Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Germany Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Chemical Sciences in Germany Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,482
15,009
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Functional Proteomics
Crosslinking Mass Spectrometry
Structural Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,372
20,242
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Chemoinformatics
Cheminformatics
Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,949
16,683
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Organic Chemistry
Natural Products Chemistry
Total synthesis
Drug Delivery
Digital Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,666
19,798
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Nanostrukturen
Theoretische Chemie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,719
13,142
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Theoretical Materials Science
Theoretical Chemistry
Theoretical Physics
Computational Design of Functional Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,278
25,116
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Chemie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,296
20,504
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
heterogeneous catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,771
18,125
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
physikalisch organische chemie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,767
23,933
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Clinical Chemistry
Lipids
Atherosclerosis
Genetics
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,781
19,626
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
BioGeoChemie / Metabolomics / Systems Biology / Analytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,512
20,912
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
theoretical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,323
10,234
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Chemistry
Materials Science
Polymer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,801
8,054
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
colloid physics
scattering methods
nanotechnology
catalysis with nanoparticles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,509
9,857
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,948
16,528
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
quantum chemistry
catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,119
9,917
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Organic Materials
Acene Chemistry
Arene Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,876
9,427
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Energetic Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,404
12,156
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Synthesis of novel molecular functions based on compounds with heavier main group elements (e.g. silicion and phosphorus chemistry). Organometallic chemistry yielding molecular models for heterogeneous catalysis (e.g. metal oxides)
electron-transfer-complexes and the synthesis of molecular single source precursors for nanostructured inorganic materials.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,946
16,541
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Colloid and Interface Science
Surfactant Adsorption
Surface rheology
Surface tension
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,797
9,394
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,102
21,761
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Physical Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Diamondoids
Quantum Mechanical Tunneling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,871
11,894
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Chemie
Physik
Biomatereialien
Biomedizin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,656
4,542
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,814
19,598
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
solid-state chemistry
quantum chemistry
(neutron) diffraction
chemical bonding
chemical crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,020
17,623
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,034
505
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Helmut Cölfen
Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,482
15,009
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,083
510
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Juri Rappsilber
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,372
20,242
0.456
Functional Proteomics
Crosslinking Mass Spectrometry
Structural Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,265
518
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Jürgen Bajorath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,949
16,683
0.380
Chemoinformatics
Cheminformatics
Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,392
521
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Stefan Bräse
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,666
19,798
0.453
Organic Chemistry
Natural Products Chemistry
Total synthesis
Drug Delivery
Digital Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,360
569
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Gotthard Seifert
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,719
13,142
0.315
Nanostrukturen
Theoretische Chemie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,564
577
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Thomas Heine
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,278
25,116
0.608
Theoretical Materials Science
Theoretical Chemistry
Theoretical Physics
Computational Design of Functional Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,117
606
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Juergen Caro
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,296
20,504
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,418
623
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Martin Muhler
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,771
18,125
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,421
624
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Burkhard Koenig
Universität Regensburg
Regensburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,767
23,933
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,618
678
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Joachim Thiery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,781
19,626
0.519
Clinical Chemistry
Lipids
Atherosclerosis
Genetics
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,500
723
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Schmitt-Kopplin Philippe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,512
20,912
0.573
BioGeoChemie / Metabolomics / Systems Biology / Analytical Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,624
728
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Jürgen Gauss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,323
10,234
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,002
744
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Axel He Müller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,801
8,054
0.225
Chemistry
Materials Science
Polymer Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,229
754
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Matthias Ballauff
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,509
9,857
0.278
colloid physics
scattering methods
nanotechnology
catalysis with nanoparticles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,676
771
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Marcel Kuypers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,948
16,528
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,323
805
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Joachim Sauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,119
9,917
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,512
821
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Uwe Bunz
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,876
9,427
0.278
Organic Materials
Acene Chemistry
Arene Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,846
888
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Klapoetke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,404
12,156
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,319
908
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Matthias Drieß
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,946
16,541
0.518
Synthesis of novel molecular functions based on compounds with heavier main group elements (e.g. silicion and phosphorus chemistry). Organometallic chemistry yielding molecular models for heterogeneous catalysis (e.g. metal oxides)
electron-transfer-complexes and the synthesis of molecular single source precursors for nanostructured inorganic materials.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,466
914
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Reinhard Miller
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Darmstadt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,797
9,394
0.295
Colloid and Interface Science
Surfactant Adsorption
Surface rheology
Surface tension
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,186
947
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Felix Studt
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,102
21,761
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,409
960
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Peter R Schreiner
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,871
11,894
0.385
Physical Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Diamondoids
Quantum Mechanical Tunneling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,621
967
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Michael H.Grunze
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,656
4,542
0.148
Chemie
Physik
Biomatereialien
Biomedizin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,643
1,002
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
xiao-feng wu
Leibniz Institut fur Katalyse
Rostock, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,814
19,598
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,616
1,047
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Richard Dronskowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,020
17,623
0.607
solid-state chemistry
quantum chemistry
(neutron) diffraction
chemical bonding
chemical crystallography