World Scientist and University Rankings 2023

World Scientist and University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery Rankings 2023

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AD Scientific Index - World Scientist Rankings - 2023 H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University / Institution Country Region World Name Country University / Institution Subject Total Last 6 year Last 6 year/total Total Last 6 year Last 6 year/total Total Last 6 year Last 6 year/total
8 1382 1480 2849
United States University of Virginia University of Virginia Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

neurosurgery | neurology | endocrinology |

124 47 0.379 446 219 0.491 56634 9208 0.163
18 2431 2616 4969
United States Emory University Emory University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Cancer Research | Oncology | brain tumors | neurooncology |

108 62 0.574 215 156 0.726 56291 34115 0.606
44 3151 3411 6463
United States University of California San Francisco University of California San Francisco Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

traumatic brain injury | precision medicine | neurosurgery | neurocritical care |

101 69 0.683 283 246 0.869 40736 19454 0.478
5 269 3550 6719
Canada Hospital for Sick Children Hospital for Sick Children Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

brain tumour biology | neurosurgery |

100 54 0.540 459 284 0.619 41715 15486 0.371
23 3442 3732 7060
United States Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

brain iron metabolism | mechanisms of iron homeostasis in the brain |

99 52 0.525 309 210 0.680 34689 10437 0.301
62 3685 4001 7589
United States Duke University Duke University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery | Immunotherapy | Neuro-oncology | Immunology |

97 60 0.619 291 211 0.725 33811 14811 0.438
71 739 2740 8180
United Kingdom University of Cambridge University of Cambridge Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

95 65 0.684 384 324 0.844 34348 20745 0.604
15 4126 4475 8557
United States Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

traumatic brain injury |

94 49 0.521 289 178 0.616 31914 9823 0.308
72 4128 4477 8559
United States University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Traumatic Brain Injury | Concussion | Neurorepair | Diffuse Axonal Injury |

94 58 0.617 222 162 0.730 31882 11323 0.355
47 4536 4929 9426
United States University of Chicago University of Chicago Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery | stroke | vascular biology | cerebral hemorrhage | vascular malformations of the brain |

91 48 0.527 284 169 0.595 90544 38963 0.430

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135 965 3526 10501
United Kingdom University of Oxford University of Oxford Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery | Neuroscience | Deep brain stimulation |

89 55 0.618 340 242 0.712 28158 12220 0.434
364 5149 5596 10734
United States Harvard University Harvard University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery | Exosomes and Biomarkers | Brain Tumors | Brain Aneurysms and AVMs | CAR-T cells |

88 53 0.602 227 191 0.841 35906 16243 0.452
45 5732 6243 12016
United States Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery | Neuro-oncology | Brain Tumors | Cancer Genomics |

85 58 0.682 135 128 0.948 59926 28062 0.468
20 6148 6704 12875
United States Oregon Health & Science University Oregon Health & Science University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

brain tumors |

84 41 0.488 276 133 0.482 27240 6970 0.256
37 6437 7017 13520
United States University of Virginia University of Virginia Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery |

83 51 0.614 419 358 0.854 25057 12498 0.499
25 6441 7021 13528
United States Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery | Spine Surgery | Cervical Deformity | Spondylosis |

83 47 0.566 377 245 0.650 24888 10070 0.405
17 582 7036 13566
Canada Hospital for Sick Children Hospital for Sick Children Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Pediatric Neurosurgery | Engineering in Surgery | Surgical Robotics | Surgical Simulation | MR guided interventions |

83 45 0.542 311 207 0.666 24049 8685 0.361
449 6893 7515 14494
United States Harvard University Harvard University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery | Cerebrovacular surgery | Endovascular |

81 41 0.506 336 214 0.637 28845 10230 0.355
64 7059 7696 14883
United States Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery |

81 43 0.531 188 146 0.777 21115 6494 0.308
9 7293 7950 15378
United States Thomas Jefferson University Thomas Jefferson University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

SCI Cervical Myelopathy Spine Trauma Degenerative Neurosurgery |

80 52 0.650 271 218 0.804 23752 12389 0.522
33 7706 8397 16338
United States University of Miami University of Miami Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery | Endovascular |

78 56 0.718 357 315 0.882 41751 32461 0.777
163 7785 8491 16531
United States Columbia University New York Columbia University New York Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Stroke |

78 43 0.551 215 137 0.637 27458 9459 0.344
10 50 805 16749
New Zealand University of Otago University of Otago Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

tinnitus | pain |

78 51 0.654 268 223 0.832 23328 12713 0.545
186 8046 8778 17151
United States University of California Los Angeles University of California Los Angeles Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Brain Tumors | Brain Cancer | Neurosurgical Oncology |

77 54 0.701 170 140 0.824 31732 13824 0.436
36 1560 5774 17372
United Kingdom University of Birmingham University of Birmingham Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Brain cancer | Neurooncology | Surgery | Neurosurgery |

77 46 0.597 202 142 0.703 24415 8885 0.364
6 8233 8985 17587
United States Medical College of Wisconsin Medical College of Wisconsin Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Biomechanics |

77 35 0.455 338 170 0.503 20963 5432 0.259
50 9205 10083 19932
United States University of Utah University of Utah Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery |

74 34 0.459 319 181 0.567 21413 6334 0.296
69 9507 10427 20629
United States M D Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Immunotherapy |

73 56 0.767 179 156 0.872 24337 12282 0.505
101 1002 1067 21607
Australia Monash University Monash University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery | Traumatic brain injury | bionic vision | medical engineering |

72 48 0.667 240 159 0.663 23416 11435 0.488
139 10069 11051 21934
United States University of California San Francisco University of California San Francisco Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurophysiology of movement disorders |

72 53 0.736 176 146 0.830 19185 8687 0.453
23 10194 11194 22248
United States University of Maryland Baltimore University of Maryland Baltimore Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery |

72 46 0.639 155 131 0.845 15775 8072 0.512
167 10224 11229 22329
United States Duke University Duke University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

spine |

71 49 0.690 271 176 0.649 46774 26128 0.559
48 10644 11672 23266
United States Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Epilepsy Surgery |

71 41 0.577 185 137 0.741 16081 5856 0.364
220 10849 11905 23747
United States Columbia University New York Columbia University New York Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Epilepsy | Glioma | Astrocyte | Brain Tumor | Neurosurgery |

70 49 0.700 185 155 0.838 21772 10404 0.478
3 11 2294 24176
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates University United Arab Emirates University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Molecular&Functional Imaging | Oncology | Neurosurgery | Drug Development | Genetic and Cellular Therapies |

70 31 0.443 184 98 0.533 17491 3881 0.222
18 11437 12566 25141
United States Thomas Jefferson University Thomas Jefferson University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery | Stroke | Aneurysms | AVMs | Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy |

69 52 0.754 316 271 0.858 18625 11768 0.632
2 369 2421 25285
Japan University of Toyama University of Toyama Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery | Neuroscience |

69 39 0.565 241 147 0.610 17489 6181 0.353
58 1172 12866 25804
Canada University of Calgary University of Calgary Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

MRI | robotics | neurosurgery |

68 31 0.456 203 92 0.453 28049 6678 0.238
106 2330 8734 25859
United Kingdom University of Manchester University of Manchester Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

neurosurgery |

68 50 0.735 190 162 0.853 25844 15197 0.588
78 12024 13227 26553
United States Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery | Oncology | Spine |

68 46 0.676 180 147 0.817 16556 8269 0.499

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20 12041 13245 26596
United States Thomas Jefferson University Thomas Jefferson University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

NEUROSURGERY |

68 48 0.706 203 169 0.833 16206 8465 0.522
14 1205 9025 26711
Germany Philipps Universität Marburg Philipps Universität Marburg Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

neurosurgery | imaging | neurooncology | medical technologies |

68 36 0.529 195 115 0.590 15495 4210 0.272
422 12115 13328 26774
United States Stanford University Stanford University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Brain tumors | stereotactic radiosurgery | cerebrovascular neurosurgery | trigeminal neuralgia | Brain AVMs |

68 33 0.485 191 135 0.707 14872 5493 0.369
235 2407 9071 26831
United Kingdom University College London University College London Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery | Deep Brain Stimulation |

68 52 0.765 163 146 0.896 14329 8882 0.620
51 12147 13374 26882
United States University of Miami University of Miami Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurological Surgery |

68 42 0.618 220 157 0.714 13422 7010 0.522
99 12251 13492 27101
United States Northwestern University Northwestern University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neuro-Oncology |

67 47 0.701 215 163 0.758 25246 14238 0.564
43 1264 9477 27963
Germany Universität Tubingen Universität Tubingen Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurooncology | Nerve Regeneration |

67 35 0.522 279 175 0.627 14890 5673 0.381
53 374 9532 28090
Sweden Uppsala University Uppsala University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurobiology of traumatic and ischemic brain injury |

67 26 0.388 160 82 0.513 13752 2647 0.192
675 12853 14155 28559
United States Harvard University Harvard University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

neurosurgery | hydrocephalus | epilepsy neurophysiology |

66 45 0.682 189 125 0.661 20189 7588 0.376
135 12913 14221 28708
United States University of Florida University of Florida Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Deep Brain Stimulation | Brain Tumors | Brain Machine Interface | Radiosurgery |

66 43 0.652 219 172 0.785 18534 8021 0.433
169 13042 14372 29069
United States University of Wisconsin Madison University of Wisconsin Madison Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

neurosurgery | spine surgery |

66 38 0.576 188 117 0.622 15781 5003 0.317
86 390 9984 29373
Sweden Karolinska Institute Karolinska Institute Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

functional neurosurgery | invasive neuromodulation | stereotaxis | pain | movement disorders |

66 37 0.561 160 99 0.619 13631 4167 0.306
54 1373 10281 30225
Germany Technische Universität München Technische Universität München Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

neuroscience |

65 45 0.692 311 250 0.804 16600 9659 0.582
8 13608 15022 30552
United States University of Louisville University of Louisville Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

spinal cord injury |

65 26 0.400 146 71 0.486 14515 2152 0.148
147 13712 15141 30874
United States University of Florida University of Florida Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery |

64 43 0.672 164 131 0.799 77624 42590 0.549

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229 13845 15290 31154
United States Duke University Duke University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

neurosurgery and neurobiology |

64 27 0.422 135 73 0.541 21308 4381 0.206
15 2796 10641 31285
United Kingdom Saint George's University of London Saint George's University of London Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery | Spinal cord injury | Spinal surgery | Neurocritical care | Aquaporins |

64 43 0.672 123 96 0.780 19061 7006 0.368
89 14111 15599 31841
United States University of Utah University of Utah Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery |

64 39 0.609 141 112 0.794 14985 4999 0.334
191 14248 15753 32290
United States University of Wisconsin Madison University of Wisconsin Madison Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Non-coding RNA | microRNA | Stroke | Traumatic Brain Injury | ER stress |

64 38 0.594 130 92 0.708 11800 4307 0.365
93 310 490 33947
Brazil Universidade de São Paulo USP Universidade de São Paulo USP Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

neurocirurgia |

62 49 0.790 164 120 0.732 35274 29207 0.828
13 1496 11791 34385
Italy Humanitas University Humanitas University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurochirurgia |

62 42 0.677 167 119 0.713 17621 7389 0.419
186 15170 16771 34550
United States University of California San Francisco University of California San Francisco Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

biostatistics | glioma |

62 48 0.774 157 138 0.879 16423 10254 0.624
92 15480 17118 35444
United States University of Iowa University of Iowa Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Iowa Neuroscience Institute |

62 33 0.532 151 108 0.715 12158 4288 0.353
14 15704 17369 35991
United States University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Brain tumors | skull base surgery | pituitary tumors | meningioma | microsurgery |

61 50 0.820 157 140 0.892 19049 11591 0.608
508 15726 17401 36052
United States Stanford University Stanford University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

neurosurgery |

61 35 0.574 150 83 0.553 18273 5367 0.294
92 15742 17420 36096
United States M D Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Pituitary tumors | Neurofibromatosis | von Hippel-Lindau disease | Neurogenetic syndromes | Tumors of brain and spinal cord |

61 32 0.525 154 104 0.675 17844 6336 0.355
15 574 3702 36221
Japan Hokkaido University Hokkaido University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Cerebrovascular diseases | Neurosurgery | Moyamoya disease |

61 41 0.672 184 120 0.652 16667 5996 0.360
762 16108 17836 37055
United States Harvard University Harvard University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

brain mapping | brain tumors | image guided therapy | fMRI | DTI |

61 43 0.705 159 130 0.818 12593 6195 0.492
162 1739 17896 37219
Canada McGill University McGill University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgical Simulation | Brain Tumor Treatment | First interest | Second interest |

61 30 0.492 151 85 0.563 11898 3085 0.259
124 16535 18317 38120
United States Emory University Emory University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neuromodulation | Neural regeneration | Deep brain Stimulation | Functional Neurosurgery |

60 44 0.733 101 81 0.802 15877 7168 0.451
528 16797 18623 38794
United States Stanford University Stanford University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Department of Neurosurgery |

60 46 0.767 194 174 0.897 12745 8532 0.669
187 17316 19204 40134
United States Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

neuro-oncology | neurosurgery | oncology |

59 31 0.525 139 75 0.540 15052 4426 0.294
121 17440 19341 40438
United States Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery | AVM | Skull Base Tumors | Brain Tumors | Moyamoya Disease |

59 33 0.559 189 124 0.656 13743 6307 0.459
79 17520 19432 40691
United States Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery |

59 26 0.441 133 65 0.489 12772 2907 0.228
68 17656 19585 41061
United States University of Illinois Chicago University of Illinois Chicago Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery |

59 31 0.525 193 115 0.596 11444 3865 0.338
50 17712 19648 41203
United States Brown University Brown University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

cerebrospinal fluid | choroid plexus | blood-brain barrier | ependyma |

59 29 0.492 138 66 0.478 10870 3446 0.317
12 18085 20069 42021
United States Tufts Medical Center Tufts Medical Center Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Cerebrovascular Surgery | Endovascular Neurosurgery | Vascular Biology | Mechanotransduction | Computational Modeling |

58 30 0.517 156 96 0.615 15806 4432 0.280
562 18147 20134 42171
United States Stanford University Stanford University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery | Neuroscience | Brain-machine interfacing | Spine |

58 44 0.759 114 83 0.728 14907 7963 0.534
66 1842 14629 42516
Italy Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery |

58 39 0.672 141 118 0.837 13226 4940 0.374
287 18590 20642 43484
United States Duke University Duke University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Cerebral aneurysms | Stroke | AV fistulas | AVM | carotid disease |

58 35 0.603 153 114 0.745 9295 4126 0.444
292 18839 20912 44014
United States Duke University Duke University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Brain Tumors | Translational Research | Preclinical Drug Screening |

57 31 0.544 130 83 0.638 16614 5452 0.328
312 18894 20971 44145
United States University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

brain tumors | neurosurgery | angiogenesis | cancer | clinical trials |

57 33 0.579 130 84 0.646 15450 6962 0.451
179 19005 21096 44430
United States Washington University Saint Louis Washington University Saint Louis Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

subarachnoid hemorrhage | vascular dementia | vascular malformations | aneurysms | cerebral amyloid angiopathy |

57 40 0.702 173 147 0.850 13931 6587 0.473
129 19177 21283 44877
United States Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

neurosurgery | gliomas | radiosurgery | immunotherapy | extracellular vesicles |

57 41 0.719 127 106 0.835 12288 6703 0.545
93 1961 15529 45103
Italy Università degli Studi di Milano Università degli Studi di Milano Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

57 42 0.737 169 139 0.822 11634 5401 0.464
104 477 4873 45182
South Korea Seoul National University Seoul National University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery |

57 32 0.561 229 138 0.603 11431 4159 0.364
131 19409 21572 45627
United States Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neuro-Oncology | genomics | cell biology | signal transduction | drug discovey |

57 37 0.649 100 85 0.850 9949 4687 0.471
112 516 5250 47932
South Korea Seoul National University Seoul National University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery | Neuro-oncology |

56 39 0.696 194 158 0.814 9930 6203 0.625
882 20385 22692 48343
United States Harvard University Harvard University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery |

55 44 0.800 123 107 0.870 23217 15406 0.664
56 20502 22816 48606
United States University of Cincinnati University of Cincinnati Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery |

55 30 0.545 173 79 0.457 16454 5127 0.312

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141 20702 23044 49135
United States Emory University Emory University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neurosurgical Oncology |

55 24 0.436 104 53 0.510 12981 3486 0.269
35 21031 23423 50036
United States Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

55 39 0.709 129 96 0.744 10531 4586 0.435
37 21117 23518 50276
United States Thomas Jefferson University Thomas Jefferson University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Endovascular neurosurgery | cerebrovascular surgery | stroke | aneurysms | arteriovenous malformations |

55 41 0.745 172 151 0.878 9908 6300 0.636
149 21419 23857 51068
United States Emory University Emory University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Endovascular Neurosurgery |

54 23 0.426 121 47 0.388 16945 4145 0.245
637 21465 23906 51163
United States Stanford University Stanford University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neuromodulation | Deep Brain Stimulation | Neuroprosthetics | Brain-Computer Interfacing | Parkinson's Disease |

54 45 0.833 107 89 0.832 15733 8385 0.533
110 305 17997 52042
Norway University of Oslo University of Oslo Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Neuroscience | Neurosurgery | Cerebrovascular surgery | Hydrocephalus | Trigeminal neuralgia |

54 34 0.630 183 121 0.661 11460 5221 0.456
89 2331 18157 52505
Italy Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

Medicine | Surgery | Neurosurgery | Endocrinology |

54 35 0.648 98 85 0.867 10419 3741 0.359
923 21979 24482 52530
United States Harvard University Harvard University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

neurosurgery | cerebrovascular surgery | genetics | aneurysms | stroke |

54 40 0.741 145 122 0.841 10384 5435 0.523
325 22044 24564 52735
United States Duke University Duke University Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

54 22 0.407 117 51 0.436 9995 2183 0.218
447 22134 24664 52976
United States University of California Los Angeles University of California Los Angeles Medical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery

neuroscience | brain |

54 33 0.611 145 125 0.862 9423 4298 0.456