Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Neurology 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
Stroke prevention
treatment
epidemiology
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,830
214,821
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,025
77,795
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Neurodegenerative diseases
neuroepidemiology
population based studies
biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,955
131,438
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
brain imaging
MRI
PET
connectivity
neuroinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,711
60,289
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Brain Imaging
Neurology
Psychiatry
Neuroimaging
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199,333
84,415
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
brain imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,569
53,530
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
stroke
neuroplasticity
outcomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,468
95,286
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Complementary Medicine
Acupuncture
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,838
158,435
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Stroke and General Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,206
103,698
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,830
69,340
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
migraine headache
alzheimer's disease
neuro-epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183,820
75,286
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Stroke
Dementia
Genetics
Imaging
Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,127
92,299
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
neurology
dementia
neuroimaging
MRI
alzheimer's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,248
91,648
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Neurology
Stroke
Epidemiology
Clinical Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,100
65,724
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Alzheimer's
neurology
neurodegeneration
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,519
52,682
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,058
64,492
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Stroke
Neurorehabilitation
Neurogenetics
Non-communicable diseases
Population health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,978
147,304
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
stroke
neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,333
116,565
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,307
74,631
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Neurology
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Neuroscience
Systems Biology
Precision Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,435
81,163
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,937
56,404
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Pathophysiology of Movement Disorders
non-invasive brain stimulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,577
51,147
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
cerebrovascular disease
innovation
telehealth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,201
62,123
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Multiple Sclerosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,209
58,419
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,359
55,263
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Graeme J Hankey
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,830
214,821
0.575
Stroke prevention
treatment
epidemiology
clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544
17
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Werner Hacke
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,025
77,795
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684
61
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Giancarlo Logroscino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,955
131,438
0.614
Neurodegenerative diseases
neuroepidemiology
population based studies
biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
790
35
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alan Evans
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,711
60,289
0.300
brain imaging
MRI
PET
connectivity
neuroinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
808
321
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul Thompson
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199,333
84,415
0.423
Brain Imaging
Neurology
Psychiatry
Neuroimaging
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
835
336
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marcus E Raichle
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,569
53,530
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
862
353
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brett Kissela
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,468
95,286
0.493
stroke
neuroplasticity
outcomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
876
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yun Jin Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,838
158,435
0.826
Complementary Medicine
Acupuncture
Neurology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
911
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jeyaraj D Pandian
Christian Medical College Ludhiana
Ludhiana, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,206
103,698
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
915
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter J Koudstaal
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,830
69,340
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
959
400
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Richard B Lipton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183,820
75,286
0.410
migraine headache
alzheimer's disease
neuro-epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,052
27
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martin Dichgans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,127
92,299
0.530
Stroke
Dementia
Genetics
Imaging
Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,162
87
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nick C Fox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,248
91,648
0.555
neurology
dementia
neuroimaging
MRI
alzheimer's disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,165
501
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
S Claiborne Johnston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,100
65,724
0.398
Neurology
Stroke
Epidemiology
Clinical Trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,171
505
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rudolph E Tanzi
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,519
52,682
0.320
Alzheimer's
neurology
neurodegeneration
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,196
521
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alvaro Pascual Leone
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,058
64,492
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,206
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mayowa Owolabi
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,978
147,304
0.909
Stroke
Neurorehabilitation
Neurogenetics
Non-communicable diseases
Population health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,253
18
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bo Norrving
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,333
116,565
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,264
553
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Donald Silberberg
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,307
74,631
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,284
563
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dan Geschwind
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,435
81,163
0.516
Neurology
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Neuroscience
Systems Biology
Precision Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,293
568
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Joseph Jankovic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,937
56,404
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,310
92
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John Rothwell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,577
51,147
0.329
Pathophysiology of Movement Disorders
non-invasive brain stimulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,398
617
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lee Schwamm
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,201
62,123
0.414
cerebrovascular disease
innovation
telehealth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,417
109
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alan J Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,209
58,419
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,479
657
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Richard Mayeux
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,359
55,263
0.378