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
medical imaging
machine learning
computer vision
and graphics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,169
71,109
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,908
142,794
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Image Analysis
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
Biomedical Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,059
148,310
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Machine learning
artificial intelligence
big data
computational neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,557
82,948
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
AI
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,270
48,548
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Sustainable Materials
Computational Materials Science
Metal Physics
Physical Metallurgy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,346
73,115
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Photovoltaics
Organic Solar Cells - Perovksite Solar Cells
Non Destructive Imaging and Accelerated
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,146
43,983
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Autonomous Driving
Scene Understanding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,408
67,921
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Computer Vision
Computer Graphics
Machine Learning
Virtual Humans
Digital Humans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,272
54,109
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Materials Science
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,371
10,876
0.119
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Earth System science
biogeochemical cycles
extreme events
eco-hydrology
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,785
51,755
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Earth System Data Science
Data Management
Biodiversity
Ecosystems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,619
53,974
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Image and Video Coding
Data Compression
Machine Learning
Communications
Digital Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,417
25,758
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
nanophotonics
plasmonics
metamaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,101
39,208
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
AutoML
Meta-Learning
Neural Architecture Search
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,661
72,064
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
natural language processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,490
32,696
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Machine Learning
Numerical Simulation
Data Science
Parallelisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,304
15,181
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Optimization
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,239
44,466
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
electronic materials
memory devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,811
24,494
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Electrochemistry
Nanomaterials
Electrocatalysis
Fuel Cells
Solar Fuels and Chemicals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,526
48,235
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
green photonics
VCSELs
quantum dot and high brightness lasers
nanostructures
nanoflash
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,249
9,195
0.131
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
computer vision
machine learning
robotics
scene understanding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,966
58,171
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Machine Learning
Speech Recognition
Machine Translation
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,696
19,797
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
biomaterials
bioinspired materials
bone
biomineralization
x-ray scattering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,363
25,626
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,352
9,528
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
890
24
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jingdan Zhang
Siemens AG
Munich, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,169
71,109
0.372
medical imaging
machine learning
computer vision
and graphics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,134
29
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Thomas Brox
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,908
142,794
0.845
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,291
33
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Olaf Ronneberger
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,059
148,310
0.938
Image Analysis
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
Biomedical Applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,449
39
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Klaus Robert Müller
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,557
82,948
0.558
Machine learning
artificial intelligence
big data
computational neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,201
59
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wolfram Burgard
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,270
48,548
0.407
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
AI
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,565
71
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dierk Raabe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,346
73,115
0.663
Sustainable Materials
Computational Materials Science
Metal Physics
Physical Metallurgy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,577
72
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christoph J Brabec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,146
43,983
0.399
Photovoltaics
Organic Solar Cells - Perovksite Solar Cells
Non Destructive Imaging and Accelerated
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,660
78
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bernt Schiele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,408
67,921
0.627
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Autonomous Driving
Scene Understanding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,640
121
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michael J. Black
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,272
54,109
0.586
Computer Vision
Computer Graphics
Machine Learning
Virtual Humans
Digital Humans
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,701
124
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Manuel Cardona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,371
10,876
0.119
Materials Science
Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,821
130
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Markus Reichstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,785
51,755
0.576
Earth System science
biogeochemical cycles
extreme events
eco-hydrology
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,129
144
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Frank Oliver Glöckner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,619
53,974
0.630
Earth System Data Science
Data Management
Biodiversity
Ecosystems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,393
157
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thomas Wiegand
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,417
25,758
0.313
Image and Video Coding
Data Compression
Machine Learning
Communications
Digital Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,422
158
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stefan A Maier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,101
39,208
0.478
nanophotonics
plasmonics
metamaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,567
164
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Frank Hutter
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,661
72,064
0.893
AutoML
Meta-Learning
Neural Architecture Search
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,589
166
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hinrich Schütze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,490
32,696
0.406
natural language processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,298
199
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Peter Steinbach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,304
15,181
0.204
Machine Learning
Numerical Simulation
Data Science
Parallelisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,311
200
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Daniel Cremers
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,239
44,466
0.599
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Optimization
Robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,464
207
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rainer Waser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,811
24,494
0.336
electronic materials
memory devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,722
218
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter Strasser
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,526
48,235
0.684
Electrochemistry
Nanomaterials
Electrocatalysis
Fuel Cells
Solar Fuels and Chemicals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,771
219
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dieter Bimberg
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,249
9,195
0.131
green photonics
VCSELs
quantum dot and high brightness lasers
nanostructures
nanoflash
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,961
231
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andreas Geiger
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,966
58,171
0.843
computer vision
machine learning
robotics
scene understanding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,143
237
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hermann Ney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,696
19,797
0.292
Machine Learning
Speech Recognition
Machine Translation
Computer Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,347
246
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter Fratzl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,363
25,626
0.386
biomaterials
bioinspired materials
bone
biomineralization
x-ray scattering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,348
247
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gerd Binnig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,352
9,528
0.144