The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,007
29,557
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,033
52,892
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Gesundheitssystemforschung
Versorgungsforschung
Gesundheitsökonomie
Health Technology Assessment
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,583
55,717
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Digital Health
Systems Biology
Cancer Research
Medical Informatics
Data Sciences
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,035
46,297
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Diabetes
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,604
26,370
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,955
44,723
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,216
23,830
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,151
45,053
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
radioonkologie
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,037
33,520
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
clinical immunology
reg. medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,979
19,632
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Informatik
Physik
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,412
35,838
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,274
25,324
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Multiples Myelom
Innere Medizin
Hämatologie
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,635
34,954
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Pain Fear Networks Modelling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,047
21,165
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,715
44,254
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
large-scale structure
dark energy
galaxy clusters
cosmic microwave background
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,277
40,114
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
neurotechnology
innovation
personalized medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,099
35,421
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Brain Plasticity
Stroke
fMRI
Optical Imaging
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,858
25,594
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Nanoscale Science
Surface Science
Scanning Probe Microscopy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,820
13,697
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,546
11,616
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
AGN
their hosts and their environment. Photometric redshift and SED fitting for AGN and normal galaxies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,447
32,053
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Neurodegeneration
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,330
24,953
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Laserphysik
Mikro- und Nanotechnologie
Optik
Photonik
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,728
20,217
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,438
29,163
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Stroke
brain imaging
translational medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,196
21,935
0.326
Berthold Koletzko
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,007
29,557
0.348
Bernd Löwe
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,033
52,892
0.637
Reinhard Busse
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,583
55,717
0.683
Gesundheitssystemforschung
Versorgungsforschung
Gesundheitsökonomie
Health Technology Assessment
Roland Eils
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,035
46,297
0.571
Digital Health
Systems Biology
Cancer Research
Medical Informatics
Data Sciences
Michael Nauck
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,604
26,370
0.327
Mirko Prijatelj
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,955
44,723
0.566
Jürgen Baumert
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,216
23,830
0.309
V Pettorino
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,151
45,053
0.584
Juergen Debus
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,037
33,520
0.435
Hans Dieter Volk
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,979
19,632
0.258
Jan De Cuveland
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,412
35,838
0.475
Matthias Tschöp
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,274
25,324
0.336
Hartmut Goldschmidt
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,635
34,954
0.475
Christian Büchel
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,047
21,165
0.290
Melanie Ast
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,715
44,254
0.617
Jochen Weller
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,277
40,114
0.563
large-scale structure
dark energy
galaxy clusters
cosmic microwave background
Erwin Böttinger
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,099
35,421
0.498
Arno Villringer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,858
25,594
0.361
Klaus Kern
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,820
13,697
0.196
Horst Kessler
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,546
11,616
0.167
Mara Salvato
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,447
32,053
0.468
AGN
their hosts and their environment. Photometric redshift and SED fitting for AGN and normal galaxies
Peter Heutink
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,330
24,953
0.365
Andreas Tünnermann
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,728
20,217
0.299
Peter Auer
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,438
29,163
0.432
Ulrich Dirnagl
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,196
21,935
0.326