The Top 50 Researchers Ranked By Citations To Their Scientific Articles During 1965-78 And 1973-84

RANK NAME FIELD CITATIONS 1965-78 1. GOOD R.A. Immunology 17,679 2. SCHALLY A.V.* Endocrinology 15,340 3. BRAUNWALD E. Cardiology 13,483 4. WEBER K. Biochemistry 13,427 5. FUXE K.G. Cell Biology 13,319 6. SNYDER S.H. Pharmacology 13,149 7. POPLE J.A. Chemistry 12,714 8. AXELROD J.A.* Pharmacology 12,425 9. DELUCA H.F. Biochemistry 12,090 10. KARNOVSKY M.J. Cell Biology 11,427 11. LEVY R.I. Cardiology 10,784 12. CUATRECASAS P. Biochemistry 10,543 13. OSBORN M. Cell Biology 10,376 14. KLEIN G. Immunology 10,347 15. SUTHERLAND E.W.* Pharmacology 10,297 16. BOYSE E.A. Immunology 10,159 17. VANE J.R.* Pharmacology 9,971 18. FUDENBERG H.H. Immunology 9,602 19. FREDRICKSON D.S. Genetics 9,499 20. COTTON F.A. Inorganic Chem. 9,346 21. COREY E.J. Organic Chem. 9,152 22. KUNKEL H.G. Immunology 9,134 23. TODARO G.J. Oncology 8,933 24. CROMER D.T. Physics 8,778 25. BROWN H.C.* Organic Chem. 8,756 26. BENACERRAF B.* Immunology 8,694 27. UDENFRIEND S. Biochemistry 8,641 28. ARIMURA A. Endocrinology 8,569 29. AUSTIN K.F. Immunology 8,538 30. SPIEGELMAN S. Mol. Biology 8,415 31. IVERSEN L.L. Pharmacology 8,391 32. DEWAR M.J.S. Physical Chem. 8,368 33. SONNENBLICK E.H. Cardiology 8,301 34. HOKFELT T. Neuropharmacology 8,268 35. VAN DEENAN L.L.M. Biochemistry 8,267 36. PASTAN I.H. Biochemistry 8,090 37. SCHERAGA H.A. Physical Chem. 8,062 38. GREENGARD P. Cell Biology 8,033 39. EDELMAN G.M.* Immunology 7,975 40. CONNEY A.H. Pharmacology 7,968 41. PALADE G.E.* Cell Biology 7,915 42. OLAH G.A. Organic Chem. 7,910 43. DARNELL J.E. Cell Biology 7,904 44. OLD L.J. Oncology 7,892 45. UMEZAWA H. Microbiology 7,808 46. ROSS J. Cardiology 7,756 47. DJERASSI C. Organic Chem. 7,704 48. WEINBERG S.* Physics 7,687 49. MULLER-EBERHARD H.J. Immunology 7,579 50. IBERS J.A. Inorgan. Chem. 7,575 RANK NAME FIELD CITATIONS 1973-84 1. SNYDER S.H. Pharmacology 29,339 2. SCHLOSSMAN S.F. Immunology 17,173 3. SCHALLY A.V.* Endocrinology 16,064 4. VANE J.R.* Pharmacology 15,681 5. HOKFELT T. Neuropharmacology 15,215 6. DELUCA H.F. Biochemistry 15,158 7. GOLDSTEIN J.L.* Genetics 14,773 8. HERBERMAN R.B. Oncology 14,700 9. KLEIN G. Immunology 14,244 10. SAMUELSSON B.* Biochemistry 14,117 11. CUATRECASAS P. Biochemistry 14,091 12. BROWN M.S.* Biochemistry 13,933 13. BLOOM S.R. Gastronenterology 13,781 14. GOOD R.A. Immunology 13,676 15. WEBER K. Biochemistry 13,324 16. MONCADA S. Pharmacology 13,116 17. ROTH J. Endocrinology 12,913 18. GUILLEMIN R.* Endocrinology 12,751 19. BENACERRAF B.* Immunology 12,411 20. LEFKOWITZ R.J. Pharmacology 12,408 21. COHEN S.* Biochemistry 12,080 22. THOMAS E.D. Oncology 11,518 23. AMES B.N. Biochemistry 11,018 24. VALE W. Neuroendocrinology 10,884 25. AUSTEN K.F. Immunology 10,856 26. REINHERZ E.L. Immunology 10,685 27. LEVIN W.M. Pharmacology 10,664 28. WIGZELL H.L.R. Immunology 10,645 29. LING N.C. Biochemistry 10,609 30. HERZENBERG L.A. Immunology 10,587 31. BISHOP J.M.* Virology 10,194 32. BALTIMORE D.* Mol. Biology 10,150 33. JERINA D.M. Organic Chem. 10,101 34. COSTA E. Pharmacology 10,089 35. ARIMURA A. Endocrinology 10,080 36. STROMINGER J.L. Virology 10,023 37. GALLO R.C. Virology 10,014 38. EPSTEIN S.E. Cardiology 9,673 39. LASKEY R.A. Mol. Biology 9,636 40. BOYSE E.A. Immunology 9,578 41. ORCI L. Histology 9,480 42. GREENGARD P. Cell Biology 9,474 43. STORB R.F. Immunology 9,305 44. LI C.H. Pharmacology 9,256 45. HAMBERG M. Biochemistry 9,255 46. BRADFORD M.M. Biochemistry 9,237 47. MASON D.T. Cardiology 9,177 48. PASTAN I.H. Biochemistry 9,162 49. FAUCI A.S. Immunology 9,157 50. MANIATIS T. Mol. Biology 9,051 With this first presentation of Citation Superstars, The Scientist inaugarates a new feature that will appear every month: lists of the most-cited scientists, for all of science, and for specific fields. The editors hope that this feature will prove interesting to readers and, perhaps, indicate what types of research - as well as which researchers - are reshaping the scientific landscape in specific ways. The citation counts above derive from the Institute for Scientific Information's Science Citation Index (SCI). Authors received credit for citations whether or not their names happened to be listed first. To compile such "all-author" data, only citations to paper previously indexed as source items in the SCI are recorded. The data for 1965-78 appeared some nine years ago but were then presented in alphabetical order by surname (E. Garfield, "1,000 Contemporary Scientist, vol. 5, Philadelphia, ISI, 1983, pages 269-78). The data for 1973-84 appear here for the first time. An asterisk indicates a Nobel Prize winner.

RANK	NAME	FIELD	CITATIONS 1965-78
1.	GOOD R.A.	Immunology	17,679
2.	SCHALLY A.V.*	Endocrinology	15,340
3.	BRAUNWALD E.	Cardiology	13,483
4.	WEBER K.	Biochemistry	13,427
5.	FUXE K.G.	Cell Biology	13,319
6.	SNYDER S.H.	Pharmacology	13,149
7.	POPLE J.A.	Chemistry	12,714
8.	AXELROD J.A.*	Pharmacology	12,425
9.	DELUCA H.F.	Biochemistry	12,090
10.	KARNOVSKY M.J.	Cell Biology	11,427
11.	LEVY R.I.	Cardiology	10,784
12.	CUATRECASAS P.	Biochemistry	10,543
13.	OSBORN M.	Cell Biology	10,376
14.	KLEIN G.	Immunology	10,347
15.	SUTHERLAND E.W.*	Pharmacology	10,297
16.	BOYSE E.A.	Immunology	10,159
17.	VANE J.R.*	Pharmacology	9,971
18.	FUDENBERG H.H.	Immunology	9,602
19.	FREDRICKSON D.S.	Genetics	9,499
20.	COTTON F.A.	Inorganic Chem.	9,346
21.	COREY E.J.	Organic Chem.	9,152
22.	KUNKEL H.G.	Immunology	9,134
23.	TODARO G.J.	Oncology	8,933
24.	CROMER D.T.	Physics	8,778
25.	BROWN H.C.*	Organic Chem.	8,756
26.	BENACERRAF B.*	Immunology	8,694
27.	UDENFRIEND S.	Biochemistry	8,641
28.	ARIMURA A.	Endocrinology...

The Top 50 Researchers Ranked By Citations To Their Scientific Articles During 1965-78 And 1973-84

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Feb 18, 1990

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