World Scientist and University Rankings 2023

World Scientist and University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology Rankings 2023

AD Scientific Index analyzes academic studies from 99 countries, 862 universities/institutions, and 1.822 scientists by using numerous criteria to present results to be used for the evaluation of productivity and efficiency by individuals and institutions. In addition to sorting by the “total H-index” you can find here, you can examine several rankings and analyses by the "last 6 years H-index", "total i10 index", "last 6 years' i10 index", "total number of citations", and “last 6 years’ citations”. Please read the methodology section for “Limitations and Possible Reasons Why a Scientist Is Not on This List”. Click for individual or institutional registration.

AD Scientific Index - World Scientist Rankings - 2023 H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University / Institution Country Region World Name Country University / Institution Subject Total Last 6 year Last 6 year/total Total Last 6 year Last 6 year/total Total Last 6 year Last 6 year/total
1 9 11 19
United States University of California San Diego University of California San Diego Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Molecular Biology | Immunology | Cancer Biology | Signal Transduction |

275 126 0.458 665 497 0.747 322314 72426 0.225
1 4 88 1289
Hong Kong University of Hong Kong University of Hong Kong Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Biology |

154 51 0.331 903 263 0.291 101287 13578 0.134
35 871 929 1918
United States University of California San Diego University of California San Diego Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

cell signaling | G proteins | GPCRs | cancer | precision immunotherapy |

138 67 0.486 489 340 0.695 71918 17379 0.242
9 902 961 1963
United States University of North Carolina Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Neuropharmacology | serotonin receptors | chemical biology | GPCRs | psychedelics |

137 89 0.650 482 336 0.697 82090 34648 0.422
21 164 766 2095
United Kingdom University of Oxford University of Oxford Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Dementia | nutrition | basal ganglia |

135 57 0.422 528 232 0.439 77015 18450 0.240
8 1013 1078 2166
United States University of California Davis University of California Davis Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Physiology | Pharmacology | Cardiology | Biochemistry | Computational Modeling |

134 67 0.500 471 317 0.673 68264 17714 0.259
12 1140 1214 2399
United States Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Cancer Biology |

131 70 0.534 269 185 0.688 57823 18079 0.313
7 191 1032 2902
Italy Università degli Studi di Milano Università degli Studi di Milano Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

pharmacology |

124 91 0.734 518 370 0.714 166405 93995 0.565
22 1426 1525 2979
United States University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

neuroscience and neuropharmacology |

124 41 0.331 605 280 0.463 53573 9557 0.178
1 204 1107 3150
Italy Università degli Studi di Messina Università degli Studi di Messina Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Farmacologia |

122 58 0.475 752 504 0.670 59000 18783 0.318

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9 1631 1748 3373
United States University of Arizona University of Arizona Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

pain | opioids |

120 57 0.475 544 253 0.465 53480 12411 0.232
5 129 1874 3621
Canada University of Calgary University of Calgary Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology | Inflammation | Drug Development | Gastroenterology |

118 50 0.424 327 163 0.498 47248 9096 0.193
10 46 1274 3684
Sweden Lund University Lund University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology | physiology | urology |

117 46 0.393 861 263 0.305 62179 11434 0.184
17 1804 1936 3713
United States Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Apoptosis | Anti-cancer drugs |

117 51 0.436 354 197 0.556 55809 11006 0.197
2 243 1438 4207
Italy Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Clinical Pharmacology | Eicosanoids | Aspirin |

113 52 0.460 248 124 0.500 86614 29137 0.336
57 2103 2260 4334
United States University of California San Diego University of California San Diego Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Molecular pharmacology | Biochemistry | Cell biology | Signal Transduction |

113 45 0.398 378 144 0.381 42359 10250 0.242
25 163 2382 4561
Canada University of Toronto University of Toronto Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

111 41 0.369 417 107 0.257 60123 6037 0.100
2 219 1680 4935
Germany Helmholtz Institut Mainz Helmholtz Institut Mainz Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

nitric oxide | oxidative stress | nitric oxide synthase | gene regulation | prostaglandins |

109 42 0.385 269 123 0.457 50449 11299 0.224
36 433 1713 5032
United Kingdom Imperial College London Imperial College London Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Medicine |

108 72 0.667 382 177 0.463 91822 45113 0.491
20 197 2768 5305
Canada McGill University McGill University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

epigemetics | cancer behavior |

107 62 0.579 299 225 0.753 50847 15267 0.300
8 48 418 5355
Hong Kong University of Hong Kong University of Hong Kong Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Obesity | diabetes | biomarker discovery | adipocyte biology | adipokines |

107 69 0.645 423 356 0.842 41474 18313 0.442
19 216 232 6084
Australia University of Sydney University of Sydney Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology | iron metabolism |

103 60 0.583 354 274 0.774 46641 18969 0.407
23 3258 3522 6712
United States Northwestern University Northwestern University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Ion channels | Channelopathies |

100 51 0.510 316 208 0.658 104425 41303 0.396
13 188 2402 7138
Netherlands Maastricht University Maastricht University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Systems Medicine | Network Pharmacology | Drug Repurposing |

99 50 0.505 227 131 0.577 36953 8879 0.240
13 373 2422 7191
Italy Università degli Studi di Firenze Università degli Studi di Firenze Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Farmacologia | Dolore |

99 49 0.495 341 168 0.493 32939 8716 0.265
1 194 650 7844
China Huaqiao University Huaqiao University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology & Drug Discovery | Biochemical Engineering & Catalysis | Nanomaterials | Precision Medicine |

96 60 0.625 424 293 0.691 46687 19827 0.425
1 402 2650 7864
Italy Università degli Studi di Cagliari Università degli Studi di Cagliari Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology and Neuroscience |

96 35 0.365 254 96 0.378 43134 5482 0.127
28 57 809 9750
Singapore National University of Singapore National University of Singapore Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology |

91 47 0.516 199 128 0.643 33081 7985 0.241
11 468 3295 9787
Italy Università degli Studi di Perugia Università degli Studi di Perugia Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology | Immunology | Medicine |

91 42 0.462 211 107 0.507 31249 7722 0.247
10 446 3333 9875
Germany Goethe University Frankfurt Goethe University Frankfurt Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

91 40 0.440 341 136 0.399 26959 5597 0.208
43 136 3629 10790
Sweden Karolinska Institute Karolinska Institute Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Kvävemonoxid | hypertoni | diet | oxidativ stress |

88 57 0.648 235 172 0.732 42419 15379 0.363
44 981 3645 10838
United Kingdom University of Manchester University of Manchester Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

cancer | SCLC | biomarkers |

88 57 0.648 263 169 0.643 36476 17216 0.472
16 5860 6380 12309
United States Stony Brook University Stony Brook University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

lipid signaling |

85 37 0.435 163 98 0.601 30461 4494 0.148
5 5972 6508 12550
United States Wayne State University Wayne State University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

proteases | cancer | breast cancer |

85 33 0.388 217 100 0.461 24129 4947 0.205
7 548 581 13148
Australia Flinders University Flinders University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

pharmacology | clinical pharmacology | medicinal chemistry |

84 37 0.440 247 115 0.466 22888 4823 0.211
12 6619 7213 13933
United States Medical University of South Carolina Medical University of South Carolina Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

82 40 0.488 235 101 0.430 33221 8689 0.262
130 1271 4766 14273
United Kingdom University College London University College London Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

neuroscience | calcium channels | pharmacology |

82 36 0.439 210 91 0.433 22408 5331 0.238
16 182 1258 14323
Japan Nagoya University Nagoya University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology |

82 30 0.366 279 113 0.405 21038 3721 0.177
13 657 4912 14703
Italy Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

inflammation | cardiovascular | gasotramitters: NO | H2S | CO |

81 39 0.481 240 139 0.579 26509 7783 0.294
2 7008 7638 14789
United States Saint Louis University Saint Louis University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology |

81 39 0.481 208 134 0.644 24867 5505 0.221

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58 649 688 14934
Australia University of Sydney University of Sydney Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pulmonary drug delivery | inhalation aerosols |

81 49 0.605 365 266 0.729 22576 10101 0.447
64 659 699 15212
Australia University of Queensland University of Queensland Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

drug discovery & inflammation | Parkinson's | cardiology | infection |

80 62 0.775 289 229 0.792 30399 19052 0.627
63 679 721 15487
Australia University of Sydney University of Sydney Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

pharmacology | neuroscience | ion channelss | physiology |

80 36 0.450 200 122 0.610 23713 6180 0.261
71 727 775 16304
Australia University of Sydney University of Sydney Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

cannabinoids | oxytocin | pheromones | psychopharmacology | psychotropics |

79 51 0.646 262 182 0.695 20507 8185 0.399
10 727 5528 16643
Germany Christian Albrechts Universität zu Kiel Christian Albrechts Universität zu Kiel Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacogenomics | Drug Metabolism and Transport |

78 36 0.462 211 121 0.573 27161 6321 0.233
10 746 5683 17085
Italy Università degli Studi di Ferrara Università degli Studi di Ferrara Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology |

78 39 0.500 317 147 0.464 18587 5977 0.322
14 8248 8998 17642
United States Thomas Jefferson University Thomas Jefferson University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

cell signaling | cancer |

77 35 0.455 288 119 0.413 21697 5035 0.232
82 8461 9237 18120
United States Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Cellular Signaling |

76 31 0.408 195 103 0.528 25624 4059 0.158
70 130 1671 18138
Singapore National University of Singapore National University of Singapore Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

dementia | stroke | neuroimaging | biomarkers | clinical trials |

76 54 0.711 313 249 0.796 25279 15801 0.625
37 814 6066 18219
Germany Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Kardiovaskuläre Pharmakologie | Signaltransduktion |

76 51 0.671 247 159 0.644 23345 11265 0.483
12 802 6131 18380
Italy Università degli Studi di Brescia Università degli Studi di Brescia Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology | Neuroscience |

76 33 0.434 317 84 0.265 21006 3398 0.162
151 8581 9374 18458
United States University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Biomedical Sciences |

76 44 0.579 261 184 0.705 19922 8291 0.416
110 8787 9597 18930
United States Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Glycobiology | neurobiology | inflammation |

75 39 0.520 179 100 0.559 24545 7221 0.294
4 844 6449 19214
Italy Università degli Studi di Messina Università degli Studi di Messina Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Farmacologia |

75 37 0.493 295 166 0.563 20882 7715 0.369
2 8898 9727 19224
United States University of North Texas Health Science Center University of North Texas Health Science Center Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

molecular pathology | vision research |

75 44 0.587 289 166 0.574 20804 6886 0.331

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57 9164 10029 19823
United States University of Virginia University of Virginia Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Voltage-gated calcium channels | gene therapy | epilepsy | neuropathic pain |

74 32 0.432 145 86 0.593 24237 4584 0.189
86 926 986 19962
Australia University of Sydney University of Sydney Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Clinical Pharmacology | Clinical Toxicology | Medical Toxicology |

74 45 0.608 277 204 0.736 22113 8677 0.392
4 920 7035 20949
Italy Università degli Studi di Catania Università degli Studi di Catania Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Neuropsychopharmacology | Neurosciences |

73 52 0.712 388 251 0.647 20921 10493 0.502
92 970 1036 20967
Australia University of Sydney University of Sydney Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Clinical pharmacology | medicines and older people | drug interactions |

73 52 0.712 274 193 0.704 20712 10589 0.511
21 927 7082 21084
Italy Università di Pisa (Università degli Studi di Pisa) Università di Pisa (Università degli Studi di Pisa) Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacogenetics | biomarker development | clinical pharmacology | anticancer drugs | clinical trials |

73 39 0.534 342 191 0.558 19500 6991 0.359
6 930 7097 21124
Italy Università degli Studi di Messina Università degli Studi di Messina Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Farmacologia |

73 37 0.507 254 148 0.583 19092 7186 0.376
25 9853 10809 21442
United States University of Colorado Denver University of Colorado Denver Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

cell death | cancer biology | pharmacology |

72 48 0.667 140 92 0.657 35273 19406 0.550
99 9919 10882 21571
United States Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Medicinal chemistry | drug design and discovery | cancer |

72 47 0.653 608 332 0.546 26703 12663 0.474
7 962 7314 21760
Italy Università degli Studi di Siena Università degli Studi di Siena Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

vascular biology | pharmacology |

72 31 0.431 169 103 0.609 22107 3583 0.162
67 10146 11134 22119
United States University of Arizona University of Arizona Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

blood brain barrier neuroscience |

72 31 0.431 197 82 0.416 18356 4526 0.247
17 987 7523 22358
Italy Università degli Studi di Ferrara Università degli Studi di Ferrara Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

72 37 0.514 247 153 0.619 15285 5848 0.383
16 1003 7623 22662
Italy Università degli Studi di Perugia Università degli Studi di Perugia Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology | Immunology |

71 42 0.592 156 119 0.763 24377 8675 0.356
26 1010 11437 22791
Canada Université d'Ottawa Université d'Ottawa Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology Neuroscience |

71 32 0.451 153 110 0.719 22057 4199 0.190
12 1075 1145 22863
Australia Flinders University Flinders University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology | Drug Metabolism | UDP glucuronosyltransferase |

71 33 0.465 174 98 0.563 20879 5047 0.242
105 10607 11630 23187
United States Washington University Saint Louis Washington University Saint Louis Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

steroid chemistry and biology |

71 35 0.493 312 133 0.426 17784 5348 0.301
16 1024 7816 23208
Italy Università degli Studi di Pavia Università degli Studi di Pavia Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

neuropharmacology | dementias | neurodegeneration |

71 30 0.423 303 109 0.360 17651 4319 0.245
131 10639 11664 23265
United States University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Breast cancer | genomics | estrogen receptor | precision medicine |

71 42 0.592 176 131 0.744 17099 7299 0.427
58 1098 1170 23294
Australia University of Adelaide University of Adelaide Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology | Pharmacogenetics/genomics | Medicine | Pain | Oncology |

71 30 0.423 241 103 0.427 16707 4166 0.249
2 73 7890 23422
Türkiye Marmara University Marmara University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

hypertension | diabetes | Alzheimer's disease | urolithiasis | stem cell..... |

71 35 0.493 211 150 0.711 14038 4425 0.315
1 335 2229 23516
Japan Meikai University Meikai University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology |

70 35 0.500 528 199 0.377 34554 12190 0.353
132 11043 12120 24212
United States University of California Davis University of California Davis Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology | Ion Channels |

70 46 0.657 165 151 0.915 17946 7077 0.394
115 11048 12125 24222
United States University of California Irvine University of California Irvine Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

neuroscience | nicotine | addiction | tobacco | development |

70 31 0.443 153 68 0.444 17895 3796 0.212
168 2191 8228 24393
United Kingdom University of Cambridge University of Cambridge Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Signal transduction | adenylyl cyclases |

70 26 0.371 160 64 0.400 16493 2126 0.129
23 128 8270 24507
Austria Medizinische Universität Wien Medizinische Universität Wien Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology |

70 31 0.443 210 125 0.595 15310 4104 0.268
59 122 8377 24840
Greece National and Kapodistrian University of Athens National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

pharmacology | pharmacy | cardiovascular |

69 47 0.681 169 118 0.698 24917 8317 0.334
9 1102 8425 25002
Italy Università degli Studi di Siena Università degli Studi di Siena Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology |

69 36 0.522 167 113 0.677 21426 6557 0.306
6 1123 8555 25346
Italy Università degli Studi di Trieste Università degli Studi di Trieste Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

farmacologia | tumori | metalli | metastasi |

69 33 0.478 190 103 0.542 17631 4570 0.259
4 39 8628 25568
Hungary University of Szeged University of Szeged Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

The physiology and pharmacology of the cardiovascular system |

69 33 0.478 228 137 0.601 15756 5074 0.322
55 1131 8651 25615
Italy Università degli Studi di Milano Università degli Studi di Milano Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Hormone Action |

69 36 0.522 176 78 0.443 15287 4223 0.276
38 1233 1315 25828
Australia Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Drug formulation and delivery |

68 44 0.647 418 240 0.574 32420 17134 0.529
99 11765 12939 25965
United States Emory University Emory University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

cancer biology | chemical biology | high throughput screening |

68 40 0.588 179 137 0.765 24960 6002 0.240
105 11841 13019 26104
United States University of Illinois Urbana Champaign University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology | Anesthesiology | Psychiatry |

68 39 0.574 157 105 0.669 21451 5543 0.258
117 11919 13104 26278
United States University of North Carolina Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

opto/chemo-genetics | biosensors | adhesion/GTPase signaling |

68 42 0.618 150 108 0.720 19399 6808 0.351
158 12093 13296 26718
United States University of Wisconsin Madison University of Wisconsin Madison Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Antibiotics |

68 26 0.382 115 48 0.417 16003 2436 0.152
122 1284 1369 26788
Australia Monash University Monash University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology |

68 32 0.471 227 84 0.370 15529 4910 0.316

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55 2428 9187 27171
United Kingdom University of Nottingham University of Nottingham Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology and biochemistry of significant drug targets |

67 47 0.701 146 96 0.658 25633 14203 0.554
247 12360 13603 27339
United States Columbia University New York Columbia University New York Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Ion channels | Neuroadaptation to Alcohol | Synaptic Transmission |

67 30 0.448 152 69 0.454 21575 3199 0.148
58 819 9312 27526
Netherlands Maastricht University Maastricht University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology | Hypertension | Cardiovascular Research |

67 22 0.328 192 51 0.266 18959 2681 0.141
662 12455 13708 27592
United States Harvard University Harvard University Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology |

67 16 0.239 219 31 0.142 18331 1413 0.077
90 12461 13714 27605
United States University of Arizona University of Arizona Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Neuroscience and Pharmacology |

67 41 0.612 166 113 0.681 18175 4849 0.267
5 588 9505 28051
Spain Universidad de Extremadura Universidad de Extremadura Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology |

67 33 0.493 255 143 0.561 14808 5310 0.359
138 12632 13905 28078
United States University of California Irvine University of California Irvine Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Brain and behavior | Reward | Autism | Schizophrenia |

67 15 0.224 133 26 0.195 14627 1630 0.111
20 593 9563 28188
Spain Universidad Complutense de Madrid Universidad Complutense de Madrid Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

medicina | farmacología | neurociencia | salud mental |

67 39 0.582 173 119 0.688 13401 4926 0.368
61 1243 9573 28218
Italy Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology-Neuroscience |

67 29 0.433 130 94 0.723 12031 2786 0.232
27 1257 9669 28504
Italy Università degli Studi di Genova Università degli Studi di Genova Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology

Pharmacology | cancer stem cells | neurodegenerative diseases |

66 33 0.500 201 108 0.537 22404 9513 0.425