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 :126
Systematics
Mycology
Ecological Genomics
Population Genetics
Lichenology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,793
1,231
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :127
Chromatin
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,786
1,004
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :128
Social-scientific and interdisciplinary sustainability research
Environmental sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,767
2,037
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :129
biophysics
embryo morphogenesis
quantum physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,673
1,423
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :130
Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,649
1,840
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :131
Tumor biology
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,622
2,357
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :132
quantum optics
quantum many body physics
quantum mechanics
quantum technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,500
1,649
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :133
Cancer research
microRNA
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,313
1,418
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :134
Remote Sensing and GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,253
2,173
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :135
Biostatistics
Meta-Analysis
Epidemiology
Multi-State-Models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,237
1,918
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :136
Optical Spectroscopy
Optoelectronics
Semiconductor Physics
Optical Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,163
1,921
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :137
Molecular Neuroscience
Gene Expression
Schizophrenia
Neurodegenerative Disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,972
1,616
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :138
semiconductor
non-linear optics
energy conversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,649
1,010
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :139
epigenetics
genomics
transcription factors
nuclear RNA-interference
transposable elements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,316
957
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :140
condensed matter theory
computational materials science
spintronics
spincaloritronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,256
1,088
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :141
Bioinformatics
Translational Medicine
Cancer research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,190
958
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :142
Behavioral Ecology
Wildlife Biology
Animal Personality
Movement Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
1,030
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :143
Bioorganic chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
Biological Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
662
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :144
Philosophy of Physics
Philosophy of Science
Ancient Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
681
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :145
rare diseaes
next-generation sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
960
955
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :146
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Monte Carlo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
936
234
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :147
plasmonics
metamaterials
colloid assembly
optofluidics
surface-enhanced biospectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
807
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :148
2D Nanomaterials
Optoelectronics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
782
654
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :149
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
764
572
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :150
Chemistry
Kinetics
Energetic Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
759
640
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,217
13,126
490
Ranking Based On Selection: 126
Silke Werth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,793
1,231
0.441
Systematics
Mycology
Ecological Genomics
Population Genetics
Lichenology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,902
13,155
492
Ranking Based On Selection: 127
Sigurd Braun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,786
1,004
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,786
13,218
495
Ranking Based On Selection: 128
Henrike Rau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,767
2,037
0.736
Social-scientific and interdisciplinary sustainability research
Environmental sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,591
13,501
503
Ranking Based On Selection: 129
Friedhelm Serwane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,673
1,423
0.532
biophysics
embryo morphogenesis
quantum physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,090
13,579
506
Ranking Based On Selection: 130
Andreas Fleischmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,649
1,840
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,032
13,679
508
Ranking Based On Selection: 131
Martin Franz Orth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,622
2,357
0.899
Tumor biology
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,754
14,097
513
Ranking Based On Selection: 132
Inés de Vega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,500
1,649
0.660
quantum optics
quantum many body physics
quantum mechanics
quantum technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,622
14,867
522
Ranking Based On Selection: 133
Matjaz Rokavec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,313
1,418
0.613
Cancer research
microRNA
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,255
15,106
525
Ranking Based On Selection: 134
Phan Thanh Noi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,253
2,173
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,407
15,167
527
Ranking Based On Selection: 135
Annika Hoyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,237
1,918
0.857
Biostatistics
Meta-Analysis
Epidemiology
Multi-State-Models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,698
15,498
530
Ranking Based On Selection: 136
Amrita Dey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,163
1,921
0.888
Optical Spectroscopy
Optoelectronics
Semiconductor Physics
Optical Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,818
16,357
540
Ranking Based On Selection: 137
Nirmal Raman Kannaiyan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,972
1,616
0.819
Molecular Neuroscience
Gene Expression
Schizophrenia
Neurodegenerative Disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,617
18,179
567
Ranking Based On Selection: 138
Thomas Simon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,649
1,010
0.612
semiconductor
non-linear optics
energy conversion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,185
20,458
588
Ranking Based On Selection: 139
Filippo M. Cernilogar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,316
957
0.727
epigenetics
genomics
transcription factors
nuclear RNA-interference
transposable elements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
600,537
20,930
591
Ranking Based On Selection: 140
Sebastian Wimmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,256
1,088
0.866
condensed matter theory
computational materials science
spintronics
spincaloritronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
619,766
21,489
597
Ranking Based On Selection: 141
Verena Passerini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,190
958
0.805
Bioinformatics
Translational Medicine
Cancer research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632,739
21,889
602
Ranking Based On Selection: 142
Anne G Hertel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
1,030
0.897
Behavioral Ecology
Wildlife Biology
Animal Personality
Movement Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655,276
22,574
611
Ranking Based On Selection: 143
Ahmed M Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
662
0.614
Bioorganic chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
Biological Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
668,466
22,983
616
Ranking Based On Selection: 144
Erik Curiel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
681
0.655
Philosophy of Physics
Philosophy of Science
Ancient Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
697,251
23,831
626
Ranking Based On Selection: 145
Tim Jeske
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
960
955
0.995
rare diseaes
next-generation sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
706,596
24,128
632
Ranking Based On Selection: 146
Stephen C Inglis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
936
234
0.250
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Monte Carlo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
748,918
25,343
642
Ranking Based On Selection: 147
Juan Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
807
0.970
plasmonics
metamaterials
colloid assembly
optofluidics
surface-enhanced biospectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
770,833
26,023
653
Ranking Based On Selection: 148
Ismail Bilgin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
782
654
0.836
2D Nanomaterials
Optoelectronics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
778,938
26,258
655
Ranking Based On Selection: 149
Georgios K. Karananas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
764
572
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
781,272
26,318
656
Ranking Based On Selection: 150
Mohamed A Hussien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
759
640
0.843
Chemistry
Kinetics
Energetic Materials