Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Germany Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology 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
Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375,044
268,577
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Visual function
neuroprosthetics
gene therapy
artificial vision
retina degeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,525
10,129
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Cornea
Glaucoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,328
7,661
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Neuroimmunology
Experimental Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,237
7,699
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cataract
Refractive Surgery
Biomaterials
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,748
5,995
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
vision
retinal signal processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,027
5,102
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
ocular gene therapy
adeno-associated virus
inherited retinal disorders
epigenetics
cyclic nucleotide-gated channels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,478
4,765
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ophthalmology
Preclinical Drug Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,134
2,672
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Epidemiology
Ophthalmology
Applied examination research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,618
3,832
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Neuroophthalmologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,606
2,397
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Retina & Retinal Degeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,752
2,891
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Complement System
Complement
Innate Immunity
Ophthalmology
Extracellular Matrix
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,147
2,258
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
vision
fMRI
electrophysiology
hearing
visual plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,392
1,661
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Ophthalmology
Medical retina
Epidemiology
Ocular Oncology
Clinical Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,087
2,954
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
HIstory of ophthalmology (especially during national socialism)
palaeo-ophthalmology
ophthalmic pathology
cornea
glaucoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,698
832
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Ophthalmologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,309
1,269
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Vision Science and Ophthalmology: ageing
early detection of retinal/optic nerve degeneration
OCT
AO
Visual functions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,902
1,499
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ophthalmoloy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,868
1,207
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
1,434
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Computer Science
Machine Learning
Medical Image Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,545
1,414
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Machine Intelligence
Surgical Robotics
Medical Robotics
Micro Robotics
Medical Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,423
1,181
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Optometry
Visual Optics
Optics
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,340
896
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
351
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
986
597
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
981
879
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jonas JB
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375,044
268,577
0.716
Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,487
722
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Eberhart Zrenner
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,525
10,129
0.277
Visual function
neuroprosthetics
gene therapy
artificial vision
retina degeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,049
1,604
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kohnen Thomas
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,328
7,661
0.359
Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Cornea
Glaucoma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,920
1,735
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thomas Langmann
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,237
7,699
0.380
Neuroimmunology
Experimental Ophthalmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,017
2,958
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gerd Auffarth
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,748
5,995
0.436
Cataract
Refractive Surgery
Biomaterials
Ophthalmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,199
4,293
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thomas Euler
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,027
5,102
0.509
vision
retinal signal processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,693
4,563
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stylianos Michalakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,478
4,765
0.503
ocular gene therapy
adeno-associated virus
inherited retinal disorders
epigenetics
cyclic nucleotide-gated channels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,212
4,760
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ulrich Schraermeyer
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,134
2,672
0.293
Ophthalmology
Preclinical Drug Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,686
5,694
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stefan Nickels
Universitätsmedizin Mainz
Mainz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,618
3,832
0.503
Epidemiology
Ophthalmology
Applied examination research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,415
6,571
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Helmut Wilhelm
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,606
2,397
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,175
8,755
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
M Dominik Fischer
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,752
2,891
0.608
Retina & Retinal Degeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,200
9,768
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Simon J Clark
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,147
2,258
0.544
Complement System
Complement
Innate Immunity
Ophthalmology
Extracellular Matrix
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,215
11,385
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hoffmann MB
Otto Von Guericke Universität Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,392
1,661
0.490
vision
fMRI
electrophysiology
hearing
visual plasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,185
12,174
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ahmad Samir AlFaar|Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Ahmad Alfaar, AS Alfaar
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,087
2,954
0.957
Ophthalmology
Medical retina
Epidemiology
Ocular Oncology
Clinical Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,745
13,377
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Martin Rohrbach
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,698
832
0.308
HIstory of ophthalmology (especially during national socialism)
palaeo-ophthalmology
ophthalmic pathology
cornea
glaucoma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,619
14,838
523
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thomas Kreutzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,309
1,269
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
456,622
16,678
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Franziska G Rauscher
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,902
1,499
0.788
Vision Science and Ophthalmology: ageing
early detection of retinal/optic nerve degeneration
OCT
AO
Visual functions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,506
16,845
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kai Januschowski
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,868
1,207
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,971
18,377
571
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gabriel M Shajari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
1,434
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,403
18,755
443
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Murat Seçkin Ayhan|Murat S. Ayhan, Murat Seckin Ayhan
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,545
1,414
0.915
Computer Science
Machine Learning
Medical Image Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,381
19,618
799
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
M Ali Nasseri
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,423
1,181
0.830
Machine Intelligence
Surgical Robotics
Medical Robotics
Micro Robotics
Medical Imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
574,258
20,236
468
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Arne Ohlendorf
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,340
896
0.669
Optometry
Visual Optics
Optics
Ophthalmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,473
23,387
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Renieri G
Otto Von Guericke Universität Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
351
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
683,563
23,487
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yoko Miura
Universität zu Lubeck
Lübeck, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
986
597
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685,216
23,544
519
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Torsten Straßer
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
981
879
0.896