Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health SciencesMedical and Health Sciences / Neurology Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
377,365
218,183
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,976
78,629
0.333
* 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
215,636
133,011
0.617
* 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
201,472
61,033
0.303
* 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
200,478
85,487
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
brain imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,647
54,491
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
stroke
neuroplasticity
outcomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,884
97,436
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Complementary Medicine
Acupuncture
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,729
161,244
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Stroke and General Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,698
105,062
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,846
70,228
0.372
* 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
184,558
75,952
0.412
* 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
175,498
93,588
0.533
* 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
167,011
93,302
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Neurology
Stroke
Epidemiology
Clinical Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,559
66,120
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Alzheimer's
neurology
neurodegeneration
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,497
53,581
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Stroke
Neurorehabilitation
Neurogenetics
Non-communicable diseases
Population health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,222
150,509
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,671
65,053
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
stroke
neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,508
119,680
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,058
75,297
0.473
* 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
158,544
82,208
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,904
57,269
0.363
* 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
156,249
51,755
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
cerebrovascular disease
innovation
telehealth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,992
62,845
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Multiple Sclerosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,998
59,151
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,188
56,031
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85
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
377,365
218,183
0.578
Stroke prevention
treatment
epidemiology
clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
552
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
235,976
78,629
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
681
61
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Giancarlo Logroscino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215,636
133,011
0.617
Neurodegenerative diseases
neuroepidemiology
population based studies
biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
796
36
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alan Evans
McGill University
Montreal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,472
61,033
0.303
brain imaging
MRI
PET
connectivity
neuroinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
808
323
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
200,478
85,487
0.426
Brain Imaging
Neurology
Psychiatry
Neuroimaging
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
834
337
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
197,647
54,491
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
852
348
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brett Kissela
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,884
97,436
0.497
stroke
neuroplasticity
outcomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
861
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yun Jin Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,729
161,244
0.828
Complementary Medicine
Acupuncture
Neurology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
909
16
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
189,698
105,062
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
913
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter J Koudstaal
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,846
70,228
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
964
400
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Richard B Lipton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184,558
75,952
0.412
migraine headache
alzheimer's disease
neuro-epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,047
27
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martin Dichgans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,498
93,588
0.533
Stroke
Dementia
Genetics
Imaging
Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,152
87
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nick C Fox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,011
93,302
0.559
neurology
dementia
neuroimaging
MRI
alzheimer's disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,169
503
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
S Claiborne Johnston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,559
66,120
0.399
Neurology
Stroke
Epidemiology
Clinical Trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,170
504
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rudolph E Tanzi
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,497
53,581
0.324
Alzheimer's
neurology
neurodegeneration
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,176
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mayowa Owolabi
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,222
150,509
0.911
Stroke
Neurorehabilitation
Neurogenetics
Non-communicable diseases
Population health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,199
524
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alvaro Pascual Leone
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,671
65,053
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,219
17
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bo Norrving
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,508
119,680
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,265
557
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Donald Silberberg
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,058
75,297
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,283
564
7
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
158,544
82,208
0.519
Neurology
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Neuroscience
Systems Biology
Precision Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,293
570
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Joseph Jankovic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,904
57,269
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,315
94
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John Rothwell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,249
51,755
0.331
Pathophysiology of Movement Disorders
non-invasive brain stimulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,403
619
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lee Schwamm
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,992
62,845
0.416
cerebrovascular disease
innovation
telehealth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,419
109
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alan J Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,998
59,151
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,482
659
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Richard Mayeux
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,188
56,031
0.381