Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience Highly Cited Researchers 128 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
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363,913
118,941
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Neuroscience Decision Making Neural Replay Reinforcement Learning (RL) DopamineComputational Psychiatry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,255
50,444
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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: 4
Cognitive Neuroscience
Functional MRI
Consciousness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,311
20,881
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,776
16,721
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Human Brain Stimulation
Adult Learning and Plasticity
Sport and Performance
Numerical Cognition
Sleep ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,690
11,037
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
generative models
causality
hypothesis testing
kernel methods
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,297
22,685
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Neuroscience
Mathematical Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Neural Coding
Systems Neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,843
20,257
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Motor control
movement disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,687
6,031
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,552
15,629
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cognitive functions of the frontal lobes
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,237
8,310
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neuroscience
Visual Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Systems Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,360
16,864
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
dendrites
neural circuits
behavior
neural computation
neurotechnology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,568
11,262
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Brain imaging
Bayesian inference
Systems Neuroscience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,210
9,373
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cognitive Neuroscience
Speech Perception and Production
Vocal Emotions
Human Communication
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,602
8,004
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
developmental cognitive neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,456
4,665
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,418
7,121
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Neuroscience
Cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,984
9,590
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Synaptic transmission
glutamate receptors
single channels
patch clamp recording
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,059
2,903
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sensorimotor Neuroscience
Behaviour
Pain
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,852
7,865
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
depression
motivation
neuroimaging
psychopharmacology
computational modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,793
10,676
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Neuroscience
Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,928
4,791
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,789
6,201
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,365
6,863
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,361
6,203
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Karl Friston
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363,913
118,941
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826
62
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Raymond J Dolan
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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
1,567
123
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Geoffrey Burnstock
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,352
18,852
0.130
Neuroscience
ATP
adenosine
purinergic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,039
785
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Geraint Rees
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,311
20,881
0.384
Cognitive Neuroscience
Functional MRI
Consciousness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,370
903
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neil Burgess
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,776
16,721
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,240
1,164
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vincent Walsh
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,690
11,037
0.259
Human Brain Stimulation
Adult Learning and Plasticity
Sport and Performance
Numerical Cognition
Sleep ...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,428
1,438
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
arthur gretton
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,297
22,685
0.608
generative models
causality
hypothesis testing
kernel methods
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,497
1,536
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kenneth Harris
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,843
20,257
0.565
Neuroscience
Mathematical Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Neural Coding
Systems Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,600
1,548
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Brian L Day
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,687
6,031
0.169
Motor control
movement disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,713
1,558
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sebastian Brandner
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,552
15,629
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,956
1,581
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
PW Burgess
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,237
8,310
0.236
Cognitive functions of the frontal lobes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,509
1,734
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Matteo Carandini
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,360
16,864
0.506
Neuroscience
Visual Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Systems Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,379
1,985
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael Häusser
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,568
11,262
0.368
dendrites
neural circuits
behavior
neural computation
neurotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,037
2,108
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Will Penny
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,210
9,373
0.321
Brain imaging
Bayesian inference
Systems Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,786
2,160
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sophie Scott
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,602
8,004
0.280
Cognitive Neuroscience
Speech Perception and Production
Vocal Emotions
Human Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,979
2,178
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Faraneh Vargha Khadem
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,456
4,665
0.164
developmental cognitive neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,371
2,294
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nilli Lavie
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,418
7,121
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,622
2,498
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Josef Kittler
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,984
9,590
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,221
3,168
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stuart Cull Candy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,059
2,903
0.132
Synaptic transmission
glutamate receptors
single channels
patch clamp recording
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,282
3,430
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Giandomenico GD Iannetti
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,852
7,865
0.377
Sensorimotor Neuroscience
Behaviour
Pain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,440
3,438
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jonathan Roiser
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,793
10,676
0.513
depression
motivation
neuroimaging
psychopharmacology
computational modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,809
3,901
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Joseph T Devlin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,928
4,791
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,774
4,228
378
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
peter latham
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,789
6,201
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,608
4,694
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eamon McCrory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,365
6,863
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,386
5,091
441
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dmitri Rusakov
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,361
6,203
0.404