Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences 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
Drug delivery
nanotechnology
liposome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,659
23,441
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,565
12,307
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
ethanol
alcohol
neurodegeneration
neuroinflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,230
10,165
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
bayesian multilevel modeling
spatial statistics
cardiovascular disease
reproducible research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,418
28,933
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Drug delivery systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,294
9,816
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Pharmacology
HIV
Bionalytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,328
7,401
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
neuropsychiatric disease genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,819
7,762
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
chemical biology
medicinal chemistry
drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,414
7,313
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
pharmacogenetics
genetics
mouse models
gene expression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,758
3,271
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Pancreatic Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,356
9,377
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
cytochromes P450
eicosanoids
clinical pharmacology
cardiovascular disease
pharmacogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,727
3,880
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Medicinal chemistry
chemical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,546
3,536
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Pharmacy Education
Assessment
Medication Therapy Management
The Medical Home
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,215
3,146
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Medicinal Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,852
3,463
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
medicinal chemistry
natural products
biosynthesis
chemical biology
peptides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,752
3,114
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
mental health services
mental health preferences
patient activation
adults with disabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,557
3,122
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
pharmacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,546
2,986
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Drug Delivery
Immune modulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,169
3,068
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Drug Delivery
Vaccines
Host-Directed Therapies
Autoimmune Therapies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,138
3,071
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Myocardial biology
alpha adrenergic receptor biology
cardio-oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,932
3,073
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
geriatric and pharmaceutical health services research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,371
2,452
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Mechanisms of mammalian genome regulation
chemical biology and drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,701
1,510
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Drug Safety
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Genomics
Liver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,501
1,703
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Pharmacoepidemiology
Precision Medicine
Drug Repurposing
Real-World Evidence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,939
2,365
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Cancer Therapeutics
Transcription Factors
hES and iPS cells
Genome editing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
1,315
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,204
1,993
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Leaf Huang
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,659
23,441
0.277
Drug delivery
nanotechnology
liposome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,999
5,707
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Watkins
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,565
12,307
0.276
Drug-Induced Liver Injury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,106
10,215
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fulton Crews
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,230
10,165
0.336
ethanol
alcohol
neurodegeneration
neuroinflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,147
10,701
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matthew Shane Loop
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,418
28,933
0.984
bayesian multilevel modeling
spatial statistics
cardiovascular disease
reproducible research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,756
14,789
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Elena Batrakova
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,294
9,816
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,654
17,609
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Angela Dm Kashuba
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,328
7,401
0.364
Pharmacology
HIV
Bionalytical Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,003
19,290
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Erin Heinzen
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,819
7,762
0.412
neuropsychiatric disease genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,973
22,831
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stephen Frye
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,414
7,313
0.446
chemical biology
medicinal chemistry
drug discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,988
23,957
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tim Wiltshire
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,758
3,271
0.208
pharmacogenetics
genetics
mouse models
gene expression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,275
26,731
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jen Jen Yeh
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,356
9,377
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,007
45,071
460
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Craig R Lee
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,727
3,880
0.445
cytochromes P450
eicosanoids
clinical pharmacology
cardiovascular disease
pharmacogenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,846
58,644
558
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
William Zuercher
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,546
3,536
0.540
Medicinal chemistry
chemical biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,516
61,370
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mary Roth Mcclurg
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,215
3,146
0.506
Pharmacy Education
Assessment
Medication Therapy Management
The Medical Home
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,662
64,593
618
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Harold Drewry
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,852
3,463
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,701
65,488
625
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Albert Bowers
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,752
3,114
0.541
medicinal chemistry
natural products
biosynthesis
chemical biology
peptides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,870
67,423
640
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kathleen C Thomas
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,557
3,122
0.562
mental health services
mental health preferences
patient activation
adults with disabilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,210
67,529
641
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stefanie Ferreri
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,546
2,986
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,307
71,464
667
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eric Bachelder
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,169
3,068
0.594
Drug Delivery
Immune modulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,474
71,807
669
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kristy M Ainslie
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,138
3,071
0.598
Drug Delivery
Vaccines
Host-Directed Therapies
Autoimmune Therapies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,667
74,290
689
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Brian Jensen
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,932
3,073
0.623
Myocardial biology
alpha adrenergic receptor biology
cardio-oncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,568
81,660
750
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Joshua M Thorpe
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,371
2,452
0.561
geriatric and pharmaceutical health services research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,151
92,537
836
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nathaniel A Hathaway
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,701
1,510
0.408
Mechanisms of mammalian genome regulation
chemical biology and drug discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,463
96,450
859
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Merrie Mosedale
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,501
1,703
0.486
Drug Safety
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Genomics
Liver
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,223
109,141
955
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tiansheng Wang
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,939
2,365
0.805
Pharmacoepidemiology
Precision Medicine
Drug Repurposing
Real-World Evidence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,044
117,732
1,011
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adriana S Beltran
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
1,315
0.500
Cancer Therapeutics
Transcription Factors
hES and iPS cells
Genome editing