Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Germany Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics 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
Elementarteilchenphysik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333,990
135,833
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330,948
138,538
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Physics instrumentation
particle physics
physical foundations of information processing
brain-inspired computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324,707
132,173
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
particle physics
medical imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,405
134,791
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
elementary particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,996
134,378
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,698
127,468
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Particle physics
detector development
distributed computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,584
148,708
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Teilchen- und Astroteilchenphysik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252,150
94,330
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
experimental high energy physics
particle physics
quantum computing
education & outreach
science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,384
125,935
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
QCD
Forward Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,211
115,796
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,515
115,659
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
HEP
Detector
Electronics
FPGA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,477
90,848
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Data Science
Experimental Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,300
89,141
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
metabolic modeling
microbial communities
population heterogeneity
(previously: particle physics)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,366
41,163
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
experimental high-energy physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,072
35,398
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,209
96,701
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Computational Astrophysics
Galaxy Formation
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,187
65,757
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
quantum physics
gravitational-wave detection
squeezed light
entanglement
quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,212
96,890
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
quantum optics
quantum information
many-body systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,254
50,576
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Gravitational Physics
Gravitational Waves
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,391
91,876
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,483
61,440
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
theoretical physics
material science
theoretical chemistry
condensed matter theory
ab-initio simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,657
60,484
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Gravitational waves
lasers
interferometry
precision measurements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,773
87,997
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Gravitational waves
data analysis
the very early universe
inflationary cosmology
cosmic strings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,115
69,761
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Physics
Gravitational Waves
Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,835
83,198
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Kagan
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333,990
135,833
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gregor Herten
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330,948
138,538
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Karlheinz Meier
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324,707
132,173
0.407
Physics instrumentation
particle physics
physical foundations of information processing
brain-inspired computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ivor Fleck
Universität Siegen
Siegen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,405
134,791
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sergio Grancagnolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,996
134,378
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260
8
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andre Schoening
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,698
127,468
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Federica Legger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,584
148,708
0.523
Particle physics
detector development
distributed computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stefan Schael
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252,150
94,330
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sascha Mehlhase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,384
125,935
0.520
experimental high energy physics
particle physics
quantum computing
education & outreach
science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
619
19
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ralf Ulrich
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,211
115,796
0.516
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
QCD
Forward Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
942
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xuhui Chen
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,515
115,659
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,110
28
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jens Janssen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,477
90,848
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,288
32
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Arwa Bannoura
Universität Paderborn
Paderborn, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,300
89,141
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,427
36
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Antonella Succurro
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,366
41,163
0.276
metabolic modeling
microbial communities
population heterogeneity
(previously: particle physics)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,435
38
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joerg Meyer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,072
35,398
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,540
41
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Karsten Danzmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,209
96,701
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,626
45
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Volker Springel
Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics
Garching bei München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,187
65,757
0.469
Computational Astrophysics
Galaxy Formation
Cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,693
47
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Roman Schnabel
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,212
96,890
0.706
quantum physics
gravitational-wave detection
squeezed light
entanglement
quantum optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,738
48
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
İgnacio Cirac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,254
50,576
0.374
quantum optics
quantum information
many-body systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,783
49
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alessandra Buonanno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,391
91,876
0.689
Gravitational Physics
Gravitational Waves
Cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,944
53
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yuri B. Ivanov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,483
61,440
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,259
62
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter E Blöchl
Technische Universität Clausthal
Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,657
60,484
0.514
theoretical physics
material science
theoretical chemistry
condensed matter theory
ab-initio simulations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,335
65
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Holger Wittel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,773
87,997
0.760
Gravitational waves
lasers
interferometry
precision measurements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,394
67
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bruce Allen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,115
69,761
0.611
Gravitational waves
data analysis
the very early universe
inflationary cosmology
cosmic strings
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,486
70
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Katherine Dooley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,835
83,198
0.744