Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ETH Zürich Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :101
Optical Materials
Nanocrystals
Plasmonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,446
13,126
0.260
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :102
VLSI circuits and systems
wireless communication
signal processing
optimization
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,133
13,125
0.724
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :103
Sustainability Transitions
Innovation Systems
Policies & Politics
Organisations & Industries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,183
13,046
0.680
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :104
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,101
12,830
0.581
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :105
plant systems biology
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,448
12,792
0.264
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :106
chemicals assessment and management
environmental fate modeling
physicochemical property modelling
POPs
plastics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,275
12,790
0.896
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :107
Seismology
Statistical Seismology
Seismic Hazard
Earthquakes
Induced Seismicity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,075
12,710
0.528
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :108
plasmonics
nanooptics
biotechnology
optomechanics
flat optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,268
12,709
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :109
Security
Computer Security
Wireless Security
Secure Positioning
Distance Bounding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,637
12,690
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :110
Programming Languages
Machine Learning
Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,078
12,669
0.788
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :111
Quantum Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,799
12,667
0.326
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :112
Forest Ecology
Tree Population Dynamics
Global Change
Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,981
12,572
0.449
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :113
Systems Biology of Metabolism
Mass spectrometry
Metabolomics
13C Metabolic Flux analysis
Computational methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,287
12,511
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :114
laser spectroscopy
strong electronic correlation
nonlinear optics
multiferroics
light-matter interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,824
12,432
0.417
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :115
Infektionsbiologie
Salmonella
Immunologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,669
12,405
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :116
supply chain management
logistics
purchasing
operations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,953
12,405
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :117
Automatic control
systems biology
power systems
air traffic management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,782
12,352
0.401
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :118
Ecology
Conservation
Forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,316
12,268
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :119
Machine learning
Nonconvex Optimization
Deep Learning Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,344
12,125
0.627
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :120
neural control of movement
neuromodulation
movement observation
memory formation and consolidation
neurorehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,023
12,063
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :121
rehabilitation
robotics
virtual reality
biomechanics
sports science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,748
11,937
0.464
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :122
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,351
11,925
0.453
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :123
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,264
11,880
0.650
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :124
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,738
11,865
0.669
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :125
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,921
11,769
0.381
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,804
438
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
David J Norris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,446
13,126
0.260
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,814
439
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Christoph Studer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,133
13,125
0.724
VLSI circuits and systems
wireless communication
signal processing
optimization
machine learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,020
443
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Markard Jochen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,183
13,046
0.680
Sustainability Transitions
Innovation Systems
Policies & Politics
Organisations & Industries
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,590
453
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Niko Beerenwinkel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,101
12,830
0.581
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,713
456
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Wilhelm Gruissem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,448
12,792
0.264
plant systems biology
biotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,725
457
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Zhanyun Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,275
12,790
0.896
chemicals assessment and management
environmental fate modeling
physicochemical property modelling
POPs
plastics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,942
464
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Stefan Wiemer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,075
12,710
0.528
Seismology
Statistical Seismology
Seismic Hazard
Earthquakes
Induced Seismicity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,943
465
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Romain Quidant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,268
12,709
0.466
plasmonics
nanooptics
biotechnology
optomechanics
flat optics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,994
467
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Srdjan Capkun Srđan Čapkun|Srdan Capkun, Srdjan Čapkun, Srđan Čapkun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,637
12,690
0.414
Security
Computer Security
Wireless Security
Secure Positioning
Distance Bounding
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,052
469
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Martin Vechev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,078
12,669
0.788
Programming Languages
Machine Learning
Security
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,059
470
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Tilman Esslinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,799
12,667
0.326
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,368
475
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Harald Bugmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,981
12,572
0.449
Forest Ecology
Tree Population Dynamics
Global Change
Modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,542
476
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Nicola Zamboni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,287
12,511
0.617
Systems Biology of Metabolism
Mass spectrometry
Metabolomics
13C Metabolic Flux analysis
Computational methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,785
479
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Manfred Fiebig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,824
12,432
0.417
laser spectroscopy
strong electronic correlation
nonlinear optics
multiferroics
light-matter interaction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,873
481
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Wolf Dietrich Hardt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,669
12,405
0.418
Infektionsbiologie
Salmonella
Immunologie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,875
482
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Stephan M Wagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,953
12,405
0.540
supply chain management
logistics
purchasing
operations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,055
485
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
John Lygeros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,782
12,352
0.401
Automatic control
systems biology
power systems
air traffic management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,343
488
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Jaboury Ghazoul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,316
12,268
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,795
492
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Aurelien Lucchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,344
12,125
0.627
Machine learning
Nonconvex Optimization
Deep Learning Theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,003
496
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Nicole Wenderoth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,023
12,063
0.602
neural control of movement
neuromodulation
movement observation
memory formation and consolidation
neurorehabilitation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,431
505
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Robert Riener
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,748
11,937
0.464
rehabilitation
robotics
virtual reality
biomechanics
sports science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,469
509
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Christophe Lacroix
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,351
11,925
0.453
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,638
513
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Frank Hollmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,264
11,880
0.650
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,696
514
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Robert J Flatt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,738
11,865
0.669
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,037
521
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Wendelin J Stark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,921
11,769
0.381