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
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,705
21,956
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
NEUROSCIENCE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,418
2,025
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Neurosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,614
1,208
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neurosciences
neurosurgery
neurooncology
skull-base
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,743
2,413
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neuroscience
Diabetic Retinopathy
Vitreous
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,958
954
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,940
965
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Neuroscience
Prophetic medicine
alternative
complementary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,787
929
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Neuroscience
Sensory Systems
Inhibition
Electrophysiology
Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,657
1,102
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
First interest
Second interest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,132
530
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Neurosciences
Energetic metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,005
675
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Neuroscience
Obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
656
299
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neuroimaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475
264
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
43
0.279
Pierre Magistretti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,705
21,956
0.350
Ajmal Ahmad
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,418
2,025
0.458
Abdulmonem Alhayani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,614
1,208
0.334
Abdulrazag Ajlan
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,743
2,413
0.880
Neurosciences
neurosurgery
neurooncology
skull-base
Mohammad Mairaj Siddiquei
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,958
954
0.487
Neuroscience
Diabetic Retinopathy
Vitreous
Ophthalmology
Shalini Saggu
University of Tabuk
Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,940
965
0.497
Bassem Sheikh
Taibah University
Medina, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,787
929
0.520
Neuroscience
Prophetic medicine
alternative
complementary
Leena Ali Ibrahim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,657
1,102
0.665
Neuroscience
Sensory Systems
Inhibition
Electrophysiology
Imaging
Sami Algaidi
Taibah University
Medina, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,132
530
0.468
First interest
Second interest
Arnaud Tauffenberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,005
675
0.672
Neurosciences
Energetic metabolism
Talay Yar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
656
299
0.456
Jamaan Alghamdi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475
264
0.556
Mehmet Akif Coskun
Alfaisal University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
43
0.279