Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Max Planck Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie 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 :226
Computational neuroscience
neural coding
sensory systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
73
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :227
Robot Learning
Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Intrinsic Motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
98
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :228
Cognitive neuroscience
vision science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
75
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :229
Machine Learning
Causality
Information Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
92
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :230
AI
Image Processing
Medical Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
47
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :231
Causal Representation Learning
Independent Component Analysis
Machine Learning
Causal Inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
91
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :232
Molecular Biology
Genomics
Plant genetics
Ecology
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
44
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :233
Cognitive Science
Decision Making
Exploration
Intrinsic Motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
88
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :234
model-based reinforcement learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
74
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :235
Tele-operation
UAV
Robotics
Cybernetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
23
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :236
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
81
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :237
Bioinformatics
Microbiome Science
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
76
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :238
bioinformatics
phylogeny
genomics
algae
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
77
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :239
Machine Learning
Generative Models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
55
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :240
computational psychiatry
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
63
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :241
Control
Machine Learning
Optimization
Reinforcement Learning
Robot Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
60
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :242
Genomics
Daphnia
Sex evolution
Brown algae
Speciation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
57
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :243
Graph Theory
Physics for Optimization
Optimal Transportation
Statistical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
56
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :244
graph theory
optimal transport theory
network science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
50
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :245
Molecular genetics
Organismal interactions
Evolution
Nematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
46
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :246
Generalization
Representation learning
Foundation models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
44
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :247
Neuroscience
fMRI
Machine Learning
Human Machine Interaction
Social Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
44
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :248
Systems Neuroscience
NeuroImaging
Sensory and Motor system
Internal States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
40
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :249
Robotics
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :250
Reinforcement Learning
Robotics
Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,571,668
52,245
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 226
Charles Heller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
73
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,585,302
52,581
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 227
Cansu Sancaktar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
98
1.000
Robot Learning
Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Intrinsic Motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,595,539
52,840
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 228
Jinyou Zou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
75
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,609,868
53,236
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 229
Wendong Liang|Wendong Liang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
92
1.000
Machine Learning
Causality
Information Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,613,016
53,305
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 230
Mateusz Korycinski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
47
0.511
AI
Image Processing
Medical Imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,613,842
53,326
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 231
Patrik Reizinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
91
1.000
Causal Representation Learning
Independent Component Analysis
Machine Learning
Causal Inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,625,900
53,639
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 232
Subhashini Muralidharan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
44
0.494
Molecular Biology
Genomics
Plant genetics
Ecology
Developmental Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,626,556
53,645
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 233
Franziska Brändle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
88
1.000
Cognitive Science
Decision Making
Exploration
Intrinsic Motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,637,912
53,943
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 234
Jens U Kreber|Jens Kreber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
74
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,653,098
54,318
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 235
Johannes Lächele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
23
0.277
Tele-operation
UAV
Robotics
Cybernetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,658,802
54,465
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 236
Cathrin Elich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
81
1.000
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,673,513
54,829
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 237
Marina Athanasouli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
76
0.974
Bioinformatics
Microbiome Science
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,676,955
54,898
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 238
Romy Petroll
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
77
1.000
bioinformatics
phylogeny
genomics
algae
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,709,152
55,691
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 239
Giovanni Visonà
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
55
0.775
Machine Learning
Generative Models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,748,155
56,561
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 240
Kristin Witte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
63
1.000
computational psychiatry
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,764,450
56,969
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 241
Yassine Nemmour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
60
1.000
Control
Machine Learning
Optimization
Reinforcement Learning
Robot Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,780,738
57,323
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 242
Cécile Molinier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
57
1.000
Genomics
Daphnia
Sex evolution
Brown algae
Speciation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,782,041
57,357
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 243
Daniela Leite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
56
0.982
Graph Theory
Physics for Optimization
Optimal Transportation
Statistical Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,821,869
58,217
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 244
Diego Baptista
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
50
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,843,710
58,687
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 245
Penghieng Theam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
46
0.979
Molecular genetics
Organismal interactions
Evolution
Nematology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,860,898
59,007
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 246
Prasanna Mayilvahanan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
44
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,862,424
59,057
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 247
Joshua Pepe Woller|Joshua Woller
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
44
1.000
Neuroscience
fMRI
Machine Learning
Human Machine Interaction
Social Robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,884,664
59,514
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 248
Vikash Choudhary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
40
0.976
Systems Neuroscience
NeuroImaging
Sensory and Motor system
Internal States
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,904,389
59,888
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 249
Haolong Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,904,389
59,888
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 250
Pierre Schumacher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000