Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
New drug discovery
Pharmacognosy and pharmacology
Plant Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,268
5,997
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nanomedicine
Pharmaceutics
Nanotechnology
Tumor targeting
Drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,675
4,419
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Neuropharmacology and Analgesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,221
3,449
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Engineering of Pharmaceutical polymeric excipients
Synthesis and characterization of nanomedicine delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,284
2,451
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
1. Formulation Design
Evaluation
and Optimization using Statistical and Neural Networking Algorithms. 2. Pharmacokinetics (P
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,085
2,070
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pharmacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,767
2,482
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Organic MedChem/Synthesis
Photoswitchable hydrogels
Supramolecular Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,557
2,321
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Drug Delivery
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,798
1,532
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pharmaceutics
Nanotechnology
Tissue Engineering
Medical Devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,761
1,535
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pharmacy Practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
1,735
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Transition metal catalysis
Organic synthesis
Medicinal Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,480
762
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Targeted drug delivery
Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
1,118
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
PhD
MPhil
PharmD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
734
728
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pharmaceutics
Drug Delivery
Nanomedicine
Nanoparticles fabrication
Gastrointestinal diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
611
610
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Drug delivery
Pharmaceutics
Nano-elastic liposomes
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
604
594
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Pharmaceutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402
400
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Nanomedicine Smart Drug Delivery Systems Targeted Drug Delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394
394
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pharmaceutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
297
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pharmacogenomics/Pharmacogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285
276
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pharmaceutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
232
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pharmacology Toxicology Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
224
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pharmacy Practice
Clinical Pharmacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
191
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ethnopharmacology
Medicinal Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
115
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pharmacy
Pharmacology
Pharmacognosy
Phytochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
119
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pharmaceutical Public Health
Health Systems & Policy
Public Private Partnerships in Health Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
69
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,622
242
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ihsan Ul Haq
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,268
5,997
0.825
New drug discovery
Pharmacognosy and pharmacology
Plant Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,459
491
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fakhar Ud Din
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,675
4,419
0.945
Nanomedicine
Pharmaceutics
Nanotechnology
Tumor targeting
Drug delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,200
590
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Salman Khan
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,221
3,449
0.817
Neuropharmacology and Analgesia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,375
833
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gul Shahnaz
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,284
2,451
0.746
Engineering of Pharmaceutical polymeric excipients
Synthesis and characterization of nanomedicine delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,398
894
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ahmad Khan
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,085
2,070
0.671
1. Formulation Design
Evaluation
and Optimization using Statistical and Neural Networking Algorithms. 2. Pharmacokinetics (P
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,580
1,034
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Asim Ur Rehman
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,767
2,482
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,864
1,141
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fayaz Ali Larik
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,557
2,321
0.908
Organic MedChem/Synthesis
Photoswitchable hydrogels
Supramolecular Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,618
1,720
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kifayat Ullah Shah
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,798
1,532
0.852
Drug Delivery
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,375
1,753
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mubashar Rehman
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,761
1,535
0.872
Pharmaceutics
Nanotechnology
Tissue Engineering
Medical Devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,421
1,782
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Muhammad Saqlain
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
1,735
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,043
2,107
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Abbas Hassan
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,480
762
0.515
Transition metal catalysis
Organic synthesis
Medicinal Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,438
2,604
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hafiz Shoaib Sarwar
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
1,118
0.941
Targeted drug delivery
Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
788,001
3,867
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Faiz Ullah Khan
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
734
728
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
849,670
4,366
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mahira Zeeshan
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
611
610
0.998
Pharmaceutics
Drug Delivery
Nanomedicine
Nanoparticles fabrication
Gastrointestinal diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
853,445
4,399
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
M Junaid Dar
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
604
594
0.983
Drug delivery
Pharmaceutics
Nano-elastic liposomes
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,006,231
5,727
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Muhammad Farhan Ali Khan
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402
400
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,014,220
5,806
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dildar Khan
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394
394
1.000
Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Nanomedicine Smart Drug Delivery Systems Targeted Drug Delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,127,881
6,928
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Muhammad İmran Asad
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
297
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,145,249
7,132
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Haroon Rashid
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285
276
0.968
Pharmacogenomics/Pharmacogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,231,406
8,210
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Muhammad Farooq Umer
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
232
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,235,407
8,265
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Muhammad Khalid Tipu
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
224
0.974
Pharmacology Toxicology Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,311,636
9,200
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Farman Ullah Khan
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
191
0.995
Pharmacy Practice
Clinical Pharmacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,375,211
9,975
326
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shafi Ullah
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
115
0.693
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ethnopharmacology
Medicinal Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,511,265
11,681
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Aroosa Zafar
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
119
0.992
Pharmacy
Pharmacology
Pharmacognosy
Phytochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,700,178
14,163
461
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Waseem Ullah
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
69
0.932
Pharmaceutical Public Health
Health Systems & Policy
Public Private Partnerships in Health Care