Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Systems Biology
Developmental Biology
Gene Regulation
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,678
35,499
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,400
20,633
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,594
19,799
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Angiogenesis
Endothelial Dysfunction
Vascular Malformations
Tumour angiogenesis
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,939
15,338
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,263
8,450
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
proteomics
signaling
protein-protein interaction
protein degradation
gene expression control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,833
12,243
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,860
6,940
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,035
6,727
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Gene regulation
signal transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,372
3,700
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Molecular genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,388
7,148
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Computational Biology
Gene Regulation
Transcriptional Regulation
RNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,368
9,296
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,383
3,721
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Proteomics
Mass Spectrometry
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,768
11,859
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Gene regulation
Genome Architecture Mapping
Neurons
RNA polymerase II CTD
Polycomb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,937
6,507
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,254
9,471
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Systems Biology
Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,917
7,911
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
medical imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,253
5,344
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Systems Medicine
RNA
Sarcomere
Cell Biology
Heart Failure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,960
4,251
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Metabolism
Systems Biochemistry
Metabolic Regulation
Metabolomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,284
7,178
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Nephrologie
Nephrology
Acute kidney injury
Kidney development
Kidney transplantation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,635
4,504
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Computational Genomics
epigenomics
gene regulation
cancer
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,930
6,134
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,786
7,662
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,182
1,201
0.131
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Serotonin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,414
2,337
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,899
4,020
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,051
187
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nikolaus Rajewsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,678
35,499
0.475
Systems Biology
Developmental Biology
Gene Regulation
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,313
294
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Helmut Kettenmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,400
20,633
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,535
487
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tobias Pischon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,594
19,799
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,629
674
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Holger Gerhardt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,939
15,338
0.415
Angiogenesis
Endothelial Dysfunction
Vascular Malformations
Tumour angiogenesis
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,813
736
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ralf Kühn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,263
8,450
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,682
1,129
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthias Selbach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,833
12,243
0.456
proteomics
signaling
protein-protein interaction
protein degradation
gene expression control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,634
1,317
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gary R Lewin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,860
6,940
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,245
1,401
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tatiana Borodina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,035
6,727
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,562
1,462
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Claus Scheidereit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,372
3,700
0.165
Gene regulation
signal transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,048
1,898
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zsuzsanna Izsvak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,388
7,148
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,125
1,903
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Uwe Ohler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,368
9,296
0.506
Computational Biology
Gene Regulation
Transcriptional Regulation
RNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,549
2,239
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Udo Heinemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,383
3,721
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,248
2,372
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Philipp Mertins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,768
11,859
0.752
Proteomics
Mass Spectrometry
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,284
2,550
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ana Pombo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,937
6,507
0.436
Gene regulation
Genome Architecture Mapping
Neurons
RNA polymerase II CTD
Polycomb
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,937
2,716
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Agnieszka Rybak-Wolf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,254
9,471
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,390
3,096
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alexander Loewer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,917
7,911
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,138
3,298
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thoralf Niendorf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,253
5,344
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,403
3,402
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Gotthardt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,960
4,251
0.355
Systems Medicine
RNA
Sarcomere
Cell Biology
Heart Failure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,035
3,633
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stefan Kempa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,284
7,178
0.636
Metabolism
Systems Biochemistry
Metabolic Regulation
Metabolomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,082
3,907
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kai Schmidt-Ott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,635
4,504
0.424
Nephrologie
Nephrology
Acute kidney injury
Kidney development
Kidney transplantation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,591
4,227
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Altuna Akalin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,930
6,134
0.618
Computational Genomics
epigenomics
gene regulation
cancer
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,187
4,288
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Emanuel Wyler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,786
7,662
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,529
4,608
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Fritz G. Rathjen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,182
1,201
0.131
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,986
5,704
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Natalia Alenina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,414
2,337
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,633
6,132
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alessandro Prigione
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,899
4,020
0.583