Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Medical 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358,923
134,146
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
personality psychology
developmental psychology
epidemiology
psychiatry
biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,777
67,328
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Neuroimaging
MRI
Computational Neuroscience
Statistical Genetics
Biomedical Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,907
94,576
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Neuroscience Decision Making Neural Replay Reinforcement Learning (RL) DopamineComputational Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,205
58,571
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Human brain structure and function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,466
29,341
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Affective Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,543
56,039
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
neuroscience
microbiology
optogenetics
genome engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,138
106,969
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
neuroscience
computer science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,872
61,507
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
alzheimer disease
psychiatry
memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,803
73,537
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,215
71,208
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
neuroscience
neuroimaging
informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,484
64,173
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,153
33,955
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Neuroscience
optogenetics
psychiatry
bioengineering
neuroengineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,385
75,126
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Systems Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,543
59,203
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,061
22,957
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,086
13,108
0.090
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Neuroscience
ATP
adenosine
purinergic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,687
22,306
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,934
38,174
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,611
23,128
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Headache
migraine
neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,690
77,666
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
neuroscience
connectomics
neuroinformatics
neuroimaging
transcranial magnetic stimulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,478
41,004
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
neuroscience
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,222
18,331
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Neuroscience
Sleep
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,099
18,201
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Computational Vision
Computational Neuroscience
Image Processing
Vision Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,230
56,426
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Cognitive neuroscience
philosophy of mind
empirical aesthetics
language
schizophrenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,764
30,073
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Karl Friston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358,923
134,146
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759
303
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Avshalom Caspi
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,777
67,328
0.329
personality psychology
developmental psychology
epidemiology
psychiatry
biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
791
316
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anders M Dale
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,907
94,576
0.468
Neuroimaging
MRI
Computational Neuroscience
Statistical Genetics
Biomedical Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
814
62
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Raymond J Dolan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,205
58,571
0.293
Neuroscience Decision Making Neural Replay Reinforcement Learning (RL) DopamineComputational Psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
866
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard Frackowiak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,466
29,341
0.151
Human brain structure and function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,029
434
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Richard J Davidson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177,543
56,039
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,051
444
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Feng Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,138
106,969
0.611
neuroscience
microbiology
optogenetics
genome engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,114
477
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Christof Koch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,872
61,507
0.362
neuroscience
computer science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,143
492
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Randy L Buckner
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,803
73,537
0.438
neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
alzheimer disease
psychiatry
memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,147
42
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anthony E Lang
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,215
71,208
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,181
512
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Arthur W Toga
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,484
64,173
0.390
neuroscience
neuroimaging
informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,255
89
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Giacomo Rizzolatti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,153
33,955
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,409
623
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Karl Deisseroth
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,385
75,126
0.500
Neuroscience
optogenetics
psychiatry
bioengineering
neuroengineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,475
654
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gyorgy Buzsaki
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,543
59,203
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,506
671
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carl Cotman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,061
22,957
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,525
21
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tomas Hökfelt
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,086
13,108
0.090
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,535
122
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Geoffrey Burnstock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,687
22,306
0.154
Neuroscience
ATP
adenosine
purinergic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,854
839
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Clifford Woolf
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,934
38,174
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,977
77
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Endel Tulving
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,611
23,128
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,997
7
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lars Jacob Stovner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,690
77,666
0.618
Headache
migraine
neurology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,116
977
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter T Fox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,478
41,004
0.338
neuroscience
connectomics
neuroinformatics
neuroimaging
transcranial magnetic stimulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,239
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jean-Pierre Changeux
Institut Pasteur
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,222
18,331
0.155
neuroscience
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,396
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Masashi Yanagisawa
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,099
18,201
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,434
1,159
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eero P Simoncelli|EP Simoncelli
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,230
56,426
0.498
Computational Vision
Computational Neuroscience
Image Processing
Vision Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,491
143
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Vittorio Gallese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,764
30,073
0.269
Cognitive neuroscience
philosophy of mind
empirical aesthetics
language
schizophrenia