Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology Highly Cited Researchers 4.047 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
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Signal Transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352,607
73,107
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,032
107,248
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
microbiome
nutrition
pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,000
87,310
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
pulmonary embolism
cardiovascular conditions
pharmacology of artheriosclerosis
anticoagulants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,081
48,308
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Drug Abuse
Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,077
117,719
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Depression
Psychopharmacology
CNS Clinical Trials
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,863
36,775
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,507
51,430
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Endocannabinoids
TRP channels
pharmacology
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,170
34,453
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ion channels
Channelopathies
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,555
33,272
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,522
12,306
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Clinical Pharmacology
Eicosanoids
Aspirin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,354
33,150
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neuropharmacology
serotonin receptors
chemical biology
GPCRs
psychedelics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,728
38,541
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dementia
nutrition
basal ganglia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,785
22,540
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
cognitive neuroscience
non-invasive brain stimulation
functional neuroimaging
neuropsychopharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,001
39,906
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pharmacology
ion channels
neurosciences
neurological and psychiatric diseases.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,073
8,863
0.103
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
cell signaling
G proteins
GPCRs
cancer
precision immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,309
17,755
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pharmacology
physiology
urology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,358
11,043
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Physiology
Pharmacology
Cardiology
Biochemistry
Computational Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,671
17,812
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vascular Biology
Pharmacology
Nitric Oxide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,608
14,752
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Farmacologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,671
21,219
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
drug discovery
pharmacology
cardiovascular disease
GPCRs
oxidative stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,326
21,887
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
metabolomics
biosynthesis
chromatography
phytochemistry
ethnopharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,647
22,699
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,262
18,414
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,704
5,278
0.084
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Apoptosis
Anti-cancer drugs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,643
11,282
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128
62
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Karin
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352,607
73,107
0.207
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Signal Transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
681
61
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Catapano Al
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,032
107,248
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,162
493
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter Turnbaugh
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,000
87,310
0.517
microbiome
nutrition
pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,590
99
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Giancarlo Agnelli
Università degli Studi di Perugia
Perugia, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,081
48,308
0.335
pulmonary embolism
cardiovascular conditions
pharmacology of artheriosclerosis
anticoagulants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,632
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Félix Carvalho
Universidade do Porto
Porto, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,077
117,719
0.829
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Drug Abuse
Global Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240
1,047
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fava, M
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,863
36,775
0.307
Depression
Psychopharmacology
CNS Clinical Trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,300
184
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter Sever
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,507
51,430
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,312
133
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Vincenzo Di Marzo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,170
34,453
0.292
Endocannabinoids
TRP channels
pharmacology
biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,332
1,094
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alfred L George Jr
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,555
33,272
0.283
Ion channels
Channelopathies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,860
14
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paul M Vanhoutte
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,522
12,306
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,131
177
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carlo Patrono
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,354
33,150
0.327
Clinical Pharmacology
Eicosanoids
Aspirin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,296
1,570
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bl Roth
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,728
38,541
0.390
Neuropharmacology
serotonin receptors
chemical biology
GPCRs
psychedelics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,443
279
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
A David Smith
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,785
22,540
0.233
Dementia
nutrition
basal ganglia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,702
125
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael Nitsche
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,001
39,906
0.429
cognitive neuroscience
non-invasive brain stimulation
functional neuroimaging
neuropsychopharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,212
73
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michel Lazdunski
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,073
8,863
0.103
Pharmacology
ion channels
neurosciences
neurological and psychiatric diseases.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,762
2,250
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
J Silvio Gutkind
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,309
17,755
0.221
cell signaling
G proteins
GPCRs
cancer
precision immunotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,991
51
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Karl Erik Andersson
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,358
11,043
0.141
Pharmacology
physiology
urology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,279
2,492
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Donald Bers
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,671
17,812
0.235
Physiology
Pharmacology
Cardiology
Biochemistry
Computational Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,395
2,551
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
William C Sessa
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,608
14,752
0.198
Vascular Biology
Pharmacology
Nitric Oxide
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,180
330
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Salvatore Cuzzocrea
Università degli Studi di Messina
Messina, Italy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,671
21,219
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,229
2,944
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pal Pacher
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,326
21,887
0.320
drug discovery
pharmacology
cardiovascular disease
GPCRs
oxidative stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,461
142
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robert Verpoorte
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,647
22,699
0.341
metabolomics
biosynthesis
chromatography
phytochemistry
ethnopharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,692
3,160
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Neal Rosen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,262
18,414
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,150
268
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Philip Seeman
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,704
5,278
0.084
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,529
3,564
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Scott Kaufmann
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,643
11,282
0.186
Apoptosis
Anti-cancer drugs