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World Scientists H-Index Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology Rankings 2025

AD Scientific Index evaluates the academic productivity and efficiency of scientists and institutions based on the H-index, i10 index, and citation counts. In addition to total H-index rankings, you can also explore rankings and analyses by "Scientists Last 6 Years H-index" and by subject.

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Total 4.061 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
34
Country Rank
13
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Michael Karin
Michael Karin
University of California San Diego
San Diego , United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Signal Transduction
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
133
0.473
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
982
Country Rank
83
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Italy
Vincenzo Di Marzo
Vincenzo Di Marzo
Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, CNR
Rome , Italy
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Endocannabinoids
TRP channels
pharmacology
biochemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
87
0.494
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,146
Country Rank
464
Institution Rank :51
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Fava, M
Fava, M
Harvard University
Cambridge , United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Depression
Psychopharmacology
CNS Clinical Trials
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
90
0.536
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,535
Country Rank
7
Institution Rank :2
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Hong Kong
Paul M Vanhoutte
Paul M Vanhoutte
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam , Hong Kong
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
55
0.353
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,536
Country Rank
30
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :5
France
Michel Lazdunski
Michel Lazdunski
Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire
Osaka , France
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Pharmacology
ion channels
neurosciences
neurological and psychiatric diseases.
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
52
0.333
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,797
Country Rank
772
Institution Rank :7
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Bl Roth
Bl Roth
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill , United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Neuropharmacology
serotonin receptors
chemical biology
GPCRs
psychedelics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
101
0.678
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,875
Country Rank
816
Institution Rank :27
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
J Silvio Gutkind
J Silvio Gutkind
University of California San Diego
San Diego , United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
cell signaling
G proteins
GPCRs
cancer
precision immunotherapy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
72
0.486
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
2,316
Country Rank
1,041
Institution Rank :9
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Donald Bers
Donald Bers
University of California Davis
Davis , United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Physiology
Pharmacology
Cardiology
Biochemistry
Computational Modeling
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
69
0.489
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
2,543
Country Rank
208
Institution Rank :33
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United Kingdom
A David Smith
A David Smith
University of Oxford
Oxford , United Kingdom
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Dementia
nutrition
basal ganglia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
63
0.457
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
2,569
Country Rank
155
Institution Rank :6
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Italy
Catapano Al
Catapano Al
Università degli Studi di Milano
Milano , Italy
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
pharmacology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
104
0.759
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
2,700
Country Rank
1,236
Institution Rank :27
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Pal Pacher
Pal Pacher
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland , United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
drug discovery
pharmacology
cardiovascular disease
GPCRs
oxidative stress
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
80
0.588
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
2,793
Country Rank
1,283
Institution Rank :15
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Neal Rosen
Neal Rosen
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Indore , United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Cancer Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
74
0.548
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
2,805
Country Rank
1,290
Institution Rank :29
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
William C Sessa
William C Sessa
Yale University
New Haven , United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Vascular Biology
Pharmacology
Nitric Oxide
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
62
0.459
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
3,146
Country Rank
181
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Italy
Salvatore Cuzzocrea
Salvatore Cuzzocrea
Università degli Studi di Messina
Messina , Italy
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Farmacologia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
67
0.511
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
3,199
Country Rank
134
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Germany
Michael Nitsche
Michael Nitsche
Leibniz-Institut für Arbeitsforschung an der TU Dortmund
, Germany
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
cognitive neuroscience
non-invasive brain stimulation
functional neuroimaging
neuropsychopharmacology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
96
0.738
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
3,468
Country Rank
1,578
Institution Rank :9
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Frank Porreca
Frank Porreca
University of Arizona
Tucson , United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
pain
opioids
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
61
0.477
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
3,482
Country Rank
1,587
Institution Rank :24
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
William C De Groat
William C De Groat
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh , United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
neuroscience and neuropharmacology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
42
0.328
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
3,706
Country Rank
1,702
Institution Rank :8
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Walter J Koch
Walter J Koch
Temple University
Philadelphia , United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Translational Medicine
Pharmacology
Surgery
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
61
0.484
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
4,020
Country Rank
96
Institution Rank :12
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Netherlands
Robert Verpoorte
Robert Verpoorte
Leiden University
Leiden , Netherlands
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
metabolomics
biosynthesis
chromatography
phytochemistry
ethnopharmacology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
71
0.577
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
4,062
Country Rank
1,875
Institution Rank :18
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Scott Kaufmann
Scott Kaufmann
Mayo Clinic
Rochester , United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Apoptosis
Anti-cancer drugs
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
56
0.455
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
4,206
Country Rank
150
Institution Rank :6
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Canada
John L Wallace
John L Wallace
University of Calgary
Calgary , Canada
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Pharmacology
Inflammation
Drug Development
Gastroenterology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
51
0.418
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
4,342
Country Rank
52
Institution Rank :13
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Sweden
Karl Erik Andersson
Karl Erik Andersson
Lund University
Lund , Sweden
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Pharmacology
physiology
urology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
49
0.405
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
4,427
Country Rank
239
Institution Rank :4
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Italy
Giancarlo Agnelli
Giancarlo Agnelli
Università degli Studi di Perugia
Perugia , Italy
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
pulmonary embolism
cardiovascular conditions
pharmacology of artheriosclerosis
anticoagulants
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
76
0.633
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
4,488
Country Rank
377
Institution Rank :2
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United Kingdom
Paul Workman
Paul Workman
Institute of Cancer Research University of London
London , United Kingdom
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Cancer Research
Drug Discovery
Chemical Biology
Molecular Pharmacology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
60
0.500
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
4,569
Country Rank
2,110
Institution Rank :24
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United States
Thomas Hartung
Thomas Hartung
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore , United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Immunology
Infectious Disease
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
75
0.630
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
34
United States
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Karin
Michael Karin
University of California San Diego San Diego, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
133
0.473
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Signal Transduction
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
982
Italy
83
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vincenzo Di Marzo
Vincenzo Di Marzo
Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, CNR Rome, Italy Italy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
87
0.494
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Endocannabinoids
TRP channels
pharmacology
biochemistry
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,146
United States
464
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fava, M
Fava, M
Harvard University Cambridge, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
90
0.536
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Depression
Psychopharmacology
CNS Clinical Trials
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,535
Hong Kong
7
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paul M Vanhoutte
Paul M Vanhoutte
University of Hong Kong Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Hong Kong
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
55
0.353
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Biology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,536
France
30
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michel Lazdunski
Michel Lazdunski
Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire Osaka, France France
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
52
0.333
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Pharmacology
ion channels
neurosciences
neurological and psychiatric diseases.
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,797
United States
772
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bl Roth
Bl Roth
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
101
0.678
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Neuropharmacology
serotonin receptors
chemical biology
GPCRs
psychedelics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,875
United States
816
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
J Silvio Gutkind
J Silvio Gutkind
University of California San Diego San Diego, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
72
0.486
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
cell signaling
G proteins
GPCRs
cancer
precision immunotherapy
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
2,316
United States
1,041
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Donald Bers
Donald Bers
University of California Davis Davis, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
69
0.489
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Physiology
Pharmacology
Cardiology
Biochemistry
Computational Modeling
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
2,543
United Kingdom
208
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
A David Smith
A David Smith
University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
63
0.457
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Dementia
nutrition
basal ganglia
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
2,569
Italy
155
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Catapano Al
Catapano Al
Università degli Studi di Milano Milano, Italy Italy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
104
0.759
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
pharmacology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
2,700
United States
1,236
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pal Pacher
Pal Pacher
National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
80
0.588
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
drug discovery
pharmacology
cardiovascular disease
GPCRs
oxidative stress
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
2,793
United States
1,283
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neal Rosen
Neal Rosen
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Indore, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
74
0.548
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Cancer Biology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
2,805
United States
1,290
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
William C Sessa
William C Sessa
Yale University New Haven, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
62
0.459
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Vascular Biology
Pharmacology
Nitric Oxide
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
3,146
Italy
181
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Salvatore Cuzzocrea
Salvatore Cuzzocrea
Università degli Studi di Messina Messina, Italy Italy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
67
0.511
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Farmacologia
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
3,199
Germany
134
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael Nitsche
Michael Nitsche
Leibniz-Institut für Arbeitsforschung an der TU Dortmund , Germany Germany
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
96
0.738
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
cognitive neuroscience
non-invasive brain stimulation
functional neuroimaging
neuropsychopharmacology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
3,468
United States
1,578
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Frank Porreca
Frank Porreca
University of Arizona Tucson, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
61
0.477
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
pain
opioids
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
3,482
United States
1,587
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
William C De Groat
William C De Groat
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
42
0.328
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
neuroscience and neuropharmacology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
3,706
United States
1,702
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Walter J Koch
Walter J Koch
Temple University Philadelphia, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
61
0.484
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Translational Medicine
Pharmacology
Surgery
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
4,020
Netherlands
96
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Robert Verpoorte
Robert Verpoorte
Leiden University Leiden, Netherlands Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
71
0.577
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
metabolomics
biosynthesis
chromatography
phytochemistry
ethnopharmacology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
4,062
United States
1,875
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Scott Kaufmann
Scott Kaufmann
Mayo Clinic Rochester, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
56
0.455
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Apoptosis
Anti-cancer drugs
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
4,206
Canada
150
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
John L Wallace
John L Wallace
University of Calgary Calgary, Canada Canada
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
51
0.418
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Pharmacology
Inflammation
Drug Development
Gastroenterology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
4,342
Sweden
52
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Karl Erik Andersson
Karl Erik Andersson
Lund University Lund, Sweden Sweden
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
49
0.405
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Pharmacology
physiology
urology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
4,427
Italy
239
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Giancarlo Agnelli
Giancarlo Agnelli
Università degli Studi di Perugia Perugia, Italy Italy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
76
0.633
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
pulmonary embolism
cardiovascular conditions
pharmacology of artheriosclerosis
anticoagulants
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
4,488
United Kingdom
377
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Paul Workman
Paul Workman
Institute of Cancer Research University of London London, United Kingdom United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
60
0.500
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Cancer Research
Drug Discovery
Chemical Biology
Molecular Pharmacology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
4,569
United States
2,110
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Thomas Hartung
Thomas Hartung
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
75
0.630
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Immunology
Infectious Disease
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