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
Herbal Medicine
Neuropharmacology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,665
22,544
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biomaterials
Gene Delivery
Drug Delivery
Biosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,232
16,072
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Aptasensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,526
16,370
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Drug Delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,443
10,507
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Targeted drug delivery
Sensors
Aptamers
CRISPR-Cas systems
SELEX
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,128
11,117
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,910
4,983
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Neurotoxicology
cell signaling pathways
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,393
3,327
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Natural products
Phytochemistry
Medicinal plants
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,374
2,923
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biology
Physiology
Medicinal Plants
Cardiovascular Diseases
Asthma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,247
3,933
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Medicinal Chemistry
Bioinformatics
Protein Modeling
Protein Ligand Interaction
Static and Dynamics Molecular Simulation
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,043
2,650
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Metabolomics
Natural products
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,928
3,413
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biopharmaceutical Formulation
Drug delivery
Lipid-based delivery systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,561
2,394
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Protein modification
Nano particles
Antibacterial Activity
Probiotic
Antimicrobial peptide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,523
3,183
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Medicinal plant
Drug analysis
Pharmacokinetics
Essential oils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,320
1,626
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Pharmacology
Toxicology
Drug delivery
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,063
2,943
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
drug delivery
gene delivery
nanoformulation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,981
2,519
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Natural product
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,876
2,504
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cancer Molecular Biology
Molecular Biomarkers in Cancer
Multi-Drug Resistance in Cancers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,540
1,645
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,276
2,221
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Pharmaceutical Nanotech.
Multiparticulate Drug Delivery
Controlled Release
Industrial Pharmacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,206
1,684
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Pharmaceutical sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,166
910
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Brain tumors
Glioblastoma multiforme
Cancer Pharmacology
Neuropharmacology
Clinical Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,004
1,907
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Persian Traditional Medicine
Phytotherapy
Neurodegenerative diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,932
1,572
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Medicinal Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Organic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
1,701
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Pharmaceutical sciences
Supercritical fluid technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,866
1,431
0.767
Hossein Hosseinzadeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,665
22,544
0.615
Herbal Medicine
Neuropharmacology
Mohammad Ramezani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,232
16,072
0.723
Biomaterials
Gene Delivery
Drug Delivery
Biosensors
Khalil Abnous
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,526
16,370
0.798
Mahmoud Reza Jaafari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,443
10,507
0.727
Seyed Mohammad Taghdisi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,128
11,117
0.847
Targeted drug delivery
Sensors
Aptamers
CRISPR-Cas systems
SELEX
Bibi Marjan Razavi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,910
4,983
0.843
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Soghra Mehri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,393
3,327
0.757
Neurotoxicology
cell signaling pathways
Asili J
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,374
2,923
0.668
Natural products
Phytochemistry
Medicinal plants
Mohammad Reza Khazdair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,247
3,933
0.926
Biology
Physiology
Medicinal Plants
Cardiovascular Diseases
Asthma
Mohammad Reza Saberi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,043
2,650
0.655
Medicinal Chemistry
Bioinformatics
Protein Modeling
Protein Ligand Interaction
Static and Dynamics Molecular Simulation
Milad Iranshahy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,928
3,413
0.869
Metabolomics
Natural products
Pharmacology
Ali Badiee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,561
2,394
0.672
Biopharmaceutical Formulation
Drug delivery
Lipid-based delivery systems
Bahman Khameneh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,523
3,183
0.903
Protein modification
Nano particles
Antibacterial Activity
Probiotic
Antimicrobial peptide
Mohammad Hassanzadeh Khayyat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,320
1,626
0.490
Medicinal plant
Drug analysis
Pharmacokinetics
Essential oils
Vahid Reza Askari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,063
2,943
0.961
Pharmacology
Toxicology
Drug delivery
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Maryam Hashemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,981
2,519
0.845
drug delivery
gene delivery
nanoformulation
Abolfazl Shakeri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,876
2,504
0.871
Fatemeh Mosaffa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,540
1,645
0.648
Cancer Molecular Biology
Molecular Biomarkers in Cancer
Multi-Drug Resistance in Cancers
Vafa Baradaran Rahimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,276
2,221
0.976
Mohammadreza Abbaspour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,206
1,684
0.763
Pharmaceutical Nanotech.
Multiparticulate Drug Delivery
Controlled Release
Industrial Pharmacy
Hadi Afrasiabi Garekani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,166
910
0.420
Pharmaceutical sciences
Amir R Afshari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,004
1,907
0.952
Brain tumors
Glioblastoma multiforme
Cancer Pharmacology
Neuropharmacology
Clinical Pharmacology
Behjat Javadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,932
1,572
0.814
Persian Traditional Medicine
Phytotherapy
Neurodegenerative diseases
Mahdi Hatamipour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
1,701
0.896
Medicinal Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Organic chemistry
Hossein Kamali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,866
1,431
0.767
Pharmaceutical sciences
Supercritical fluid technology