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
biology
computational biology
systems biology
bioinformatics
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392,172
189,701
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
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 :3
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 :4
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 :5
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 :6
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 :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,698
127,468
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
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 :9
Bioimage Informatics
Bioinformatics
String Algorithms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,282
78,406
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Xray structure determination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,080
42,805
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
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 :12
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 :13
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 :14
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 :15
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 :16
molecular neuropathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,891
105,006
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
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 :18
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 :19
Atmospheric Chemistry
Earth Science
Climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,118
48,075
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
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 :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,209
96,701
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,130
53,839
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
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 :24
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 :25
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
Rankings
75
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peer Bork
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392,172
189,701
0.484
biology
computational biology
systems biology
bioinformatics
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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: 3
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: 4
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: 5
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: 6
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: 7
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: 8
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
262
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gene Myers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,282
78,406
0.276
Bioimage Informatics
Bioinformatics
String Algorithms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264
11
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
George Sheldrick
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,080
42,805
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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: 12
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: 13
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: 14
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: 15
Jens Janssen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,477
90,848
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,211
31
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andreas von Deimling
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,891
105,006
0.645
molecular neuropathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,288
32
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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: 18
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
1,434
37
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Paul J. Crutzen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,118
48,075
0.322
Atmospheric Chemistry
Earth Science
Climate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,435
38
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
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: 21
Karsten Danzmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,209
96,701
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,579
42
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Svante Paabo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,130
53,839
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,626
45
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
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: 24
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: 25
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