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.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

123,015
World Rank

188
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmaceutical Biology | Pharmacognosy | Natural Products | Synthesis | Pharmacolog
Pharmaceutical Biology | Pharmacognosy | Natural Products | Synthesis | Pharmacolog
Citation Metrics
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Total8,722
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Last 6 Years6,479
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.743
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

245,735
World Rank

533
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Nanotechnology | Drug Targeting | Advanced Drug Delivery System
Nanotechnology | Drug Targeting | Advanced Drug Delivery System
Citation Metrics
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Total4,406
-
Last 6 Years2,348
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.533
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

274,548
World Rank

658
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Gasotransmitters - L-arginine - Cardiovascular disease - gene polymorphis
Gasotransmitters - L-arginine - Cardiovascular disease - gene polymorphis
Citation Metrics
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Total3,898
-
Last 6 Years1,943
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.498
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

327,247
World Rank

884
Country Rank

8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacy | Medicinal Chemistry | Drug Design | Pharmaceutical Chemistry | Drug Discover
Pharmacy | Medicinal Chemistry | Drug Design | Pharmaceutical Chemistry | Drug Discover
Citation Metrics
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Total3,171
-
Last 6 Years1,411
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.445
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

462,545
World Rank

1,604
Country Rank

19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry | Melatonin | Strychnin
Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry | Melatonin | Strychnin
Citation Metrics
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Total2,015
-
Last 6 Years957
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.475
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

689,007
World Rank

3,458
Country Rank

31
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Neuropharmacology | Alzheimer's Disease | Mitochondrial Biogenesis | Autism spectrum disorder
Neuropharmacology | Alzheimer's Disease | Mitochondrial Biogenesis | Autism spectrum disorder
Citation Metrics
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Total1,051
-
Last 6 Years362
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.344
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

706,683
World Rank

3,662
Country Rank

34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Precision Medicine | Personalized Immunotherapy | Pharmacogenomics | Pharmacoeconomic
Precision Medicine | Personalized Immunotherapy | Pharmacogenomics | Pharmacoeconomic
Citation Metrics
-
Total1,000
-
Last 6 Years739
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.739
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

780,182
World Rank

4,391
Country Rank

48
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Drug Delivery | Nanoparticles | organelle targeting | nanoparticle intracellular trafficking | protein/RNA deliver
Drug Delivery | Nanoparticles | organelle targeting | nanoparticle intracellular trafficking | protein/RNA deliver
Citation Metrics
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Total814
-
Last 6 Years580
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.713
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

798,836
World Rank

4,604
Country Rank

51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmaceutical-Biomedical Analysis | Quality-by-Design | Metabolomics | Chiral separation | Chemometric
Pharmaceutical-Biomedical Analysis | Quality-by-Design | Metabolomics | Chiral separation | Chemometric
Citation Metrics
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Total772
-
Last 6 Years506
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.655
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

863,954
World Rank

5,324
Country Rank

57
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmaceutical and Organic Chemistr
Pharmaceutical and Organic Chemistr
Citation Metrics
-
Total641
-
Last 6 Years87
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.136
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

903,602
World Rank

5,738
Country Rank

59
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
pharmacokinetics | drug analysis | neuroinflammtion | Alzheimer's disease | toxicolog
pharmacokinetics | drug analysis | neuroinflammtion | Alzheimer's disease | toxicolog
Citation Metrics
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Total574
-
Last 6 Years222
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.387
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,041,315
World Rank

7,061
Country Rank

65
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmaceutical analysis | Molecularly Imprinted Polymer
Pharmaceutical analysis | Molecularly Imprinted Polymer
Citation Metrics
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Total411
-
Last 6 Years327
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.796
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,178,496
World Rank

8,556
Country Rank

75
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
-
Total298
-
Last 6 Years224
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.752
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,311,961
World Rank

10,639
Country Rank

90
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
-
Total225
-
Last 6 Years199
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.884
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,640,365
World Rank

16,274
Country Rank

127
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacology and toxicology | Pharmaceutical Biology | Phytochemistry | C. elegan
Pharmacology and toxicology | Pharmaceutical Biology | Phytochemistry | C. elegan
Citation Metrics
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Total119
-
Last 6 Years104
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.874
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,698,463
World Rank

17,278
Country Rank

133
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
-
Total106
-
Last 6 Years80
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.755
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,947,223
World Rank

21,605
Country Rank

165
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
-
Total61
-
Last 6 Years61
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,950,002
World Rank

21,655
Country Rank

166
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total61
-
Last 6 Years57
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.934
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,964,002
World Rank

21,928
Country Rank

170
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Clinical Pharmacy | Pharmacogenomics | Molecular Pharmacology | Breast Cancer | Colorectal cancer and Pancreatic Cance
Clinical Pharmacy | Pharmacogenomics | Molecular Pharmacology | Breast Cancer | Colorectal cancer and Pancreatic Cance
Citation Metrics
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Total59
-
Last 6 Years54
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.915
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,001,154
World Rank

22,622
Country Rank

175
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
pharamceutical synthesis and analysi
pharamceutical synthesis and analysi
Citation Metrics
-
Total54
-
Last 6 Years42
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.778
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,003,859
World Rank

22,667
Country Rank

177
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmaceutical Chemistry | Pharmaceutical Analysis | Chromatography | Chiral Chromatograph
Pharmaceutical Chemistry | Pharmaceutical Analysis | Chromatography | Chiral Chromatograph
Citation Metrics
-
Total53
-
Last 6 Years53
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,024,684
World Rank

23,099
Country Rank

182
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
-
Total51
-
Last 6 Years25
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.490
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,109,339
World Rank

24,834
Country Rank

192
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Hepatitis C Virus | miRNA | genetic
Hepatitis C Virus | miRNA | genetic
Citation Metrics
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Total40
-
Last 6 Years26
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.650
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,127,266
World Rank

25,242
Country Rank

193
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total38
-
Last 6 Years19
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.500
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,163,250
World Rank

26,024
Country Rank

205
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmaceutics | Pharmaceutical technology | Nanotechnology | Drug Delivery | Quality management and si
Pharmaceutics | Pharmaceutical technology | Nanotechnology | Drug Delivery | Quality management and si
Citation Metrics
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Total34
-
Last 6 Years17
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.500