The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Ultra-High Field fMRI
Human Brain Research
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neural Network Modelling
Brain-Computer Interfaces
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,058
13,148
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Memory
Emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,974
17,541
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Neuroscience
Neuroanatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,085
9,011
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
social cognition
mirror neurons
social neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,394
12,112
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sleep
Circadian
Temperature
Insomnia
Light
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,361
14,975
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
multiple sclerosis
gray matter
cognition
brain
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,505
14,305
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Neuroscience of perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,687
5,854
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
neuroscience
psychiatry
gene-environment interactions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,117
14,123
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
neuroscience behaviour psychopharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,847
6,125
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
neuroscience
psychopharmacology
memory
actelycholine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,987
4,887
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Neuroscience
Complex systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,516
6,730
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,702
7,499
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,567
4,169
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Neuroscience
Ethologie
Welzijn
behaviour
pharmacologie
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,431
3,995
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Social Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,764
5,795
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Systems Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Learning and Memory
Neuroengineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,249
4,558
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,771
2,136
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Neuroscience
Auditory System
Gaze Control
Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,240
2,107
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Neuroscience
Molecular Biology
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neuroimmunology
Neurotoxins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,840
2,691
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Neural stem cells
single cell sequencing
organoid
reward system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,749
4,474
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
neuroscience
schizophrenia
adolescent development
aging
frontostriatal networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,634
3,538
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,625
3,214
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Neuroscience
aging
neurodegenerative disorders
cerebellum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,457
2,189
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Neuroscience
Sensorimotor
Cognition
Computation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,349
2,337
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eye movements
Human motor control
Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,063
2,644
0.374
Rainer Goebel
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,058
13,148
0.279
Ultra-High Field fMRI
Human Brain Research
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neural Network Modelling
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Guillén Fernández
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,974
17,541
0.390
Harry Steinbusch
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,085
9,011
0.209
Christian Keysers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,394
12,112
0.307
social cognition
mirror neurons
social neuroscience
Eus Jw Van Someren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,361
14,975
0.449
Sleep
Circadian
Temperature
Insomnia
Light
Jjg Geurts
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,505
14,305
0.469
multiple sclerosis
gray matter
cognition
brain
neuroscience
Edward De Haan
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,687
5,854
0.219
Bart Pf Rutten
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,117
14,123
0.611
neuroscience
psychiatry
gene-environment interactions
Louk Jmj Vanderschuren
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,847
6,125
0.280
neuroscience behaviour psychopharmacology
Arjan Blokland
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,987
4,887
0.272
neuroscience
psychopharmacology
memory
actelycholine
Andreas Daffertshofer
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,516
6,730
0.384
Neuroscience
Complex systems
Huib Mansvelder
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,702
7,499
0.449
Ja Gorter
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,567
4,169
0.268
Berry Spruijt
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,431
3,995
0.259
Neuroscience
Ethologie
Welzijn
behaviour
pharmacologie
Valeria Gazzola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,764
5,795
0.393
Francesco P Battaglia
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,249
4,558
0.405
Systems Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Learning and Memory
Neuroengineering
Taco J De Vries
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,771
2,136
0.198
John Van Opstal
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,240
2,107
0.228
Neuroscience
Auditory System
Gaze Control
Modeling
Eisel Ulm
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,840
2,691
0.343
Neuroscience
Molecular Biology
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neuroimmunology
Neurotoxins
Onur Basak
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,749
4,474
0.577
Neural stem cells
single cell sequencing
organoid
reward system
Matthijs Vink
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,634
3,538
0.463
neuroscience
schizophrenia
adolescent development
aging
frontostriatal networks
Federico De Martino
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,625
3,214
0.422
Dick Jaarsma
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,457
2,189
0.294
Neuroscience
aging
neurodegenerative disorders
cerebellum
Wp Medendorp
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,349
2,337
0.318
Neuroscience
Sensorimotor
Cognition
Computation
Jn Van Der Geest
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,063
2,644
0.374
Eye movements
Human motor control
Cognition