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Top Biochemistry (Medicine) Researchers

Amirhossein Sahebkar ranks first, out of 4,397 ranked researchers.

Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 15 works, and an institution the snapshot can resolve.

The ranking

  1. 1 Amirhossein Sahebkar Iran · #123 worldwide 5.6k citations · 243 works
  2. 2 Walter C. Willett United States · #154 worldwide 6.8k citations · 360 works
  3. 3 Dariush Mozaffarian United States · #186 worldwide 5.2k citations · 120 works
  4. 4 Barry Halliwell United Kingdom · #215 worldwide 4k citations · 147 works
  5. 5 Nizal Sarrafzadegan Iran · #574 worldwide 2.8k citations · 104 works
  6. 6 Giuseppe Grosso Italy · #746 worldwide 4.2k citations · 97 works
  7. 7 Tommi Vasankari Finland · #1,193 worldwide 6.9k citations · 84 works
  8. 8 Meir J. Stampfer United States · #1,463 worldwide 2.2k citations · 154 works
  9. 9 Bruce N. Ames United States · #1,485 worldwide 4.7k citations · 81 works
  10. 10 Eric B. Rimm United States · #1,617 worldwide 2.9k citations · 168 works
  11. 11 Rosa M. Lamuela‐Raventós Spain · #1,762 worldwide 3.5k citations · 81 works
  12. 12 Julie E. Buring United States · #2,217 worldwide 1.8k citations · 149 works
  13. 13 Stefan Lorkowski Germany · #2,425 worldwide 4.7k citations · 70 works
  14. 14 Frank B. Hu United States · #2,631 worldwide 3.5k citations · 237 works
  15. 15 Russell P. Tracy United States · #2,655 worldwide 1.8k citations · 141 works
  16. 16 Eduarda Fernandes Portugal · #2,850 worldwide 4.4k citations · 67 works
  17. 17 Eugene H. Blackstone United States · #2,855 worldwide 1.4k citations · 133 works
  18. 18 Connie M. Weaver United States · #3,114 worldwide 1.6k citations · 95 works
  19. 19 Joseph L. Witztum United States · #3,154 worldwide 1.7k citations · 88 works
  20. 20 Yves Boirie‌ France · #3,328 worldwide 1.7k citations · 153 works
  21. 21 Javad Sharifi‐Rad Ecuador · #3,936 worldwide 1.4k citations · 87 works
  22. 22 Kay‐Tee Khaw United Kingdom · #4,038 worldwide 2.3k citations · 178 works
  23. 23 Simin Liu United States · #4,172 worldwide 2.6k citations · 246 works
  24. 24 Daniel Steinberg United States · #4,260 worldwide 1.6k citations · 107 works
  25. 25 William J. Blot United States · #4,317 worldwide 1.4k citations · 117 works
  26. 26 David M. Pereira Portugal · #4,508 worldwide 6.1k citations · 59 works
  27. 27 Nader Rifai United States · #4,523 worldwide 1.4k citations · 72 works
  28. 28 Henrik Kehlet Denmark · #5,149 worldwide 1.4k citations · 202 works
  29. 29 Daniel J. Rader United States · #5,568 worldwide 2.2k citations · 190 works
  30. 30 Penny M. Kris‐Etherton United States · #5,635 worldwide 1.7k citations · 123 works
  31. 31 Delos M. Cosgrove United States · #5,784 worldwide 815 citations · 77 works
  32. 32 Robert B. Wallace United States · #5,797 worldwide 1.9k citations · 184 works
  33. 33 Garret A. FitzGerald United States · #5,823 worldwide 1.4k citations · 126 works
  34. 34 Hinrich Gronemeyer France · #5,860 worldwide 1.1k citations · 69 works
  35. 35 Paul S. Myles Australia · #6,055 worldwide 935 citations · 88 works
  36. 36 Donna Spiegelman United States · #6,399 worldwide 1.6k citations · 121 works
  37. 37 Jeffrey B. Harborne United Kingdom · #6,462 worldwide 1.8k citations · 196 works
  38. 38 Edward L. Giovannucci United States · #6,474 worldwide 3k citations · 336 works
  39. 39 Poonam Singh Nee Nigam United Kingdom · #6,567 worldwide 1.6k citations · 57 works
  40. 40 JoAnn E. Manson United States · #6,766 worldwide 4k citations · 337 works
  41. 41 Lena M. Napolitano United States · #7,013 worldwide 868 citations · 85 works
  42. 42 William W. Adams United States · #7,432 worldwide 1.3k citations · 64 works
  43. 43 John M.C. Gutteridge United Kingdom · #7,466 worldwide 2.1k citations · 53 works
  44. 44 Hector F. DeLuca United States · #7,871 worldwide 2.6k citations · 217 works
  45. 45 Richard A. Dixon United States · #7,901 worldwide 1.3k citations · 63 works
  46. 46 Jianbo Xiao Spain · #7,943 worldwide 1.5k citations · 118 works
  47. 47 İlkay Erdoğan Orhan Türkiye · #8,104 worldwide 923 citations · 68 works
  48. 48 Farid Chemat France · #8,239 worldwide 879 citations · 77 works
  49. 49 Mark Crowther Canada · #8,390 worldwide 981 citations · 86 works
  50. 50 Martin S. Tallman United States · #8,582 worldwide 1.1k citations · 153 works
  51. 51 S.N. Naik India · #8,721 worldwide 1.2k citations · 68 works
  52. 52 Vernon L. Singleton United States · #8,946 worldwide 3.6k citations · 49 works
  53. 53 Bernard Rosner United States · #9,842 worldwide 1.8k citations · 182 works
  54. 54 Daan Kromhout Netherlands · #9,898 worldwide 876 citations · 83 works
  55. 55 Maria Daglia Italy · #9,968 worldwide 1.3k citations · 50 works
  56. 56 Catherine Rice‐Evans United Kingdom · #10,038 worldwide 6.3k citations · 47 works
  57. 57 Hans Pópper United States · #10,069 worldwide 759 citations · 132 works
  58. 58 Jorge M. David Brazil · #10,077 worldwide 557 citations · 73 works
  59. 59 Gary Williamson United Kingdom · #10,486 worldwide 1k citations · 76 works
  60. 60 Thomas Hofmann Germany · #10,717 worldwide 3.5k citations · 437 works
  61. 61 Eric A. Decker United States · #11,129 worldwide 1.2k citations · 89 works
  62. 62 Pier Mannuccio Mannucci Italy · #11,166 worldwide 1.2k citations · 138 works
  63. 63 Hua‐Bin Li China · #11,269 worldwide 974 citations · 53 works
  64. 64 Aaron R. Folsom United States · #11,318 worldwide 1.1k citations · 139 works
  65. 65 Daniel O. Stram United States · #11,403 worldwide 996 citations · 80 works
  66. 66 Daniela Călina Romania · #11,827 worldwide 1.1k citations · 48 works
  67. 67 Ian Roberts United Kingdom · #11,870 worldwide 608 citations · 68 works
  68. 68 Helmut Sies Germany · #12,033 worldwide 2k citations · 155 works
  69. 69 Michael Heinrich United Kingdom · #12,313 worldwide 964 citations · 138 works
  70. 70 David C. Dale United States · #12,360 worldwide 599 citations · 81 works
  71. 71 Kenneth H. Brown United States · #12,454 worldwide 1k citations · 89 works
  72. 72 Olga Martín‐Belloso Spain · #12,731 worldwide 1.3k citations · 104 works
  73. 73 Christian Gluud Denmark · #12,827 worldwide 1.2k citations · 169 works
  74. 74 Anupam Bishayee United States · #12,944 worldwide 944 citations · 49 works
  75. 75 Warren M. Zapol United States · #13,099 worldwide 535 citations · 60 works
  76. 76 Augustin Scalbert France · #13,467 worldwide 784 citations · 81 works
  77. 77 Fereidoon Shahidi Canada · #13,603 worldwide 2.2k citations · 188 works
  78. 78 Graham G. Giles Australia · #13,851 worldwide 2k citations · 259 works
  79. 79 Jean‐Louis Vincent Belgium · #14,427 worldwide 3.1k citations · 514 works
  80. 80 Ricardo Uauy Chile · #15,543 worldwide 675 citations · 86 works
  81. 81 A. Sanches‐Silva Portugal · #15,691 worldwide 892 citations · 116 works
  82. 82 Da‐Wen Sun Ireland · #15,908 worldwide 2.4k citations · 185 works
  83. 83 Luca Rastrelli Italy · #16,027 worldwide 850 citations · 44 works
  84. 84 Nicole P. Juffermans Netherlands · #16,109 worldwide 582 citations · 47 works
  85. 85 Ronald Klein United States · #16,287 worldwide 1.8k citations · 249 works
  86. 86 Al L. Tappel United States · #16,616 worldwide 1.1k citations · 88 works
  87. 87 DeWitt S. Goodman United States · #16,933 worldwide 710 citations · 56 works
  88. 88 Philippe Amouyel France · #17,762 worldwide 1.3k citations · 183 works
  89. 89 David R. Jacobs United States · #18,183 worldwide 2.4k citations · 327 works
  90. 90 Peter H. Wiernik United States · #19,240 worldwide 811 citations · 116 works
  91. 91 Demetrius Albanes United States · #19,550 worldwide 1.1k citations · 161 works
  92. 92 Ernst L. Wynder United States · #19,615 worldwide 565 citations · 63 works
  93. 93 Meinhart H. Zenk Germany · #19,780 worldwide 637 citations · 81 works
  94. 94 Gary E. Goodman United States · #20,130 worldwide 531 citations · 44 works
  95. 95 Joseph Loscalzo United States · #20,565 worldwide 1.3k citations · 150 works
  96. 96 John P. Kane United States · #20,591 worldwide 497 citations · 65 works
  97. 97 Francesca Giampieri Italy · #21,170 worldwide 975 citations · 40 works
  98. 98 John M. Pezzuto United States · #21,285 worldwide 730 citations · 68 works
  99. 99 Iris F. F. Benzie Hong Kong · #21,302 worldwide 3.7k citations · 37 works
  100. 100 Nicoletta Pellegrini Italy · #21,350 worldwide 3.9k citations · 37 works

authors from the 6,000 highest-output in Biochemistry, re-ranked on the composite score. Author identities come from OpenAlex disambiguation and inherit its errors: a merged record can put one name over two people’s work, and a split one can halve a career. Every row links out to the OpenAlex record so the underlying claim is checkable, and anything that looks wrong can be reported from the row. That report files a correction against the bibliographic record for a human to review — it is not a removal or delisting request, and no such route exists yet.

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