Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery Highly Cited Researchers 2.728 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
Neuro-Oncology
Neurosurgery
Tumor Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,341
142,269
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Neurosurgery
stroke
vascular biology
cerebral hemorrhage
vascular malformations of the brain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,882
32,914
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Neurosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,108
48,968
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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: 5
Neurosurgery
Neuro-oncology
Brain Tumors
Cancer Genomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,912
30,122
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
spine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,275
30,038
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
neurosurgery
neurology
endocrinology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,947
8,720
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Neurosurgery
Endovascular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,044
32,506
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
traumatic brain injury
precision medicine
neurosurgery
neurocritical care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,100
24,745
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Neurosurgery
Stroke
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Angiogenesis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,204
35,290
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
neurocirurgia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,562
35,265
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
brain tumour biology
neurosurgery
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,556
15,556
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Neurosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,555
25,251
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,506
28,496
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
neurosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,989
32,975
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Neurosurgery
Exosomes and Biomarkers
Brain Tumors
Brain Aneurysms and AVMs
CAR-T cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,467
18,586
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Neurosurgery
Immunotherapy
Neuro-oncology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,994
16,746
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
brain iron metabolism
mechanisms of iron homeostasis in the brain
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,539
10,498
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
traumatic brain injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,789
12,117
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Brain Tumors
Brain Cancer
Neurosurgical Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,728
14,762
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Traumatic Brain Injury
Concussion
Neurorepair
Diffuse Axonal Injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,372
11,052
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Neurosurgical Oncology
Neurosurgery
Drug Delivery Technology
Clinical Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,146
19,303
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Neurosurgery
Neuroscience
Deep brain stimulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,356
13,173
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Quality/Value
neurosurgery
stroke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,056
6,765
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Neurosurgery
Cerebrovacular surgery
Endovascular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,477
10,884
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
924
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wei Zhang
Capital Medical University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,341
142,269
0.744
Neuro-Oncology
Neurosurgery
Tumor Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,948
1,403
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Issam Awad
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,882
32,914
0.314
Neurosurgery
stroke
vascular biology
cerebral hemorrhage
vascular malformations of the brain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,094
1,475
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Brian Hoh
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,108
48,968
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,931
2,337
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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
5,140
2,428
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cameron Brennan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,912
30,122
0.392
Neurosurgery
Neuro-oncology
Brain Tumors
Cancer Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,705
3,166
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Timothy Wang
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,275
30,038
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,477
3,542
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Edward Oldfield
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,947
8,720
0.143
neurosurgery
neurology
endocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,373
4,460
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert M Starke
University of Miami
Coral Gables, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,044
32,506
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,663
4,589
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Geoffrey Manley
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,100
24,745
0.475
traumatic brain injury
precision medicine
neurosurgery
neurocritical care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,933
4,718
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nestor Gonzalez
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,204
35,290
0.689
Neurosurgery
Stroke
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Angiogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,763
89
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carlos G Carlotti Jr
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,562
35,265
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,766
423
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
James Rutka
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,556
15,556
0.320
brain tumour biology
neurosurgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,101
5,252
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Clark C Chen
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,555
25,251
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,113
971
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Peter Hutchinson
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,506
28,496
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,139
5,751
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Steven N Kalkanis
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,989
32,975
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,868
6,086
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bob S Carter
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,467
18,586
0.428
Neurosurgery
Exosomes and Biomarkers
Brain Tumors
Brain Aneurysms and AVMs
CAR-T cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,125
6,655
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
John H Sampson
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,994
16,746
0.408
Neurosurgery
Immunotherapy
Neuro-oncology
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,983
7,062
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
James Connor
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,539
10,498
0.266
brain iron metabolism
mechanisms of iron homeostasis in the brain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,106
7,559
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Claudia Robertson
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,789
12,117
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,152
7,575
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Linda Liau
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,728
14,762
0.391
Brain Tumors
Brain Cancer
Neurosurgical Oncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,089
8,012
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Douglas H Smith
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,372
11,052
0.304
Traumatic Brain Injury
Concussion
Neurorepair
Diffuse Axonal Injury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,257
8,087
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael Vogelbaum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,146
19,303
0.534
Neurosurgical Oncology
Neurosurgery
Drug Delivery Technology
Clinical Trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,656
1,654
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tipu Aziz
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,356
13,173
0.383
Neurosurgery
Neuroscience
Deep brain stimulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,918
8,795
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Neil A. Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,056
6,765
0.199
Quality/Value
neurosurgery
stroke
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,411
9,010
532
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christopher S Ogilvy
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,477
10,884
0.325
Neurosurgery
Cerebrovacular surgery
Endovascular