Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science 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: 26
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,278
3,405
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
programming languages
static analysis
types
language-based security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,241
1,177
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Algorithms
Wireless Networks
Localization
Peer-to-Peer Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,200
1,442
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Image Processing
Machine Learning
Bio-Medical Image Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,331
2,888
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Image Analysis & Pattern Recognition
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Precise Positioning & Sensor Fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,780
2,608
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,475
768
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
machine learning
computer vision
medical imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,467
2,448
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Mobile Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,238
1,309
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Modeling
Predictive Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,231
1,341
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,180
1,871
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Deep Learning
Scene Understanding
Computer Vision
Robotics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,099
1,305
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Video Generation
vision-Language
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,866
1,690
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
RNA
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
RNA Biology
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,825
1,524
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,644
1,554
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Deep Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Inverse Reinforcement Learning
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,513
1,410
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Artificial Intelligence
Automated Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,488
1,276
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
MLOps
Machine Learning
Robot Learning
Robot Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,347
1,033
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Machine Learning
Autonomous Driving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,318
842
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,173
1,104
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
1,122
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
metatranscriptomics
RNomics
genomics
ontology engineering
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,117
404
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Big Data
Hadoop
Semantic Web
Recommender System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,013
457
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Mobile robotics
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
394
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Databases
graph databases
database theory
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
898
250
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Artificial Intelligence
Logic
Modal
Temporal Logic
Spatial Reasoning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
868
150
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,233
9,522
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Joschka Boedecker
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,278
3,405
0.796
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,222
9,594
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Peter Thiemann
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,241
1,177
0.278
programming languages
static analysis
types
language-based security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,338
9,680
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Christian Schindelhauer
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,200
1,442
0.343
Algorithms
Wireless Networks
Localization
Peer-to-Peer Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,807
11,527
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Thorsten Falk (Schmidt)
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,331
2,888
0.867
Image Processing
Machine Learning
Bio-Medical Image Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,237
13,135
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Robert Bensch
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,780
2,608
0.938
Image Analysis & Pattern Recognition
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Precise Positioning & Sensor Fusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,306
14,171
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Slawomir Sander aka Slawomir Grzonka
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,475
768
0.310
Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,099
14,188
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Yassine Marrakchi
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,467
2,448
0.992
machine learning
computer vision
medical imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,794
15,119
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Christoph Sprunk
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,238
1,309
0.585
Mobile Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,748
15,143
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Marco Ragni
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,231
1,341
0.601
Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Modeling
Predictive Analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,690
15,379
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Josif Grabocka
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,180
1,871
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
425,545
15,742
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Gabriel Leivas Oliveira
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,099
1,305
0.622
Deep Learning
Scene Understanding
Computer Vision
Robotics
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,804
16,858
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
MohammadReza Zolfaghari
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,866
1,690
0.906
Video Generation
vision-Language
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
469,853
17,073
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Florian Eggenhofer
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,825
1,524
0.835
RNA
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
RNA Biology
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,425
18,147
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Christian Zimmermann
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,644
1,554
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
532,516
18,969
295
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Michael Herman
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,513
1,410
0.932
Deep Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Inverse Reinforcement Learning
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,089
19,127
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Gregor Behnke
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,488
1,276
0.858
Artificial Intelligence
Automated Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572,388
20,172
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Andreas Eitel
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,347
1,033
0.767
MLOps
Machine Learning
Robot Learning
Robot Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
580,025
20,386
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Elmar Haussmann
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,318
842
0.639
Machine Learning
Autonomous Driving
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621,018
21,605
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Patryk Chrabąszcz
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,173
1,104
0.941
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
635,710
22,029
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Rohit Mohan
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
1,122
0.996
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,857
22,126
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Witold Januszewski
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,117
404
0.362
metatranscriptomics
RNomics
genomics
ontology engineering
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,966
23,206
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Martin Zablocki
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,013
457
0.451
Big Data
Hadoop
Semantic Web
Recommender System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,942
24,446
378
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Boris Lau
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
394
0.436
Mobile robotics
artificial intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
717,413
24,504
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Fang Wei
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
898
250
0.278
Databases
graph databases
database theory
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
729,605
24,840
383
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Stefan Wölfl
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
868
150
0.173
Artificial Intelligence
Logic
Modal
Temporal Logic
Spatial Reasoning