Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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 is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
E-Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,669
410
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
phylogenetic systematics
Hymenoptera
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,218
841
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
E-Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,807
201
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
E-Learning
MOOCs
Collaborative Learning
Peer Assessment
Automated Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,227
924
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
eLearning
digital systems
test
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,121
367
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
e-Learning
remote labs
digital systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
895
399
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
e-Learning
Culture
Open Educational Resources
Internationalization
Information Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
716
229
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
digitalization
distance education
e-Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
505
172
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
E-Learning
Artifical Intelligence
Assistance Systems
Adaptivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504
320
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
E-Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405
135
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
elearning
learning content
social media
mooc
oer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360
147
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
e-learning
game-based learning
digital games
educational psychology
educational technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
304
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
eLearning
Large scale assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
113
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
E-Learning
Stadtentwicklung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
66
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
E-Learning
Accessibility
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
Human Computer Interaction
Visually Impaired
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
31
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
E-Learning
Computer Networks
Cloud Computing
Mobile Apps
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
78
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,340
13,213
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Guido Rößling
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Darmstadt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,669
410
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,170
14,888
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Susanne Schulmeister
Hochschule München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,218
841
0.379
phylogenetic systematics
Hymenoptera
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,852
16,832
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Heimo Adelsberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,807
201
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593,373
20,742
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thomas Staubitz
Hasso Plattner Institute
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,227
924
0.753
E-Learning
MOOCs
Collaborative Learning
Peer Assessment
Automated Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625,605
21,706
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wuttke Heinz Dietrich
Technische Universität Ilmenau
Ilmenau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,121
367
0.327
eLearning
digital systems
test
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
706,249
24,102
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Karsten Henke
Technische Universität Ilmenau
Ilmenau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
895
399
0.446
e-Learning
remote labs
digital systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
785,059
26,449
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thomas Richter
Hochschule Bonn Rhein Sieg
Sankt Augustin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
716
229
0.320
e-Learning
Culture
Open Educational Resources
Internationalization
Information Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
898,045
30,023
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Annabell Bils
FernUniversität in Hagen
Hagen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
505
172
0.341
digitalization
distance education
e-Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
898,455
30,041
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alexander Streicher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504
320
0.635
E-Learning
Artifical Intelligence
Assistance Systems
Adaptivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
986,342
33,261
381
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alexander Hörnlein
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405
135
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,033,107
35,035
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anja Lorenz
Technische Hochschule Lübeck
Lübeck, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360
147
0.408
elearning
learning content
social media
mooc
oer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,067,731
36,303
513
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marco Rüth
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
304
0.924
e-learning
game-based learning
digital games
educational psychology
educational technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,254,117
43,036
847
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Usman Wahid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
113
0.541
eLearning
Large scale assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,266,462
43,435
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gisela Prey
Hochschule München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
66
0.325
E-Learning
Stadtentwicklung
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,394,366
47,302
462
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wiebke Köhlmann
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
31
0.207
E-Learning
Accessibility
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
Human Computer Interaction
Visually Impaired
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,419,852
48,079
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tenshi Hara
Berufsakademie Thüringen Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
78
0.553
E-Learning
Computer Networks
Cloud Computing
Mobile Apps