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United States 857 Scientists H-Index Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology Rankings - 2025
Measure your academic influence with the AD Scientific Index 2025 H-Index Rankings.
These rankings provide a comprehensive evaluation of scientific performance by combining total and recent 6-year h-index values, offering insight into both research productivity and long-term impact. The h-index balances quantity with quality, highlighting sustained academic excellence. Rankings are continuously updated in near real-time to reflect the latest scholarly activity across countries, institutions, and 211 academic fields. Premium Membership unlocks deeper analytics, dynamic ranking tools, and personalized trend visualizations.
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Signal Transductio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283
129
0.456
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
Depression
Psychopharmacology
CNS Clinical Trial
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
85
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
Neuropharmacology
serotonin receptors
chemical biology
GPCRs
psychedelic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
97
0.638
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
cell signaling
G proteins
GPCRs
cancer
precision immunotherap
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
67
0.441
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
Physiology
Pharmacology
Cardiology
Biochemistry
Computational Modelin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
64
0.454
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
drug discovery
pharmacology
cardiovascular disease
GPCRs
oxidative stres
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
78
0.565
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
Cancer Biolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
74
0.540
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Vascular Biology
Pharmacology
Nitric Oxid
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
59
0.434
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
neuroscience and neuropharmacolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
39
0.305
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
pain
opioid
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
58
0.457
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
Translational Medicine
Pharmacology
Surger
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
58
0.460
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
Apoptosis
Anti-cancer drug
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
54
0.435
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Immunology
Infectious Diseas
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
73
0.603
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
Molecular pharmacology
Biochemistry
Cell biology
Signal Transductio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
46
0.387
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
Hormone Action
Molecular Pharmacology
Drug Developmen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
51
0.451
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
Human psychopharmacology
addiction
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
61
0.550
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
neuropharmacology addictio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
43
0.387
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
Ion channels
Channelopathie
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
53
0.491
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
Neuropharmacolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
49
0.485
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
Pain Physiology and Pharmacolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
37
0.381
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
lipid signalin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
37
0.416
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
proteases
cancer
breast cance
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
32
0.364
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Alzheimer’s Disease
Cardio-Oncology
Drug Repurposing
Network Medicine
Systems Pharmacolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
76
0.874
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Pharmacolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
41
0.471
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
42
0.488
Michael Karin
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283
129
0.456
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Signal Transductio
Fava, M
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
85
0.500
Depression
Psychopharmacology
CNS Clinical Trial
Bl Roth
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
97
0.638
Neuropharmacology
serotonin receptors
chemical biology
GPCRs
psychedelic
J Silvio Gutkind
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
67
0.441
cell signaling
G proteins
GPCRs
cancer
precision immunotherap
Donald Bers
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
64
0.454
Physiology
Pharmacology
Cardiology
Biochemistry
Computational Modelin
Pal Pacher
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
78
0.565
drug discovery
pharmacology
cardiovascular disease
GPCRs
oxidative stres
Neal Rosen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
74
0.540
William C Sessa
Yale University
New Haven, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
59
0.434
Vascular Biology
Pharmacology
Nitric Oxid
William C De Groat
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
39
0.305
neuroscience and neuropharmacolog
Frank Porreca
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
58
0.457
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Walter J Koch
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
58
0.460
Translational Medicine
Pharmacology
Surger
Scott Kaufmann
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
54
0.435
Apoptosis
Anti-cancer drug
Thomas Hartung
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
73
0.603
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Immunology
Infectious Diseas
Paul A Insel
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
46
0.387
Molecular pharmacology
Biochemistry
Cell biology
Signal Transductio
Donald P Mcdonnell
Duke University
Durham, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
51
0.451
Hormone Action
Molecular Pharmacology
Drug Developmen
Harriet De Wit
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
61
0.550
Human psychopharmacology
addiction
R Adron Harris
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
43
0.387
neuropharmacology addictio
Alfred L George Jr
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
53
0.491
Ion channels
Channelopathie
Sergi Ferre
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
49
0.485
Gary J Bennett
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
37
0.381
Pain Physiology and Pharmacolog
Michael Frohman
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
37
0.416
Bonnie F Sloane
Wayne State University
Detroit, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
32
0.364
proteases
cancer
breast cance
Feixiong Cheng
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
76
0.874
Alzheimer’s Disease
Cardio-Oncology
Drug Repurposing
Network Medicine
Systems Pharmacolog
Daniela Salvemini
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
41
0.471
Kenneth D Tew
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
42
0.488