Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Southern California 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
neuroscience
neuroimaging
informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,300
63,098
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,191
11,677
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,731
12,512
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Higher level vision
Object
face and scene perception
Perceptual and cognitive pleasure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,525
4,716
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
neuroscience
cancer
drug development
monoamine oxidase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,252
5,121
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Neuroscience
Neuropsychiatry
Neurodegeneration
Neuroimaging
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,615
7,118
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,603
6,057
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,842
1,651
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
aging
AD
AI
TBI
omics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,590
2,727
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Neuroscience
Brain Imaging
MRI
genetics
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,442
1,573
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
neuroscience
neuropharmacology
endocrinology
aging
neurogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,685
1,384
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Neuroimaging
Imaging Genetics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,253
2,961
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,998
1,674
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Neuroscience
neuroimaging
dyslexia
networks
connectivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,734
1,276
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,305
1,811
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,145
338
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,088
1,649
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Neuroscience
Biomechanics
Rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,764
1,422
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Computational Neuroscience
Data Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,733
1,609
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,547
1,244
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Neuroscience
Neuroimmunology
Neurodevelopment
microgila
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,418
1,177
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
1,203
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Neuroscience
decision-making
reward processing
hormones
obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,310
856
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Neuroscience
Neuroanatomy
Brain Mapping
Connectomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
912
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,138
743
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,195
521
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Arthur W Toga
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,300
63,098
0.386
neuroscience
neuroimaging
informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,404
1,629
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Larry Swanson
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,191
11,677
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,804
6,526
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pat Levitt
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,731
12,512
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,664
10,005
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Irving Biederman
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,525
4,716
0.154
Higher level vision
Object
face and scene perception
Perceptual and cognitive pleasure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,730
17,602
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jean C Shih
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,252
5,121
0.253
neuroscience
cancer
drug development
monoamine oxidase
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,362
45,374
455
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christopher Rk Ching
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,615
7,118
0.826
Neuroscience
Neuropsychiatry
Neurodegeneration
Neuroimaging
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,629
51,076
505
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Megan Herting
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,603
6,057
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,944
75,038
729
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Don B Arnold
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,842
1,651
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,803
78,240
761
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrei Irimia
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,590
2,727
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,643
80,283
783
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sarah K Madsen
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,442
1,573
0.354
Neuroscience
Brain Imaging
MRI
genetics
health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,582
92,392
875
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ronald W Irwin
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,685
1,384
0.376
neuroscience
neuropharmacology
endocrinology
aging
neurogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,164
101,207
942
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fabrizio Pizzagalli
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,253
2,961
0.910
Neuroimaging
Imaging Genetics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,340
107,155
988
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dion Dickman
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,998
1,674
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,435
114,160
1,048
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kristi Clark
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,734
1,276
0.467
Neuroscience
neuroimaging
dyslexia
networks
connectivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,529
127,655
1,146
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael S Bienkowski
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,305
1,811
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,062
133,498
1,192
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Richard H Thompson
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,145
338
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,404
135,800
1,217
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Monica Y Song
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,088
1,649
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,178
150,233
1,302
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
James Finley
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,764
1,422
0.806
Neuroscience
Biomechanics
Rehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,068
151,758
1,313
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Faisal Rashid|Faisal M Rashid
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,733
1,609
0.928
Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Computational Neuroscience
Data Informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,548
161,973
1,378
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Qiuying Zhao
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,547
1,244
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
554,109
169,675
1,429
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Brian P Leung
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,418
1,177
0.830
Neuroscience
Neuroimmunology
Neurodevelopment
microgila
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,321
172,085
1,437
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Justin Galvis
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
1,203
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,802
176,889
1,467
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shan Hannah Luo
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,310
856
0.653
Neuroscience
decision-making
reward processing
hormones
obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
629,608
189,151
1,546
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nora L Benavidez
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
912
0.797
Neuroscience
Neuroanatomy
Brain Mapping
Connectomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
631,869
189,722
1,552
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Prapti Gautam
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,138
743
0.653