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University of Southern California 24 Scientists Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences i10 Productivity Rankings (Sort by last 6 years i10 Index) - 2025

Total 2,393,131 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,448 are evaluated in the Productivity Rankings, an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking measures and highlights the scientific productivity of researchers based on the i10 index (number of publications with at least 10 citations). This system identifies highly productive scientists across disciplines, institutions, and regions, contributing to the development of evidence-based academic policies and effective incentive mechanisms. The rankings include global, regional, and institutional analyses, along with specialized rankings such as Scientists' Last 6 Years' i10 Index and Universities' i10 Index Rankings 2025. With Premium Membership, you can:

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* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Vassilios Papadopoulos
Pharmacology
Biochemistry
Endocrinology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
186
0.579
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
James D Adams
traditional healing
plant medicines
phytochemistry
pain
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
66
0.468
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Dima Qato *
pharmacoepidemiology
disparities
policy
drug safety
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
55
0.917
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Julio A Camarero
Chemical biology
pharmacology
protein chemistry & engineering
protein splicing
peptide-based therapeutics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
50
0.568
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Alice Cepeda
Drug use research
Mexican Americans
health disparities
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
24
0.571
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Zhipeng Lu
RNA biochemistry
protein-RNA interactions
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
RNA bioinformatics
circular RNA
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
21
0.955
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Qinqin Cheng
biopharmaceuticals
chemical biology
cancer immunotherapy
exosome engineering
nanomedicine
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
19
0.826

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* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
D Steven Fox
Health Policy
Health Economics
Clinical Medicine
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
19
0.864
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Eric Forssen
predictive analytics
microfluidics
ophthalmology
oncology
immunology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
12
0.571
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Pu Shi
Drug delivery
Cancer research
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
9
0.818
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Likun Fei
Drug delivery
cell penetrating peptide
exosome
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
David Tyrpak
Pharmaceutical Science
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
Image Analysis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Tam C Phan
HIV
HIV Pharmacotherapy
LGBTQ+
Mental Health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Mohsen Ranjbar
GPCRs
Structural Biology
Molecular Dynamics
Medicinal Chemistry
Computer-aided drug design
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Clay Wang
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
616
270
0.438
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vassilios Papadopoulos
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
186
0.579
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James D Adams
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
66
0.468
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dima Qato *
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
55
0.917
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Julio A Camarero
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
50
0.568
Chemical biology
pharmacology
protein chemistry & engineering
protein splicing
peptide-based therapeutics
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Geoffrey Joyce
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
47
0.522
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joice Thomas
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
36
0.679
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alice Cepeda
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
24
0.571
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zhipeng Lu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
21
0.955
RNA biochemistry
protein-RNA interactions
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
RNA bioinformatics
circular RNA
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Qinqin Cheng
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
19
0.826
biopharmaceuticals
chemical biology
cancer immunotherapy
exosome engineering
nanomedicine

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* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
D Steven Fox
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
19
0.864
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Curtis Okamoto
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
18
0.290
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Eric Forssen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
12
0.571
predictive analytics
microfluidics
ophthalmology
oncology
immunology
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pu Shi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
9
0.818
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ken S Wong
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
6
0.600
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Likun Fei
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yu Ning Huang
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Tyrpak
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
Pharmaceutical Science
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
Image Analysis
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tam C Phan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mrunmayee Shirodkar
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mohsen Ranjbar
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
GPCRs
Structural Biology
Molecular Dynamics
Medicinal Chemistry
Computer-aided drug design
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michaela R Jacobs
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yijun Cai
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
* Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jeff Mccombs
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0