Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Christian Albrechts Universität zu Kiel 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 :101
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,911
2,358
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :102
Botany
Natural Products Chemistry
Ecology
Pharmacognosy
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,873
2,363
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :103
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,846
2,761
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :104
Mikrobiologie
Immunologie
Mikrobiom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,716
4,477
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :105
Geophysics
gravity
magnetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,674
2,366
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :106
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,653
1,712
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :107
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,642
3,590
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :108
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,638
3,033
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :109
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,584
2,378
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :110
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Annotation
RNA biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,419
3,323
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :111
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,411
1,353
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :112
remote sensing
vegetation
modelling
water quality and SAV
Arctic sea ice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,342
3,257
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :113
Exome sequencing
Rare diseases
Genome sequencing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,339
2,377
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :114
International Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,230
1,225
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :115
Metagenomics and Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,226
3,400
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :116
Nanoparticles
Nanocomposites
Thin films
Plasma deposition
Surface science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,152
2,787
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :117
biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,030
2,437
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :118
Zahnärztliche Prothetik
Implantologie
Parodontologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,952
1,050
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :119
LNP
nanotechnology
lipids
peptides
RNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,934
1,486
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :120
Tierökologie
Paläoökologie
Tiergeographie
Naturschutzbiologie
Klimaveränderungen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,879
1,513
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :121
Insect-plant interactions
functional surfaces
seed dispersal
systematics and evolution of higher plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,863
1,854
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :122
Science Education
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,756
2,634
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :123
Open Science
Digital Informationinfrastructures
Research Data Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,702
650
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :124
landscape ecology
vegetation ecology
plant ecology
restoration ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,658
1,561
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :125
Data Science
Archaeo-Informatics
Database Systems
Data Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,657
946
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,027
8,300
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Christian Kaernbach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,911
2,358
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,553
8,361
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Christian Zidorn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,873
2,363
0.485
Botany
Natural Products Chemistry
Ecology
Pharmacognosy
Pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,622
8,392
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Mady Elbahri
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,846
2,761
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,092
8,598
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Corinna Bang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,716
4,477
0.949
Mikrobiologie
Immunologie
Mikrobiom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,933
8,665
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Jörg Ebbing
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,674
2,366
0.506
Geophysics
gravity
magnetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,819
8,701
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Uwe Latacz Lohmann
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,653
1,712
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,293
8,728
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Alexandra Erfmeier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,642
3,590
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,471
8,734
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Thilo Kleickmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,638
3,033
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,801
8,805
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Henning Kage
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,584
2,378
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,286
9,039
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Marc Hoeppner
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,419
3,323
0.752
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Annotation
RNA biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,722
9,056
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Klaus Rätzke
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,411
1,353
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,947
9,159
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Natascha Oppelt
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,342
3,257
0.750
remote sensing
vegetation
modelling
water quality and SAV
Arctic sea ice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,094
9,163
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Inga Nagel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,339
2,377
0.548
Exome sequencing
Rare diseases
Genome sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,572
9,360
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Elke Krahmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,230
1,225
0.290
International Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,721
9,365
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Richa Bharti
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,226
3,400
0.805
Metagenomics and Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,606
9,520
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Oleksandr Polonskyi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,152
2,787
0.671
Nanoparticles
Nanocomposites
Thin films
Plasma deposition
Surface science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,267
9,751
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Alexander Kovalev
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,030
2,437
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,781
9,904
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Dietmar Weng
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,952
1,050
0.266
Zahnärztliche Prothetik
Implantologie
Parodontologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,803
9,936
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Oula Penate Medina|Medina Oula Penate, Medina OP
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,934
1,486
0.378
LNP
nanotechnology
lipids
peptides
RNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,991
10,043
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Robert Sommer
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,879
1,513
0.390
Tierökologie
Paläoökologie
Tiergeographie
Naturschutzbiologie
Klimaveränderungen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,892
10,067
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Elena Gorb
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,863
1,854
0.480
Insect-plant interactions
functional surfaces
seed dispersal
systematics and evolution of higher plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,158
10,294
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Ute Harms
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,756
2,634
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,552
10,419
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Klaus Tochtermann
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,702
650
0.176
Open Science
Digital Informationinfrastructures
Research Data Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,190
10,511
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Tobias W Donath
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,658
1,561
0.427
landscape ecology
vegetation ecology
plant ecology
restoration ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,259
10,515
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Matthias Renz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,657
946
0.259
Data Science
Archaeo-Informatics
Database Systems
Data Mining