The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Dementia
Genetics
Imaging
Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180,460
82,918
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vertigo
Balance
Orientation
Vestibular System
Eye Movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,675
17,060
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
mitochondrial disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,067
17,401
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vertigo
dizziness
nystagmus
eye movements
ataxia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,536
15,268
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neurology
Neurodegeneration
Parkinson's disease
Synuclein
Protein Aggregation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,866
14,362
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Epilepsy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,667
4,755
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stroke
Neuroinflammation
Danger signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,688
6,979
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,156
2,704
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Neurology
Epilepsy Surgery
EEG
Neuroimaging
MRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,950
2,250
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Neurology
Epilepsy
Neurogenetics
Rare diseases
Neurodegeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,491
3,475
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,200
3,490
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neurology
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,129
2,695
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Neurologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,355
2,368
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,815
2,098
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
dementia
movement disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,227
2,122
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,036
1,561
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534
349
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Clinical Neurology
Neurocritical Care
Ultrasound
Metabolism in Critical Care
ICUAW
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
338
0.944
Martin Dichgans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180,460
82,918
0.459
Stroke
Dementia
Genetics
Imaging
Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials
Thomas Brandt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,675
17,060
0.272
Vertigo
Balance
Orientation
Vestibular System
Eye Movements
Thomas Klopstock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,067
17,401
0.445
Michael Strupp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,536
15,268
0.430
Vertigo
dizziness
nystagmus
eye movements
ataxia
Johannes Levin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,866
14,362
0.804
Neurology
Neurodegeneration
Parkinson's disease
Synuclein
Protein Aggregation
Soheyl Noachtar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,667
4,755
0.304
Arthur Liesz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,688
6,979
0.653
Stroke
Neuroinflammation
Danger signaling
Andreas Bender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,156
2,704
0.378
Christian Vollmar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,950
2,250
0.378
Neurology
Epilepsy Surgery
EEG
Neuroimaging
MRI
Claudia B Catarino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,491
3,475
0.633
Neurology
Epilepsy
Neurogenetics
Rare diseases
Neurodegeneration
Frank Wollenweber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,200
3,490
0.671
Andreas Zwergal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,129
2,695
0.525
Roman Schniepp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,355
2,368
0.544
Katharina Feil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,815
2,098
0.745
Sonja Schönecker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,227
2,122
0.953
Elisabeth Kaufmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,036
1,561
0.767
Filipp Filippopulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534
349
0.654
Moritz Schmidbauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
338
0.944
Clinical Neurology
Neurocritical Care
Ultrasound
Metabolism in Critical Care
ICUAW