Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 97 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
Portugal
Zachary F Mainen
Neuroscience
Systems neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Decision-making
Serotonin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,793
6,224
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Portugal
Bruno Costa-Silva
Cell Biology
Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,638
11,935
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Portugal
Michael Orger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,598
7,710
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Portugal
Leopoldo Petreanu
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,863
3,071
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Portugal
Mireia Castillo-Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,834
4,429
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Portugal
Henrique Veiga-Fernandes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,031
3,995
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Portugal
Christian Machens
Computational Neuroscience
Theoretical Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,484
3,252
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Portugal
Tânia Carvalho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,948
3,781
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Portugal
M Eugenia Chiappe
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,319
1,871
0.352

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Portugal
Davide Reato
Brain Stimulation
Animal behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,284
2,783
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Portugal
Nickolas Papanikolaou
AI
Radiomics and Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,243
2,156
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Portugal
Carlos Ribeiro
neurogenetics
nutrition
feeding
behavior
metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,230
2,896
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Portugal
David Brea
Neuroscience and Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,109
2,386
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Portugal
Julia M Huntenburg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,994
4,220
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Portugal
Gonzalo De Polavieja
Collective Behavior
Neuroscience
Mathematical modeling
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,963
2,497
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Portugal
Joseph J. Paton
Neuroscience
Reinforcement learning
Timing
electrophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,804
2,352
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Portugal
Noam Shemesh
diffusion MRI
functional MRI
high field MRI
neuroimaging
microstructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,647
2,720
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Portugal
Bassam V Atallah
neuroscience
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,323
1,996
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Portugal
Alfonso Renart
Decision Making
Psychophysics
Neural Populations
Neural Networks
Computational Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,006
2,003
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Portugal
Ana C. Queirós
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,696
1,866
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Portugal
Rafael Neto Henriques
Diffusion MRI
Advance Diffusion Techniques
Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging
Double Diffusion Encoding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,782
2,101
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Portugal
Cristina João
Multiple myeloma
lymphomas
immunology
immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,685
1,903
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Portugal
Pavel Itskov
Systems Neuroscience
decision making
drosophila
nutrition
metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,625
1,416
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Portugal
Ruth Diez Del Corral
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,555
577
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,082
Portugal
97
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zachary F Mainen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,793
6,224
0.314
Neuroscience
Systems neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Decision-making
Serotonin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,692
Portugal
106
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bruno Costa-Silva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,638
11,935
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,025
Portugal
147
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael Orger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,598
7,710
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,395
Portugal
242
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Leopoldo Petreanu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,863
3,071
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,680
Portugal
245
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mireia Castillo-Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,834
4,429
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,968
Portugal
315
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Henrique Veiga-Fernandes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,031
3,995
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,589
Portugal
469
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christian Machens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,484
3,252
0.502
Computational Neuroscience
Theoretical Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,258
Portugal
521
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tânia Carvalho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,948
3,781
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,768
Portugal
596
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
M Eugenia Chiappe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,319
1,871
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,023
Portugal
599
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Davide Reato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,284
2,783
0.527
Brain Stimulation
Animal behavior

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,525
Portugal
608
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nickolas Papanikolaou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,243
2,156
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,992
Portugal
610
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Carlos Ribeiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,230
2,896
0.554
neurogenetics
nutrition
feeding
behavior
metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,656
Portugal
624
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Brea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,109
2,386
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,247
Portugal
637
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Julia M Huntenburg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,994
4,220
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,474
Portugal
641
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gonzalo De Polavieja
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,963
2,497
0.503
Collective Behavior
Neuroscience
Mathematical modeling
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,161
Portugal
670
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Joseph J. Paton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,804
2,352
0.490
Neuroscience
Reinforcement learning
Timing
electrophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,957
Portugal
689
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Noam Shemesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,647
2,720
0.585
diffusion MRI
functional MRI
high field MRI
neuroimaging
microstructure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,579
Portugal
741
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bassam V Atallah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,323
1,996
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,905
Portugal
807
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alfonso Renart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,006
2,003
0.500
Decision Making
Psychophysics
Neural Populations
Neural Networks
Computational Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,529
Portugal
873
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ana C. Queirós
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,696
1,866
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,470
Portugal
1,061
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Albino J. Oliveira-Maia|Albino Jorge Oliveira-Maia, Albino Oliveira-Maia, Albino Maia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,059
2,170
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,359
Portugal
1,167
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rafael Neto Henriques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,782
2,101
0.755
Diffusion MRI
Advance Diffusion Techniques
Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging
Double Diffusion Encoding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,483
Portugal
1,214
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cristina João
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,685
1,903
0.709
Multiple myeloma
lymphomas
immunology
immunotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,877
Portugal
1,239
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pavel Itskov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,625
1,416
0.539
Systems Neuroscience
decision making
drosophila
nutrition
metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,782
Portugal
1,273
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ruth Diez Del Corral
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,555
577
0.226
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