Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 1.856 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
Xray structure determination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285,463
35,183
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Atmospheric Chemistry
Earth Science
Climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,936
42,036
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Quantum chemistry
computational chemistry
spectroscopy
transition metals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,416
56,041
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,941
27,236
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Physical chemistry of solids
ion transport
interfaces and size effects
solid state ionics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,795
32,670
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Polymers
Polymer Chemistry
Batteries
Nanomedicine
Organic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,275
34,348
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Battery Batteries Supercapacitor lithium carbon graphite electrolyte anode cathode SEI lithium-ion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,076
46,724
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Photocatalysis
Nanotechnology
Photoelectrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,055
26,908
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Organic Chemistry
Photocatalysis
C-H Activation
Organometallic Chemistry
Asymmetric Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,788
34,646
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Battery Supercapacitor Li Na K Mg carbon graphite anode IL Polymer electrolyte cathode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,521
38,853
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
atmospheric chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,930
26,782
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chemie
Materialien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,600
30,513
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nanoscience
Physical Chemistry of Interfaces
Porous Materials
Energy Conversion
Drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,657
22,789
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,210
17,176
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,182
14,539
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Multiphase Chemistry
Atmospheric Chemistry
Aerosol
Climate
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,116
28,202
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Theoretical Chemistry
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,901
11,227
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,182
21,149
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Relativistic Quantum Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,893
13,603
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
chemistry
electrochemistry
biosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,723
21,918
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,627
21,800
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Surface Science
Self-Assembled Monolayers
Oxide Surfaces
Vibrational Spectroscopy
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,620
15,881
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,480
5,860
0.121
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Molecular Modeling
Protein Dynamics
NMR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,663
21,547
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
metal-organic frameworks
nanoparticles
catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,943
16,943
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
George Sheldrick
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285,463
35,183
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,447
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul J. Crutzen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,936
42,036
0.279
Atmospheric Chemistry
Earth Science
Climate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,605
74
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frank Neese
Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,416
56,041
0.503
Quantum chemistry
computational chemistry
spectroscopy
transition metals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,832
91
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Meinrat Andreae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,941
27,236
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,179
99
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joachim Maier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,795
32,670
0.324
Physical chemistry of solids
ion transport
interfaces and size effects
solid state ionics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,268
104
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ulrich S. Schubert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,275
34,348
0.346
Polymers
Polymer Chemistry
Batteries
Nanomedicine
Organic chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,211
146
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martin Winter
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,076
46,724
0.543
Battery Batteries Supercapacitor lithium carbon graphite electrolyte anode cathode SEI lithium-ion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,474
161
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Detlef Bahnemann
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,055
26,908
0.324
Photocatalysis
Nanotechnology
Photoelectrochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,937
180
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Frank Glorius
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,788
34,646
0.440
Organic Chemistry
Photocatalysis
C-H Activation
Organometallic Chemistry
Asymmetric Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,772
222
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Passerini Stefano
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,521
38,853
0.543
Battery Supercapacitor Li Na K Mg carbon graphite anode IL Polymer electrolyte cathode
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,768
264
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jos Lelieveld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,930
26,782
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,810
269
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Arne Thomas
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,600
30,513
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,164
286
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thomas Bein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,657
22,789
0.364
Nanoscience
Physical Chemistry of Interfaces
Porous Materials
Energy Conversion
Drug delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,820
312
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Carsten Bolm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,210
17,176
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,826
313
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Juergen Behm
Universität Ulm
Ulm, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,182
14,539
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,068
326
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ulrich Pöschl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,116
28,202
0.485
Multiphase Chemistry
Atmospheric Chemistry
Aerosol
Climate
Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,618
342
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lorenz S Cederbaum
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,901
11,227
0.201
Theoretical Chemistry
Theoretical Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,609
387
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Roland A Fischer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,182
21,149
0.405
Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,699
392
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Dolg
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,893
13,603
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,061
405
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wolfgang Schuhmann
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,723
21,918
0.432
chemistry
electrochemistry
biosensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,095
407
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter J. Murray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,627
21,800
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,097
408
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christof Wöll
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,620
15,881
0.314
Surface Science
Self-Assembled Monolayers
Oxide Surfaces
Vibrational Spectroscopy
Metal-Organic Frameworks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,767
441
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Horst Weller
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,480
5,860
0.121
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,046
461
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Colin A. Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,663
21,547
0.452
Molecular Modeling
Protein Dynamics
NMR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,706
489
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christoph Janiak
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,943
16,943
0.369
metal-organic frameworks
nanoparticles
catalysis