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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 112 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Neuroscience
MRI
neuroanatomy
radiofrequenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,101
17,044
0.230
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brain Plasticity
Stroke
fMRI
Optical Imagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,795
27,484
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
brain musi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,337
13,648
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neuroimaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
quantitative MRI
in-vivo histology
real-time fMR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,351
13,221
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Brain
Complexity
Neuronal Oscillations
Neurotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,920
6,692
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,304
3,296
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Diffusion MRI
Tractography
Connectome
Brain Plasticity
Evolution of Brain Connectivit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,012
4,521
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Neuronal modelling
diffusion imaging
EEG/MEG source reconstruction
music perceptio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,926
4,523
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Neuroimaging
Ultra high field MRI
Computational Neuroanatomy
Medical Image Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,723
6,264
0.584
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
neuroimaging
lifestyle factors
aging
memory
nutritio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,242
7,248
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Neuroimaging Learning Computational Modellin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,177
3,308
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Magnetic resonance
quantitative imaging
fMRI
relaxatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,145
3,102
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
cognitive neuroscience
magnetoencephalography
languag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,291
3,116
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biopsychology
Social Neuroscienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,480
3,596
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
cognition and plasticit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,240
5,347
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Neuroimaging
Female Mental Health
Psychiatry
Gender Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,525
3,631
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
cognitive neuroscienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,913
3,856
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,373
2,439
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,353
4,134
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
social neuroscience
neuroimaging genetics
computational psychiatr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,306
4,890
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,644
3,384
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Visual perception
multivariate pattern analysis
neuroimaging
computational neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,343
3,124
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
dMR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,570
2,477
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pain
meditation
emotio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,526
1,318
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
aging diet lifestyl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,353
3,112
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,754
225
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert Turner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,101
17,044
0.230
Neuroscience
MRI
neuroanatomy
radiofrequenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,933
228
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Arno Villringer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,795
27,484
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,667
881
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stefan Koelsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,337
13,648
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,832
1,038
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nikolaus Weiskopf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,351
13,221
0.436
Neuroimaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
quantitative MRI
in-vivo histology
real-time fMR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,716
3,098
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vadim V Nikulin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,920
6,692
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,332
3,613
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thomas C Gunter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,304
3,296
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,808
3,729
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alfred Anwander
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,012
4,521
0.376
Diffusion MRI
Tractography
Connectome
Brain Plasticity
Evolution of Brain Connectivit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,554
3,752
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thomas R Knösche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,926
4,523
0.379
Neuronal modelling
diffusion imaging
EEG/MEG source reconstruction
music perceptio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,023
4,218
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pierre-Louis Bazin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,723
6,264
0.584
Neuroimaging
Ultra high field MRI
Computational Neuroanatomy
Medical Image Processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,357
4,459
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Veronica Witte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,242
7,248
0.708
neuroimaging
lifestyle factors
aging
memory
nutritio
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Rankings
103,134
4,498
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jane Neumann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,177
3,308
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,481
5,029
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Harald E. Möller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,145
3,102
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,920
5,548
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Burkhard Maess
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,291
3,116
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,273
6,179
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Veronika Engert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,480
3,596
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,355
6,369
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gesa Hartwigsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,240
5,347
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,562
7,032
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Julia Sacher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,525
3,631
0.556
Neuroimaging
Female Mental Health
Psychiatry
Gender Medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,151
7,694
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Roland G. Benoit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,913
3,856
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,327
8,330
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Falk Eippert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,373
2,439
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,069
8,354
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alexander Schaefer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,353
4,134
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,782
8,404
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sofie Valk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,306
4,890
0.922
social neuroscience
neuroimaging genetics
computational psychiatr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,590
9,392
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Franziskus Liem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,644
3,384
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,545
9,932
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Martin N. Hebart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,343
3,124
0.719
Visual perception
multivariate pattern analysis
neuroimaging
computational neuroscienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,470
11,534
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michaí«l Paquette
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,570
2,477
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,692
11,636
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joshua Grant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,526
1,318
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,661
12,056
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Frauke Beyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,353
3,112
0.928