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Top Neurology (Medicine) Researchers

Jost B. Jonas ranks first, out of 5,509 ranked researchers.

Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 15 works, and an institution the snapshot can resolve.

The ranking

  1. 1 Jost B. Jonas Germany · #12 worldwide 7.7k citations · 243 works
  2. 2 Graeme J. Hankey Australia · #15 worldwide 7.2k citations · 205 works
  3. 3 Perminder S. Sachdev Australia · #56 worldwide 4.6k citations · 215 works
  4. 4 М. А. Пирадов Russia · #155 worldwide 2.9k citations · 122 works
  5. 5 Aarno Palotie Finland · #185 worldwide 4.3k citations · 187 works
  6. 6 Charles G. Drake United States · #228 worldwide 2.4k citations · 133 works
  7. 7 Mohammad Ali Sahraian Iran · #260 worldwide 4.6k citations · 113 works
  8. 8 Ettore Beghi Italy · #284 worldwide 4.6k citations · 108 works
  9. 9 Thoralf M. Sundt United States · #310 worldwide 2.6k citations · 162 works
  10. 10 Valery L. Feigin New Zealand · #390 worldwide 7.9k citations · 101 works
  11. 11 John Hardy United Kingdom · #734 worldwide 4k citations · 235 works
  12. 12 Yannick Béjot France · #808 worldwide 3.7k citations · 94 works
  13. 13 Max Wintermark United States · #1,062 worldwide 1.7k citations · 137 works
  14. 14 Andrew J. Lees United Kingdom · #1,099 worldwide 2k citations · 170 works
  15. 15 Giancarlo Logroscino Italy · #1,200 worldwide 2.2k citations · 103 works
  16. 16 Daniel Woo United States · #1,220 worldwide 2.6k citations · 88 works
  17. 17 Ben Glocker United Kingdom · #1,239 worldwide 2.5k citations · 116 works
  18. 18 Ronald C. Petersen United States · #1,258 worldwide 4k citations · 306 works
  19. 19 Heiko Braak Germany · #1,274 worldwide 2.9k citations · 90 works
  20. 20 Éric Baudin France · #1,303 worldwide 1.7k citations · 113 works
  21. 21 Peter C. O’Brien United States · #1,315 worldwide 2k citations · 100 works
  22. 22 Cathie Sudlow United Kingdom · #1,365 worldwide 2.1k citations · 88 works
  23. 23 Jes Olesen Denmark · #1,420 worldwide 1.6k citations · 145 works
  24. 24 Steven M. Greenberg United States · #1,424 worldwide 1.9k citations · 116 works
  25. 25 Clifton W. Callaway United States · #1,426 worldwide 1.8k citations · 103 works
  26. 26 Dennis J. Selkoe United States · #1,563 worldwide 2.4k citations · 103 works
  27. 27 Andreas von Deimling Germany · #1,601 worldwide 2.4k citations · 182 works
  28. 28 Vladimir Hachinski Canada · #1,644 worldwide 2.5k citations · 81 works
  29. 29 Jo Vandesompele Belgium · #1,646 worldwide 2k citations · 114 works
  30. 30 Mitchell S.V. Elkind United States · #1,671 worldwide 1.9k citations · 114 works
  31. 31 José Biller United States · #1,697 worldwide 1.2k citations · 112 works
  32. 32 Andreas Unterberg Germany · #1,802 worldwide 1.8k citations · 147 works
  33. 33 Michael Lim United States · #1,839 worldwide 1.3k citations · 104 works
  34. 34 Maurice Giroud France · #1,858 worldwide 2.4k citations · 78 works
  35. 35 Julie A. Schneider United States · #1,873 worldwide 1.6k citations · 96 works
  36. 36 Elaine S. Jaffe United States · #1,940 worldwide 2k citations · 152 works
  37. 37 Bernd W. Scheithauer United States · #2,047 worldwide 1.3k citations · 84 works
  38. 38 Harold P. Adams United States · #2,067 worldwide 1.5k citations · 79 works
  39. 39 Peter M. Rothwell United Kingdom · #2,113 worldwide 1.7k citations · 187 works
  40. 40 Werner Hacke Germany · #2,130 worldwide 1.2k citations · 114 works
  41. 41 Kevin N. Sheth United States · #2,218 worldwide 994 citations · 106 works
  42. 42 Anthony E. Lang Canada · #2,244 worldwide 2.3k citations · 193 works
  43. 43 David N. Louis United States · #2,307 worldwide 2.7k citations · 72 works
  44. 44 Werner Poewe Austria · #2,366 worldwide 1.2k citations · 116 works
  45. 45 Christophe Tzourio France · #2,383 worldwide 1.4k citations · 117 works
  46. 46 Ewout W. Steyerberg Netherlands · #2,402 worldwide 2.4k citations · 255 works
  47. 47 Hilkka Soininen Finland · #2,450 worldwide 2k citations · 205 works
  48. 48 Gordon Murray United Kingdom · #2,553 worldwide 1.4k citations · 144 works
  49. 49 Andrew M. Demchuk Canada · #2,593 worldwide 965 citations · 107 works
  50. 50 Henry S. Friedman United States · #2,634 worldwide 1.6k citations · 125 works
  51. 51 Lynn Rochester United Kingdom · #2,662 worldwide 1.3k citations · 112 works
  52. 52 Yoav Ben‐Shlomo United Kingdom · #2,671 worldwide 1.3k citations · 136 works
  53. 53 Ted M. Dawson United States · #2,765 worldwide 2.1k citations · 83 works
  54. 54 Yaakov Stern United States · #2,848 worldwide 2.1k citations · 178 works
  55. 55 Ale Algra Netherlands · #2,854 worldwide 1.2k citations · 94 works
  56. 56 Winfried März Germany · #2,927 worldwide 5.2k citations · 632 works
  57. 57 John C. Rothwell United Kingdom · #3,035 worldwide 2.2k citations · 246 works
  58. 58 Katleen De Preter Belgium · #3,153 worldwide 1.9k citations · 68 works
  59. 59 Martin N. Rossor United Kingdom · #3,174 worldwide 1.9k citations · 175 works
  60. 60 Inke R. König Germany · #3,215 worldwide 1.6k citations · 71 works
  61. 61 David S. Knopman United States · #3,219 worldwide 3.2k citations · 310 works
  62. 62 Sandra E. Black Canada · #3,268 worldwide 2.3k citations · 223 works
  63. 63 Kristine Yaffe United States · #3,289 worldwide 2.4k citations · 204 works
  64. 64 Sean J. Pittock United States · #3,291 worldwide 1.3k citations · 113 works
  65. 65 Juan W. Valle United Kingdom · #3,302 worldwide 1.3k citations · 115 works
  66. 66 Jeffrey L. Cummings United States · #3,306 worldwide 2.3k citations · 226 works
  67. 67 Peter Sandercock United Kingdom · #3,313 worldwide 1.3k citations · 75 works
  68. 68 Gene H. Barnett United States · #3,326 worldwide 1.1k citations · 100 works
  69. 69 Niels A. Lassen Denmark · #3,399 worldwide 1.2k citations · 79 works
  70. 70 William J. Powers United States · #3,532 worldwide 1.7k citations · 65 works
  71. 71 Vanda A. Lennon United States · #3,564 worldwide 1.3k citations · 84 works
  72. 72 Ralph L. Sacco United States · #3,582 worldwide 1.3k citations · 125 works
  73. 73 Yukito Shinohara Japan · #3,648 worldwide 928 citations · 73 works
  74. 74 Béla Melegh Hungary · #3,670 worldwide 1.3k citations · 73 works
  75. 75 Thomas D. Bird United States · #3,716 worldwide 1.1k citations · 82 works
  76. 76 Jamés O. Armitage United States · #3,724 worldwide 1.1k citations · 127 works
  77. 77 Bradley F. Boeve United States · #3,791 worldwide 2.1k citations · 219 works
  78. 78 Gregory W. Albers United States · #3,800 worldwide 1.2k citations · 140 works
  79. 79 Philip B. Gorelick United States · #3,810 worldwide 872 citations · 88 works
  80. 80 Christopher C. Rowe Australia · #3,815 worldwide 1.5k citations · 145 works
  81. 81 Mark Parsons Australia · #3,838 worldwide 659 citations · 86 works
  82. 82 Guy A. Rouleau Canada · #3,843 worldwide 1.6k citations · 135 works
  83. 83 Álvaro Pascual‐Leone United States · #4,025 worldwide 1.4k citations · 144 works
  84. 84 Walter Paulus Germany · #4,039 worldwide 1.5k citations · 137 works
  85. 85 Jonathan Rosand United States · #4,066 worldwide 1.1k citations · 120 works
  86. 86 Gert Kwakkel Netherlands · #4,146 worldwide 942 citations · 73 works
  87. 87 Seyed‐Mohammad Fereshtehnejad Sweden · #4,255 worldwide 4.2k citations · 60 works
  88. 88 Gabriël J.E. Rinkel Netherlands · #4,298 worldwide 1k citations · 92 works
  89. 89 Valina L. Dawson United States · #4,415 worldwide 2k citations · 66 works
  90. 90 Markku Kaste Finland · #4,632 worldwide 1k citations · 80 works
  91. 91 Nick C. Fox United Kingdom · #4,667 worldwide 2.3k citations · 238 works
  92. 92 Jens Volkmann Germany · #4,704 worldwide 1.1k citations · 99 works
  93. 93 Wilder Penfield Canada · #4,789 worldwide 939 citations · 63 works
  94. 94 José M. Ferro Portugal · #4,949 worldwide 801 citations · 95 works
  95. 95 Phillip A. Low United States · #4,966 worldwide 824 citations · 107 works
  96. 96 Johannes A. Hainfellner Austria · #5,007 worldwide 1k citations · 88 works
  97. 97 J. van Gijn Netherlands · #5,012 worldwide 700 citations · 75 works
  98. 98 Peter J. Koudstaal Netherlands · #5,056 worldwide 1.1k citations · 92 works
  99. 99 Randall T. Higashida United States · #5,072 worldwide 876 citations · 73 works
  100. 100 Graham M. Teasdale United Kingdom · #5,124 worldwide 2.4k citations · 58 works

authors from the 6,000 highest-output in Neurology, re-ranked on the composite score. Author identities come from OpenAlex disambiguation and inherit its errors: a merged record can put one name over two people’s work, and a split one can halve a career. Every row links out to the OpenAlex record so the underlying claim is checkable, and anything that looks wrong can be reported from the row. That report files a correction against the bibliographic record for a human to review — it is not a removal or delisting request, and no such route exists yet.

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