Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Virology Highly Cited Researchers 49 Scientists Citation in Germany Rankings - 2025
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: 1
Virology
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,780
115,873
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Virology
Zoonoses
virus host interaction
coronaviruses
autophagy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,754
51,084
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
virology
zoonoses
emerging infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,818
43,953
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Virologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,863
18,960
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,405
16,136
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,887
12,792
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,165
14,297
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Virology
innate immune response
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,562
7,126
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
RNA viruses
innate immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,709
8,299
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,230
10,383
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Virology
Hepatology
Hepatitis B Virus
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,456
7,736
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Viren
Onkologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,900
4,552
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,797
7,083
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Virologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,250
1,526
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,266
5,307
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,539
3,063
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
virus transmission
emerging viruses
extracellular vesicles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,329
4,682
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,225
1,164
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Virology
Virus Integration
Tumorigenesis
Pathogenesis
Vaccines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,906
2,941
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Virology
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,792
3,168
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,115
3,617
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,001
3,040
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Virology
Virus Evolution
Arboviruses
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,553
2,941
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,414
3,302
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gene therapy
Molecular cell biology
Molecular Virology
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,407
3,305
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,520
41
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christian Drosten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,780
115,873
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,523
303
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marcel A Müller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,754
51,084
0.841
Virology
Zoonoses
virus host interaction
coronaviruses
autophagy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,745
394
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Victor Max Corman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,818
43,953
0.848
virology
zoonoses
emerging infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,483
758
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stephan Becker
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,863
18,960
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,817
1,044
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mengji Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,405
16,136
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,435
1,074
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,887
12,792
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,853
1,384
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ulrike Protzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,165
14,297
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,044
1,436
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Karl-Klaus Conzelmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,562
7,126
0.302
Virology
innate immune response
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,067
1,599
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Friedemann Weber
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,709
8,299
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,819
1,891
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jan Felix Drexler
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,230
10,383
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,206
2,373
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stephan Urban
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,456
7,736
0.470
Virology
Hepatology
Hepatitis B Virus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,690
2,468
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thomas Iftner
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,900
4,552
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,974
3,648
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Doreen Muth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,797
7,083
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,977
4,265
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Volker Moennig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,250
1,526
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,924
5,358
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sandra Junglen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,266
5,307
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,445
6,759
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael Veit
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,539
3,063
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,737
8,092
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Janis A Müller
Universität Ulm
Ulm, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,329
4,682
0.879
virus transmission
emerging viruses
extracellular vesicles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,531
8,223
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matthias Koenig
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,225
1,164
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,189
8,678
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Benedikt B Kaufer
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,906
2,941
0.599
Virology
Virus Integration
Tumorigenesis
Pathogenesis
Vaccines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,054
8,852
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Imke Steffen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,792
3,168
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,081
9,996
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Adalbert Krawczyk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,115
3,617
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,605
10,222
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Florian Erhard
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,001
3,040
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,601
11,192
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marco Marklewitz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,553
2,941
0.828
Virology
Virus Evolution
Arboviruses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,610
11,520
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Barbara Mühlemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,414
3,302
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,126
11,533
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Berati Cerikan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,407
3,305
0.970
Gene therapy
Molecular cell biology
Molecular Virology
Biochemistry
Biotechnology