Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Germany Highly Cited Researchers Citation Others in Germany Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Biomedicine
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262,474
87,208
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,754
101,025
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,001
97,931
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Theoretische Chemie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,029
110,797
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
population health
health systems
causal impact evaluation
randomized controlled trials
quasi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,355
123,141
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Redox Biology
Oxidative Stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,832
34,100
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Brain-computer interface
brain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,448
36,336
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Gravitationswellen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,028
87,471
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Visual perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,300
78,202
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,617
40,136
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Nonlinear Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,175
45,651
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,534
58,109
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,408
84,767
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,157
45,019
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Drug Discovery & Development
Precision Medicine
Alzheimer's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,934
49,480
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Machine Learning
Medical Image Computing
Biomedical Image Analysis
AI in Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,954
67,254
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Green IT
High Performance Computing
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,699
45,914
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
neurophysiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,530
43,523
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
colloid Science
Interfacial Science
Nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,038
18,441
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,752
34,223
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Krebsforschung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,602
40,431
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
clinical research
pulmonary circulation
translational medicine
cardio-pulmonary interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,413
39,773
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,976
26,025
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Diabetes
metabolical health
NAFLD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,625
38,263
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Atherosclerosis
Inflammation
non-coding RNAs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,994
32,585
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334
12
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
H Erich Wichmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262,474
87,208
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jürgen Furthmüller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,754
101,025
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
823
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christoph Wanner
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,001
97,931
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
901
24
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stefan Grimme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,029
110,797
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,425
37
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Till W Bärnighausen|Till Barnighausen, Till Baernighausen, Till Bärnighausen
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,355
123,141
0.841
population health
health systems
causal impact evaluation
randomized controlled trials
quasi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,626
44
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Helmut Sies
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,832
34,100
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,865
50
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Niels Birbaumer
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,448
36,336
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,930
52
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Harald Lueck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,028
87,471
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,028
57
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Franz Faul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,300
78,202
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,197
61
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Konrad Reinhart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,617
40,136
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,251
63
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jürgen Kurths
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,175
45,651
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,675
76
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Guido Reifenberger
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,534
58,109
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,680
78
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lei Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,408
84,767
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,700
83
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael Stumvoll
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,157
45,019
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,715
84
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Harald Hampel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,934
49,480
0.472
Drug Discovery & Development
Precision Medicine
Alzheimer's disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,810
88
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Daniel Rueckert|Daniel Rückert
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,954
67,254
0.653
Machine Learning
Medical Image Computing
Biomedical Image Analysis
AI in Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,885
91
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thorsten Kollegger
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,699
45,914
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,899
92
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Walter Paulus
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,530
43,523
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,374
107
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Helmuth Moehwald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,038
18,441
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,536
113
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stefan Funk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,752
34,223
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,544
114
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Klaus Pantel
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,602
40,431
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,702
124
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hossein Ardeschir Ghofrani
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,413
39,773
0.445
clinical research
pulmonary circulation
translational medicine
cardio-pulmonary interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,735
127
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Helmut Friess
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,976
26,025
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,897
135
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Norbert Stefan
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,625
38,263
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,184
146
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christian Weber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,994
32,585
0.393