Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry Highly Cited Researchers 105 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
mixed forest dynamics
forest modelling
stress and climatic change impact
urban tree growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,143
19,295
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
silviculture
forest science
forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,769
17,746
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Urban green infrastructure
nature-based solutions
urban forestry
climate change adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,056
14,425
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sustainability science
Landscape ecology
Agroforestry
Ecosystem services
Social-ecological systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,088
12,182
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Regeneration ecology
forest stand dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,913
13,180
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Forest ecology
dendro-sciences
arctic
boreal and mid latitudes
new ways of teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,341
8,082
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
forest ecology
ecological modeling
community ecology
demography
life-history strategies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,338
8,371
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Forest protection
ecophysiology
dendroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,037
9,415
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Adaptation
Climate Change
Ecology
Forestry
Global Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,391
8,630
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Forestry
Forest Economics
Risk Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,766
5,666
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Forest Ecosystem Modelling
Climate Change Impacts
Software Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,096
5,384
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Remote sensing
land-climate interactions
ecological climatology
land use and land cover change
agriculture and forestry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,899
6,363
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Disturbances
Forest dynamics
Forest - climate interactions
Modeling
Silviculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,305
6,328
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dendrochronology
stable isotopes
tree rings
dendroclimatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,234
2,891
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Forest ecology
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,644
4,967
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Forest Ecology
Ecophysiology
Root Ecology
Adaptive Forest Management
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,498
3,351
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
Trophic interactions
Macroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,121
3,330
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
forest governance
forest policy
land use policy
international relations
power
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,511
2,688
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Remote Sensing
biodiversity
NATURA 2000
Forestry
forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,203
2,315
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wood-based biopolymers & Biomaterials
Adhesion
3D printing
Wood Viscoelasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,190
1,935
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Forest Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,188
1,505
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,978
2,844
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
dendroecology
wood anatomy
ecophysiology
provenance research
tree response to drought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,836
1,570
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Silviculture
Agroforestry
Dynamics & Structures
Regeneration Ecology
Non-native Species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,567
2,685
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
forestry
dendroecology
forest ecology
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,567
2,597
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,028
789
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hans Pretzsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,143
19,295
0.549
mixed forest dynamics
forest modelling
stress and climatic change impact
urban tree growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,125
986
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Juergen Bauhus
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,769
17,746
0.577
silviculture
forest science
forest ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,045
1,485
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stephan Pauleit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,056
14,425
0.626
Urban green infrastructure
nature-based solutions
urban forestry
climate change adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,332
1,775
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tobias Plieninger
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,088
12,182
0.606
Sustainability science
Landscape ecology
Agroforestry
Ecosystem services
Social-ecological systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,861
1,930
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christian Ammer
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,913
13,180
0.697
Regeneration ecology
forest stand dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,325
3,133
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martin Wilmking
Ernst Moritz Arndt Universität Greifswald
Greifswald, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,341
8,082
0.606
Forest ecology
dendro-sciences
arctic
boreal and mid latitudes
new ways of teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,345
3,136
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nadja Rüger
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,338
8,371
0.628
forest ecology
ecological modeling
community ecology
demography
life-history strategies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,910
3,554
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Henrik Hartmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,037
9,415
0.782
Forest protection
ecophysiology
dendroecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,517
3,802
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christopher Reyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,391
8,630
0.758
Adaptation
Climate Change
Ecology
Forestry
Global Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,514
4,508
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marc Hanewinkel
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,766
5,666
0.580
Forestry
Forest Economics
Risk Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,801
5,462
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Werner Rammer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,096
5,384
0.665
Forest Ecosystem Modelling
Climate Change Impacts
Software Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,344
5,599
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Grégory Duveiller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,899
6,363
0.806
Remote sensing
land-climate interactions
ecological climatology
land use and land cover change
agriculture and forestry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,931
6,083
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dominik Thom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,305
6,328
0.866
Disturbances
Forest dynamics
Forest - climate interactions
Modeling
Silviculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,421
6,143
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gerhard Helle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,234
2,891
0.400
Dendrochronology
stable isotopes
tree rings
dendroclimatology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,828
6,661
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christian S Zang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,644
4,967
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,456
6,798
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andreas Bolte
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,498
3,351
0.516
Forest Ecology
Ecophysiology
Root Ecology
Adaptive Forest Management
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,490
8,352
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andreas Schuldt
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,121
3,330
0.650
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
Trophic interactions
Macroecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,703
9,281
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lukas Giessen
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,511
2,688
0.596
forest governance
forest policy
land use policy
international relations
power
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,230
9,838
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Foerster
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,203
2,315
0.551
Remote Sensing
biodiversity
NATURA 2000
Forestry
forest ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,969
9,871
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marie Pierre Laborie
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,190
1,935
0.462
Wood-based biopolymers & Biomaterials
Adhesion
3D printing
Wood Viscoelasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,087
9,874
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stimm Bernd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,188
1,505
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,971
10,280
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Uhl Enno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,978
2,844
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,333
10,576
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
B Eilmann
Fachhochschule Aachen
Aachen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,836
1,570
0.409
dendroecology
wood anatomy
ecophysiology
provenance research
tree response to drought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,640
11,161
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter Annighöfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,567
2,685
0.753
Silviculture
Agroforestry
Dynamics & Structures
Regeneration Ecology
Non-native Species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,642
11,162
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ernst van der Maaten
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,567
2,597
0.728
forestry
dendroecology
forest ecology
climate change