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World ScientistsMedical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery i10 Productivity Rankings 2025

Productivity Rankings is a unique service offered only by “AD Scientific Index”. This is a ranking system derived from the i10 index in order to show the productivity of the scientist in publishing scientific articles of value. Productivity Rankings is an instrument that lists productive scientists in a given area, discipline, university, and country and can guide the development of meaningful incentives and academic policies. The world rankings, regional rankings, and university rankings of scientists in this table are developed based on the total i10 index. Additionally, click to view the special rankings based on Productivity Rankings: Scientists Last 6 years' i10 Index", Universities Total i10 Index Rankings 2025, Universities Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings 2025 "Art and Humanities i10 Productivity Rankings" and "Social Sciences and Humanities i10 Productivity Rankings"

* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
China
Wei Zhang
Neuro-Oncology
Neurosurgery
Tumor Biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,788
1,595
0.892
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Canada
James Rutka
brain tumour biology
neurosurgery
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482
301
0.624
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Jason Sheehan
Neurosurgery
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
419
0.877
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Edward Oldfield
neurosurgery
neurology
endocrinology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460
238
0.517
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Robert M Starke
Neurosurgery
Endovascular
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414
364
0.879
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Edward C Benzel
Neurosurgery
Spine Surgery
Cervical Deformity
Spondylosis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
265
0.650
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
China
Xunming Ji
Stroke
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394
350
0.888
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Pascal Jabbour
Neurosurgery
Stroke
Aneurysms
AVMs
Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
331
0.858
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Germany
Bernhard Meyer
neuroscience
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
321
0.832
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Christopher S Ogilvy
Neurosurgery
Cerebrovacular surgery
Endovascular
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372
250
0.672
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Taiwan
Shinn-Zong Lin, Cpi
Neurosurgery
Neuroscience
Stem Cell Therapy
New Drug Development
Medical Devices
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371
234
0.631
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United Kingdom
Tipu Aziz
Neurosurgery
Neuroscience
Deep brain stimulation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
253
0.709
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
W Couldwell
Neurosurgery
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
210
0.592
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Canada
James Drake
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Engineering in Surgery
Surgical Robotics
Surgical Simulation
MR guided interventions
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
236
0.682
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Timothy Wang
spine
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
230
0.674
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Malaysia
Ramesh Kumar
Brain tumours
Awake craniotomy
Gamma Knife radiosurgery
Spinal surgery
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
178
0.527
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
James Connor
brain iron metabolism
mechanisms of iron homeostasis in the brain
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
235
0.714
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Germany
Marcos Tatagiba
Neurooncology
Nerve Regeneration
Neurorobotics
Neuroprosthetics
Neurosurgery
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
227
0.696
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
Geoffrey Manley
traumatic brain injury
precision medicine
neurosurgery
neurocritical care
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322
285
0.885
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United States
James Harrop
SCI Cervical Myelopathy Spine Trauma Degenerative Neurosurgery
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
262
0.829
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
John H Sampson
Neurosurgery
Immunotherapy
Neuro-oncology
Immunology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
233
0.737
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United States
Issam Awad
Neurosurgery
stroke
vascular biology
cerebral hemorrhage
vascular malformations of the brain
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
194
0.622
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wei Zhang
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,788
1,595
0.892
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Clark C Chen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
552
421
0.763
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James Rutka
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482
301
0.624
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jason Sheehan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
419
0.877
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Edward Oldfield
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460
238
0.517
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Hutchinson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458
390
0.852
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert M Starke
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414
364
0.879
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Edward C Benzel
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
265
0.650
Neurosurgery
Spine Surgery
Cervical Deformity
Spondylosis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Xunming Ji
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394
350
0.888
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pascal Jabbour
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
331
0.858
Neurosurgery
Stroke
Aneurysms
AVMs
Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bernhard Meyer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
321
0.832
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christopher S Ogilvy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372
250
0.672
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shinn-Zong Lin, Cpi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371
234
0.631
Neurosurgery
Neuroscience
Stem Cell Therapy
New Drug Development
Medical Devices
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Narayan Yoganandan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364
188
0.516
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tipu Aziz
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
253
0.709
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
W Couldwell
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
210
0.592
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
James Drake
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
236
0.682
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Engineering in Surgery
Surgical Robotics
Surgical Simulation
MR guided interventions
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Timothy Wang
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
230
0.674
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ramesh Kumar
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
178
0.527
Brain tumours
Awake craniotomy
Gamma Knife radiosurgery
Spinal surgery
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James Connor
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
235
0.714
brain iron metabolism
mechanisms of iron homeostasis in the brain
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marcos Tatagiba
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
227
0.696
Neurooncology
Nerve Regeneration
Neurorobotics
Neuroprosthetics
Neurosurgery
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Geoffrey Manley
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322
285
0.885
traumatic brain injury
precision medicine
neurosurgery
neurocritical care
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
James Harrop
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
262
0.829
SCI Cervical Myelopathy Spine Trauma Degenerative Neurosurgery
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John H Sampson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
233
0.737
Neurosurgery
Immunotherapy
Neuro-oncology
Immunology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Issam Awad
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
194
0.622
Neurosurgery
stroke
vascular biology
cerebral hemorrhage
vascular malformations of the brain