Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery Highly Cited Researchers 31 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
Cancer Research
Oncology
brain tumors
neurooncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,906
43,545
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Neurosurgical Oncology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,942
4,555
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Endovascular Neurosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,587
3,848
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neuromodulation
Neural regeneration
Deep brain Stimulation
Functional Neurosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,558
6,728
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neurosurgery
epilepsy
narcolepsy
sleep
deep brain stimulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,057
4,328
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Department of Neurosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,568
3,207
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gene Therapy
Stem Cell Therapy
Pain
Chemogenetics
ALS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,486
3,136
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,358
3,638
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Neurosurgery
Pituitary Tumors
Brain Tumors
Endocrinology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,124
2,509
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,268
4,223
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Neurosurgery
Neuroinflammation
Cerebrovascular Disease
Complement System
Brain Injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,726
3,107
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Spine Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,371
1,816
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
cancer biology
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,167
821
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
neurosurgery
spine surgery
computer science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,034
1,451
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Neurosurgery
spine surgery
TBI
Spinal cord injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,551
970
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brain tumors
tumor immunology
non-coding RNAS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,467
1,667
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cerebrovascular Diseases
Neuroradiology
Endovascular Neurosurgery
Data Analytics
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,125
1,679
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
glioblastoma
radiogenomics
bioinformatics
neurosurgery
neuroimaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,885
1,174
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery
Interventional Neuroradiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,814
1,314
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Clinical Neuroengineering
Control Theory
Reverse Engineering
Emotion/Affect AI.
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,802
874
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Neurosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
923
591
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Neurosurgery
neuroscience
sleep science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
428
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Neurosurgery
Epilepsy
Optogenetics
Brain-Machine Interfacing
Deep Brain Stimulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
829
415
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Neuromodulation
Motor Control
Sensorimotor Integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
710
484
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Neurosurgery
Spinal Cord
Glioma Modeling
Gene Therapy
Actin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504
419
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,921
2,331
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Van Meir Erwin G
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,906
43,545
0.552
Cancer Research
Oncology
brain tumors
neurooncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,667
19,498
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jeffrey J Olson
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,942
4,555
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,844
19,962
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jacques Dion
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,587
3,848
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,954
20,002
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robert E Gross
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,558
6,728
0.363
Neuromodulation
Neural regeneration
Deep brain Stimulation
Functional Neurosurgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,598
27,925
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jon T Willie
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,057
4,328
0.308
Neurosurgery
epilepsy
narcolepsy
sleep
deep brain stimulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,739
34,488
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daniel L Barrow
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,568
3,207
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,800
42,172
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nicholas Boulis
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,486
3,136
0.331
Gene Therapy
Stem Cell Therapy
Pain
Chemogenetics
ALS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,580
53,691
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gustavo Pradilla
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,358
3,638
0.494
Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,494
55,259
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Oyesiku Nm
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,124
2,509
0.352
Neurosurgery
Pituitary Tumors
Brain Tumors
Endocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,550
71,381
446
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jonathan A Grossberg
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,268
4,223
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,503
93,348
575
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ali Alawieh
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,726
3,107
0.834
Neurosurgery
Neuroinflammation
Cerebrovascular Disease
Complement System
Brain Injury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,215
100,472
609
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Daniel Refai
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,371
1,816
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,179
104,984
631
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stefan Kaluz
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,167
821
0.259
cancer biology
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,559
108,143
644
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James G Malcolm
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,034
1,451
0.478
neurosurgery
spine surgery
computer science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,076
121,671
711
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Faiz U Ahmad
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,551
970
0.380
Neurosurgery
spine surgery
TBI
Spinal cord injury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,760
124,239
720
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Edjah Nduom
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,467
1,667
0.676
Brain tumors
tumor immunology
non-coding RNAS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,811
136,597
791
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mehdi Bouslama
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,125
1,679
0.790
Cerebrovascular Diseases
Neuroradiology
Endovascular Neurosurgery
Data Analytics
Machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,876
146,853
832
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tyler Steed
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,885
1,174
0.623
glioblastoma
radiogenomics
bioinformatics
neurosurgery
neuroimaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,305
150,176
846
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Brian M Howard
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,814
1,314
0.724
Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery
Interventional Neuroradiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,562
150,768
849
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Vineet Tiruvadi
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,802
874
0.485
Clinical Neuroengineering
Control Theory
Reverse Engineering
Emotion/Affect AI.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
715,423
210,263
1,115
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jason Chu
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
923
591
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
728,993
213,497
1,134
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chadd Funk
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
428
0.481
Neurosurgery
neuroscience
sleep science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
753,779
219,257
1,168
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nealen G Laxpati
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
829
415
0.501
Neurosurgery
Epilepsy
Optogenetics
Brain-Machine Interfacing
Deep Brain Stimulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
807,151
231,123
1,228
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nicholas Au Yong
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
710
484
0.682
Neuromodulation
Motor Control
Sensorimotor Integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
925,988
254,981
1,395
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Muhibullah Tora
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504
419
0.831
Neurosurgery
Spinal Cord
Glioma Modeling
Gene Therapy
Actin