,655
39,461
0.559
molecular graphics
bioinformatics
structural biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,682
2,711
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Randall T Moon
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,428
14,151
0.204
Wnt signal transduction in regenerative medicine and cancer biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,872
100
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Olivier Rascol
Université de Toulouse III
Toulouse, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,056
25,895
0.380
Parkinson
Neuroimaging
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical trials
Neuroprotection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,948
231
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David Alexander Henry|David Alexander Henry, D A Henry, D Henry
Bond University
Gold Coast, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,542
32,025
0.474
pharmacoepidemiology
evidence-based medicine
clinical epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,985
230
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thomas Efferth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,211
37,879
0.564
Pharmaceutical Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,095
2,909
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
C Frank Bennett
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,435
28,119
0.423