Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Maastricht University 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 :1
Ultra-High Field fMRI
Human Brain Research
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neural Network Modelling
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,651
15,678
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Neuroscience
Neuroanatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,747
10,683
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
neuroscience
psychiatry
gene-environment interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,310
14,746
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
neuroscience
psychopharmacology
memory
actelycholine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,777
5,678
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,547
3,839
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Neuroscience
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,001
2,512
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
temporal memory
event segmentation
auditory hallucinations
fMRI
noninvasive brain stimulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,987
1,993
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Language
Speaking
error monitoring
social interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,977
1,323
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
mobile brain-body imaging
complex networks
motor control
computational neuroscience
network physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,586
2,378
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Cognitive Neuroscience
Working Memory
Visual perception
Neuroimaging
Computational Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,084
1,464
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,882
1,579
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Modeling brain physiology
Computational Neuroscience
Bayesian Model Inversion
Reinforcement Learning
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,646
1,447
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,318
1,136
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
EEG
event-related potentials
developmental cognitive neuroscience
autism
schizophrenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,999
955
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,847
1,062
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Touch
Pain
Neuroscience
Brain-Computer Interfaces
MRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,795
704
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
dopamine
stress
goal-directed behaviour
motivation
neuroimaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,544
1,353
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
349
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,133
262
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rainer Goebel
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,651
15,678
0.336
Ultra-High Field fMRI
Human Brain Research
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neural Network Modelling
Brain-Computer Interfaces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,839
318
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Harry Steinbusch
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,747
10,683
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,744
928
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bart Pf Rutten
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,310
14,746
0.661
neuroscience
psychiatry
gene-environment interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,646
1,266
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Arjan Blokland
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,777
5,678
0.319
neuroscience
psychopharmacology
memory
actelycholine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,003
3,317
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Federico De Martino
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,547
3,839
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,341
4,072
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mario Losen
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,001
2,512
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,453
4,775
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vincent Van De Ven
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,987
1,993
0.400
temporal memory
event segmentation
auditory hallucinations
fMRI
noninvasive brain stimulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,741
5,618
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bernadette M Jansma
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,977
1,323
0.333
Language
Speaking
error monitoring
social interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,570
6,059
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tjeerd W Boonstra
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,586
2,378
0.663
mobile brain-body imaging
complex networks
motor control
computational neuroscience
network physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,492
6,738
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Judith Peters
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,084
1,464
0.475
Cognitive Neuroscience
Working Memory
Visual perception
Neuroimaging
Computational Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,391
7,019
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Giancarlo Valente
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,882
1,579
0.548
functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,164
7,420
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martin Havlíček
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,646
1,447
0.547
Modeling brain physiology
Computational Neuroscience
Bayesian Model Inversion
Reinforcement Learning
Computer Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,547
8,021
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mark J Roberts
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,318
1,136
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,816
8,700
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Franc Donkers
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,999
955
0.478
EEG
event-related potentials
developmental cognitive neuroscience
autism
schizophrenia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,072
9,093
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Saartje Burgmans
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,847
1,062
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,289
9,251
421
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Amanda Kaas
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,795
704
0.392
Touch
Pain
Neuroscience
Brain-Computer Interfaces
MRI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,650
9,980
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dennis Hernaus
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,544
1,353
0.876
dopamine
stress
goal-directed behaviour
motivation
neuroimaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
997,509
16,414
668
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Btj Van Hagen
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
349
0.849