Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Neurodegeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,777
27,913
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative diseases
tau protein
microtubules
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,185
21,728
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
dementia
neurodegeneration
neuropathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,890
16,250
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,328
19,595
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Neurodegeneration
NMR
dementia
protein folding
membrane protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,521
14,563
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,213
10,967
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Neurodegeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,731
5,144
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
neurodegeneration
ALS
FTD
C9orf72
Alzheimer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,987
9,270
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,856
11,433
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Neuroscience
Extracellular Matrix
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,102
5,748
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,186
7,168
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,166
9,955
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
microglia
neurodegenerative diseases
amyloid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,730
6,339
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Alzheimer's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,236
5,336
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cognitive Neuroscience
Spatial Navigation
Cognitive Aging
Virtual Reality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,977
4,104
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Exercise
neuroplasticity
Alzheimer`s Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,460
6,325
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
MRI
MR Physics
Neuroimaging
functional MRI
Diffusion MRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,285
3,131
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,915
3,408
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Neuroscience
Aging
Memory
Alzheimer's disease
plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,816
5,233
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
mass spectrometry
LRRK2
Parkinson's disease
interactomics
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,470
2,541
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
ion channelopathies
epilepsy
rhythmopathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,365
1,870
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,341
4,833
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Neuroscience
Parkinson's Disease
Neuroimmunology
Energy Metabolism
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,175
2,715
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,921
2,877
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Neurology
Epidemiology
Genetics
Endocrinology
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,857
3,179
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,279
242
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Heutink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,777
27,913
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,372
250
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Eva Maria Mandelkow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,185
21,728
0.328
Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative diseases
tau protein
microtubules
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,270
565
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Manuela Neumann
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,890
16,250
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,153
792
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mikael Simons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,328
19,595
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,012
1,018
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Markus Zweckstetter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,521
14,563
0.493
Neurodegeneration
NMR
dementia
protein folding
membrane protein
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,973
1,339
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Javier Simón-Sánchez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,213
10,967
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,579
1,670
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Donato Di Monte
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,731
5,144
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,467
1,878
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dieter Edbauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,987
9,270
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,120
2,227
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gabor Petzold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,856
11,433
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,236
2,583
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alexander Dityatev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,102
5,748
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,868
3,431
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Senthilvelrajan Kaniyappan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,186
7,168
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,692
4,232
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anna Antoniou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,166
9,955
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,954
4,988
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jonas J Neher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,730
6,339
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,680
5,281
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marina Boccardi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,236
5,336
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,814
6,215
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thomas Wolbers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,977
4,104
0.588
Cognitive Neuroscience
Spatial Navigation
Cognitive Aging
Virtual Reality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,941
6,717
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patrick Mí¼ller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,460
6,325
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,579
6,897
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tony Stoecker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,285
3,131
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,845
7,271
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jochen René Thyrian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,915
3,408
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,787
7,397
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anne Maass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,816
5,233
0.900
Neuroscience
Aging
Memory
Alzheimer's disease
plasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,697
7,796
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Christian Johannes Gloeckner
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,470
2,541
0.465
mass spectrometry
LRRK2
Parkinson's disease
interactomics
biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,264
7,914
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dirk Isbrandt
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,365
1,870
0.349
ion channelopathies
epilepsy
rhythmopathy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,092
7,941
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ludovico Cantuti Castelvetri
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,341
4,833
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,100
8,140
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michela Deleidi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,175
2,715
0.525
Neuroscience
Parkinson's Disease
Neuroimmunology
Energy Metabolism
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,112
8,492
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jan Gründemann
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,921
2,877
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,768
8,588
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ahmad Aziz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,857
3,179
0.655
Neurology
Epidemiology
Genetics
Endocrinology
Metabolism