Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Germany Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Chemical 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
Xray structure determination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,080
42,805
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Atmospheric Chemistry
Earth Science
Climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,118
48,075
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Quantum chemistry
computational chemistry
spectroscopy
transition metals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,731
61,316
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,818
31,230
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Physical chemistry of solids
ion transport
interfaces and size effects
solid state ionics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,571
38,271
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Polymers
Polymer Chemistry
Batteries
Nanomedicine
Organic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,011
39,698
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Battery Batteries Supercapacitor lithium carbon graphite electrolyte anode cathode SEI lithium-ion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,958
51,033
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Photocatalysis
Nanotechnology
Photoelectrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,049
30,954
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Organic Chemistry
Photocatalysis
C-H Activation
Organometallic Chemistry
Asymmetric Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,039
39,291
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Battery Supercapacitor Li Na K Mg carbon graphite anode IL Polymer electrolyte cathode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,824
42,781
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
atmospheric chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,708
29,143
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Chemie
Materialien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,275
34,782
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Nanoscience
Physical Chemistry of Interfaces
Porous Materials
Energy Conversion
Drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,783
26,209
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,598
16,580
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,305
19,728
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Multiphase Chemistry
Atmospheric Chemistry
Aerosol
Climate
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,952
31,527
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Theoretical Chemistry
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,472
12,943
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Relativistic Quantum Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,326
15,668
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,307
23,889
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Surface Science
Self-Assembled Monolayers
Oxide Surfaces
Vibrational Spectroscopy
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,985
18,086
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,869
24,488
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
chemistry
electrochemistry
biosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,763
24,461
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,230
7,357
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Molecular Modeling
Protein Dynamics
NMR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,026
22,894
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
metal-organic frameworks
nanoparticles
catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,274
18,964
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264
11
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
George Sheldrick
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,080
42,805
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,434
37
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul J. Crutzen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,118
48,075
0.322
Atmospheric Chemistry
Earth Science
Climate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,645
76
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frank Neese
Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,731
61,316
0.564
Quantum chemistry
computational chemistry
spectroscopy
transition metals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,791
89
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Meinrat Andreae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,818
31,230
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,140
98
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joachim Maier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,571
38,271
0.384
Physical chemistry of solids
ion transport
interfaces and size effects
solid state ionics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,243
103
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ulrich S. Schubert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,011
39,698
0.405
Polymers
Polymer Chemistry
Batteries
Nanomedicine
Organic chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,262
147
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martin Winter
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,958
51,033
0.608
Battery Batteries Supercapacitor lithium carbon graphite electrolyte anode cathode SEI lithium-ion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,429
159
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Detlef Bahnemann
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,049
30,954
0.377
Photocatalysis
Nanotechnology
Photoelectrochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,983
180
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Frank Glorius
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,039
39,291
0.510
Organic Chemistry
Photocatalysis
C-H Activation
Organometallic Chemistry
Asymmetric Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,841
223
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Passerini Stefano
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,824
42,781
0.613
Battery Supercapacitor Li Na K Mg carbon graphite anode IL Polymer electrolyte cathode
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,781
264
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jos Lelieveld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,708
29,143
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,855
268
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Arne Thomas
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,275
34,782
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,135
284
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thomas Bein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,783
26,209
0.424
Nanoscience
Physical Chemistry of Interfaces
Porous Materials
Energy Conversion
Drug delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,742
309
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Juergen Behm
Universität Ulm
Ulm, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,598
16,580
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,799
313
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carsten Bolm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,305
19,728
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,104
326
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ulrich Pöschl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,952
31,527
0.554
Multiphase Chemistry
Atmospheric Chemistry
Aerosol
Climate
Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,483
340
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lorenz S Cederbaum
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,472
12,943
0.233
Theoretical Chemistry
Theoretical Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,596
386
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Dolg
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,326
15,668
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,601
387
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Roland A Fischer
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,307
23,889
0.466
Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,026
400
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Christof Wöll
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,985
18,086
0.362
Surface Science
Self-Assembled Monolayers
Oxide Surfaces
Vibrational Spectroscopy
Metal-Organic Frameworks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,064
404
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter J. Murray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,869
24,488
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,095
405
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Wolfgang Schuhmann
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,763
24,461
0.492
chemistry
electrochemistry
biosensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,584
424
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Horst Weller
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,230
7,357
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,002
457
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Colin A. Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,026
22,894
0.487
Molecular Modeling
Protein Dynamics
NMR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,684
491
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christoph Janiak
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,274
18,964
0.419
metal-organic frameworks
nanoparticles
catalysis