Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Germany Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Earth 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 :1
Earth System science
biogeochemical cycles
extreme events
eco-hydrology
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,785
51,755
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Earth System Data Science
Data Management
Biodiversity
Ecosystems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,619
53,974
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Carbon cycle and biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,953
21,049
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Crustal evolution
geochronology
Precambrian tectonics
palaeomagnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,648
18,803
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Geochemistry
Petrology
Earth's mantle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,394
14,473
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Earth System Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,354
17,965
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
spatial statistics
geoinformatics
spatial data science
reproducible research
R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,321
25,995
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Biogeochemistry
biosphere-atmosphere exchange of trace gases
nutrient cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,304
21,267
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Marine Geochemistry
Organic Geochemistry
Marine Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,144
22,410
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
volcanology
geochemistry
geophysics
geology
petrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,737
13,878
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Geomicrobiology
Biogeochemistry
Environmental Microbiology
Environmental Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,885
19,654
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Soils
Terrestrial Biogeochemistry
Soil Organic Matter
Soil Management
Sustainable Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,703
18,192
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
earth system data
earth system modelling
deep learning
data science
air quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,464
14,765
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Biodiversity
Vegetation Ecology
Biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,154
21,844
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Climate
Geochemistry
Paleoclimate
Paleoceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,210
11,915
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,064
7,673
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,576
10,848
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Palaeobiology
Isotopic geochemistry
pleistocene
Human Evolution
megafauna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,063
10,761
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Neotektonik
Tectonische Geomorphologie
Strukturgeologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,803
10,299
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
paleoclimate geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,754
9,475
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,647
10,809
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Analytical Geochemistry
laser ablation
trace elements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,316
9,168
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
geology
micropaleontology
paleoceanography
protistology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,966
4,988
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Tectonics
Geo-Thermochronology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,483
6,285
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Earth Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,260
7,653
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,821
130
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Markus Reichstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,785
51,755
0.576
Earth System science
biogeochemical cycles
extreme events
eco-hydrology
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,129
144
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Frank Oliver Glöckner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,619
53,974
0.630
Earth System Data Science
Data Management
Biodiversity
Ecosystems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,876
355
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Susan Trumbore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,953
21,049
0.390
Carbon cycle and biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,956
359
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alfred Kröner
Helmholtz Institut Mainz
Mainz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,648
18,803
0.350
Crustal evolution
geochronology
Precambrian tectonics
palaeomagnetism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,565
383
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Albrecht W. Hofmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,394
14,473
0.282
Geochemistry
Petrology
Earth's mantle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,558
532
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wolfgang Lucht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,354
17,965
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,105
605
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Edzer Pebesma
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,321
25,995
0.645
spatial statistics
geoinformatics
spatial data science
reproducible research
R
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,698
635
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Butterbach Bahl
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,304
21,267
0.541
Biogeochemistry
biosphere-atmosphere exchange of trace gases
nutrient cycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,752
734
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thorsten Dittmar
Carl Von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Oldenburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,144
22,410
0.620
Marine Geochemistry
Organic Geochemistry
Marine Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,063
747
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Donald B. Dingwell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,737
13,878
0.388
volcanology
geochemistry
geophysics
geology
petrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,498
819
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andreas Kappler
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,885
19,654
0.580
Geomicrobiology
Biogeochemistry
Environmental Microbiology
Environmental Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,554
873
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wulf Amelung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,703
18,192
0.556
Soils
Terrestrial Biogeochemistry
Soil Organic Matter
Soil Management
Sustainable Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,781
885
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Martin Schultz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,464
14,765
0.455
earth system data
earth system modelling
deep learning
data science
air quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,449
1,036
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bruelheide Helge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,154
21,844
0.749
Biodiversity
Vegetation Ecology
Biogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,967
1,143
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gerald H. Haug
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,210
11,915
0.438
Climate
Geochemistry
Paleoclimate
Paleoceanography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,391
1,279
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Egbert Matzner
Universität Bayreuth
Bayreuth, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,064
7,673
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,285
1,314
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ralf Littke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,576
10,848
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,260
1,353
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hervé Bocherens
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,063
10,761
0.447
Palaeobiology
Isotopic geochemistry
pleistocene
Human Evolution
megafauna
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,738
1,375
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Manfred Strecker
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,803
10,299
0.433
Neotektonik
Tectonische Geomorphologie
Strukturgeologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,022
1,567
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Klaus Jochum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,754
9,475
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,269
1,578
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bau Michael
Jacobs University Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,647
10,809
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,689
1,724
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dieter Garbe Schönberg|Dieter Garbeschönberg, Dieter Garbe-Schonberg, Dieter GarbeSchoenberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,316
9,168
0.451
Analytical Geochemistry
laser ablation
trace elements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,660
1,758
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
CH Hemleben
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,966
4,988
0.250
geology
micropaleontology
paleoceanography
protistology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,051
1,812
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lothar Ratschbacher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,483
6,285
0.323
Tectonics
Geo-Thermochronology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,656
1,837
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Daniel Frost
Universität Bayreuth
Bayreuth, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,260
7,653
0.397