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Highly Cited Researchers

North America Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery Highly Cited Researchers 1.189 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

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.

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Total 1.189 scientists, 98 country, 850 institution
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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3,304
World Rank
United States
1,557
Country Rank
University of Chicago Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery | stroke | vascular biology | cerebral hemorrhage | vascular malformations of the brai

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    102,054
  • Last 6 Years
    33,969
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.333
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Rankings

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3,348
World Rank
United States
1,572
Country Rank
University of Florida Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    101,356
  • Last 6 Years
    52,152
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.515
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Rankings

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4,793
World Rank
United States
2,262
Country Rank
Emory University Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Cancer Research | Oncology | brain tumors | neurooncolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    82,756
  • Last 6 Years
    47,336
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.572
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Rankings

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5,293
World Rank
United States
2,493
Country Rank
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Logo
26
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery | Neuro-oncology | Brain Tumors | Cancer Genomic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    78,001
  • Last 6 Years
    31,810
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.408
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Rankings

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7,449
World Rank
United States
3,510
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
56
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    63,303
  • Last 6 Years
    32,018
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.506
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Rankings

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7,861
World Rank
United States
3,714
Country Rank
University of Virginia Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
neurosurgery | neurology | endocrinolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    61,307
  • Last 6 Years
    9,116
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.149
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Rankings

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9,127
World Rank
United States
4,317
Country Rank
University of Miami Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery | Endovascula

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    55,851
  • Last 6 Years
    34,822
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.623
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Rankings

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9,503
World Rank
United States
4,479
Country Rank
University of California San Francisco Logo
51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
traumatic brain injury | precision medicine | neurosurgery | neurocritical car

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    54,471
  • Last 6 Years
    26,772
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.491
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Rankings

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9,664
World Rank
United States
4,557
Country Rank
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery | Stroke | Neurology | Neuroradiology | Angiogenesi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    53,931
  • Last 6 Years
    37,996
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.705
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Rankings

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10,812
World Rank
Canada
424
Country Rank
Hospital for Sick Children Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
brain tumour biology | neurosurger

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,994
  • Last 6 Years
    16,781
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.336
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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10,864
World Rank
United States
5,129
Country Rank
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Logo
55
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,869
  • Last 6 Years
    27,492
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.551
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Rankings

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11,879
World Rank
United States
5,599
Country Rank
Henry Ford Hospital Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,224
  • Last 6 Years
    35,173
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.745
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Rankings

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12,782
World Rank
United States
5,997
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
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

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,186
  • Last 6 Years
    20,231
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.448
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Rankings

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14,154
World Rank
United States
6,633
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
97
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery | Immunotherapy | Neuro-oncology | Immunolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,428
  • Last 6 Years
    18,003
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.424
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Rankings

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15,201
World Rank
United States
7,112
Country Rank
Pennsylvania State University Logo
47
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
brain iron metabolism | mechanisms of iron homeostasis in the brai

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,649
  • Last 6 Years
    11,532
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.284
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Rankings

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16,100
World Rank
United States
7,508
Country Rank
University of California Los Angeles Logo
164
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Brain Tumors | Brain Cancer | Neurosurgical Oncolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    39,158
  • Last 6 Years
    15,999
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.409
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Rankings

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16,165
World Rank
United States
7,534
Country Rank
Baylor College of Medicine Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    39,053
  • Last 6 Years
    13,218
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.338
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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16,824
World Rank
United States
7,866
Country Rank
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Neurosurgical Oncology | Neurosurgery | Drug Delivery Technology | Clinical Trial

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,033
  • Last 6 Years
    21,111
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.555
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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17,437
World Rank
United States
8,110
Country Rank
University of Pennsylvania Logo
137
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Traumatic Brain Injury | Concussion | Neurorepair | Diffuse Axonal Injur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    37,203
  • Last 6 Years
    11,754
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.316
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Rankings

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19,496
World Rank
United States
8,993
Country Rank
Providence Health & Services Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Clinical Neuroscience | Surgical Robotics | AI-Enhanced application

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,610
  • Last 6 Years
    7,183
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.208
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Rankings

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19,619
World Rank
United States
9,055
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
534
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery | Cerebrovacular surgery | Endovascula

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,477
  • Last 6 Years
    11,754
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.341
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Rankings

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19,759
World Rank
United States
9,115
Country Rank
Columbia University New York Logo
203
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,304
  • Last 6 Years
    10,680
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.311
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Rankings

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20,749
World Rank
United States
9,543
Country Rank
Northwestern University Logo
71
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    33,214
  • Last 6 Years
    16,959
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.511
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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21,253
World Rank
United States
9,758
Country Rank
M D Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas Logo
71
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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21,456
World Rank
United States
9,840
Country Rank
University of Virginia Logo
49
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    32,534
  • Last 6 Years
    15,478
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.476
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