Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Medical 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
cancer
microRNA
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230,319
108,695
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
arrhythmia
electrophysiology
cardiology
pharmacology
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,202
77,535
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Neuroimaging
PET
MS
plasticity
pharmaceuticals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,911
54,645
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
pharmacoepidemiology
side effects
drug policy
academic detailing
prescription drugs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,601
28,272
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Pharmacoeconomics
Health Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,367
96,718
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Clinical Pharmacology
Renal and Cardiovascular protection in diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,880
40,086
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Drug Discovery & Development
Precision Medicine
Alzheimer's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,626
51,931
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,744
81,912
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,182
58,390
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Hypertension
Pharmacology
Adrenal
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,973
26,871
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
drug discovery
medicinal chemistry
cancer
neurodegenerative diseases
analytical chemistry including NMR UPLC/HRMS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,593
70,008
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Glycochemistry
Chemical Glycobiology
Medicinal Chemistry
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,812
49,994
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
pharmacology
nitric oxide
hydrogen sulfide
PARP
mitochondria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,200
23,828
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
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 :15
Pharmacogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,948
28,894
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Chemistry and biological properties of natural and synthetic products
cannabinoids
endocannabaniods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,603
26,211
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Mechanistic Toxicology
Medical Pharmacology
General Toxicology
General Pharmacology
Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,221
45,161
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Pharmacy practice
Public Health
Pharmacoeconomics
Pharmacoepedemiology
Primary health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,870
32,330
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Polymers
Drug Delivery
Biomaterials
Pharmaceutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,475
27,827
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Pharmacogenomics
childhood leukemia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,340
18,259
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
molecular graphics
bioinformatics
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,170
41,925
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Wnt signal transduction in regenerative medicine and cancer biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,925
14,544
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
pharmacoepidemiology
evidence-based medicine
clinical epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,786
33,743
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Pharmaceutical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,445
39,985
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Parkinson
Neuroimaging
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical trials
Neuroprotection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,407
27,142
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585
231
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thomas D Schmittgen
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230,319
108,695
0.472
cancer
microRNA
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
911
375
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dan Roden
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,202
77,535
0.410
arrhythmia
electrophysiology
cardiology
pharmacology
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,803
146
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul M Matthews
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,911
54,645
0.411
Neuroimaging
PET
MS
plasticity
pharmaceuticals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,047
944
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jerry Avorn
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,601
28,272
0.229
pharmacoepidemiology
side effects
drug policy
academic detailing
prescription drugs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,563
57
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Maarten Postma
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,367
96,718
0.876
Pharmacoeconomics
Health Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,690
61
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dick De Zeeuw
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,880
40,086
0.372
Clinical Pharmacology
Renal and Cardiovascular protection in diabetes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,699
80
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Harald Hampel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,626
51,931
0.483
Drug Discovery & Development
Precision Medicine
Alzheimer's disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,129
28
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ki Hyun Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,744
81,912
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,163
9
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Naomi Sharlene Levitt
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,182
58,390
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,175
252
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
MJ Brown
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,973
26,871
0.271
Hypertension
Pharmacology
Adrenal
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,199
55
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wei Li
Jilin Agricultural University
Changchun, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,593
70,008
0.710
drug discovery
medicinal chemistry
cancer
neurodegenerative diseases
analytical chemistry including NMR UPLC/HRMS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,746
74
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Guo-Rong Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,812
49,994
0.551
Glycochemistry
Chemical Glycobiology
Medicinal Chemistry
Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,866
59
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Csaba Szabo
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,200
23,828
0.267
pharmacology
nitric oxide
hydrogen sulfide
PARP
mitochondria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,204
1,993
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
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
4,345
2,071
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mary V Relling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,948
28,894
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,477
9
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Raphael Mechoulam
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,603
26,211
0.321
Chemistry and biological properties of natural and synthetic products
cannabinoids
endocannabaniods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,846
39
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mohammad Abdollahi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,221
45,161
0.577
Mechanistic Toxicology
Medical Pharmacology
General Toxicology
General Pharmacology
Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,897
25
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kirin Ql Liu *
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,870
32,330
0.415
Pharmacy practice
Public Health
Pharmacoeconomics
Pharmacoepedemiology
Primary health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,941
103
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Wim Hennink
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,475
27,827
0.359
Polymers
Drug Delivery
Biomaterials
Pharmaceutics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,175
2,449
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
William E Evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,340
18,259
0.242
Pharmacogenomics
childhood leukemia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,421
2,571
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tom Ferrin
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,170
41,925
0.573
molecular graphics
bioinformatics
structural biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,824
2,761
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Randall T Moon
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,925
14,544
0.208
Wnt signal transduction in regenerative medicine and cancer biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,847
229
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David Alexander Henry|David Alexander Henry, D A Henry, D Henry
Bond University
Gold Coast, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,786
33,743
0.484
pharmacoepidemiology
evidence-based medicine
clinical epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,901
226
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thomas Efferth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,445
39,985
0.576
Pharmaceutical Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,907
100
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Olivier Rascol
Université de Toulouse III
Toulouse, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,407
27,142
0.391
Parkinson
Neuroimaging
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical trials
Neuroprotection