Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Germany Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Educational Psychology
Educational Research
Instructional Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,957
14,412
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Education
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,407
12,153
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Mathematics Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,705
12,552
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Internet-Technologies
Digital Education
Security Engineering
Sustainable AI
Design Thinking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,467
15,181
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Exercise Physiology
Sports Medicine in Elite Sport
Football
Regeneration
Design of Appropriate Preventive Training Programmes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,682
16,300
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Education and Anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,737
7,713
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Educational Psychology
Well-being
teacher competence
teacher-student relationship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,284
13,891
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
teacher education
educational technologies
professional vision
teaching effectiveness
STEM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,691
16,112
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
educational psychology
cognitive load theory
instructional design
self-regulated learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,490
9,894
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,355
6,173
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,760
9,819
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Self-Concept
Reading
Motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,435
8,714
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,588
3,435
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Environmental Citizenship
environmental attitudes
Inquiry-Based Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,390
8,404
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Teacher Knowledge
Competence
Teacher Education
Teaching
Teacher Motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,943
11,046
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Learning Analytics
Assessment and Feedback
Game-based Learning
AI in Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,688
9,036
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Educational Technology
Instructional Design
eLearning
Mediendidaktik
Didaktik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,202
6,501
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
nonprofit management
sport management
organizational economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,492
7,364
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Pädagogische Psychologie
Motivation
Lehr-Lernforschung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,425
6,232
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Distance Education
Open Education
Educational Technology
Systematic Review
Mediendidaktik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,816
9,973
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Motivation und Bildung
Lehrerprofessionalisierung
Evaluationsforschung
Pädagogisch-Pschologische Diagnostik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,531
6,570
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
locomotion
neuromechanics
motor control
sports techniques
movement stability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,822
4,600
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Education for Sustainable Development
Higher Education Development
Competencies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,140
7,763
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
CSCL
collaboration scripts
knowledge convergence
intercultural learning
argumentative knowledge construction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,057
3,638
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Prior knowledge
conceptual change
conceptual & procedural knowledge
numerical magnitude understanding
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,549
6,748
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,513
669
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alexander Renkl
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,957
14,412
0.380
Educational Psychology
Educational Research
Instructional Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,870
935
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Olaf Köller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,407
12,153
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,012
1,066
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Werner Blum
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,705
12,552
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,607
1,124
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christoph Meinel
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,467
15,181
0.553
Internet-Technologies
Digital Education
Security Engineering
Sustainable AI
Design Thinking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,763
1,168
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tim Meyer
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,682
16,300
0.611
Exercise Physiology
Sports Medicine in Elite Sport
Football
Regeneration
Design of Appropriate Preventive Training Programmes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,267
1,228
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christoph Wulf
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,737
7,713
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,011
1,256
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Uta Klusmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,284
13,891
0.549
Educational Psychology
Well-being
teacher competence
teacher-student relationship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,064
1,303
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tina Seidel
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,691
16,112
0.653
teacher education
educational technologies
professional vision
teaching effectiveness
STEM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,348
1,408
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Detlev Leutner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,490
9,894
0.421
educational psychology
cognitive load theory
instructional design
self-regulated learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,646
1,420
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Reinders Duit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,355
6,173
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,246
1,777
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stefan Krauss
Universität Regensburg
Regensburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,760
9,819
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,550
2,509
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jens Möller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,435
8,714
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,973
2,726
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rolf Arnold
Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,588
3,435
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,091
2,778
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bogner Franz
Universität Bayreuth
Bayreuth, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,390
8,404
0.584
Environmental Citizenship
environmental attitudes
Inquiry-Based Science Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,805
2,902
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Johannes König
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,943
11,046
0.792
Teacher Knowledge
Competence
Teacher Education
Teaching
Teacher Motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,383
2,971
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dirk Ifenthaler
Universität Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,688
9,036
0.660
Learning Analytics
Assessment and Feedback
Game-based Learning
AI in Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,588
3,100
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael Kerres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,202
6,501
0.492
Educational Technology
Instructional Design
eLearning
Mediendidaktik
Didaktik
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,610
3,330
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christoph Breuer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,492
7,364
0.589
nonprofit management
sport management
organizational economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,086
3,349
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Birgit Spinath
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,425
6,232
0.502
Pädagogische Psychologie
Motivation
Lehr-Lernforschung
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,816
3,544
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Olaf Zawacki-Richter
Carl Von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Oldenburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,816
9,973
0.844
Distance Education
Open Education
Educational Technology
Systematic Review
Mediendidaktik
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,356
3,668
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Oliver Dickhäuser
Universität Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,531
6,570
0.570
Motivation und Bildung
Lehrerprofessionalisierung
Evaluationsforschung
Pädagogisch-Pschologische Diagnostik
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,884
3,951
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andre Seyfarth
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Darmstadt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,822
4,600
0.425
locomotion
neuromechanics
motor control
sports techniques
movement stability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,971
4,239
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marco Rieckmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,140
7,763
0.766
Education for Sustainable Development
Higher Education Development
Competencies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,864
4,274
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Armin Weinberger
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,057
3,638
0.362
CSCL
collaboration scripts
knowledge convergence
intercultural learning
argumentative knowledge construction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,778
4,515
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael Schneider
Universität Trier
Trier, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,549
6,748
0.707
Prior knowledge
conceptual change
conceptual & procedural knowledge
numerical magnitude understanding
higher education