Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of California San Diego 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
sleep
ion channels
synaptic plasticity
nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,025
1,890
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Neuroscience
Music
Rhythm
Development
Sensorimotor Integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,467
2,711
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,928
2,035
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,987
460
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Neuroscience
stem cells
disease modeling
neurodevelopment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,911
2,910
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,406
1,207
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,755
2,268
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Neurosciences
Alzheimer's disease
synaptic plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,506
830
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Neuroscience
Neuropsychopharmacology
Cognition
Drug Depenendece
HIV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,460
561
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
neuroscience
circadian biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,387
696
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Neuroscience
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,348
785
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Neuroscience
stem cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,291
1,465
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Clinical and cognitive neurosciences
electroencephalogram (EEG)
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,261
1,635
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Neuroscience
Human Stem Cells
Neurodegeneration
Disease modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,241
725
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Neuroscience & education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,124
1,901
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Neuroscience
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,104
831
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,045
1,023
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Neuroscience
Psychiatry
Plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
1,289
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
embodied cognition
brain-computer interfaces
mobile brain-body imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,710
1,195
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Neuroscience
Neurogenetics
Mosaicism
Electrophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,710
1,171
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Neuroscience
Epilepsy
Parkinson's
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,683
843
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Neuroscience
stem cells
microglia
autism
Zika
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,652
1,430
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Neuroscience
Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,622
1,024
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Neurology
Neurophysiology
Hypoxia
intraoperative monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,591
445
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
neurosciences
neuropharmacology
optogenetics
drug addiction
neural circuits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,525
1,142
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,660
63,041
907
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
William Joiner
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,025
1,890
0.314
neuroscience
sleep
ion channels
synaptic plasticity
nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,794
68,295
959
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
John Iversen
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,467
2,711
0.496
Neuroscience
Music
Rhythm
Development
Sensorimotor Integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,835
74,334
1,026
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Chitra D Mandyam
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,928
2,035
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,211
87,691
1,146
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Arshavsky Yi
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,987
460
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,531
88,957
1,159
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Cleber A Trujillo
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,911
2,910
0.744
Neuroscience
stem cells
disease modeling
neurodevelopment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,196
98,396
1,257
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Kiriana Cowansage
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,406
1,207
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,815
114,039
1,408
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Gwendolyn E Kaeser
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,755
2,268
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,739
121,527
1,490
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Kim Dore
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,506
830
0.331
Neurosciences
Alzheimer's disease
synaptic plasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,025
122,988
1,501
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Svetlana Semenova
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,460
561
0.228
Neuroscience
Neuropsychopharmacology
Cognition
Drug Depenendece
HIV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,855
125,382
1,525
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Cindy Yu Hsin Liu
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,387
696
0.292
neuroscience
circadian biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,671
126,717
1,539
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Desirée L Salazar
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,348
785
0.334
Neuroscience
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,820
128,639
1,553
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Isabella Fernandes
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,291
1,465
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,678
129,668
1,564
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Makoto Miyakoshi
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,261
1,635
0.723
Clinical and cognitive neurosciences
electroencephalogram (EEG)
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,442
130,452
1,569
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Angels Almenar-Queralt
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,241
725
0.324
Neuroscience
Human Stem Cells
Neurodegeneration
Disease modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421,765
134,915
1,610
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Ashley Juavinett
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,124
1,901
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,844
135,778
1,619
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Francesca Telese
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,104
831
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,732
138,250
1,641
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Carsten Pfeffer
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,045
1,023
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,735
148,993
1,749
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Dhakshin S Ramanathan
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
1,289
0.715
Neuroscience
Psychiatry
Plasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,256
153,540
1,785
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Johanna Wagner
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,710
1,195
0.699
embodied cognition
brain-computer interfaces
mobile brain-body imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,260
153,542
1,786
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Changuk Chung
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,710
1,171
0.685
Neuroscience
Neurogenetics
Mosaicism
Electrophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,680
155,029
1,800
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jobi S George
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,683
843
0.501
Neuroscience
Epilepsy
Parkinson's
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,797
156,652
1,826
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Pinar Mesci
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,652
1,430
0.866
Neuroscience
stem cells
microglia
autism
Zika
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,027
158,275
1,851
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Horia Pribiag
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,622
1,024
0.631
Neuroscience
Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,760
160,081
1,875
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Jeffrey H Gertsch
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,591
445
0.280
Neurology
Neurophysiology
Hypoxia
intraoperative monitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,886
163,807
1,908
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Lauren Faget
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,525
1,142
0.749
neurosciences
neuropharmacology
optogenetics
drug addiction
neural circuits