Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Particle physics
detector development
distributed computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,584
148,708
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
experimental high energy physics
particle physics
quantum computing
education & outreach
science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,384
125,935
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
astrophysics
cosmology
information theory
information field theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,271
57,624
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Pathophysiology Cell Biology & Genetics of Pancreatic Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,512
33,686
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Nanoscience
Physical Chemistry of Interfaces
Porous Materials
Energy Conversion
Drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,783
26,209
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Genetically tailored large animal models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,218
15,922
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Cosmology
Structure Formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,016
27,480
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Semiconductor Physics
Plasmonics
Solar Energy Conversion
Quantum Dots
Optical Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,880
16,206
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,093
8,246
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Cosmological surveys
weak gravitational lensing
clusters of galaxies
galaxies
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,624
35,217
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
DNA Modifications
BioImaging
Epigenetics
Antibody engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,781
16,226
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Theoretical Physics
Cosmology
Strings
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,643
10,054
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Energetic Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,404
12,156
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
tumor biology
microRNA
p53 and c-MYC transcription factors
metastasis/EMT
miR-34
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,774
7,331
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Inflammation
atherosclerosis
vascular biology
chemokines
MIF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,327
10,230
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Computational Evolutionary Biology
Phylogenetics
Bayesian Inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,165
19,391
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Biology
Systematics
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,598
12,968
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Social Vulnerability
Environmental Change
Transformation
Urbanization
Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,408
17,890
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Chemie
Biochemie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,267
8,095
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Animal Behaviour
Behavioural Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
Quantitative Genetics
Personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,627
13,968
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,207
11,748
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Nitrides
Oxonitrides
solid state chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,132
10,823
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Chromatin
Proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,146
8,876
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Biochemisty
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,142
7,774
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Nanoscience
Quantum Dots
Quantum Transport
Spectroscopy
Nanomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,050
2,688
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Federica Legger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,584
148,708
0.523
Particle physics
detector development
distributed computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sascha Mehlhase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,384
125,935
0.520
experimental high energy physics
particle physics
quantum computing
education & outreach
science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,174
100
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Torsten Ensslin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,271
57,624
0.580
astrophysics
cosmology
information theory
information field theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,353
244
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Markus M. Lerch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,512
33,686
0.506
Pathophysiology Cell Biology & Genetics of Pancreatic Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,173
285
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas Bein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,783
26,209
0.424
Nanoscience
Physical Chemistry of Interfaces
Porous Materials
Energy Conversion
Drug delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,637
426
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Eckhard Wolf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,218
15,922
0.330
Genetically tailored large animal models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,701
429
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joe Mohr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,016
27,480
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,749
434
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jochen Feldmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,880
16,206
0.338
Semiconductor Physics
Plasmonics
Solar Energy Conversion
Quantum Dots
Optical Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,385
481
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hermann E.Gaub
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,093
8,246
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,465
575
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Daniel Gruen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,624
35,217
0.846
Cosmological surveys
weak gravitational lensing
clusters of galaxies
galaxies
artificial intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,411
717
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Heinrich Leonhardt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,781
16,226
0.441
DNA Modifications
BioImaging
Epigenetics
Antibody engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,824
834
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
V. Mukhanov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,643
10,054
0.299
Theoretical Physics
Cosmology
Strings
Particle Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,957
891
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Klapoetke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,404
12,156
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,626
967
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hermeking H
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,774
7,331
0.238
tumor biology
microRNA
p53 and c-MYC transcription factors
metastasis/EMT
miR-34
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,133
984
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Juergen Bernhagen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,327
10,230
0.337
Inflammation
atherosclerosis
vascular biology
chemokines
MIF
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,575
1,038
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sebastian Höhna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,165
19,391
0.665
Computational Evolutionary Biology
Phylogenetics
Bayesian Inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,568
1,120
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Susanne S. Renner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,598
12,968
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,837
1,133
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matthias Garschagen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,408
17,890
0.653
Social Vulnerability
Environmental Change
Transformation
Urbanization
Asia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,040
1,143
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Herbert Mayr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,267
8,095
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,009
1,174
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Niels Dingemanse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,627
13,968
0.525
Animal Behaviour
Behavioural Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
Quantitative Genetics
Personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,670
1,199
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ulrich Schollwöck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,207
11,748
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,792
1,203
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Wolfgang Schnick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,132
10,823
0.414
Nitrides
Oxonitrides
solid state chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,215
1,447
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Axel İmhof
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,146
8,876
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,222
1,448
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Martin Parniske
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,142
7,774
0.336
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Biochemisty
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,569
1,539
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jörg P. Kotthaus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,050
2,688
0.122
Nanoscience
Quantum Dots
Quantum Transport
Spectroscopy
Nanomechanics