Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

3,304
World Rank

1,557
Country Rank

15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery | stroke | vascular biology | cerebral hemorrhage | vascular malformations of the brai
Neurosurgery | stroke | vascular biology | cerebral hemorrhage | vascular malformations of the brai
Citation Metrics
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Total102,054
-
Last 6 Years33,969
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.333
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

3,348
World Rank

1,572
Country Rank

15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
-
Total101,356
-
Last 6 Years52,152
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.515
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

4,793
World Rank

2,262
Country Rank

13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
-
Total82,756
-
Last 6 Years47,336
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.572
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

5,293
World Rank

2,493
Country Rank

26
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery | Neuro-oncology | Brain Tumors | Cancer Genomic
Neurosurgery | Neuro-oncology | Brain Tumors | Cancer Genomic
Citation Metrics
-
Total78,001
-
Last 6 Years31,810
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.408
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

7,449
World Rank

3,510
Country Rank

56
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
-
Total63,303
-
Last 6 Years32,018
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.506
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

7,861
World Rank

3,714
Country Rank

23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
-
Total61,307
-
Last 6 Years9,116
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.149
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

9,127
World Rank

4,317
Country Rank

12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
-
Total55,851
-
Last 6 Years34,822
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.623
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

9,503
World Rank

4,479
Country Rank

51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
traumatic brain injury | precision medicine | neurosurgery | neurocritical car
traumatic brain injury | precision medicine | neurosurgery | neurocritical car
Citation Metrics
-
Total54,471
-
Last 6 Years26,772
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.491
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

9,664
World Rank

4,557
Country Rank

9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery | Stroke | Neurology | Neuroradiology | Angiogenesi
Neurosurgery | Stroke | Neurology | Neuroradiology | Angiogenesi
Citation Metrics
-
Total53,931
-
Last 6 Years37,996
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.705
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

10,812
World Rank

424
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
-
Total49,994
-
Last 6 Years16,781
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.336
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

10,864
World Rank

5,129
Country Rank

55
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
-
Total49,869
-
Last 6 Years27,492
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.551
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

11,879
World Rank

5,599
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
-
Total47,224
-
Last 6 Years35,173
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.745
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

12,782
World Rank

5,997
Country Rank

396
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery | Exosomes and Biomarkers | Brain Tumors | Brain Aneurysms and AVMs | CAR-T cell
Neurosurgery | Exosomes and Biomarkers | Brain Tumors | Brain Aneurysms and AVMs | CAR-T cell
Citation Metrics
-
Total45,186
-
Last 6 Years20,231
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.448
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

14,154
World Rank

6,633
Country Rank

97
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery | Immunotherapy | Neuro-oncology | Immunolog
Neurosurgery | Immunotherapy | Neuro-oncology | Immunolog
Citation Metrics
-
Total42,428
-
Last 6 Years18,003
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.424
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

15,201
World Rank

7,112
Country Rank

47
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
brain iron metabolism | mechanisms of iron homeostasis in the brai
brain iron metabolism | mechanisms of iron homeostasis in the brai
Citation Metrics
-
Total40,649
-
Last 6 Years11,532
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.284
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

16,100
World Rank

7,508
Country Rank

164
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
-
Total39,158
-
Last 6 Years15,999
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.409
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

16,165
World Rank

7,534
Country Rank

22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
-
Total39,053
-
Last 6 Years13,218
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.338
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

16,824
World Rank

7,866
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Neurosurgical Oncology | Neurosurgery | Drug Delivery Technology | Clinical Trial
Neurosurgical Oncology | Neurosurgery | Drug Delivery Technology | Clinical Trial
Citation Metrics
-
Total38,033
-
Last 6 Years21,111
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.555
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

17,437
World Rank

8,110
Country Rank

137
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Traumatic Brain Injury | Concussion | Neurorepair | Diffuse Axonal Injur
Traumatic Brain Injury | Concussion | Neurorepair | Diffuse Axonal Injur
Citation Metrics
-
Total37,203
-
Last 6 Years11,754
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.316
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

19,496
World Rank

8,993
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Clinical Neuroscience | Surgical Robotics | AI-Enhanced application
Clinical Neuroscience | Surgical Robotics | AI-Enhanced application
Citation Metrics
-
Total34,610
-
Last 6 Years7,183
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.208
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

19,619
World Rank

9,055
Country Rank

534
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
-
Total34,477
-
Last 6 Years11,754
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.341
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

19,759
World Rank

9,115
Country Rank

203
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
-
Total34,304
-
Last 6 Years10,680
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.311
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

20,749
World Rank

9,543
Country Rank

71
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
-
Total33,214
-
Last 6 Years16,959
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.511
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

21,253
World Rank

9,758
Country Rank

71
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
-
Total32,717
-
Last 6 Years16,990
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.519
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

21,456
World Rank

9,840
Country Rank

49
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
-
Total32,534
-
Last 6 Years15,478
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.476