Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience 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 :26
Neuroscience
Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,785
20,201
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Neuroscience
antidepressants
depression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,963
34,039
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Neurodegenerative Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,890
24,576
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,851
18,662
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
neuroimmunology
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,117
31,131
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,048
17,736
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Neuroscience
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,059
38,260
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
neuroscience
metals
Alzheimer's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,737
37,992
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,191
11,677
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
neuroscience
electrophysiology
brain function
autism
early intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,284
35,149
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,254
40,719
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Cognitive neurology and dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,933
40,901
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,315
21,820
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Neuroscience
Neurogenetics
Mouse
Genetics
Circadian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,340
31,784
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Genetics
Cognition
Alzheimer's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,192
49,180
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Neuroscience and Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,694
47,206
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
neuroscience
biophysics
neurotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,268
36,452
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Neuroscience
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,978
20,397
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,445
43,556
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Neuroscience
Neurology
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,075
24,830
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Emotions
Brain
Psychiatry
Consciousness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,002
23,578
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Alzheimer's disease
genetics
therapeutic target
amyloid ß protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,617
25,889
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,519
19,877
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,375
21,330
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Neuroscience
anatomy
brain
mental Illness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,886
16,455
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,716
80
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Wolf Singer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,785
20,201
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,928
1,400
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Ronald S Duman
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,963
34,039
0.331
Neuroscience
antidepressants
depression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,030
1,449
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Stuart Lipton
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,890
24,576
0.244
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Neurodegenerative Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,088
1,479
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Michael A Moskowitz
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,851
18,662
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,204
1,535
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
David Hafler
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,117
31,131
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,211
1,539
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Pasko Rakic
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,048
17,736
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,352
187
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Maurizio Corbetta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,059
38,260
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,368
1,612
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Ashley Bush
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,737
37,992
0.397
neuroscience
metals
Alzheimer's disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,399
1,626
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Larry Swanson
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,191
11,677
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,544
1,682
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Geraldine Dawson
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,284
35,149
0.377
neuroscience
electrophysiology
brain function
autism
early intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,610
294
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
David J Nutt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,254
40,719
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,703
1,758
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Howard H Feldman
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,933
40,901
0.450
Cognitive neurology and dementia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,827
1,824
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Steven F Maier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,315
21,820
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,902
1,858
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Joseph S Takahashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,340
31,784
0.360
Neuroscience
Neurogenetics
Mouse
Genetics
Circadian
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,914
1,861
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Andrew Saykin
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,192
49,180
0.558
Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Genetics
Cognition
Alzheimer's disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,035
1,916
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Scott L Pomeroy
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,694
47,206
0.545
Neuroscience and Cancer Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,072
1,929
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Svoboda K And Svoboda Karel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,268
36,452
0.423
neuroscience
biophysics
neurotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,153
340
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Richard GM Morris
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,978
20,397
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,272
65
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Giovanni B Frisoni
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,445
43,556
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,306
2,043
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Mark D Esposito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,075
24,830
0.299
Neuroscience
Neurology
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,313
2,047
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jaak Panksepp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,002
23,578
0.284
Emotions
Brain
Psychiatry
Consciousness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,343
2,068
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Steven G Younkin
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,617
25,889
0.313
Alzheimer's disease
genetics
therapeutic target
amyloid ß protein
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,348
2,072
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Huda Akil
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,519
19,877
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,367
2,083
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Morgan Sheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,375
21,330
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,411
2,104
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Stanley J Watson
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,886
16,455
0.201
Neuroscience
anatomy
brain
mental Illness