Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
AfricaMedical and Health Sciences / Neurology Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stroke
Neurorehabilitation
Neurogenetics
Non-communicable diseases
Population health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,222
150,509
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Neurology
Neuroscience
Ageing Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,276
72,185
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Movement disorders
PD
HD
Neurosonology
Cognition & Dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,432
43,171
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cyber Security for Cyber Physical Systems
Information Systems Security
Industrial Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,779
20,478
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neurology
Neuroscience
Neurogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,618
1,514
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Neurology
Stroke
Cardiovascular diseases
M ulcerans Disease
HIV medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,647
7,624
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,208
5,704
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paediatric Neurology
Clinical Tropical Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,510
3,686
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
neurology
telemedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,664
2,059
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Professor (Neurology/Internal Medicine)
Movement Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
Parkinson’s Disease
Dementias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,243
4,886
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
mental & neurological health
epidemiology
Africa
longitudinal research methodology
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,371
4,265
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stroke Epidemiology
Stroke Risk factors
Predictors of Stroke Outcome
General Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,878
4,046
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
HIV-associated neurological infections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,357
2,584
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
myasthenia gravis
motor neuron disease
inherited neuromuscular disease
HIV-associated neuromuscular disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,209
2,723
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,122
2,176
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
neurology
epilepsy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,697
543
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
pediatric neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,653
1,773
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
neurology and neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,431
1,374
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,414
1,828
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
stroke and neurointervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,401
1,727
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
epilepsy
child neurology
movements disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,397
1,842
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Multiple Sclerosis
Headache
Neuroepidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,101
1,524
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,791
680
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Clinical Trials - Oncology - Chronic Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,777
1,542
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stroke
epilepsy
dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,776
763
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,176
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mayowa Owolabi
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,222
150,509
0.911
Stroke
Neurorehabilitation
Neurogenetics
Non-communicable diseases
Population health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,718
7
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rufus Akinyemi
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,276
72,185
0.911
Neurology
Neuroscience
Ageing Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,051
21
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shaimaa El-Jaafary
Cairo University
Giza, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,432
43,171
0.972
Movement disorders
PD
HD
Neurosonology
Cognition & Dementia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,445
47
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ali Shalash
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,779
20,478
0.986
Cyber Security for Cyber Physical Systems
Information Systems Security
Industrial Informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,980
9
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mongi Ben Hamida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,618
1,514
0.143
Neurology
Neuroscience
Neurogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,606
24
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fred Stephen Sarfo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,647
7,624
0.790
Neurology
Stroke
Cardiovascular diseases
M ulcerans Disease
HIV medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,163
461
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jo Wilmshurst
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,208
5,704
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,719
11
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard Idro
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,510
3,686
0.491
Paediatric Neurology
Clinical Tropical Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,970
8
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Victor Patterson
University of Khartoum
Khartoum, Sudan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,664
2,059
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,698
108
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Njideka Okubadejo
University of Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,243
4,886
0.783
Professor (Neurology/Internal Medicine)
Movement Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
Parkinson’s Disease
Dementias
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,031
792
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ryan G. Wagner
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,371
4,265
0.794
mental & neurological health
epidemiology
Africa
longitudinal research methodology
health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,894
172
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kolawole Wasiu Wahab
University of Ilorin
Ilorin, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,878
4,046
0.829
Stroke Epidemiology
Stroke Risk factors
Predictors of Stroke Outcome
General Neurology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,271
977
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Suzaan Marais
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,357
2,584
0.593
HIV-associated neurological infections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,840
1,013
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jeannine M Heckmann
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,209
2,723
0.647
myasthenia gravis
motor neuron disease
inherited neuromuscular disease
HIV-associated neuromuscular disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,282
781
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Laila Selim
Cairo University
Giza, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,122
2,176
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,893
20
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tahir Obeid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,697
543
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,432
9
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Majdi Kara
University of Tripoli
Tripoli, Libya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,653
1,773
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,436
1,112
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Noha M Abo Elfetoh
Assiut University
Asyut, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,431
1,374
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,476
1,120
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tarek Rageh
Assiut University
Asyut, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,414
1,828
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,057
1,132
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ossama Mansour
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,401
1,727
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,505
137
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chahnez Charfi Triki
Université de Sfax
Sfax, Tunisia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,397
1,842
0.768
epilepsy
child neurology
movements disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
425,219
1,355
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Samar Farouk Ahmed
Minia University
Minya, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,101
1,524
0.725
Multiple Sclerosis
Headache
Neuroepidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,004
1,653
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ramez Reda Moustafa
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,791
680
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,439
1,668
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hussien Ahmed H Abdelgawad
Zagazig University
Sharqia, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,777
1,542
0.868
Clinical Trials - Oncology - Chronic Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,741
941
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Salawu Abdulfatai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,776
763
0.430