Best Neuroscience Scientists

The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scholars in the discipline of Neuroscience is based on data derived from various data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were acquired on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a scientist's D-index (Discipline H-index), which only includes papers and citation metrics for an examined discipline.
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The range of our Neuroscience research
Research.com’s best scientists ranking is a credible list of leading scientists from the field of Neuroscience, based on a detailed study of 166,880 scholars determined from a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the area of Neuroscience, over 27400 scientists were investigated.

What is D-index inclusion threshold for Neuroscience
The D-index threshold for accepting a scholar to be evaluated is established at 30 if the majority of of their publications are in the field of Neuroscience. The inclusion requirements for scholars to be considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index, proportion of the contributions made within the specific field of study plus the awards and achievements of the researchers. The D-index threshold for listing leading researchers is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scientists estimated for each discipline whilst guaranteeing that the top 1% of leading scholars are incorporated into the list. There should be a proximity of 30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.

Other verification rules
Because our main aim is to make sure that only actual scientists are included in the ranking we are aware that raw data are never meant to be a complete tool to evaluate the output of scholars. This is why we manually verify every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a varied range of reliable sources. Although it’s not a factor defining a scientist’s position in the ranking, the amount of papers published in major journals and conference proceedings should be a reliable secondary signal of their contribution to research in a given area of science. Position in the ranking is based on each scholar’s D-index using information collected from OpenAlex and CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-established bibliometric databases of this kind accessible to the research community. A detailed definition of our research policy can be found on our methodology page.

Our mission
Our aim is to motivate scholars, companies and decision-makers around the world to examine where leading experts are heading and to give an opportunity for the whole research community to get to know who the leading experts in specific areas of study, in different countries, or even within research institutions are.
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Key findings for Neuroscience
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of leading scholars in the world is University College London with 118 scientists affiliated with it being listed in the Neuroscience ranking. It is followed by Harvard University with 113 researchers. Ranking thirds is National Institutes of Health with 92 scientists.

Prominent scholars listed in the world are affiliated with University of Warwick, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Oakland University, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Brookhaven National Laboratory, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Innsbruck Medical University.

Professor Trevor W. Robbins from University of Cambridge is listed as the best scientist in the world in our ranking with a D-index of 258. Ranking on spot no. 2 in the world is Solomon H. Snyder from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine with a D-index of 256. The third spot in the world is occupied by John Q. Trojanowski from University of Pennsylvania with a D-index of 249.

The average D-index for the top 3% scientists is 150 in comparison to an average of 55 for all scientists listed in our ranking.

The average number of published papers in the area of Neuroscience for the top 1% of scholars in the ranking is 856 in comparison to an average of 181 for all researchers.

The average number of citations for the top 1% researchers is 132294 against an average of 15747 for all scientists.

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National
Scholar
D-Index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.
Citations
Publications
801 World 1 National D-index 83 Citations 29,528 415
802 World 443 National D-index 83 Citations 29,217 268
803 World 444 National D-index 83 Citations 28,609 206
804 World 445 National D-index 83 Citations 28,393 293
805 World 8 National D-index 83 Citations 28,132 258
806 World 446 National D-index 83 Citations 27,730 265
807 World 447 National D-index 83 Citations 26,970 164
808 World 448 National D-index 83 Citations 25,152 177
809 World 449 National D-index 83 Citations 25,146 381
810 World 87 National D-index 83 Citations 24,128 324
811 World 450 National D-index 83 Citations 23,751 245
812 World 451 National D-index 83 Citations 23,239 250
813 World 20 National D-index 83 Citations 23,209 407
814 World 452 National D-index 83 Citations 22,969 211
815 World 453 National D-index 83 Citations 22,861 175
816 World 24 National D-index 83 Citations 22,781 291
817 World 454 National D-index 83 Citations 21,646 236
818 World 455 National D-index 83 Citations 20,553 227
819 World 14 National D-index 83 Citations 19,002 430
820 World 456 National D-index 82 Citations 45,400 216
821 World 457 National D-index 82 Citations 44,156 230
822 World 458 National D-index 82 Citations 39,278 190
823 World 88 National D-index 82 Citations 38,699 178
824 World 89 National D-index 82 Citations 36,559 201
825 World 90 National D-index 82 Citations 35,300 216
826 World 91 National D-index 82 Citations 34,025 279
827 World 1 National D-index 82 Citations 33,464 459
828 World 38 National D-index 82 Citations 32,951 299
829 World 61 National D-index 82 Citations 29,164 174
830 World 459 National D-index 82 Citations 28,163 222
831 World 62 National D-index 82 Citations 26,488 250
832 World 460 National D-index 82 Citations 26,285 193
833 World 92 National D-index 82 Citations 26,281 225
834 World 461 National D-index 82 Citations 25,776 239
835 World 93 National D-index 82 Citations 25,621 431
836 World 21 National D-index 82 Citations 24,542 236
837 World 94 National D-index 82 Citations 24,527 367
838 World 462 National D-index 82 Citations 24,388 221
839 World 463 National D-index 82 Citations 24,122 167
840 World 464 National D-index 82 Citations 24,071 240
841 World 465 National D-index 82 Citations 23,929 225
842 World 63 National D-index 82 Citations 23,211 505
843 World 12 National D-index 82 Citations 22,836 500
844 World 95 National D-index 82 Citations 22,589 192
845 World 13 National D-index 82 Citations 21,484 623
846 World 5 National D-index 82 Citations 20,571 354
847 World 466 National D-index 82 Citations 20,500 196
848 World 467 National D-index 82 Citations 20,018 450
849 World 96 National D-index 82 Citations 20,008 258
850 World 25 National D-index 82 Citations 19,800 317
851 World 468 National D-index 82 Citations 19,482 293
852 World 20 National D-index 82 Citations 19,430 163
853 World 469 National D-index 82 Citations 18,953 256
854 World 39 National D-index 82 Citations 18,876 376
855 World 64 National D-index 82 Citations 18,716 246
856 World 97 National D-index 82 Citations 18,577 435
858 World 6 National D-index 82 Citations 18,380 225
859 World 471 National D-index 82 Citations 17,995 191
860 World 22 National D-index 82 Citations 17,875 424
861 World 472 National D-index 81 Citations 43,955 135
862 World 473 National D-index 81 Citations 40,487 206
863 World 474 National D-index 81 Citations 36,481 208
864 World 475 National D-index 81 Citations 33,101 134
865 World 65 National D-index 81 Citations 32,626 323
866 World 98 National D-index 81 Citations 32,188 230
867 World 476 National D-index 81 Citations 31,254 209
868 World 20 National D-index 81 Citations 30,864 153
869 World 40 National D-index 81 Citations 29,180 256
870 World 477 National D-index 81 Citations 28,943 169
871 World 478 National D-index 81 Citations 28,271 163
872 World 479 National D-index 81 Citations 27,794 260
873 World 41 National D-index 81 Citations 26,373 269
874 World 99 National D-index 81 Citations 25,800 311
875 World 6 National D-index 81 Citations 25,616 356
876 World 5 National D-index 81 Citations 24,889 278
877 World 480 National D-index 81 Citations 24,274 356
878 World 5 National D-index 81 Citations 23,565 182
879 World 66 National D-index 81 Citations 23,108 287
880 World 5 National D-index 81 Citations 23,029 182
881 World 10 National D-index 81 Citations 22,968 559
882 World 26 National D-index 81 Citations 22,735 346
883 World 21 National D-index 81 Citations 22,727 223
884 World 15 National D-index 81 Citations 22,707 410
885 World 67 National D-index 81 Citations 22,574 324
886 World 481 National D-index 81 Citations 22,132 276
887 World 482 National D-index 81 Citations 22,034 244
888 World 483 National D-index 81 Citations 21,882 203
889 World 484 National D-index 81 Citations 21,573 250
890 World 27 National D-index 81 Citations 21,393 350
891 World 11 National D-index 81 Citations 20,990 348
892 World 42 National D-index 81 Citations 20,890 262
893 World 485 National D-index 81 Citations 20,540 193
894 World 43 National D-index 81 Citations 19,944 203
895 World 486 National D-index 81 Citations 18,343 162
896 World 487 National D-index 81 Citations 18,182 221
897 World 100 National D-index 81 Citations 17,507 391
898 World 101 National D-index 80 Citations 76,925 238
899 World 102 National D-index 80 Citations 58,216 165
900 World 488 National D-index 80 Citations 53,162 192

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