Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München Highly Cited Researchers Citation Engineering & Technology 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
nanophotonics
plasmonics
metamaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,266
37,440
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
natural language processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,519
30,981
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,840
9,146
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
drug delivery
targeted protein and nucleic acid delivery
pharmaceutical biotechnology
nanotechnology
gene therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,870
11,397
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
climate change
carbon cycle
Earth system modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,684
28,377
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
volcanology
geochemistry
geophysics
geology
petrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,138
13,332
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Human Computer Interaction
Mobile HCI
Ubiquitous Computing
Interaction Design
Intelligent User Interfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,033
12,890
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Cognitive Neuroscience
Knowledge Graphs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,311
11,659
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
DNA Nanotechnology
Plasmonics
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,006
9,203
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Applied Harmonic Analysis
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Imaging Science
Inverse Problems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,874
10,070
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Data science and machine learning
Medical image analysis
Multi-modal decision support systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,190
12,721
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Databases
Data Mining
Clustering
Similarity Search
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,349
3,963
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Biomaterials
Biomineralization
Functional Materials
Crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,211
3,996
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Natural Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,434
2,664
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Software Verification
Model Checking
Program Analysis
Formal Verification
Clustering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,093
4,220
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
interpretable machine learning
auditing AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,736
9,569
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Seismology
wave propagation
high performance computing
ring lasers
rotational seismology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,512
4,235
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Quantum dots
Energy
Optoelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,384
7,538
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Computational biology
next-generation sequencing
personalized medicine
transcriptomics
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,026
3,302
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Human-Computer Interaction
Visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,833
3,315
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Elektronenbeugung
Röntgenbeugung
Strukturanalyse von Oerflächen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,763
826
0.106
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Software Engineering
Formal Methods
Adaptive Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,659
770
0.101
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Machine Learning
Transfer Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,092
5,520
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
nanophotonics
metasurfaces
plasmonics
biosensing
catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,555
5,466
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Volcanology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,478
3,969
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,433
160
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stefan A Maier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,266
37,440
0.466
nanophotonics
plasmonics
metamaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,607
163
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hinrich Schütze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,519
30,981
0.395
natural language processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,186
239
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gerd Binnig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,840
9,146
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,586
345
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ernst Wagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,870
11,397
0.212
drug delivery
targeted protein and nucleic acid delivery
pharmaceutical biotechnology
nanotechnology
gene therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,505
719
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Julia Pongratz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,684
28,377
0.795
climate change
carbon cycle
Earth system modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,920
739
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Donald B. Dingwell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,138
13,332
0.379
volcanology
geochemistry
geophysics
geology
petrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,593
820
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Albrecht Schmidt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,033
12,890
0.390
Human Computer Interaction
Mobile HCI
Ubiquitous Computing
Interaction Design
Intelligent User Interfaces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,673
1,470
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Volker Tresp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,311
11,659
0.523
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Cognitive Neuroscience
Knowledge Graphs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,687
1,592
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tim Liedl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,006
9,203
0.438
DNA Nanotechnology
Plasmonics
Biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,566
1,827
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gitta Kutyniok
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,874
10,070
0.534
Applied Harmonic Analysis
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Imaging Science
Inverse Problems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,292
2,734
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Seyed Ahmad Ahmadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,190
12,721
0.896
Data science and machine learning
Medical image analysis
Multi-modal decision support systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,538
2,974
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thomas Seidl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,349
3,963
0.297
Databases
Data Mining
Clustering
Similarity Search
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,444
3,316
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wolfgang Schmahl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,211
3,996
0.327
Biomaterials
Biomineralization
Functional Materials
Crystallography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,173
3,993
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Helmut Schmid
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,434
2,664
0.255
Natural Language Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,766
4,153
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dirk Beyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,093
4,220
0.418
Software Verification
Model Checking
Program Analysis
Formal Verification
Clustering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,760
4,317
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christoph Molnar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,736
9,569
0.983
interpretable machine learning
auditing AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,331
4,429
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Heiner Igel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,512
4,235
0.445
Seismology
wave propagation
high performance computing
ring lasers
rotational seismology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,900
4,482
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Qi Xue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,384
7,538
0.803
Quantum dots
Energy
Optoelectronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,738
5,281
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andreas Biegert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,026
3,302
0.411
Computational biology
next-generation sequencing
personalized medicine
transcriptomics
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,125
5,407
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andreas Butz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,833
3,315
0.423
Human-Computer Interaction
Visualization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,400
5,447
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
wolfgang moritz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,763
826
0.106
Elektronenbeugung
Röntgenbeugung
Strukturanalyse von Oerflächen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,347
5,526
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Martin Wirsing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,659
770
0.101
Software Engineering
Formal Methods
Adaptive Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,423
5,967
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Barbara Plank
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,092
5,520
0.778
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Machine Learning
Transfer Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,523
6,437
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andreas Tittl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,555
5,466
0.834
nanophotonics
metasurfaces
plasmonics
biosensing
catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,389
6,513
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yan Lavallée
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,478
3,969
0.613