Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience Highly Cited Researchers 40 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
regeneration
plasticity
nerve fiber growth inhibitors
Nogo-A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,453
7,951
0.121
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Neuroscience
Brain Research
Neural Networks
Neural Circuits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,831
12,026
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Neuroscience
Decision making
Self-control
Neuroeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,558
11,489
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neuroscience-Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,960
2,937
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
neuroscience
neuron-glia interactions
brain energy metabolism in health and disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,136
3,016
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Neuroscience
Psychology
Finance
Artificial Intelligence
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,799
3,066
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,756
2,043
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Immunology
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,684
2,453
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
1,610
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
behavioural neuroscience
neuroepigenetics
neuropsychopharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,148
2,153
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Neuroscience
synapse biology
brain circuits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,100
1,756
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,056
650
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cognitive neuroscience of language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,018
1,605
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,897
1,526
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Computational neuroscience
synaptic plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,719
1,199
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
neurosciences
endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,434
1,135
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Neuroscience
in vivo stem cell systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,332
1,457
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
neuroscience
blood-brain barrier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,168
743
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Synaptic transmission
homeostatic plasticity
synaptic nano-architecture
proteostasis
channelopathies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
853
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Neuroscience
Neuro-imaging
Arousal
Decision-making
Stress-resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,907
1,101
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,899
1,141
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cognitive Neuroscience
Robotics
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,558
895
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,547
762
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Neurodegenerative diseases
Regenerative medicine
Stem cells
Alzheimer's disease
Stroke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,510
905
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Psychiatry
Affective disorders
Psychosis
Neuroscience
Mindfulness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,284
795
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,673
106
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Martin Ernst Schwab
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,453
7,951
0.121
neuroscience
regeneration
plasticity
nerve fiber growth inhibitors
Nogo-A
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,098
355
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fritjof Helmchen
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,831
12,026
0.355
Neuroscience
Brain Research
Neural Networks
Neural Circuits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,389
413
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Todd Hare
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,558
11,489
0.376
Neuroscience
Decision making
Self-control
Neuroeconomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,648
1,545
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christopher Pryce
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,960
2,937
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,939
3,047
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Aiman S Saab
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,136
3,016
0.587
neuroscience
neuron-glia interactions
brain energy metabolism in health and disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,735
3,205
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Kometer
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,799
3,066
0.639
Neuroscience
Psychology
Finance
Artificial Intelligence
Pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,568
3,220
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Valerio Mante
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,756
2,043
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,779
3,868
456
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Baptiste N Jaeger
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,684
2,453
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,000
4,108
478
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pascal Faber
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
1,610
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,371
4,314
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Juliet Richetto
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,148
2,153
0.684
behavioural neuroscience
neuroepigenetics
neuropsychopharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,484
4,360
510
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shiva K Tyagarajan
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,100
1,756
0.566
Neuroscience
synapse biology
brain circuits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,297
4,402
514
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tobias Welt
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,056
650
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,645
4,444
519
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alexis Hervais Adelman
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,018
1,605
0.532
Cognitive neuroscience of language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,591
4,549
534
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Theofanis Karayannis
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,897
1,526
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,488
4,751
550
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jean Pascal Pfister
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,719
1,199
0.441
Computational neuroscience
synaptic plasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,583
5,108
595
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christelle Le Foll
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,434
1,135
0.466
neurosciences
endocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,161
5,245
608
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gregor Alexander Pilz
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,332
1,457
0.625
Neuroscience
in vivo stem cell systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,420
5,492
632
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Victoria Makrides
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,168
743
0.343
neuroscience
blood-brain barrier
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,072
5,647
648
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Martin Müller
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
853
0.411
Synaptic transmission
homeostatic plasticity
synaptic nano-architecture
proteostasis
channelopathies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,127
5,930
676
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marcus Grueschow
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,907
1,101
0.577
Neuroscience
Neuro-imaging
Arousal
Decision-making
Stress-resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,444
5,941
678
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Thomas Gent
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,899
1,141
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531,594
6,645
742
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christian Pfeiffer
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,558
895
0.574
Cognitive Neuroscience
Robotics
Computer Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,049
6,671
746
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christina Neuner Boyle
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,547
762
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,206
6,738
749
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christian Tackenberg
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,510
905
0.599
Neurodegenerative diseases
Regenerative medicine
Stem cells
Alzheimer's disease
Stroke
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,565
7,295
810
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Patricia Milz
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,284
795
0.619
Psychiatry
Affective disorders
Psychosis
Neuroscience
Mindfulness