Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
Biomedicine
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265,721
89,988
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,420
106,400
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,083
102,695
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Theoretische Chemie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,802
117,279
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
population health
health systems
causal impact evaluation
randomized controlled trials
quasi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,069
133,222
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Redox Biology
Oxidative Stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,652
35,724
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Gravitationswellen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,580
91,970
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Brain-computer interface
brain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,142
37,796
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Visual perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,311
82,962
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,684
41,993
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Nonlinear Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,179
47,571
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,547
88,818
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,682
61,122
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Machine Learning
Medical Image Computing
Biomedical Image Analysis
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,602
71,560
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,195
46,909
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Green IT
High Performance Computing
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,271
49,182
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
neurophysiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,701
45,538
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
colloid Science
Interfacial Science
Nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,551
18,936
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,300
35,681
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Krebsforschung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,225
41,955
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
clinical research
pulmonary circulation
translational medicine
cardio-pulmonary interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,828
42,068
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,101
27,033
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Diabetes
metabolical health
NAFLD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,029
39,516
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Atherosclerosis
Inflammation
non-coding RNAs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,188
33,873
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,572
33,579
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350
13
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
H Erich Wichmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265,721
89,988
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
736
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jürgen Furthmüller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,420
106,400
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
818
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christoph Wanner
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,083
102,695
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
876
23
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stefan Grimme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,802
117,279
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,304
34
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Till W Bärnighausen|Till Barnighausen, Till Baernighausen, Till Bärnighausen
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,069
133,222
0.848
population health
health systems
causal impact evaluation
randomized controlled trials
quasi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,657
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Helmut Sies
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,652
35,724
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,887
51
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Harald Lueck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,580
91,970
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,900
52
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Niels Birbaumer
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,142
37,796
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,983
54
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Franz Faul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,311
82,962
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,223
61
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Konrad Reinhart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,684
41,993
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,272
63
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jürgen Kurths
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,179
47,571
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,606
75
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lei Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,547
88,818
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,647
77
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Guido Reifenberger
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,682
61,122
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,703
81
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Daniel Rueckert|Daniel Rückert
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,602
71,560
0.665
Machine Learning
Medical Image Computing
Biomedical Image Analysis
Computer Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,719
82
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael Stumvoll
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,195
46,909
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,828
90
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thorsten Kollegger
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,271
49,182
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,914
93
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Walter Paulus
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,701
45,538
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,487
110
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Helmuth Moehwald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,551
18,936
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,572
116
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stefan Funk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,300
35,681
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,580
117
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Klaus Pantel
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,225
41,955
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,667
122
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hossein Ardeschir Ghofrani
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,828
42,068
0.458
clinical research
pulmonary circulation
translational medicine
cardio-pulmonary interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,799
129
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Helmut Friess
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,101
27,033
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,959
137
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Norbert Stefan
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,029
39,516
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,242
146
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christian Weber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,188
33,873
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,292
152
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Berthold Koletzko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,572
33,579
0.402