Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Germany Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
silviculture
forest science
forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,866
19,015
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
plant molecular biology and genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,097
6,169
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
fisheries
recreational fisheries
aquatic ecology
social-ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,160
15,297
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Structural Biology of NOD-like receptors and Receptor kinases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,666
10,938
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Theoretical ecology
Invasion biology
Ecological novelty
Urban ecology
Conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,344
17,495
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Plant Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,167
6,131
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Plant Sciences
Chloroplast
Photosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,828
8,671
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,471
12,180
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
plant sciences
bioinformatics
evolution
photosynthesis
synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,440
10,585
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
plant environment interface
cutin
suberin
wax
stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,052
9,694
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Molecular Plant Physiology
Plant Genetics
Genomics
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,434
8,328
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Urban green infrastructure
nature-based solutions
urban forestry
climate change adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,380
15,618
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
soil
minerals
organic matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,995
9,472
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Natural Resources Management
Soil Science
Tropical Agriculture
climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,975
7,032
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
soil science
soil chemistry
biogeochemistry
environmental chemistry
ecosystem research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,972
10,227
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
plant biology
evolution
comparative genomics
bioinformatics
phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,962
10,922
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
animal physiology
ecotoxicology
endocrinology
sustainable aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,630
12,298
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Plant Biotechnology
Synthetic Biology
Evolution
Development
Biopharmaceuticals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,054
6,975
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Aquatic Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,939
9,518
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Plant Physiology
Metal homeostasis
Metal hyperaccumulation
Biofortification
Metal tolerance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,590
8,083
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Spatial Ecology
Dryland Ecology
Community Ecology
Ecological Modelling
Theoretical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,507
8,455
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Sustainability science
Landscape ecology
Agroforestry
Ecosystem services
Social-ecological systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,446
13,240
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Plant-parasitic nematodes
Nematode-microbe interaction
Plant-microbe interaction
Microbe-mediated plant defense
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,111
6,685
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Plant Cell Walls
Polysaccharide Biosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,697
7,748
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Natural Product Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,463
7,473
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,577
997
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Juergen Bauhus
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,866
19,015
0.637
silviculture
forest science
forest ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,163
1,148
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Csaba Koncz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,097
6,169
0.228
plant molecular biology and genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,583
1,198
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Robert Arlinghaus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,160
15,297
0.585
fisheries
recreational fisheries
aquatic ecology
social-ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,110
1,307
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Jijie Chai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,666
10,938
0.443
Structural Biology of NOD-like receptors and Receptor kinases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,719
1,328
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Jonathan M. Jeschke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,344
17,495
0.719
Theoretical ecology
Invasion biology
Ecological novelty
Urban ecology
Conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,066
1,342
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
David G Robinson
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,167
6,131
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,689
1,374
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Dario Leister
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,828
8,671
0.364
Plant Sciences
Chloroplast
Photosynthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,389
1,409
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Roland Bol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,471
12,180
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,457
1,413
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Andreas Pm Weber
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,440
10,585
0.452
plant sciences
bioinformatics
evolution
photosynthesis
synthetic biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,173
1,452
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Lukas Schreiber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,052
9,694
0.421
plant environment interface
cutin
suberin
wax
stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,476
1,506
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Ute Kraemer
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,434
8,328
0.371
Molecular Plant Physiology
Plant Genetics
Genomics
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,585
1,510
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Stephan Pauleit
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,380
15,618
0.698
Urban green infrastructure
nature-based solutions
urban forestry
climate change adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,471
1,543
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Klaus Kaiser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,995
9,472
0.431
soil
minerals
organic matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,518
1,545
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Paul Vlek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,975
7,032
0.320
Natural Resources Management
Soil Science
Tropical Agriculture
climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,954
1,642
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Wolfgang Wilcke
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,972
10,227
0.488
soil science
soil chemistry
biogeochemistry
environmental chemistry
ecosystem research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,982
1,644
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Stefan A Rensing
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,962
10,922
0.521
plant biology
evolution
comparative genomics
bioinformatics
phylogeny
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,850
1,682
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Werner Kloas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,630
12,298
0.596
animal physiology
ecotoxicology
endocrinology
sustainable aquaculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,427
1,752
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Ralf Reski
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,054
6,975
0.348
Plant Biotechnology
Synthetic Biology
Evolution
Development
Biopharmaceuticals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,746
1,762
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Daniel Hering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,939
9,518
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,732
1,793
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Stephan Clemens
Universität Bayreuth
Bayreuth, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,590
8,083
0.413
Plant Physiology
Metal homeostasis
Metal hyperaccumulation
Biofortification
Metal tolerance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,973
1,805
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Florian Jeltsch
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,507
8,455
0.433
Spatial Ecology
Dryland Ecology
Community Ecology
Ecological Modelling
Theoretical Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,152
1,817
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Tobias Plieninger
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,446
13,240
0.681
Sustainability science
Landscape ecology
Agroforestry
Ecosystem services
Social-ecological systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,087
1,860
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Holger Heuer
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,111
6,685
0.350
Plant-parasitic nematodes
Nematode-microbe interaction
Plant-microbe interaction
Microbe-mediated plant defense
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,401
1,917
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Markus Pauly
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,697
7,748
0.414
Plant Cell Walls
Polysaccharide Biosynthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,177
1,947
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Oliver Kayser
Technische Universität Dortmund
Dortmund, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,463
7,473
0.405