Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience Highly Cited Researchers 94 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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
Neuroimaging
MRI
Computational Neuroscience
Statistical Genetics
Biomedical Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,892
83,746
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cognitive neurology and dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,271
36,571
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,815
23,145
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
EEG
ICA
ERP
MEG
ECoG
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,734
30,424
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,549
8,940
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Neuroscience
neuroinformatics
scholarly communication
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,861
19,026
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
HIV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,875
11,571
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Comparative Neurobiology
Evolution
Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,645
2,566
0.100
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
NEUROSCI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,064
7,709
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Axon growth and regeneration
spinal cord injury
CNS repair
mouse genetics
stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,724
5,850
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
psychiatry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,545
7,009
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,624
2,711
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Neurosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,394
3,759
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Neurology
Epilepsy
Ketogenic Diet
Neuropharmacology
Autism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,249
7,181
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,573
4,914
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
neuroscience
microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,468
7,011
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
neuroscience
dynamical systems
cognition
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,665
2,340
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Neurodegeneration Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,103
3,996
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,740
3,379
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Systems neuroscience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,338
3,965
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Substance Use Disorder
Withdrawal
Neuroscience
Addiction Models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,758
3,524
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,315
1,593
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Neuroscience
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,308
3,685
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,232
1,427
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Developmental neuroscience
Cognitive development
Developmental disorders
Language and music
Neuroscience and education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,156
2,118
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
801
317
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Anders M Dale
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,892
83,746
0.409
Neuroimaging
MRI
Computational Neuroscience
Statistical Genetics
Biomedical Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,693
1,743
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Howard H Feldman
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,271
36,571
0.392
Cognitive neurology and dementia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,826
2,289
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark Ellisman
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,815
23,145
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,833
2,293
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Scott Makeig
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,734
30,424
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,899
5,641
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Roberto Malinow
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,549
8,940
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,062
7,536
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Maryann E Martone
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,861
19,026
0.503
Neuroscience
neuroinformatics
scholarly communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,710
7,835
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ronald Ellis
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,875
11,571
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,175
13,249
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Harvey Karten
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,645
2,566
0.100
Comparative Neurobiology
Evolution
Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,396
18,241
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chengbiao Wu
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,064
7,709
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,359
18,627
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Binhai Zheng
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,724
5,850
0.297
Axon growth and regeneration
spinal cord injury
CNS repair
mouse genetics
stem cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,872
18,834
360
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
William Perry
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,545
7,009
0.359
Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,825
19,953
374
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nicholas Spitzer
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,624
2,711
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,470
23,342
423
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Armin Blesch
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,394
3,759
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,160
23,610
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jong M Rho
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,249
7,181
0.442
Neurology
Epilepsy
Ketogenic Diet
Neuropharmacology
Autism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,561
26,787
470
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Martin Marsala
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,573
4,914
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,171
27,022
475
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eric A Bushong
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,468
7,011
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,165
28,848
498
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mikhail Rabinovich
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,665
2,340
0.171
neuroscience
dynamical systems
cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,589
39,653
640
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Paula Desplats
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,103
3,996
0.396
Neurodegeneration Epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,301
51,358
779
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thomas Hnasko
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,740
3,379
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,278
53,951
812
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Takaki Komiyama
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,338
3,965
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,103
58,000
851
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Olivier George
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,758
3,524
0.521
Substance Use Disorder
Withdrawal
Neuroscience
Addiction Models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,350
61,539
890
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Veronica Shubayev
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,315
1,593
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,512
61,596
891
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Daniela Boassa
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,308
3,685
0.584
Neuroscience
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,565
62,252
900
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yimin Zou
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,232
1,427
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,581
62,898
902
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tim T Brown
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,156
2,118
0.344
Developmental neuroscience
Cognitive development
Developmental disorders
Language and music
Neuroscience and education