Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Physics Highly Cited Researchers 3.620 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
Elementarteilchenphysik
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340,503
112,743
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337,862
117,140
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
particle physics
medical imaging
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330,190
113,630
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Physics instrumentation
particle physics
physical foundations of information processing
brain-inspired computing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328,717
104,453
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
elementary particle physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
310,433
112,504
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Particle physics
detector development
distributed computing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291,115
129,705
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290,975
107,251
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Teilchen- und Astroteilchenphysik
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256,185
78,142
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
experimental high energy physics
particle physics
quantum computing
education & outreach
science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248,596
107,906
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
QCD
Forward Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228,906
97,522
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Astrophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,964
100,318
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
HEP
Detector
Electronics
FPGA
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,066
72,814
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Data Science
Experimental Particle Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,436
71,377
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
metabolic modeling
microbial communities
population heterogeneity
(previously: particle physics)
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,100
31,868
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
experimental high-energy physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,216
27,906
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,258
87,767
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Computational Astrophysics
Galaxy Formation
Cosmology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,770
59,264
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
quantum physics
gravitational-wave detection
squeezed light
entanglement
quantum optics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,263
87,742
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
quantum optics
quantum information
many-body systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,320
46,219
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gravitational Physics
Gravitational Waves
Cosmology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,202
83,726
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,693
50,654
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
theoretical physics
material science
theoretical chemistry
condensed matter theory
ab-initio simulations
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,181
54,916
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gravitational waves
lasers
interferometry
precision measurements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,791
77,017
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gravitational waves
data analysis
the very early universe
inflationary cosmology
cosmic strings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,660
59,742
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Physics
Gravitational Waves
Optics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,187
75,270
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Kagan
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340,503
112,743
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gregor Herten
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337,862
117,140
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ivor Fleck
Universität Siegen
Siegen, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330,190
113,630
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167
6
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Karlheinz Meier
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328,717
104,453
0.318
Physics instrumentation
particle physics
physical foundations of information processing
brain-inspired computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sergio Grancagnolo
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
310,433
112,504
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Federica Legger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291,115
129,705
0.446
Particle physics
detector development
distributed computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262
10
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andre Schoening
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290,975
107,251
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stefan Schael
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256,185
78,142
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sascha Mehlhase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248,596
107,906
0.434
experimental high energy physics
particle physics
quantum computing
education & outreach
science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618
19
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ralf Ulrich
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228,906
97,522
0.426
Astroparticle Physics
Cosmic Rays
QCD
Forward Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
926
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xuhui Chen
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,964
100,318
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,099
29
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jens Janssen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,066
72,814
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,276
34
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Arwa Bannoura
Universität Paderborn
Paderborn, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,436
71,377
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,444
37
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Antonella Succurro
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,100
31,868
0.211
metabolic modeling
microbial communities
population heterogeneity
(previously: particle physics)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,488
39
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joerg Meyer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,216
27,906
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,506
40
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Karsten Danzmann
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,258
87,767
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,617
45
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Volker Springel
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,770
59,264
0.415
Computational Astrophysics
Galaxy Formation
Cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,655
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Roman Schnabel
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,263
87,742
0.621
quantum physics
gravitational-wave detection
squeezed light
entanglement
quantum optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,750
48
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
İgnacio Cirac
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,320
46,219
0.337
quantum optics
quantum information
many-body systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,753
49
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alessandra Buonanno
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,202
83,726
0.610
Gravitational Physics
Gravitational Waves
Cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,948
54
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yuri B. Ivanov
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,693
50,654
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,236
62
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter E Blöchl
Technische Universität Clausthal
Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,181
54,916
0.457
theoretical physics
material science
theoretical chemistry
condensed matter theory
ab-initio simulations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,293
64
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Holger Wittel
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,791
77,017
0.648
Gravitational waves
lasers
interferometry
precision measurements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,369
67
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bruce Allen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,660
59,742
0.512
Gravitational waves
data analysis
the very early universe
inflationary cosmology
cosmic strings
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,437
68
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Katherine Dooley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,187
75,270
0.653