Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience Highly Cited Researchers 10.168 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363,913
118,941
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
personality psychology
developmental psychology
epidemiology
psychiatry
biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,419
58,165
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Neuroimaging
MRI
Computational Neuroscience
Statistical Genetics
Biomedical Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,892
83,746
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neuroscience Decision Making Neural Replay Reinforcement Learning (RL) DopamineComputational Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,255
50,444
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Human brain structure and function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,427
24,380
0.125
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Affective Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,735
48,316
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
neuroscience
microbiology
optogenetics
genome engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,737
93,281
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
neuroscience
computer science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,078
54,250
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,593
64,398
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
alzheimer disease
psychiatry
memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,447
64,517
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
neuroscience
neuroimaging
informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,675
56,691
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,407
28,176
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Neuroscience
optogenetics
psychiatry
bioengineering
neuroengineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,214
65,415
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Systems Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,851
51,997
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,884
19,420
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,693
10,953
0.075
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Neuroscience
ATP
adenosine
purinergic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,352
18,852
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,178
32,949
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Headache
migraine
neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,738
70,192
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,595
19,456
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
neuroscience
connectomics
neuroinformatics
neuroimaging
transcranial magnetic stimulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,831
35,406
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
neuroscience
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,007
15,890
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Computational Vision
Computational Neuroscience
Image Processing
Vision Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,126
52,376
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Neuroscience
Sleep
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,792
15,265
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cognitive neuroscience
philosophy of mind
empirical aesthetics
language
schizophrenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,857
25,362
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Karl Friston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363,913
118,941
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
772
306
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Avshalom Caspi
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,419
58,165
0.280
personality psychology
developmental psychology
epidemiology
psychiatry
biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
801
317
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anders M Dale
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,892
83,746
0.409
Neuroimaging
MRI
Computational Neuroscience
Statistical Genetics
Biomedical Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826
62
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Raymond J Dolan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,255
50,444
0.249
Neuroscience Decision Making Neural Replay Reinforcement Learning (RL) DopamineComputational Psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
883
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard Frackowiak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,427
24,380
0.125
Human brain structure and function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,035
436
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Richard J Davidson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,735
48,316
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,047
441
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Feng Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,737
93,281
0.522
neuroscience
microbiology
optogenetics
genome engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,130
482
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Christof Koch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,078
54,250
0.315
neuroscience
computer science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,146
43
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Anthony E Lang
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,593
64,398
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,149
489
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Randy L Buckner
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,447
64,517
0.379
neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
alzheimer disease
psychiatry
memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,195
514
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Arthur W Toga
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,675
56,691
0.340
neuroscience
neuroimaging
informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,278
90
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Giacomo Rizzolatti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,407
28,176
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,412
620
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Karl Deisseroth
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,214
65,415
0.427
Neuroscience
optogenetics
psychiatry
bioengineering
neuroengineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,474
654
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gyorgy Buzsaki
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,851
51,997
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,534
677
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carl Cotman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,884
19,420
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,564
21
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tomas Hökfelt
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,693
10,953
0.075
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,567
123
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Geoffrey Burnstock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,352
18,852
0.130
Neuroscience
ATP
adenosine
purinergic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,878
847
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Clifford Woolf
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,178
32,949
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,978
7
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lars Jacob Stovner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,738
70,192
0.545
Headache
migraine
neurology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,006
79
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Endel Tulving
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,595
19,456
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,158
996
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter T Fox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,831
35,406
0.288
neuroscience
connectomics
neuroinformatics
neuroimaging
transcranial magnetic stimulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,285
48
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jean-Pierre Changeux
Institut Pasteur
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,007
15,890
0.134
neuroscience
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,392
1,126
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Eero P Simoncelli|EP Simoncelli
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,126
52,376
0.451
Computational Vision
Computational Neuroscience
Image Processing
Vision Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,459
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Masashi Yanagisawa
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,792
15,265
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,536
148
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Vittorio Gallese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,857
25,362
0.225
Cognitive neuroscience
philosophy of mind
empirical aesthetics
language
schizophrenia