Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Universität Innsbruck 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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :176
Austria
Brigitte Kircher
immunology of stem cell transplantation
drug testing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,746
895
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :177
Austria
Veronika Temml
Molecular Modeling
Inflammation
Natural Products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,617
3,653
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :178
Austria
Martin Rutzinger
Geography & Earth Observation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,602
2,485
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :179
Austria
Laura Zamarian
neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,599
1,822
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :180
Austria
Aart Middeldorp
Computational Logic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,575
743
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :181
Austria
Thomas Hofer
Theoretical & Computational Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,515
1,709
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :182
Austria
Simon Baier
Quantum Physics
Quantum Optics
Quantum Spins
Levitated Particles
Quantum Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,500
2,855
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :183
Austria
Rick Van Bijnen
ultracold quantum gases
Rydberg atoms
Quantum Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,487
3,718
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :184
Austria
Lars Klimaschewski
Neuroanatomie
Neurowissenschaften
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,442
1,512
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :185
Austria
Eugen Rott
Freshwater
phytoplankton
benthic algae
ecophysiology
taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
1,072
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :186
Austria
Bettina Sarg
Proteinanalytik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,436
1,205
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :187
Austria
Günther Specht
Databases
Information Retrieval
Recommender Systems
Plagiarism Detection
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,322
2,473
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :189
Austria
Christian Schleyer
Institutional Economics
Social-Ecological Systems
Agri-environmental policy
Water Management
Ecosystem Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,244
3,072
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :190
Austria
Alexandra Lusser
Chromatin
Transcription
Epigenetics
RNA modifications
epitranscriptomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,233
1,682
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :191
Austria
Cezary Kaliszyk
Automated Reasoning
Formal Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,209
2,607
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :192
Austria
Thomas Proeschold
Phycology
Systematics
Protistology
Phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,154
1,497
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :193
Austria
Wolfgang Feist
Energie
Passivhaus
Niedrigenergiehaus
Low Energy Building
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,076
1,313
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :194
Austria
Markus Moest
Ecology and Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,067
2,362
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :195
Austria
Andrea Hemetsberger
consumer culture theory
branding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,917
1,560
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :196
Austria
Lindsey Nicholson
glaciers and climate
glacier surface energy balance
regional climate change
debris covered glaciers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,906
2,409
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :197
Austria
Hansi Weißensteiner|Hansi Weissensteiner
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Computer Science
mtDNA
mitochondria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,878
2,800
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :198
Austria
Matthias Harders
Physically-Based Simulation
Computer Haptics
Augmented Reality
Surgical Simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,875
1,274
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :199
Austria
Robert Steiger
climate change
tourism
snowmaking
winter tourism
regional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,856
2,812
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :200
Austria
Robert Rollinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,798
1,666
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,823
Austria
1,220
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 176
Brigitte Kircher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,746
895
0.189
immunology of stem cell transplantation
drug testing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,386
Austria
1,245
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 177
Veronika Temml
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,617
3,653
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,983
Austria
1,248
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 178
Martin Rutzinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,602
2,485
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,120
Austria
1,250
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 179
Laura Zamarian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,599
1,822
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,254
Austria
1,256
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 180
Aart Middeldorp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,575
743
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,923
Austria
1,267
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 181
Thomas Hofer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,515
1,709
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,591
Austria
1,269
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 182
Simon Baier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,500
2,855
0.634
Quantum Physics
Quantum Optics
Quantum Spins
Levitated Particles
Quantum Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,168
Austria
1,273
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 183
Rick Van Bijnen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,487
3,718
0.829
ultracold quantum gases
Rydberg atoms
Quantum Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,167
Austria
1,282
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 184
Lars Klimaschewski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,442
1,512
0.340
Neuroanatomie
Neurowissenschaften
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,307
Austria
1,284
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 185
Eugen Rott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
1,072
0.241
Freshwater
phytoplankton
benthic algae
ecophysiology
taxonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,460
Austria
1,286
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 186
Bettina Sarg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,436
1,205
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,956
Austria
1,311
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 187
Günther Specht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,322
2,473
0.572
Databases
Information Retrieval
Recommender Systems
Plagiarism Detection
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,520
Austria
1,325
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 188
Ingrid H Franke Whittle|Ingrid Franke-Whittle, Ingrid H Franke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,270
2,178
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,836
Austria
1,333
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 189
Christian Schleyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,244
3,072
0.724
Institutional Economics
Social-Ecological Systems
Agri-environmental policy
Water Management
Ecosystem Services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,414
Austria
1,337
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 190
Alexandra Lusser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,233
1,682
0.397
Chromatin
Transcription
Epigenetics
RNA modifications
epitranscriptomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,614
Austria
1,345
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 191
Cezary Kaliszyk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,209
2,607
0.619
Automated Reasoning
Formal Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,532
Austria
1,363
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 192
Thomas Proeschold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,154
1,497
0.360
Phycology
Systematics
Protistology
Phylogeny
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,702
Austria
1,385
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 193
Wolfgang Feist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,076
1,313
0.322
Energie
Passivhaus
Niedrigenergiehaus
Low Energy Building
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,166
Austria
1,386
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 194
Markus Moest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,067
2,362
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,791
Austria
1,428
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 195
Andrea Hemetsberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,917
1,560
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,389
Austria
1,433
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 196
Lindsey Nicholson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,906
2,409
0.617
glaciers and climate
glacier surface energy balance
regional climate change
debris covered glaciers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,013
Austria
1,439
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 197
Hansi Weißensteiner|Hansi Weissensteiner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,878
2,800
0.722
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Computer Science
mtDNA
mitochondria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,237
Austria
1,441
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 198
Matthias Harders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,875
1,274
0.329
Physically-Based Simulation
Computer Haptics
Augmented Reality
Surgical Simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,274
Austria
1,446
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 199
Robert Steiger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,856
2,812
0.729
climate change
tourism
snowmaking
winter tourism
regional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,613
Austria
1,465
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 200
Robert Rollinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,798
1,666
0.439