Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 28 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Medicinal Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,364
6,220
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
drug discovery
innate immunity
neurodegenerative diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,860
2,479
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Drug discovery
HTS
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,080
1,526
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Medicinal Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,656
1,042
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Drug Discovery
Infectious Disease
Tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,589
633
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Medicinal Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Biochemistry
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,519
1,296
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Monoclonal Antibodies
Vaccines
Medicinal Chemistry
Addiction Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,495
865
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
medicinal chemistry
drug discovery
chemical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,359
750
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Computational chemistry
Drug design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,321
1,028
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Synthetic Organic-Medicinal Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,220
916
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chemical Biology
(Chemo)proteomics
Probe Development
Medicinal Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,147
494
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Drug Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
968
463
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Drug discovery
medicinal chemistry
enzyme inhibitors
bacteria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
952
880
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
847
429
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Peptide/Medicinal Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
840
537
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Design & Discovery
SAR
Molecular Modeling
DMPK Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
818
610
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
skincare
pigmentation disorders
neurodegenerative diseases
medicinal chemistry
small molecules
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
762
618
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
690
674
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Medicinal Chemist
Organic Chemist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
672
207
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
medicinal chemistry
organic chemistry
chemical biology
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530
280
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Chemical Biology
Bio-chemsitry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
490
143
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Medicinal Chemistry
Pharmaceuticals
Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365
99
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
343
192
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Medicinal Chemistry
Process Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
154
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pharmaceutical sciences and drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
136
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,231
25,165
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Arnab Chatterjee
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,364
6,220
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,431
45,132
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kristen A Johnson
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,860
2,479
0.280
drug discovery
innate immunity
neurodegenerative diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,615
107,040
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Louis Scampavia
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,080
1,526
0.495
Drug discovery
HTS
chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,936
158,189
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Heather L Osswald
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,656
1,042
0.629
Medicinal Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Chemical Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,906
161,849
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alessandro Cascioferro
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,589
633
0.398
Drug Discovery
Infectious Disease
Tuberculosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,991
165,878
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vince Crowley
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,519
1,296
0.853
Medicinal Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Biochemistry
Cancer Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,527
167,284
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paul T Bremer
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,495
865
0.579
Monoclonal Antibodies
Vaccines
Medicinal Chemistry
Addiction Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577,489
175,929
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Justin Cisar
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,359
750
0.552
medicinal chemistry
drug discovery
chemical biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,422
178,410
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Giulia Bianco
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,321
1,028
0.778
Computational chemistry
Drug design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
615,340
185,558
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anushka C Galasiti Kankanamalage
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,220
916
0.751
Synthetic Organic-Medicinal Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637,712
191,209
321
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francisco J Garcia
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,147
494
0.431
Chemical Biology
(Chemo)proteomics
Probe Development
Medicinal Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
698,417
206,206
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Divita Garg
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
968
463
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
704,095
207,561
365
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Seiya Kitamura
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
952
880
0.924
Drug discovery
medicinal chemistry
enzyme inhibitors
bacteria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
746,167
217,479
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jun Yong Choi
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
847
429
0.506
Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749,008
218,151
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cai Yu
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
840
537
0.639
Peptide/Medicinal Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
758,308
220,264
393
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maurício Temotheo Tavares
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
818
610
0.746
Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Design & Discovery
SAR
Molecular Modeling
DMPK Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
782,957
225,724
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sultan Ullah
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
762
618
0.811
skincare
pigmentation disorders
neurodegenerative diseases
medicinal chemistry
small molecules
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
816,820
233,205
422
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rajiv Lakkaniga
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
690
674
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826,022
235,144
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zhuang Jin
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
672
207
0.308
Medicinal Chemist
Organic Chemist
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
905,875
251,544
465
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Abe Masahito
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530
280
0.528
medicinal chemistry
organic chemistry
chemical biology
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
938,212
257,176
473
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hanumantha Rao Paritala
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
490
143
0.292
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Chemical Biology
Bio-chemsitry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,057,878
276,770
501
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kejia Wu
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365
99
0.271
Medicinal Chemistry
Pharmaceuticals
Organic Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,082,761
280,574
509
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Valeria Marrocco
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
343
192
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,251,649
304,869
549
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Randy Sanichar
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
154
0.670
Medicinal Chemistry
Process Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,374,516
322,245
575
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Simon Vezina Dawod
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
136
0.786
Pharmaceutical sciences and drug discovery