Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Duke University Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
spine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,598
33,785
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Neurosurgery
Immunotherapy
Neuro-oncology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,042
18,168
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
neurosurgery and neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,975
4,979
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Brain Tumors
Translational Research
Preclinical Drug Screening
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,196
5,792
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Duke University
Durham VA Medical Center
Neurosurgery Division
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,561
5,197
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Neurosurgery
Brain Tumor Immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,358
8,532
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
epilepsy
cervical spine disease
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,148
4,004
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cerebral aneurysms
Stroke
AV fistulas
AVM
carotid disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,913
4,681
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,646
2,283
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Cancer Systems Biology
Cancer Metabolism
Therapeutic Resistance
Brain Metastasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,324
9,081
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Neurosurgery
Biomaterials
Health Outcomes
Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,700
5,531
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Gene Therapy/Immune Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,577
4,477
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Neurosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,669
3,009
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
AGI
Neurosurgery
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,981
4,975
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Neurosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,768
1,929
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Brain Tumor Immunotherapy
Neurosurgery
Neuro-oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,932
2,794
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Neurosurgery
Spine Surgery
Cancer Immunotherapy
Immunometabolics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,863
1,661
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,390
1,743
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Neurosurgery
Neurological Surgery
Spine Surgery
Neuro-oncology
Clinical Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
1,048
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,494
1,195
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Neurosurgery
Brain Tumor
Critical Care Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,308
770
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Neurosurgery
Brain Tumor immunotherapy
Genetics and Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
930
671
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Neurosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
583
543
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Neurosurgery
Spine
Neuroscience
Technology
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
165
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
neurosurgery
laser ablation
robotic surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
96
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,767
3,207
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Timothy Wang
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,598
33,785
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,184
6,705
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John H Sampson
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,042
18,168
0.454
Neurosurgery
Immunotherapy
Neuro-oncology
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,237
14,941
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dennis A Turner
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,975
4,979
0.217
neurosurgery and neurobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,927
19,988
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Steve Keir
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,196
5,792
0.318
Brain Tumors
Translational Research
Preclinical Drug Screening
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,877
30,870
417
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pavan Kumar Shetty Ampar
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,561
5,197
0.414
Duke University
Durham VA Medical Center
Neurosurgery Division
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,576
34,381
464
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter E Fecci
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,358
8,532
0.751
Neurosurgery
Brain Tumor Immunotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,522
35,063
481
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michael Haglund
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,148
4,004
0.359
epilepsy
cervical spine disease
global health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,723
35,806
492
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gonzalez Lf
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,913
4,681
0.429
Cerebral aneurysms
Stroke
AV fistulas
AVM
carotid disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,380
36,760
510
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ali Osman Francis
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,646
2,283
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,708
37,898
522
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gao Zhang
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,324
9,081
0.880
Cancer Systems Biology
Cancer Metabolism
Therapeutic Resistance
Brain Metastasis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,645
40,340
561
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shivanand Nandan
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,700
5,531
0.570
Neurosurgery
Biomaterials
Health Outcomes
Innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,131
51,232
669
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Luis Sanchez Perez
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,577
4,477
0.591
Gene Therapy/Immune Oncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,492
57,430
725
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Oren N Gottfried
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,669
3,009
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,143
73,305
838
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sully F Chen|Sully Chen
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,981
4,975
0.999
AGI
Neurosurgery
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,541
90,965
960
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ranjith Babu
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,768
1,929
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,213
108,829
1,110
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Pakawat Chongsathidkiet
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,932
2,794
0.953
Brain Tumor Immunotherapy
Neurosurgery
Neuro-oncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,658
110,603
1,131
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stephen M Bergin
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,863
1,661
0.580
Neurosurgery
Spine Surgery
Cancer Immunotherapy
Immunometabolics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,803
124,742
1,229
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eric M Thompson
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,390
1,743
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,405
158,481
1,423
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chester Yarbrough
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
1,048
0.652
Neurosurgery
Neurological Surgery
Spine Surgery
Neuro-oncology
Clinical Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,340
165,080
1,481
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shervin Rahimpour
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,494
1,195
0.800
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
582,358
177,038
1,559
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jordan M Komisarow
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,308
770
0.589
Neurosurgery
Brain Tumor
Critical Care Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
704,606
207,727
1,731
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrew Hardigan
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
930
671
0.722
Neurosurgery
Brain Tumor immunotherapy
Genetics and Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
865,717
243,991
1,868
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Syed M Adil
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
583
543
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,370,447
321,127
2,150
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
David Aw Sykes
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
165
1.000
Neurosurgery
Spine
Neuroscience
Technology
Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,544,606
344,607
2,357
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Weston Ross
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
96
0.881
neurosurgery
laser ablation
robotic surgery